Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Secret Islay 11 2008 The Whisky Agency

What was the occasion: Last whisky of the tasting, and this one was a last minute addition for myself. Why? Because I wasn’t around at the last tasting and this was poured. Also I totally guessed it wrong, even though the location of the distillery is on the label. Why yes, I do need a vacation, […]

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 9 2012 SC: 01

What was the occasion: /u/devoz poured me a sample. And if that isn’t an occasion to you, you may want to see if you’re surrounded by wood and dirt, cause you’re dead. Also it’s been awhile since I’ve had a Bruichladdich, and there may be a whisky tasting coming up, so it’s best to see how my […]

Bruichladdich Octomore 12.1/12.2/12.3

A few years ago the distillers at Islay had an idea: A competition to see who could add the most peat to a whisky. Which is weird, when you think of it: Bakers don’t come together and add the most lemon to their lemon cakes, and chefs don’t see who can add the most cumin […]

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 12 2003 Duncan Taylor Dimensions

Listen now children, because just a few scant years ago, you too could have found older Port Charlotte whiskies. Yes, that’s right, the now painfully hard to find whisky that’s arguably the most sought after at Bruichladdich (Botanist not considered, as it’s gin you silly Billy) was picked up and enjoyed by those of us […]

Bruichladdich The Ternary Project

I typically drink single malts. It’s not that I don’t like blends: You can find many blends, both of Scotch and not Scotch, that I’ve reviewed, enjoyed, etc. It’s just that the majority of blends are NAS, usually lower abv., and use more single grain to cut costs. Also this isn’t a true “blend”, as […]

Bruichladdich 11 2009 Micro-Provenance Single Cask 2nd Fill Sauternes

More Bruichladdich, more problems. Wait, no, it’s actually not a problem. I mean, not anymore as my liver has bounced back and my health is better. But enough about me: We’re talking Bruichladdich and the few releases they have out (that’s sarcasm). The Micro-Provenance series is a group of small release single casks that the […]

Bruichladdich 18 2001 Archives

Thank you to ScotchGuy_TO for the dram. Enjoying Bruichladdich is like enjoying Law & Order: If you want to do the whole thing, you better give up all your other plans. At one point it was impossible to keep up with the amount of releases of Bruichladdich Distillery Bottlings (OB) per month. Add to the […]

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 12 2007 Maltbarn

I’m in too deep at this point for Bruichladdich. The prices have been going up, there’s always three more Octomores around the corner that I don’t need, and every so often they offer one of the few whiskies from my birth year… except it’ll cost me this month’s rent and my wife said we’re not […]

Bruichladdich – I need more

If you’re a hobby person (aka someone who’s actually interesting to have discussions with at a party), you can trace aspects of your hobby back to something in your childhood. In my case my first “hobby” was video games. I am not good at sports. My art skills are something I love but most would […]

Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte, & Octomore: 10 Reviews

It’ s no lie that I find something endearing about Bruichladdich, and I don’t think I’m alone in that. The company is such an underdog. It had issues, the casks were bad, and someone came along and through connections and money and a lot of gumption and probably more so money they re-racked the every-loving-hell […]