Brora

Brora 35 Year Old, American & European Oak Cask, 2014, 48.6%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 53
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

A storied distillery in the Sutherland area of Scotland. Despite having closed in 1983, it developed cult status for the high quality single malt it had produced, particularly a peated style between 1969 and 1973. Such was its popularity, it was eventually rebuilt by Diageo and opened again in 2021. A storied distillery in the Sutherland area of Scotland. Despite having closed in 1983, it develope ...

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Cask type
American & European Oak Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
2958
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Diageo Special Releases Collection 2014, 13th Brora Special Release, third and final 35-year-old in the series
Historical context
Distilled in 1978 and bottled after Brora distillery closed in 1983; the distillery is a lost distillery.
Special release
Limited Edition, Diageo Special Releases
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Rich, savoury, salty, with herbs, sea salt, and soft fruits like peach, pineapple, and banana. Notes of wax, roasted garlic, wet moss, and faint peat smoke.
Palate
Medium texture, dry and briny, with old books, green tea, and creamy sweetness. Flavors of wax, coffee ice cream, honey, and mango, with a bittersweet, dirty peat and strong musty oak.
Finish
Long and oaky-salty, with green mossy smoke, old oak, dried herbs, and black pepper. Lingering notes of sweet honey, apples, dark chocolate, and a fireside character.
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