9.1 Bruichladdich 2010 1st fill Premier Cru Supérieur Sauternes Barrique, 13 years old, 63.0%

This is the FINAL release of the Jim McEwan Signature Collection, and we have saved Jim’s favourite three casks until last.

Will there ever be a chance like this again? A whisky legend personally noses and hand selects the casks to create his own personal collection and tell his remarkable story in whisky. This (for us all) has been a once in a lifetime chance to buy bottles from casks that a whisky legend, from the start, earmarked for greatness.

As Jim said to us when this first came to pass ‘This is never to be repeated’, big words but TRUE!

Distilled on 16th September 2010 this whisky spent its whole 13-year life maturing in cask #2329, maturation taking place in a 1st fill Premier Cru Supérieur Sauternes  barrique.

The château which this cask originated was the only to be given this ultimate status in the 1855 Official Classification and still commands the highest regard and prices for any wine of this type.

Bottled in January 2024 as Release 9.3 of the Jim McEwan Signature Collection, like all bottlings within the collection, it was bottled un-chill filtered, with no added colour and at natural cask strength of 63.0% (Jim would have it no other way!), it yielded only 236 bottles.

70cl: £325 inc. VAT (£270.83 Rest of the World)

10cl: £62 inc. VAT (£51.67 Rest of the World)

Tasting notes from Jim McEwan MBE

Colour - Beautiful Primrose Yellow.

Body - The texture is beautiful due to slow distillation that is the Bruichladdich way plus the full term maturation in the warehouse next to the Atlantic Ocean.

Aromas - The combination of the Islay DNA comes through beautifully in harmony with the oak & the malted barley. No chill filtration, no colouring, its a super pure spirit. The sweetness of the barley underpins the fruit overture from the Sauternes and adds a freshness that is unique to its slumber on the Atlantic Ocean.

Palate - The sweetness from the barley sugars works brilliantly with malt extracts & the fruit creates a unique palate experience and at 63.0% you’re walking on sunshine. Flavours of vanilla extract bring harmony to the experience and throughout the Islay maturation you’re transported to the Island of Distilleries!!