Bruichladdich Octomore 12.1 Single Malt Scotch Whisky

About Bruichladdich Octomore 12.1 Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Inspired by an entrepreneurial flair and a youthful enthusiasm, the Harvey brothers began construction of the Bruichladdich (pronounced brook-laddie or broo-lah-dee) Distillery in 1881. The brothers were descendants of a dynastic whisky family — their ancestors had already owned distilleries in Scotland for over a century. Today, Bruichladdich Distillery (Bruichladdich means “rocky shore” in ancient Gaelic) remains situated on the shores of Loch Indaal on the island of Islay, and continues to use much of the original equipment installed by the Harvey brothers to craft a range of single malt whiskies that are trickle distilled, matured, and bottled on Islay.

The modern Bruichladdich Distillery is known as the most experimental and adventurous of the Scottish distilleries, implementing revolutionary, modern interpretations of time-honored ideas and challenging the comfortable conventions of a whisky establishment. The Octomore series is the embodiment of this philosophy. Rejecting the onset of modern automation and homogenization, Bruichladdich’s Head Distiller, Adam Hannett, only considers production methods that place the quality of liquid above everything else.

Limited to 24,000 bottles, Octomore 12.1 is the perfect example of how heavy peat notes can come together with more delicate fruity and floral ones in perfect harmony. While Bruichladdich prefers to eschew tradition, this one was aged for 5 years exclusively in casks that used to hold American whiskey. Slowly and patiently distilled in 2015 with mainland Scottish concerto barley, the expression highlights malty notes with its traditional maturation. Malted to 130.8 ppm and bottled at 119.8 proof, the vibrant and complex dram serves as a control for the rest of the Octomore lineup which takes the series into more experimental waters.

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