Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich distillery gates
Region: Islay
Founded	1881
Status	Operational
Water source	Bruichladdich loch (mash), burn (cooling), and Octomore spring (bottling)
No. of stills	2 wash (12,000 liters) 2 spirit (11,000 liters) 1 Lomond (adjustable)
Capacity	1,500,000 litres
Mothballed	1907–1918, 1929–1935, 1941–1945, 1994–2000
Bruichladdich (Unpeated)
Age(s)	2013 Core Range: Bruichladdich Scottish Barley Bruichladdich Islay Barley Bruichladdich The Organic Bruichladdich Bere Barley Bruichladdich Black Art
Cask type(s)	American Oak, European Oak, New Oak
Port Charlotte (Heavily Peated)
Age(s)	Port Charlotte Scottish Barley PC Series: First Cut, PC5, PC6, PC7, PC8, PC9, PC10, PC11, PC12
Cask type(s)	American Oak, European Oak, New Oak
Octomore (Super Heavily Peated)
Age(s)	Octomore 6.1 Scottish Barley, Octomore 6.2 ACE
Cask type(s)	American Oak

Bruichladdich Distillery (/brʊxˈlædi/ brookh-LAD-dee; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [pɾuə'xl̪ˠat̪ɪç]) is a distillery on the Rhinns of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The distillery produces mainly single malt Scotch whisky, but has also offered artisanal gin. It is owned by Rémy Cointreau and is one of eight working distilleries on the island.

One interpretation of the Gaelic word Bruichladdich is "stony shore bank", referring to a post-glacial raised beach, though an alternative, perhaps more pertinent translation may be "rocky lee shore".

Bruichladdich was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers—William (32), John (31) and Robert (23)—on the shore of Loch Indaal, on the Rinns of Islay, the westernmost part of the island. The Harveys were a dynastic whisky family that had owned two Glasgow distilleries since 1770. Using an inheritance, the three brothers combined their talents to build a third distillery—Bruichladdich—designed by John, engineered by Robert, and financed by William and other family members. At the time, the distillery was a state-of-the-art design unlike Islay's older distilleries, which had developed from old farm buildings. It was built from stone from the sea shore and has a very efficient layout, built around a large, spacious courtyard.