Bruichladdich 1990 Aged 28 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Signatory Vintage (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 52.1%           Age: 28 Years            Country: Scotland

Cask Number(s): 169
Date of Distilling: 26/09/1990
Date of Bottling: 08/02/2019
Matured In: a Refill Sherry Butt
Un-Chillfiltered

Signatory Vintage are an independent bottler founded in 1988 by Andrew and Brian Symington. The name ‘Signatory’ was derived from the initial intention to find a person of suitable standing to sign the labels for bottles drawn from a single cask. The first cask bottled was a 1968 Glenlivet which quickly sold through long before any suitable signee could be found. Signatory currently bottle at three strengths: 43%, 46% Unchillfiltered (UCF) and Cask Strength.To add proof of authenticity to their cask strength bottlings, Signatory always include the cask numbers, date of distillation, date of bottling and number of bottles produced.Signatory Vintage’s aim is to offer as wide a range of whiskies as possible, some of which are not even bottled by the proprietary distillery. This allows malt enthusiast to sample the huge variety of subtle differences which occur between casks.

Built in 1881 when puffer-supplied coal was available as an alternative fuel to local peat, it is likely that Bruichladdich was specifically designed to produce the purest unpeated spirit possible. The great Alfred Barnard supports this view with a tantalising clue – the Laddie is the only distillery on Islay that he does not describe as drying its malt using peat in his fascinating exploration of the island’s distilleries in 1885. Falling on hard times with whisky demand low and plenty of surplus then owners Invergorden shut the distillery down in 1995. Re-opening again in 2001 it was sold to Remy Cointreau in 2012 which started to invest heavily to refurbish the distillery. An onsite maltings is currently being built at the distillery to allow for a 100% Islay grown, malted, distilled and matured spirit.

This cask strength single cask single malt whisky was distilled in September 1990 at the Bruichladdich distillery before being placed in a Refill Sherry Butt and left to mature for 28 years. In February 2019 it was bottled at 52.1% abv as part of the Signatory Vintage cask strength collection. Only 463 bottles were produced for worldwide distribution.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Fruitcake, cherries, milk chocolate with a slight salinity and herbaceousness.

Taste: Orange, melon and rose. Cinnamon, pepper and more chocolate.

Finish: Wonderful sweetness with rich spice.