Bruichladdich to distil peated “Lochindaal” whisky
October 3rd, 2007My friends at the “Laddie” are up to it again. As you know, Bruichladdich is known as the Islay whisky that is only very lightly peated. When the new owners took over Bruichladich and started making whisky in 2001, they began experimenting with peated whiskies: first Port Charlotte in 2001 (with 40+ppm phenol) and then Octomore in 2002 (with an envelope-pushing 80+ ppm phenol).
Now, whiskymaker Jim McEwan is going to distil, for the first time on October 26th, Lochindaal whisky, which will use barley that is peated in the 50+ppm level.
To quote Jim McEwan:
“There are few distillers that have the freedom that I enjoy to create the various styles of whiskies that we produce. As Progressive Hebridean Distillers, we take our inspiration from the past and make it the future.”
The first 100 casks will be offered to the public at about $3,700 per cask. For more info, go to: http://www.bruichladdich.com/cask_offers.htm
