Bruichladdich bringt zum Herbst drei komplett neue Abfüllungen und vier neue Auflagen bereits existierender Kreationen heraus. Jim McEwan hat seine Aussagen zu den neuen Sorten in einem eigenen Podcast veröffentlicht. Unter den neuen Abfüllungen ist z.B. der erste „Port Charlotte“ und der „Blacker Still“, ein in Oloroso Sherry Fässern gereifter 1986er Jahrgangs Malt. Hier eine Liste der neuen Laddies mit Links zu den Informationen und Tasting Notes von Jim im PDF-Format:
– 125 Anniversary bottling of the 1970 vintage | Info | Tasting Notes
– Blacker Still | Info | Tasting Notes
– PC5 | Info
– 12 second edition | Info | Tasting Notes
– 3D3 | Info | Tasting Notes
– Legacy 5 | Info | Tasting Notes
– Links 5 | Info
New Bottlings 2006
There are three entirely new bottlings this autumn and four updated releases of existing cuvees. For the first time Jim has recorded his opinions of these creations which are now available as a short Pod Cast – as well as a full tasting note as usual.
New Bottlings include a quite simply extraordinary 125 Anniversary bottling of the 1970 vintage. The 1970 we know is an outrageous dram; well Jim has just made it even more so. A whisky suitable to mark this auspicious occasion. Listen to Jim McEwan’s Podcast here. For more information click here. For a tasting note please click here.
‘Blacker Still’ is from a deeply Oloroso Sherry influenced set of casks from the 1986 vintage and is exceptionally dark coloured with a flavour to match. A short run of casks, which we decided to bottle alone such was the flavour. Short of buying a bottle of Valdespino – you won’t get much more sherry than this…
PC5 is the first limited release bottling of the Port Charlotte – our first ever bottling of the whisky we distilled at the opening of the distillery back in 2001 – of which we are inordinately proud. It is an entirely new type of Islay Whisky: Bruichladdich elegance and Islay peat…