Bruichladdich X4 Quadruple Distilled 18 Year Old, Bourbon & Rivesaltes Cask, Edition No. 01, 2025, 63.5%

Mothballed by previous owners Whyte & Mackay, Bruichladdich distillery was revived in the year 2000 by indy bottler Murray McDavid. For a long time the distillery was the black sheep of Islay, on account of producing unpeated whisky in order to meet its owner's blending requirements. Contrary to general expectations though, this also made it a hit with the locals who were presumably sick of the si... This release, Bruichladdich X4+18 Edition 01, is a groundbreaking Islay single malt, believed to be the world's first quadruple-distilled 18-year-old Scotch whisky. Distilled in 2006 by Jim McEwan MBE, it matured for 18 years in a mix of Bourbon and Rivesaltes casks. It is the first of a four-part series, with only 2,400 bottles released.