Bruichladdich Black Art Limited Edition 5.1 Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Black Art –a series of cuvees, each one a personal selection of very special casks from all corners of our warehouses–casks that only distillers the caliber of Jim Mcewan and now his successor Adam Hannett could keep track of in their minds ledger. Casks that demanded to be watched, the assemblage of which would never be divulged. This is the distillers secret. This fifth incarnation of the now legendary Black Art is as enigmatic asever, the composition of casks a mystery to all but its creator.
Fifth in a limited edition series—12,000 individually numbered bottles -24-years-old -Un-peated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky -Cask strength of 48.4% -Solely conceived, distilled, bottled, and matured on the remote Scottish island of Islay.
On the nose, lavish fruit notes of cherry, mango, apricot, damson and a warming orange citrus all swathed in an oak blanket of soft brown sugar, vanilla and figs dipped in syrup.On the palate, damson, mango, pineapple, melon straw-berry, plum and apricot. one after the other they weave in and out of focus on your palate while the structure of the oak gives honey, tobacco, vanilla and hints of spicy cinnamon Finish is light stone fruits and a cream texture are a delight with a perfect balance of oak, malt and fruit.
Bruichladdich is a small, entrepreneurial distillery located on the remote Scottish island of Islay. Dedicated to the preservation of hand-distillation methods, Bruichladdich takes an approach of nonstop exploration of barley, peat and cask in its creation of diverse and innovative Single Malt whiskies.
Islay is a world-famous whisky destination, home to eight single malt distilleries renowned for Peated Single Malts. Located at the southernmost end of west scotland's hebridean archipelago, Islay enjoys a windswept, oceanic climate and a largely agricultural community, making it perfect for creating single malt whiskies. Built in 1881 by the three Harvey Brothers, Bruichladdich Distillery was the first purpose-built distillery on the island – the most progressive of its time.
Revived from closure in 2001 by two wine merchants, Bruichladdich Distillery has since been committed to the ideas of transparency and 'terroir' in Scotch; concentrating on the provenance of whisky's raw ingredients and the distillery's connection to the land. Sourcing all of its barley directly from Scottish farmers [rather than on the global commodities market], and warehousing and bottling all of its spirit onsite — Bruichladdich has cemented its reputation as a maverick young producer among Islay Distilleries.
Continuing to make whisky the old fashioned way today, Bruichladdich is the largest private employer on the island and provides nearly 100 full time jobs, putting the distillery at the heart of the regeneration of Islay’s small community.
100% conceived, distilled, matured & bottled only on Islay.