The Evolution of
The first
entirely new
‘PC5 Evolution’ is the first ever
release of
It is the first single malt to be released that was distilled by the new owners of Bruichladdich, following the 2001 renovation of the once closed distillery.
Master Distiller Jim McEwan: “From records we know that Bruichladdich spirit was influenced by peat - to some degree at least - before 1961
“And at the same
time this is paying homage, a doffing of the cap,
to the old
The old
distillery in
The last known bottle tasted was in 1963, part of privately-owned stash of Alexander Grant then owner of Bruichladdich to celebrate a new boiler installation.
In a strange twist of fate, the PC5 Evolution release also coincides with a new boiler installation albeit 43 years later.
Islander Ruraidh McLeod, then a distillery mashman, remembers
what it tasted like. At 85 years old, he
is the last man alive to have tasted the
original
“I remember it well; we were called together to try it. It was a special event that called for a rare bottle. Sure enough it was very, very peaty; but it was as smooth as velvet.”
The
“It was the
result of an incredibly slow ‘trickle distillation’” a specialty of Master
Distiller
Sales Director Andrew Gray: “We had no intention, or indeed necessity, to bottle at this age. But we are immensely proud of the quality of the first whisky we made ourselves.”
“It’s a
work in progress, an evolution, and
if it continues to develop like this,
well... Sure it’s a little tease, there
are only 1000 cases for the world – and that is four times over subscribed - but
it’s a landmark for
And how does PC5 Evolution compare with the old? Ruaridh McLeod notes: “It has the same peatiness right enough, right enough. Och, its just as smooth as cow’s milk…
Professor Walter Schoburt, the first author and whisky expert to taste the new whisky:
“What a whisky, an Islay malt by birth, and an
“It’s well balanced and you have a
beautiful and exciting harmony between the floral notes for which one loves
Bruichladdich, a tempting sweetness, and surprisingly fruity flavours.
Incredible.”
A new
Notes to Editors:
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PC5 Evolution is bottled at an unusually high cask strength of 63.5% as the initial filling strength five years ago was 71% - more than the standard industry strength.
PC5 is distilled
and bottled at Bruichladdich Distillery – and matured at Port Charlotte warehouses,
Jim McEwan is three times winner of Distiller of the Year with over 40 years experience
Bruichladdich Distillery distils predominantly unpeated barleys from individual Scottish farms, with organically grown Scottish barley
PC5 Evolution
dramatic design uses a colour palate that reflects the shoreline lichens at
Port Charlotte reinforcing both the natural whisky (un-coloured, non
chill-filtered) and the maritime location and marine influence of the
Bruichladdich is
a privately owned Independent distillery entirely run and managed on
The presentation is unique and will rasie eyebrows. Lichen influence