Detailed Description
A 1982 vintage Brora released by independent bottlers Gordon & MacPhail as part of the Rare Old series of whiskies. The distillery closed in 1983 and bottlings are now increasingly sought-after.
Brora 1982 33 Year Old Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail 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: Teasing, heathery, delicious.
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.
