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Published on August 20, 2026
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Islay distillery Bruichladdich is known for its focus on highlighting terroir in whisky, producing single malts made from barley grown in specific regions of Scotland, and sometimes grown at single farms on the island it calls home. The latest release, Greener Still, continues this philosophy as it’s made from organic, biodynamic, and Bere barley sourced from different areas in the U.K.—and in a very unusual step for the distillery, some of that barley comes from England instead of Scotland.
The new whisky is a 15-year-old single malt called Greener Still, and it’s the third release in a series meant to celebrate the distillery’s 25th anniversary following Yellow Submarine III and Old Skool, which were released earlier this year. It’s also a reference to Blacker Still, Redder Still, and Golder Still, a series of whiskies released between 2006 and 2008 that highlighted different casks used for maturation. Greener Still, however, was aged in first-fill bourbon barrels at the distillery on Islay, a pretty standard practice, and bottled at 51.6 percent ABV without chill filtration and with no added color.
