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Bruichladdich 1983 Moon Import / De Viris Illustribus

Lot: 6142502

Bruichladdich 1983 Moon Import / De Viris Illustribus

Winning Bid: £725
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 44 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Bruichladdich
Vintage: 
1983
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Moon Import
Bottled Strength: 
50%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Bruichladdich 1983 Moon Import / De Viris Illustribus

Moon Import was founded by Pepi Mongiardino in 1980 and he bottled his first whisky in 1982. Always beautifully labelled, Pepi is acclaimed for designing the packaging for Moon Import bottles himself, often using images found in old books. These iconic designs, coupled with the quality of the liquid saw Moon Import steadily grow in popularity. The company is still going strong, and their early releases are some of the brightest gems in any whisky collection.

This is a 1983 vintage Bruichladdich from their De Viribus Illustribus series. Bottled for Moon Import in 1995 by Brae Dean. De Viris Illustribus is Latin for "about famous men."

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.

One of 1,050 bottles.

 

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