The water that is so essential to the distillation of Bruichladdich whiskies comes from three different sources and serves three different purposes at three different stages. The first is the water that we add to the grist that is soaked and stirred and steeped in our huge old cast iron mash tun. This is piped from 'An Torran', our own reservoir, located around a mile up the gentle hill that lies behind the distillery. The second point at which we use water, and lots of it, is as the coolant that runs through the condensers in the still house. Although essential for successful distillation, it is not added to the liquid that becomes our precious spirit at any ...