Ben Nevis 9 Year (Mossburn / Berry Brothers and Rudd)

 

Here is an unusual case: two independent bottlers working in tandem on a single bottle! This is Mossburn partnered with Berry Brothers & Rudd, and I'm not quite sure the story, but it seems like Berry Brothers & Rudd selected the cask and then Mossburn took control of it and aged it (?). 

Lochindaal 12 Year (Berry Brothers and Rudd)

 

Few distilleries seem to get things right as much or as often as Bruichladdich these days. In an era where official distillery bottlings seem hopelessly flawed - bottled at the legal minimum, chill filtered, poor casks and too-safe spirit, and - worst of all - rising prices for all of that, Bruichladdich has gone the other direction: consistently high quality, bottling at 50%, interesting wine casks and high quality bourbon casks, no chill filtration ... what drinkers of scotch like to call "integrity presentation."