Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay, uses 8 different Malts

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Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay, uses 8 different Malts

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kiwi Bruce wrote:I just watched a video about Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay...They use EIGHT different malts! Their beer is 7 %
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqayC2Ykluw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
about 4 minutes in.
I would love to know what they were...I have an idea what they might be, but I'd be guessing.
Pale distillers malt...30 % ?
Peat Smoked malt...40 % ?
Amber malt...5 % ?
Crystal malt...5 % ?
Black patent malt...5 % ?
Chocolate malt...5 % ?
Wheat malt...5 % ?
Rye malt...5 % ?
Any ideas welcome...
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They use different varieties of malted barley for different 'expressions'. Some are grown locally on Islay.
https://www.bruichladdich.com/laddie-sh ... lay-grown/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
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kiwi Bruce wrote:
kiwi Bruce wrote:I just watched a video about Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay...They use EIGHT different malts! Their beer is 7 %
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqayC2Ykluw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
about 4 minutes in.
I would love to know what they were...I have an idea what they might be, but I'd be guessing.
Pale distillers malt...30 % ?
Peat Smoked malt...40 % ?
Amber malt...5 % ?
Crystal malt...5 % ?
Black patent malt...5 % ?
Chocolate malt...5 % ?
Wheat malt...5 % ?
Rye malt...5 % ?
Any ideas welcome...
Good on Ya SaltyStaves...so their using EIGHT different malts...in the whole distillery, for how many...ten different whisky styles...and NONE have peated malt...so, no rye, no wheat...
so no good guessing :lolno:
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kiwi Bruce wrote:...and NONE have peated malt...
??
Bruichladdich Octomore 08.3 Masterclass
Clocking in at 309.1PPM at malting, this Octomore expression is the peatiest Bruichladdich in history, and quite possibly the peatiest whisky ever recorded.
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MichiganCornhusker wrote:Bruichladdich Octomore 08.3 Masterclass
Clocking in at 309.1PPM at malting, this Octomore expression is the peatiest Bruichladdich in history, and quite possibly the peatiest whisky ever recorded.
I missed that in their add completely! :roll:
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Yep ..just got home from there...awesome
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