Aug. 29, 2024

🔒 Octomore!

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History of distillery- Bruichladdich distillery
- First opened in 1881 by the Harvey brothers, William, John and Robert
  - The Harvey Family owned 2 glasgow distilleries already
  - State of the art. Other Islay distilleries came from farms, this one is built of stone.
  - Used tall narrow necked stills, the opposite of the traditional
  - William was the only one to run it after a fight with his brothers, until 1933 after a fire, then william died in 1936
  - Then owned by Associated Scottish Distilleries
  - 1969 sold to invergordon distillers
  - bought by Whyte and Mackay and in 1994 shut down for “Surplus to requirements
- on the shore of Loch Indaal, on the Rinns of Islay, the westernmost part of the island.
- Re-opened their doors in 2001
  - Bought by Mark Reynier of Murray McDavid on 19 December 2000.
- Philosophy
  - Big on environmental causes
    - 2020 became the first scotch and gin distillery in europe to become B Corp certified- meaning they prove a positive impact on the environment
  - Uses local barley and believes in staying local for everything