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Bruichladdich Appoints New UK
Distributor
Privately owned Islay distiller
Bruichladdich has appointed Blavod Extreme Spirits to distribute
Bruichladdich Islay single malt whisky and a selection of its other
brands in the UK. |
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End
of a Golden Era
Bruichladdich Distillery have released two ‘end-of-era’
single malts. The new bottlings, “Golder Still” and “Sherry 21”, are
the last in a run of particularly special casks the style of which are
unlikely to be seen again. |
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First
Growth Whisky
The Auld
Alliance is alive and well as Bruichladdich release a series of whiskies
influenced by the greatest Bordeaux chateaux of all time. |
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2001
Resurrection Dram
The first bottling of the new era for Bruichladdich is being launched. The Islay
distillery saved from extinction is now ready to show off it’s inaugural dram. |
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All American Classic
Bruichladdich has released an all American Classic with French royal family and
revolutionary war connections - The Bourbon 16 |
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Oz & James - A Radical
Adventure
A BBC
program filmed an unusual biofuel experiment on the whisky island of
Islay. |
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First Growth Whisky
The Auld Alliance is alive and well as Bruichladdich release a series of
whiskies influenced by France’s greatest chateaux of all time. The famous 1855
Classification of Bordeaux rated chateaux into 5 groups according to quality and
price of their wines. The First Growths were the best. |
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From
the Alps to the Pyrennees - The Hills are Alive
The second edition bottling of 18
year old of Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky has just been bottled
and is leaving Islay for the first time.
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New Multi Vintage Single Malts
Bruichladdich have released three dramatic new versions of their successful
multi-vintage range of single malt whisky. |
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Recipe for Confusion
Controversial new laws will have profound effect on the future of Scotch whisky.
The Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) with the
Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) are preparing far-reaching new regulations. |
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Christmas Spirit
Hebridean farmers watched
the moment their own barely was turned in to whisky at the Bruichladdich
Distillery. |
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Renegade Rum
A new premium brand has been launched specialising in rare,
single-distillery rums |
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Whisky Pioneer
A small,
private distillery on Scotland’s west coast has been recognised for it’s dynamic
approach to making whisky. |
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The
Light of Lochindaal
Bruichladdich
distillery announce the impending arrival of a new Islay single malt
“Lochindaal” - to be distilled October/November. |
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The 18 Year Old
The First ever 18
year old bottling is now available - the newest addition draws on an unusual
international alliance of Scotland, America, France… and Austria. |
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The
Legacy
Bruichladdich announce the final release in
their Legacy Series.
The Legacy bottlings come from some of the oldest and rarest casks from
Bruichladdich’s vaults. |
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World Famous Distilleries
Unite To Promote The Heavenly Virtues Of The Whisky Coast
Sixteen of the world’s best known whisky brand names have joined together to
form a new company The Whisky Coast which was launched today (Thursday 12th
April). |
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The Distillery Phoenix
In a move straight out of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein two defunct distilleries
are coming back from the dead to become a new living distillery on the whisky
Isle of Islay. |
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Secret Navy Folder
Washed Up
A confidential folder from a US Navy warship currently involved in operations
against Al Qaeda off Somalia has washed up on a beach near Bruichladdich on the
Isle of Islay. |
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Worldwide Whisky Winner
Four great distilleries (two of them from Islay) were nominated for Distillery
of the Year 2006 which was ultimately won by the privately-owned Bruichladdich
Distillery. |
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“Oot-Flit” in the
2006 Top 50
The Wine Enthusiast has included a Murray McDavid Rum bottling in the top 50
spirits of 2006 rated: HIGHEST RECCOMENDATION - CLASSIC (96-100) |
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Islay Runs Dry
The whisky island of Islay is running on empty. The stills are being turned off
as distilleries end whisky production for the foreseeable future. The oil has
finally run out. |
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Laddie Celebrates
Duke’s 50th
A unique bottling of Islay single malt from Bruichladdich Distillery has been
commissioned for the 50th Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. |
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Dram Good Growth
Bruichladdich is
now the fastest growing single malt distillery brand in the world recently
released figures from the Scotch Malt Whisky Industry Review 2006 confirm. |
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Mined over Matter
The Royal Navy's elite
Northern Diving Group, responsible for bomb disposal, kindly delivered a mine to
Bruichladdich.
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Scotch Whisky
Island Discovers Identical Twin
Islay, Scotland’s famous whisky island, home to
distilleries such as Bruichladdich, Laphroaig and Ardbeg, has a doppelgänger:
an identical twin on the other side of the planet.
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Perilous Whisky
The world’s most
alcoholic single malt ever made has been revived by the ancient tradition of
quadruple distilled single malt.
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The Laddie Soap Bar
A new Islay company has produced the first ever soap
to be made from both whisky and it’s oak cask.
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Small Bere
The Bere proved to be most bizarre. A disastrous
yield off the field - about a fifth of what we would normally expect. The
maltsters were so unimpressed they reckoned it would be “unfermentable”.
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John Rennie Retires
During the dark days of Bruichladdich's closure (1994
to 2000) he stayed on and was present on that glorious day, 19th December 2000,
when the distillery was purchased and brought back from the dead.
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Vicars Inspire The Spirit
Vicars, retired Majors and
little old ladies are having a dramatic effect on the nation’s distillers:
they are simply not drinking enough sherry.
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A Future for Christmas
The ultimate gift for grown-ups.
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New Quality Symbols for Whisky
A private whisky company has
introduced controversial new information symbols to highlight natural whisky.
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Vive la
Différence!
Following the controversial
“Flirtation”, Bruichladdich’s 20 year old, so-called ‘pink’ whisky –
another head-turning twenty year old dram has been released, the third edition.
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Old Sea Dog, New Party Trick
Rum and The Caribbean - tropical sunsets,
swashbuckling buccaneers, tyrannical pirates, Johnny Depp, Keith Richards. Rum
still enjoys a dark, wild, rock n' roll reputation. And a guilt trip.
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The
Friendly Isle
His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Tupouto'a Tupou V,
a descendant of the Sky God, visited Bruichladdich distillery on the friendly
isle of Islay on 13th September.
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WMDII - The Yellow Submarine
At dawn today HMS Blyth, a Royal
Navy mine hunter, slipped sheepishly in to sleepy Port Ellen on the Hebridean
isle of Islay to collect some rather embarrassing lost property of theirs.
A submarine.
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“Trestarig” - The World’s First Islay Triple-Distilled Whisky.
We are very pleased to announce the birth of Trestarig.
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2005 Pillaged Celtic Malt
Having raided by sea all seven
Islay Distilleries for 40 litres of their single malt, an Irish Skiff James
Kelly, skippered by the brave Robin Ruddock with organiser Kevin
Campbell on board set sail from Bruichladdich for Antrim, 20 miles away across
the tricky North Channel in Northern Ireland.
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The
Demon Drink
The Amber Foundation, a
Marlborough-based charity for alcohol addiction issues, has taken delivery
of 100 whisky barrels.
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Bruichladdich - the Whisky of Mass Distinction?
US Government spies on Islay Distillery
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