Bruichladdich Old Skool | Inaugural 10 Year Old | ~50% ABV | Non-Chill Filtered | 70cl

When Bruichladdich reopened in 2001 after years of silence, Old Skool was one of its first declarations: an unpeated 10-year-old from pre-closure stocks, bottled at natural cask strength without chill filtration or colouring. No compromises, no committee decisions softening the spirit. This is the Laddie's founding chapter in a bottle.

Key Details

• Distillery: Bruichladdich, Islay
• Age: 10 Years Old
• Style: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Unpeated)
• Cask maturation: Ex-bourbon
• Bottling strength: ~50% ABV — Cask Strength
• Bottle size: 70cl
• Colouring / filtration: Natural colour, Non-Chill-Filtered
• Condition: Perfect, with original packaging

Tasting Notes

Nose: Biscuity cereal, marzipan, dried stone fruits and coastal minerality — the unmistakable Laddie sea breeze.

Palate: Waxy and rich. Vanilla honey, toffee, tropical fruit and clean malt biscuit. Real weight without heat.

Finish: Long and warming — vanilla, sea salt and faint almond fading gently.

Why This Bottle Is Worth Bidding On

• A founding-era piece from one of Scotland's great revival stories — rare at auction in original condition
• Pre-closure Bruichladdich stocks at natural cask strength represent the distillery before commercial pressures shaped the range
• Bottles this tied to distillery history move quickly when they surface