Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2008 Single Malt Whisky 700ml 50% + Free pair of Bruichladdich socks

Unpeated 9-year-old. Part of the Barley Provenance Series.

Details
700ml: 50%alc
Age: 9 Years Old
Region: Islay
Cask type: American oak, ex bourbon/TN whiskey
Bottler: Bruichladdich
Release Date: 20017/18
Limited to 18,000 bottles.

Bottling Notes

This is the third release of Bruichladdich’s limited edition Bere Barley single malt whisky. The previous two expressions used barley grown on the Orkney islands whereas this version has sourced rare local barely from the Dunlossit Estate, east of Islay. Organic and unpeated, this expression is another fine example of Bruichladdich’s sense of terroir and place. A stunning dram!

Additional information from Bruichladdich.
Bere is an ancient barley landrace. Discoveries of similar grains, in the Neolithic village of ‘Skara Brae’ on Orkney, reach back to the dawn of Scottish agriculture and civilisation, more than 4,500 years ago.
It produces desperately low yields – 50% less than a modern crop – and the small, starch-rich grains have tested the mash men, wreaking havoc with our precious Victorian machinery. Distilled in early 2008 at Bruichladdich Distillery on the Isle of Islay, this Bere Barley has produced a single malt of quite singular character, ultimate originality and exceptional provenance.