Bruichladdich was founded in 1881 by the Harvey brothers on the western part of Islay. After a long history in 1994, a group of enthusiasts led by independent bottler Murray MacDavid took over the distillery in 2001 and relaunched production with Jim McEwan, elected several times "distiller of the year".

Distilled in January 1967 and bottled August 1999, this Bruichladdich was matured in single sherry cask number #161,

70cl/47.7%