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This past week Bruichladdich announced their final release of the Legacy line of whiskies. This is the sixth and final annual release of older “Laddies” dating back to the late 1960s and early 1970s. My press release states:

“Unusually, this bottling is not quite what it seems: legally a 34 year old whisky, being the youngest age in the bottle, it is actually a cunning mix of six venerable casks from the 1965, 1970, and 1972 vintages.

Production Director Jim McEwan: It’s a cracking dram - as can often be the case when ‘the whole’ is even better than the individual component casks. It makes for a sensationally compelling whisky.

The 6th and final Legacy was bottled naturally at the distillery on Islay, at a cask strength of 41.0%. Exclusively from bourbon casks, the release is limited to 1,704 numbered bottles retailing at £200 ($400).”

For those who are keeping track, here is a list of all six Legacy releases:

Sept 2002 - Legacy 1 – Bruichladdich 36 year old @ 40.6% - numbered limited edition of 1,500 bottles
Oct 2003 - Legacy 2 – Bruichladdich 37 year old @ 41.8% - numbered limited edition of 1,500 bottles
Nov 2004 - Legacy 3 – Bruichladdich 35 year old @ 40.7% - numbered limited edition of 1,572 bottles
Nov 2005 - Legacy 4 – Bruichladdich 32 year old @ 47.5% - numbered limited edition of 900 bottles
Oct 2006 - Legacy 5 – Bruichladdich 39 year old @ 40.9% - numbered limited edition of 1,690 bottles
Oct 2007 - Legacy 6 – Bruichladdich 34 year old @ 41.0% - numbered limited edition of 1,704 bottles

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