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Bruichladdich
Founded
1881
Region
Islay
Status
Operational
Company
Production type
Single Malt
Production capacity
2,000,000 litres per year
Bruichladdich is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery, established in 1881 and located on the west side of the isle of Islay. Having initially been mothballed at the end of the 20th century by Whyte & Mackay, the distillery was revived by Murray McDavid in 2001, and is today part of the Rémy Cointreau group.
The distillery's flagship single malt is a non-peated style, however it also introduced the heavily-peated Port Charlotte and super heavily-peated Octomore brands under the management of Jim McEwan in the late 2000s. It also produces The Botanist gin using a Lomond still saved from the Inverleven distillery.
The eponymous Bruichladdich single malt brand is the distillery's classic non-peated style. The earliest bottlings were produced in the 1960s however, and may contain an older peated style produced prior to the change in production initiated by the blending company, AB Grant & Co, in 1962. The brand aesthetic best-associated with the distillery in the 20th century was introduced by Invergordon Distillers and featured the Bruichladdich name in arched, block capitals and faded yellow labels. The proprietary expression was a 10-year-old, with 15- and 21-year-olds also available.
Following its acquisition by the newly formed Bruichladdich Distillery Company in 2000, the distillery brand was given a conservative redesign with a new squat bottle shape, before being radically rebranded with its now trademark turquoise colour scheme in 2008. The non-age statement Classic Laddie is the current proprietary expression, supported by a host of terroir-focussed limited releases alongside its and Micro Provenance and distillery exclusive Valinch single casks.
Current owner
2012-present
2000-2012
1997-2000
1993-1997
1988-1993
1977-1988
1968-1977
1954-1960
1938-1952
Bruichladdich Distillery
Isle of Islay
PA49 7UN
Scotland
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