We are delighted to have won no fewer than two of the coveted ‘Drammie’ awards this year, as ‘Best Whisky Distillery’ and ‘Most Exciting/ Innovative Whisky Producer/ Bottler.  We think this is excellent news, not least because they are voted for by you good people who actually go out there and buy the stuff - as opposed to industry insiders.

There is nothing that could mean more to us. Thank you.

The Drammies website says: "The Drammie Awards were the brainchild of "For Whisky Lovers" contributing editor Kevin Erskine in his previous role as the unofficial voice of the whiskey consumer, via his industry-first The Scotch Blog.  In much the same vein as the People's Choice Awards,  the mission of the Drammie Awards is to put the power of “recognition” in the hands of the whiskey enthusiast."

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Octomore 4.2 Comus has been awarded Metal Pack of the Year at the UK Packaging Awards 2012 in a ceremony at London's Park Lane Hilton. Other finalists included a limited edition Jean-Paul Gaultier Coca-Cola contour bottle and nominations for Carolina Herrera and Cadbury's. This was a very tightly fought category and is an award we are very proud to have won.

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We are proud to announce that Octomore Comus, Jim McEwan's latest beguiling release in the Octomore series, has been given an Award of Excellence, 2012 by Starpack.

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The Laddie team at Bruichladdich Distillery are very proud to have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence for the year 2012 by TripAdvisor.

TripAdvisor is the world's largest single travel site, based entirely on traveller comments and reviews. The Certificate of Excellence is awarded to businesses who consistently earn top ratings from TripAdvisor travellers.

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"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 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.

Whisky awards are as democratically chosen as an Italian or Greek head of state is these days. But sometimes the people do speak.

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Bruichladdich Distillery are proud winners of The Energy Institute Environment Award, 2011 for "Whisky waste to distillery power".

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Bruichladdich’s THE ORGANIC, has been awarded Exceptional status  by the prestigious Michelin and Gault et Millau rated tasters.

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From Jim Murray's  Whisky Bible 2009, the tasting note for the Port Charlotte PC6:

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