Bruichladdich 1966 Riserva Veronelli / Moon Import

Like its island neighbour Bunnahabhain distillery, Bruichladdich has traditionally been an un-peated single malt, mostly owing to its requirements by the blenders who owned it. The last of these was Whyte & Mackay, who eventually shut it down in 1995, deeming it surplus to requirements. They sold the distillery to Murray McDavid in 2001, who launched the peated Port Charlotte and heavily-peated Octomore single malts in 2006 and 2008. A recommissioned Lomond still also now produces the popular Botanist gin there.

From the private reserves of Luigi Veronelli, this 1966 vintage was aged in sherry wood and is one of 2400 bottles.

It was imported to Italy by Moon Import, who acted as the distillery's agents until the mid-80s when they traded the contract to Fratelli Rinaldi.