Distillery: Brora
Whisky Type: Single Malt
Region: Highland
Strength: 49.20%
Age: 40 Year Old
Maturation: Refill American oak hogsheads
Availability: 1,819 bottles released globally, 1 available at The Whisky Mill
Bottle Size: 700ml
A limited-edition single malt from Brora, released in 2019 to celebrate the distillery's 200th anniversary, ahead of its reopening in 2020. Matured for 40 years in American oak hogsheads, this Highland single malt is a fine, elegant old coastal malt with rich fruit sweetness and compelling smokiness, held in perfect balance and remarkable vigour for its age.
Flavour Profile: Nose
Sweet, smoky-peat wafts of treacle toffee, smoke with iodine. Rich, sweet fruit. Ripe figs. Raisins. Fire and brimstone.
Flavour Profile: Palate
An exquisitely smooth, lightly waxy texture and a powerful, rich, darkly sweet, savoury then finally smoky taste, with great balance, length and persistence. Richly winey and fruity throughout, with dried figs and dates. Spiciness and growing smoky warmth; white pepper.
Flavour Profile: Finish
Long, rich and sweetly warming, with more white pepper, subsiding to leave a slightly smoky aftertaste.