Detailed Description
A 1981 vintage Brora from independent bottler Douglas Laing as part of the Old Malt Cask series. Distilled in September, it was aged in a sherry butt for 18 years, yielding 732 bottles in July 2000.
Brora 1981 18 Year Old Sherry Cask Old Malt Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes
Nose: Full-bodied aroma.
Palate: Lovely, mild on the tongue with a slight burn at the end.
Finish: Long and warming.
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.
