Bruichladdich 2008 12 Years 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel No. 2666 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Cask Strength 59.8% Vol. - one of only 215 bottles from the Dramfool Jim McEwan Signature Collection of a magnificent Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt!
A rare and exquisite vintage 2008 12-year-old Bruichladdich Islay single malt Scotch whisky, distilled on 1st October 2008 and, after 12 years maturation in a first-fill Bourbon barrel from the famous Buffalo Trace distillery in Kentucky, bottled in February 2021 by the independent bottler Dramfool as part of the Jim McEwan Signature Collection as a Bruichladdich Limited Release 2.1 in a limited edition of just 215 individually numbered bottles with no added colouring or chill filtration at cask strength 59.8% ABV.
The Jim McEwan Signature Collection bottling series is renowned for its distinctive, authentic single cask whiskies and is the result of a collaboration between two men who share a passion for Islay and Bruichladdich s finest bottlings - whisky legend Jim McEwan and Bruce Farquhar of Dramfool. The exclusive Signature Collection comprises bottlings of the unpeated Bruichladdich, the traditionally peated Port Charlotte and the world s most heavily peated Octomore.
Distilled in the time-honoured stills of the Bruichladdich distillery on the rugged west coast of Islay, this luxurious Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky exudes the salty sea air of the Hebrides. Following his retirement, Jim McEwan selected the finest and most exceptional casks from his private stock to be bottled in collaboration with Dramfool as the ultimate tribute to his career spanning over 50 years, and is the liquid legacy of a true whisky legend.
The brilliantl luminous clover honey-coloured vintage 2008 12 years Bruichladdich Cask No. 2666 Dramfool Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a classic, powerful unpeated Islay single malt that impressively reflects Jim McEwan s signature style, having been matured in a selected Buffalo Trace first-fill bourbon barrel. The result is an exceptional Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, which is elegant, lively and fresh on the nose with notes of vanilla, barley malt with citrus fruits such as lime and lemon zest, subtle herbal notes, honey and wonderful maritime aromas; the palate is oily, powerful and elegant with sweet vanilla, toffee, fresh grain, citrus notes, pepper, roasted malt and an exceptional bourbon spice; the finish is long, dry and slightly spicy with vanilla, oak, sweet malt, woody spice and a subtle saltiness - a remarkable and authentic Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt!
A highly sought-after and exceptional vintage 2008 12 year Bruichladdich Islay single malt Scotch whisky matured in an American Buffalo Trace first-fill bourbon barrel from the Dramfool Jim McEwan Signature Collection single cask series, bottled as release 2.1 in the year 2021 as part of the famous Bruichladdich series, which is already regarded by connoisseurs, whisky collectors and enthusiasts.
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Independent Bottling
- District: Islay
- Vintage: 1st October 2007
- Age: 12 years old
- Year bottled: February 2021
- Cask Wood Type: 1st Fill Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrel
- Cask No.: 2666
- Alcohol ABV% 59.8 - Cask Strength
- Bottling Series: Vintage 2008 Bruichladdich Jim McEwan Signature Collection Single Cask Limited Edition - Release 2.1
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging original boxed - card tube (tube with traces, bumped)
- Producer/Importer: Bruichladdich Distillery, Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, PA49 7UN, Scotland / Dramfool Ltd., Linlithgow. EH49 7NR, Scotland, UK
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, one of only 215 bottles - exclusive single cask bottling and special whisky-rarity!
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