Bruichladdich Unveils ‘Luxury Redefined’ Series, Including a $2,000 Whisky From a Lost Era

Bruichladdich released its latest series, a collection of both an 18-year-old and 30-year-old whisky, which is pictured above. (Photos: Bruichladdich)

On Thursday, the Islay scotch whisky distillery Bruichladdich unveiled two expressions, aged for 18 and 30 years, as part of its Luxury Redefined Series. The 30-year-old expression contains whisky from a time when Bruichladdich lay dormant from 1994 to 2001. The expression hosts a price tag of $1,999.99. The 18-year-old single malt is the first Bruichladdich whisky to carry that age statement.

Both scotch whiskies are housed in “fully compostable” secondary packaging made from Colourform paper pulp, which the brand claims reduces its carbon footprint.

Bruichladdich Eighteen is Bruichladdich’s first whisky to bear an 18-year age statement.

Bruichladdich Luxury Redefined Series In-Depth

Bruichladdich Eighteen

Bruichladdich Eighteen is what the brand refers to as a “coming of age bottling.”

The spirit has a suggested retail price of $179.99 and is made a mash of Islay, organic and Scottish mainland barley, according to the brand. The offering was created after the distillery was revived, and the casks never left Islay. The single malt was matured in bourbon casks in tandem with a smaller amount of sauternes and port casks. The whiskies were subsequently married for nine months before being bottled at 46% ABV.

Tasting Notes, Via Bruichladdich:

Nose: Peach, honeysuckle, violet and lavender.

Taste: Honey, butterscotch, cereal notes. Barley sugar, toasted oak and plenty of honeycomb add a smooth sweetness.

Finish: Minerality, oak, stone fruit.

Bruichladdich Thirty

Bruichladdich claims the 30-year-old expression tells “the story of [its] resurrection.”

Bruichladdich Thirty is bottled at 43.2% ABV. While Bruichladdich laid dormant, two members of the staff remained stewards of the distillery, watching over the liquid. According to Bruichladdich, this expression pays homage to those single malts from that era, which are the distillery’s rarest, almost lost, whisky stocks.

Per the brand, the whisky experienced “50% full term maturation in refill hogsheads and 50% refill hogsheads” and was recasked into fresh bourbon barrels after 20 years. The whisky was subsequently vatted and blended for three more months before being bottled.

Tasting Notes, Via Bruichladdich:

Nose: Coconut, wild gorse, Brazil nuts and vanilla.

Taste: Soft fruits, honey and leather.

Finish: Sea salt, warm oak, soft vanilla and coconut.

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