Detailed Description
An Old Malt Cask bottling of whisky from cult closed distillery Brora, from Douglas Laing. Distilled in February of 1971 and bottled in December 1999 after 28 years of maturation.
Brora 1971 28 Year Old Old Malt Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes
Nose: Very clean and appetising, with a gentle floral character.
Palate: Lovely, mild on the tongue with a slight burn at the end.
Finish: Finish is smooth and long.
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.
