Bruichladdich 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky
Bruichladdich 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky — "The Bruichladdich Eighteen" — is the unpeated 18-year-old of the distillery's Luxury Redefined range (launched February 2024): an Islay single malt at 50% ABV (100 proof), matured primarily in ex-Bourbon casks with a small number of Port and Sauternes wine casks, non-chill filtered with no added color. Distilled after the distillery's 2001 reopening, it includes spirit from the first crop of Islay-grown barley (2004) alongside organically grown grain and Scottish-mainland varietals — fully traceable, farm to glass. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 50% (100 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 18 years — distilled post-2001 reopening
- Casks: primarily ex-Bourbon, with a small number of Port and Sauternes wine casks
- Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery, Isle of Islay, Scotland — unpeated, non-chill filtered, no added color
Eighteen Years of the New Bruichladdich
The Eighteen is the first age-statement whisky that is entirely a product of the revived Bruichladdich — distilled after the 2001 reopening, when the new team bet everything on provenance: Islay-grown barley from 2004 onward, organic grain, every farm documented. Eighteen years later, the bourbon-cask backbone has picked up honey and spice, with the Port and Sauternes casks adding berry and stone-fruit color around the edges. This is progressive Islay — no peat required.
Tasting Notes
Honeyed malt and vanilla oak up front, with red berries and apricot from the wine casks underneath. Textured and full at 50% — citrus peel and sea-spray minerality keep it lifted, with a long, spicy finish.
How to Enjoy
At 100 proof it takes a drop of water beautifully — add gradually to open the fruit. A Scotch whisky for the unpeated-Islay convert: pour it next to the Thirty for a two-decade tasting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bruichladdich 18 peated?
No — it is unpeated Bruichladdich. (Don't confuse it with Port Charlotte 18, the distillery's heavily peated sibling.)
What casks are used for Bruichladdich 18?
Primarily ex-Bourbon casks, with a small number of Port and Sauternes wine casks in the mix.
What does "farm to glass" mean here?
Every grain source is documented — including the 2004 first crop of Islay-grown barley — so the whisky's provenance is fully traceable.
Order The Bruichladdich Eighteen online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — unpeated Islay, eighteen years in the making.