Dubbed "The Perilous Whisky", it's reported as the world's most alcoholic single malt ever made, with an alcohol content of 92% by volume.

It's made by Bruichladdich Distillery Co. Ltd. of Scotland, using an ancient quadruple distilled recipe. They're only making making 12 barrels of this stuff.

According to the distiller, it all started more than 300 years ago when the legendary traveller Martin Martin recorded his impressions after encountering a similar whisky on his visit to the Hebrides in 1695.

In his travel book, "The Western Islands of Scotland", Martin refers to a quadruple distilled whisky known as usquebaugh-baul - the Gaelic for "perilous whisky" and wrote what is probably the world's oldest whisky tasting note:

"the first taste affects all the members of the body: two spoonfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose; and if any man should exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger his life."

You can buy a case of Bruichladdich X4, which comes in six bottles, for £300.00.

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