Bruichladdich Distillery

Whisky education from Whisk(e)y Advent 2025 (2025-12-16). Summary below; full write-up with sources and images: calendar/2025-12-16.qmd.

Founded 1881 on Islay with a turbulent open/close history; the current era began in 2001 with a focus on local barley, transparency, sustainability and minimal packaging - and radar plots for every whisky.

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Reproduced from calendar/2025-12-16.qmd (Whisk(e)y Advent 2025).

Another distillery with a flair for dramatic tasting notes— but who can fault them? It’s a lovely whisky. Plus, who can fault a distillery that includes radar plots for all their whisky?

Bruichladdich is a distillery with a tumultuous past (whisky is a cutthroat business, I guess). Originally founded in 1881, it’s periodically closed throughout history. The most recent iteration of Bruichladdich opened in 2001, and has been focused on local Islay industry, transparency, sustainability, and innovation. Lots of buzzwords there, but I’ve appreciated their nod to Scottish farmers, their clear production details, and their commitment to minimizing wasteful packaging.