Bruichladdich's Octomore 01.1, distilled October 16, 2002, was released in April 2008 as a limited edition of 6000 bottles. Matured on Buffalo Trace Bourbon casks and containing a whopping 131 PPM this became first of a legendairy series Islay's with a ever increasing PPM content.

Bruichladdich was founded in 1881 by the Harvey brothers, built on the shore of Loch Indaal, on the Rinns of Islay, the westernmost part of the island. Bruichladdich was run by William Harvey, after a quarrel with his brothers before the distillery was even completed, until a fire in 1934 and his death in 1936. Over the next forty years it subsequently changed owners several times as a result of corporate take-overs and rationalisation of the industry, narrowly avoiding closure until 1994, when it was shut down as being 'surplus to requirements'.

The distillery was subsequently purchased by a group of private investors led by Mark Reynier of Murray McDavid on 19 December 2000. Jim McEwan, who had worked at Bowmore Distillery since the age of 15, was hired as master distiller and production director. Between January and May 2001 the whole distillery was dismantled and reassembled, with the original Victorian décor and equipment retained. Having escaped modernisation, most of the original Harvey machinery is still in use today. No computers are used in production with all processes controlled by a pool of skilled artisans who pass on information orally and largely measure progress using dipsticks and simple flotation devices. Distillation resumed once more in July 2001.

Octomore, named after a local Islay farm,first released in 2008, is the world's most heavily peated single malt. Limited editions are released once or twice per annum.

Additional Information:

WEIGHT:2 kg





REGION:Islay







BOTTLING:Distillery







CONTENT:70cl







VOLUME:63,5%




BOX Included