When is travel retail not actually travel retail? And when should it be everywhere retail? Dougie gets ripped into Bruichladdich’s hidden gem amidst flying angst and acronyms.

After some self-indulgent discussions via the Dramface podcast, Murdo weighs in with his own takes; on writing, scoring and responsibility, while enjoying a very rare Bruichladdich.

Drummond takes a deep dive; what is Bere Barley and why are Bruichladdich using it? He then sips it against his 2014 Islay Barley to see if it’s worth the extra cash. Interesting indeed.

Wally talks himself in and out of liking this release as he struggles with the cost and the direction of things, all the while realising this is the best Bruichladdich he remembers tasting.

After rekindling his love of scotch Eallair decides to put all the ‘natural’ and ‘integrity’ mantra to test. He selects what may be the two most obvious examples to sip side by side; Laphroaig’s ubiquitous 10yo and the popular Port Charlotte 10. This Friday First is not to be missed.

Looks fantastic, tastes fantastic, is fantastic. Spoilers. But it’s a Dougie review and we’re in it for more than just the TL;DR. So, is the £30 premium just to know that the barley came from down the road worth it?

Never one to easily turn down a good deal, Broddy springs for one of his favoured Bruichladdich peated Port Charlottes with the recent sauternes cask SC:01. Did it live up to expectation? Well, yes, with a caveat.

Mindful of taking time out for the little things such as a nice dram, but for also the bigger things in life like looking after ourselves, Hamish sinks into the 2012 Bere Barley edition from Bruichladdich.

Hamish collects a couple of auction picks and worries he’s been scammed.

A Zesty and Tasty Bruichladdich

An Islay whisky that isn’t an Islay whisky?