Detailed Description
A rare example of 1974-vintage Brora (this is only the second one we’ve seen). Distilled in November, it was aged for 26 years, yielding 258 bottled in April 2001 ‚Äì almost 20 years after the distillery had closed.
Brora 1974 26 Year Old Old Malt Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes
Nose: Some floral and malty hints.
Palate: The taste almost is really just a short beginning that crescendos and transitions extremely smoothly into the finish.
Finish: Long lasting smokiness.
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.
