Bruichladdich Distillery

The Orkney Islands are breath-taking for many reasons. There is abundant marine and avian wildlife on display as well as the oldest and best-preserved Neolithic sites in Europe. However, Orkney plays host to something more subtle but just as fascinating, the Bere strain of barley (pronounced bear). The archaic type of barley is very distinctive …

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The History The Bruichladdich distillery was built in 1881 by three brothers called William, Robert and John Harvey. The name Bruichladdich means ‘gentle slope of the sea’ or ‘corner of the beach’ in Gaelic, which refers to the distillery’s location on the Isle of Islay near lake Indaal. The distillery remained under the Harvey family’s …

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