Single Malt
Scotland
1 Jan 2011
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An annual crowd-pleaser, Brora tends to be a muscular, sooty brute of a whisky, and we love it. 2011's Special Releases included this a 32-year-old Brora, aged in refill American and European oak casks. A release of 1,404 bottles worldwide.
This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed photos just get in touch!
Quite a closed nose for a Brora, with crystallised fruits, quince and reserved sootiness. There’s not a whole lot going on actually.
Spicy, with chocolate-covered honeycomb (ok, Crunchie bars), pine oil, hickory and rosemary smoke (that sounds like a rather specific tasting note, and it’ll make a lot of sense come the release of a fascinating little treat from Professor Cornelius Ampleforth!).Maybe some apple peel too.
Sweet and smoky, wood ash, pepper and aniseed on the tail.
Not the usual bruiser you expect from Brora, but a very fine whisky nonetheless.
Complex and long; malty with smoke at the back; wood for sure (it's 32 years!) but not too oaked; so many tastes and it evolves in the glass over time... Probably the finest whisky I have tried. A must - IF you have the dosh to spare - and if you do, drink it quick because it'll be worth even more in a couple of years and then it'll be too expensive to drink...
