Bruichladdich 1984 19 Years American Oak Cask No. 12 Valinch The Opening of The Harvey Bottling Hall Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Cask Strength 53.3% Vol. - one of only 575 bottles of a unique Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt!
This rare and special vintage 1984 19 year old Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky was distilled on 5th February 1984 and, after maturing for over 19 years in an American oak bourbon cask with cask no. 12, was bottled in an edition of only 525 individually hand-numbered bottles from June to August 2003 with no added colouring or chill-filtration at cask strength 53.3% vol. to celebrate the opening of the Harvey Bottling Hall on 25 May 2003. The exclusive vintage 1984 19 years Bruichladdich Islay Single Cask Scotch Whisky was only available at the distillery s on-site visitor centre and each bottle was hand-signed with the date of visit, bottle number and personally signed by master distiller Jim McEwan.
A valinch, possibly from a Spanish term, is the name applied to a large, copper pipette used to take cask samples from whisky barrels. The view is if you have made the effort to get to Islay then you deserve something just a little extra special. Valinchs are by definition only ever at cask strength, from a single barrel, and selected by Jim McEwan for individuality. Each Valinch released has it s own label and title, usually to commemorate a specific event or person.
A rare bottling of a great vintage 1984 19 year Bruichladdich Islay single malt Scotch whsisky, which impressively shows the maturation in the American oak bourbon cask as well as the character of the Islay distillery Bruichladdich and was still selected and bottled by the whisky legend Jim McEwan.
The great vintage 1984 19 years Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky is the result of traditional craftsmanship, decades of experience and a wonderful piece of whisky history from the Bruichladdich distillery. The careful selection of old casks and the many years of maturation in a American oak bourbon cask make the 19 years Bruichladdich Islay Single Cask Scotch Whisky an incomparable and unique experience.
A special and remarkable vintage 1984 19 years Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt Scotch whisky from the distillery only single cask series bottled in the year 2003, which demonstrates the exceptional craftsmanship of whisky legend and master distiller Jim McEwan in an expressive way and is a special highlight for connoisseurs, discerning whisky collectors and connoisseurs of fine old Scotch whiskies.
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Distillery Bottling
- District: Islay
- Vintage: 5th February 1984
- Age: 19 years old
- Year bottled: August 2003
- Cask Wood Type: American Oak Bourbon Cask
- Cask No.: 12
- Alcohol ABV% 53.3 - Cask Strength
- Bottling Series: Vintage 1984 Limited Edition Single Cask Distillery Only Release - Valinch in celebration of the opening of the Harvey bottling hall, Sunday 25th May 2003
- Bottle Size 50cl / 500ml
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging original boxed - tin tube (tin with scratches, corrosion, dented)
- Producer/Importer: Bruichladdich Distillery, Isle of Islay, Scotland
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, one of only 575 bottles - very rare collectors whisky!
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