Bruichladdich 1989 16 Years The Queens Award Valinch Refill Sherry Cask No. 944 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Cask Strength 55.7% Vol. - one of only 344 bottles of a unique Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt!
This rare vintage 1989 16 year old Bruichladdich Islay single malt scotch whisky was distilled on 12th April 1989, matured for 16 years in a refill sherry cask with cask no. 944 before being presented on 29th May 2005 in an edition of only 344 individually numbered bottles at natural cask strength 55.7% vol. by Lord-Lieutenant Kenneth MacKinnon in honour of Bruichladdich being awarded the Queen s Award for Enterprise in 2005.
A valinch, possibly from a Spanish term, is the name applied to a large, copper pipette used to take cask samples from whisky casks. The view is if you have made the effort to get to Islay then you deserve something just a little extra special. Valinchs are by definition only ever at cask strength, from a single cask and selected by Jim McEwan for individuality. Each Valinch released has it s own label and title, usually to commemorate a specific event or person.
The great vintage 1989 16 years Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky is the result of traditional craftsmanship, decades of experience and a wonderful piece of whisky history from the Bruichladdich distillery. The careful selection of old casks and the many years of maturation in a refill sherry cask make the 16 years Bruichladdich Islay Single Cask Scotch Whisky an incomparable and unique experience.
A rare and exclusive old bottling of a great vintage 1989 16 years Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt Scotch whisky from the limited single cask distillery only bottling series and the year 2005, which expressively demonstrates the craftmanship of master distiller Jim McEwan and special highlight for connoisseurs, the discerning whisky collector and lovers of fine old Scotch whiskies.
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Distillery Bottling
- District: Islay
- Vintage: 12th April 1989
- Age: 16 years old
- Year bottled: 29th May 2005
- Cask Wood Type: Refill Sherry Cask
- Cask-No.: 944
- Alcohol ABV% 55.7 - Cask Strength
- Bottling Series: Vintage 1989 Limited Edition Single Cask Distillery only - The Queen s Award Valinch
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Bottle Size 50cl / 500ml
- Packaging original boxed - tin tube (Tin with scratches, bumped and dented)
- Producer/Importer: Bruichladdich Distillery, Isle of Islay, Scotland
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, one of only 344 bottles - very rare collector s whisky!
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