"The world can be beautiful and have gorgeous things in it. Today’s pageant winner is the new Octomore Comus 4.2....
... If you have nothing to celebrate – make something up… It could be national “That’s what she said” day for all I care.
This whisky is so worth your time.
Jekyll & Hyde - "Comus goes new places & stretches to new extremes. I remain quite bewitched by the whole crazy series [Octomore]". Octomore 4.2 Comus review, The Coopered Tot, 7th May, 2012.
The marriage of the peatiest whisky in the world with elegant French oak that used to nurture the world's finest sweet wine, Chateau d'Yquem, was always going to be a turbulent love affair. What would happen...? Would it work...?
"Some of these innovations have bordered on genius... This is cask play that has resulted in a bloody good dram." - Allthingswhisky.com, May 02, 2012.
This rare bottling of old Bruichladdich spirit is now long gone from most places - but you might be lucky enough to find one lurking around on some distant retailer's shelf.
We do still have a few of the last bottles in our archive, available from the Laddie shop online.
Read more about Redder Still single malt whisky.
Many comment on our vivid and vibrant blue/green colour (how could you miss it?), and there are many theories as to where it came from. It tends to be a “love it or hate it” colour – which is very Bruichladdich in itself!
The latest to pose the question is the peakperspective.com blog who comment on the origins and purpose of our beguiling “funky not-quite-blue-not-quite-green color”. Thanks peakperspective, and allow us to shed some light.
In the 49th year of the club's existence, local rugby club Helensburgh RFC, capped a hugely successful 'Double Championship winning season' with victory at Murrayfield, in the 2012 RBS National Bowl final.
The club's first ever 'Treble' coming just one season ahead of the 50th year celebrations was perfectly timed. Helensburgh beat Dunbar 13-7 in the final to be crowned 2012 RBS National Bowl Champions.
"We warmly congratulate you for your achievement. Your company and your team should be particularly proud to market products that are so valued for their superior taste. To obtain this level of recognition year after year as Bruichladdich has done is an extraordinary achievement."
iTQi (international Taste & Quality Institute) is a quality assessment of food and drinks, tasted and analysed by a panel of Gault & Millau and Michelin rated chefs and sommeliers.
The Laddie and Botanist gin were a great success at the Top Marques show in Montecarlo over the weekend.
Glamorous supercars, expensive powerboats, luxurious watches and the beau monde featured at this Monaco festival of excess on the Riviera.
Imagine everything that smells nice, absolutely everything, then you condense this goodness and distill it until you are left with the essence of lovely fragrances.
The Laddie 10 has won the best new whisky of 2012 at the Drammie Awards.
The Drammie Awards was the brainchild of blogger Kevin Erskine. As the unofficial voice of the whisky consumer, via his old website, the Scotchblog, Kevin created a 'people's choice' whisky awards, where the power of “recognition” was in the hands of the whisky consumer, rather than industry advertisers.
A breath of fresh air to the jaded palate of perpetual whisky competitions, The Drammies rapidly became well respected for integrity and impartiality. In 2011, after a brief sabbatical, Kevin joined For Whisky Lovers ensuring the Drammies would continue.
The 2012 competition began with readers of For Whiskey Lovers nominating their favourites in 15 categories.
Bruichladdich – the band! — Man, this is an easy one for me. Sex Pistols. Simple. Easy. Let’s move on.
Wait, you need more explanation? Ok, ok…
Back in 1976/77 few major bands had the look or (raw) impact on the music like the Sex Pistols. Rock was stagnating and Disco was becoming more popular. But the Sex Pistols burst upon the scene like a lion on new kill.
Compare this to Bruichladdich,
