Bruichladdich’s Octomore expressions are amongst the world’s most heavily peated whiskies. Photo: The Star/Hazim Fauzi
The Scottish island of Islay is well-known for its smoky, peaty whiskies, as peat is found in abundance on the island off the southwest coast of Scotland. However, funnily enough, another vital ingredient in the production of Scotch, barley, was actually not commonly grown on the island until around 2002-03, when the Bruichladdich distillery decided to come up with their Islay Barley Exploration range.
Founded in 1881 by brothers William, John and Robert Harvey, the distillery had been closed for six years when a group of private investors bought the distillery in 2000 and refurbished it, hiring former Bowmore distiller Jim McEwan as its master distiller.
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