Bruichladdich was built by Barnett Harvey in 1881. The distillery sits across the road from the North Atlantic Ocean, on the blustery island of Islay. Bruichladdich was given new life by Mark Reynier and Jim McEwan in 2001 and has been under the ownership of Remy Cointreau since 2012. Three different styles of whisky are created at Bruichladdich with three different names representing varying degrees of peat; Bruichladdich: Always unpeated, light, floral and fruity. Port Charlotte: Heavily Peated and elegant, retains the finesse of Bruichladdich but with a backbone of peat. Octomore: the worlds most heavily peated whisky ranging from 107ppm (phenolic parts per million) to above 300ppm. The Botanist Gin is also distilled at Bruichladdich with the 22 botanicals used in distillation foraged from the island.

Bruichladdich Black Art 11.1, 24 Years old 1998
44.2% abv
Vol- 70cl
This Black Art is a 1998 vintage, 24 year old.
Colour of rich tawny.
Nose opens with dried fruit, leather and a hit of citrus immediately opening on the nose, followed by a fresh sea breeze. Sweet fruit and floral notes to the fore, with poached pear, delicate rose hip syrup, cherry and sweet mango. It continues to open with cedar and mellow oak complimented with butterscotch, praline, honey and a hint of cinnamon.
On the palate raisins, barley sugar, leather and oak followed by hints of coconut.
On the finish oak and dried fruit come to the fore, with Christmas cake notes of sultanas, fig, marzipan and lingering honey adding to the beautifully rounded finish.
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1998 | Bruichladdich | Duty Paid | Europe | Islay | Malt | Scotch Whisky | Scotland | Whisky- Reference #:
- 20315
- Strength
- 44.2 ABV
- Bottles per Case
- 6 bottles
- Organic
- No
- Biodynamic
- No
- Vegan
- No
- Vegetarian
- No
- Sparkling
- No
