Detailed Description
2014’s Special Release of Brora is closer in style to the 2012 bottling rather than the earthier 2013. Aged in a combination of refill American and European oak, this has the classic Brora waxiness.
Brora 35 Year Old 13th Release Bot.2014 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes
Nose: A delightfully complex spicy and perfumed nose.
Palate: There is a much greater presence of peat in the taste than the nose suggests. The smokiness quickly hits the palate and then tapers off.
Finish: This is a very light and refreshing malt.
Distillery Information
The Brora distillery was built in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford, although it was known as “Clynelish” until the opening of the Clynelish Distillery in 1968, whereupon the name of the original Clynelish was changed to “Brora”. Between May 1969 and July 1973, Brora produced a heavily peated whisky to supply for blending; this was done to cover a shortage of Islay whisky caused by a drought in that region. Most of the whisky produced as Brora after 1973 is in the lightly peated Highland style.
