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Octomore: the Legend of the World’s Peatiest Whisky
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Octomore 18: The Return of 309 ppm
The labels of Bruichladdich‘s Octomore Series 18 have been revealed: four bottles due in 2027, two of them aged 14 and 15 years. For a …
Fèis Ìle 2027: Dates and Distillery Days
Fèis Ìle 2027 will run from Friday 28 May to Sunday 6 June 2027: ten days, as in the 40th anniversary edition. The committee has …
Bruichladdich Greener Still: 15 Years, Three Barleys
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 …
Octomore Series 17: Less Peat, More Cask
Bruichladdich released Octomore Series 17 on 1 September 2026: 17.1, 17.2 and 17.3 are on the distillery website and at specialist retailers, with 17.4 to …
Bruichladdich: Distillery Guide
Islay’s progressive distillery: from unpeated to Octomore, the most heavily peated whisky in the world. History, production, core range by strand and releases.
Bruichladdich Yellow Submarine III for the 25th Anniversary
Bruichladdich has revived the Yellow Submarine, one of the releases marking 25 years since the Islay distillery reopened. The new Yellow Submarine landed on 1 …
Fèis Ìle 2026: the Islay Festival Programme
Fèis Ìle 2026 was held from 22 to 31 May: ten days instead of the usual nine, for the first time in the festival’s history. …
Peated Whisky Gift Guide: A Bottle for Every Budget
The problem with peated whisky as a gift is that peat either works for you or it doesn’t, and getting it wrong has nothing to …
Octomore 16: Differences Between 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 and 16.4
Every year Bruichladdich releases four expressions of Octomore. Series 16, launched in September 2025, is the subject of this guide; its successor, the Series 17, …