Bruichladdich 1991 14 Years Old WMD II Yellow Submarine

Bottle Description

The Yellow Submarine brings an incredible story from the Island of Islay. In 2005 local fisherman John Baker was fishing 3 miles out when he spotted something that may be a danger to other vessels and called the coastguards who brought the seafaring object to shore. They quickly discovered it was in fact a mine detecting robot which belonged to the MOD. They contacted the Naval base at Faslane who repeatedly denied losing the vessel. John's brother-in-law who was a member of the coastguards took home the robot and put it in his garden of his house at Port Ellen, when only 2 weeks later the MOD confirmed that the vessel was theirs and arranged to retrieve it. Bruichladdich wasted no time in producing this bottling which celebrated the story of the seafaring vessel which well received by the locals. Years later the vessel had become surplus to requirements and was auctioned off, the distillery had been alerted to it's sale and bought it to proudly place at the courtyard of their distillery in 2016, just in time for their annual open day.

Distilled in 1991 and matured in Oak Casks before being finished for a period in Rioja Wine Casks.