The third release in Bruichladdich‘s 25th anniversary series is unpeated and is not about casks: it is about barley. Greener Still is a 15-year-old at 51.6%, matured entirely in first-fill bourbon barrels and made with three different barleys: organic, biodynamic and Bere. It launched on 11 August 2026 for £120 and, as of 9 September, is already sold out on the distillery website.

Release details

The name revives the Still Series of 2006-2008, Blacker Still, Redder Still and Golder Still, three bottlings built around sherry, Bordeaux and bourbon wood. Here the emphasis moves from wood to field. The organic grain comes from the Scottish mainland, grown without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides. The biodynamic barley comes from Yatesbury House Farm in Wiltshire, England, the only exception to the distillery’s all-Scottish rule. Bere, the ancient variety, is grown on Orkney in partnership with the Agronomy Institute at the University of the Highlands and Islands. In the US it costs $162; Bruichladdich has not disclosed an outturn. No Italian retailer lists it as of 9 September 2026.

In the glass

The official notes list lavender, honeysuckle and toasted oak on the nose, with baked apple, warm spice, heather and rosemary; on the palate ripe pear, malt, cinnamon, chocolate caramel and honeyed citrus. Adam Hannett, master blender, calls it a barley-led whisky: the three parcels bring texture, spice and fruit, and the bourbon casks frame the malt without covering it. The finish, he says, is velvety, with vanilla and coastal freshness.

Greener Still closes the 25th anniversary trio: first the Old Skool in March, a 10-year-old at £60, then Yellow Submarine III in June at £100. The price rises with each release. This one bottles the distillery’s grain-growing programme, from the Orkney Bere used here to the Islay-grown barley behind Octomore. This is a Bruichladdich without peat, yet also the clearest look so far at the malt character sitting underneath the smoke in Port Charlotte and Octomore.