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Age: -
Alcohol ABV: 50%
Bottle Size: 70cl
Description: Bere Barley
Distillery: Bruichladdich
Region: Islay
Vintage: 2008
Year Bottled: -
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 mashmen, 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.
The Single Malt shimmers straw yellow in the glass and offers a scent full of notes of apples, oak, vanilla, honey and lemon peel.
Nose: Instantly floral. Delicate but powerful. Honeysuckle, yellow gorse and heather rise from the glass coaxed by a splash of spring water.
Palate: The texture is that of honey, smooth and suave. Vanilla, brown sugar and zesty citrus stand tall as gentle waves of soft fruit apricot and peach are driven on by a Hebridean breeze filled with the scents of summer.
Finish: Sweet soft and floral, continually pulling you in to release its secrets, to touch this single malt to your lips is a beguiling experience long remembered. A superior spirit skilfully created that has age beyond its years.
