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Bruichladdich Islay Barley is an unpeated award-winning Islay single malt whisky using 100% Islay grown barley. The barley from the 2013 vintage is sourced from seven farms across Islay - a fully traceable and high provenance whisky with honeyed porridge and lemon meringue pie notes, it evokes a true sense of place.

 

Islay Barley 2013

Tasting Notes


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Character

- The components at work in this dram come together to tell the story of where this whisky is from. It speaks of its place in the world with honesty and openness – Islay Barley, Islay distillation, and Islay maturation. Honesty and pride are at the heart of this dram.

Colour

- Pale Straw.

Nose

- Delicate, light, floral notes and a creamy vanilla with rich, floral honey rise from the glass. Kiwi, melon, coconut, and ripe pear freshness combine beautifully into a fruity citrus style to provide that zesty, sweet signature of the Islay grain and the slow trickle distillation. Breathe a little deeper and the hint of spice from the combination of French and American oak gives a little highlight to the fruit. Be lead into the wonderful depth and sweetness, by the toffee and chocolate notes from the oak. With time more dimensions of this whisky are revealed, a dry grass and crushed cereal note. Then that distinctive fresh sea salt tang.

Palate

- The texture and mouthfeel for a young whisky is a testament to the slow careful distillation and the quality of the Islay-grown barley. Refined and complex on the palate, the sleekness carries the fruit, cereal, and oak notes in succession as the flavours develop and deepen on the palate. The distillery character – the fruit and floral style are immediate and distinctive. The creaminess and the notes of porridge and rice pudding are malty and rich with brown sugar and dry straw. The fruit notes of pear, melon, and orange wrap around toffee and fudge sweetness, combining beautifully.

Finish

- The finish is a salty sea breeze with lingering hints of the charred oak, sweet salty caramel, and brown sugar. The melon and creamy texture settle on the palate and take you to another place.


Product Specification


WHISKY TYPE:

UNPEATED ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

Phenol Level:

0 PARTS PER MILLION

Vintage/Age:

2012 VINTAGE, 8 AGED YEARS

Alcohol Strength:

50% ALC./VOL

Barley Provenance:

100% ISLAY GROWN BARLEY. CONCERTO, OXBRIDGE, PROPINO, AND PUBLICAN VARIETIES.

Maturation Profile:

  • 75% FIRST FILL AMERICAN WHISKEY CASKS 
  • 25% SECOND FILL FRENCH WINE CASKS

Bottling:

BOTTLED UNCHILL-FILTERED AND COLOURING FREE, USING ISLAY SPRING WATER, AT BRUICHLADDICH DISTILLERY ON ISLAY