Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2013

Nineteen different farming partners have taken on the challenge of growing malting barley on Islay. What started as an exploration of an island terroir has evolved into supporting a community whose industry has shifted from fishing and farming to distilling.

Our Islay barley series has always been on a mission. For many years now, we’ve sought to showcase the phenomenon of “terroir” in single malt whisky – the belief that soil, climate, micro-climate, geographic orientation, natural influences, and local weather systems will influence the quality and flavour profile of the spirit, making it a unique expression of “place”. Nowhere is this philosophy more important to us than here on Islay. Surely the conditions here on this westerly rock at the edge of the Atlantic must bring something extra to the barley and to our expressive, floral single malt whisky? Surely the airborne salt spray that washes the fields and our warehouses must leave its mark on cask and liquid? This 2013 Islay Barley release is distilled from barley grown on seven farms from across our small island. The spirit has been matured in a mix of 75% first fill American and 25% second fill European oak. This specific recipe allows a balance between the oak and barley forward spirit. Never dominating this true expression of the Isle of Islay.

PRODUCT SPECS:
BARLEY PROVENANCE: 100% ISLAY GROWN BARLEY. CONCERTO VARIETAL.
MALTING: UNPEATED.
YEAST STRAIN: MAURI AND KERRY.
DISTILLATION: DISTILLED IN 2013, SINGLE VINTAGE EXPRESSION.
AGE: 8 AGED YEARS.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS MATURATION PROFILE: 75% FULL TERM FIRST FILL AMERICAN WHISKEY CASKS 25% SECOND FILL EUROPEAN WINE CASKS. A COMBINATION OF RIBERA DEL DUERO, SYRAH AND PAUILLAC.
BOTTLING: ISLAY SPRING WATER, NON-CHILL FILTERED AND COLOURING FREE.