Distilled at Braes of Glenlivet distillery in June 1975 & bottled December 2010. Matured in refill American hogsheads this Speyside single malt Scocth whisky is a component of the Chivas Regal blend. Braeval Braeval Distillery is situated on the north-eastern edge of the Grampian Mountains & in the Cairngorms National Park at Chapeltown of Glenlivet in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. Opened as Braes of Glenlivet in 1973 & re-named Braeval in 1995. Braeval is a Scottish malt whisky distillery & the highest working distillery in Scotland at an altitude of 352m. A modern pagoda roof towers over an attractive & relatively modern works. With white washed walls & dark slated roofs Braeval is well camouflaged when the snows falls. Production from six stills is geared up for the blending market, & there have been no distillery releases & just a very few independent ones to date. Nose fresh floral & fragrant. Palate mouth warming sweet & delicate. ...

Brora 1982 Vintage Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Matured in a Refill Sherry puncheon lot R0/15/01 bottled 2015 by Gordon & Mac Phail for the Rare Old series. 365 bottles. ...

Bottled 2010. A much sought after malt produced for a short period 1969-1983. A strong, smooth Highland malt with peat, phenols & a gentle sweetness. Matured in re-fill sherry butts. Brora Brora Distillery is situated in the north east of Scotland close to the Sutherland coast on the edge of Brora. Established in 1819 as Clynelish Distillery by the Marquis of Sutherland to produce fine Highland malt whisky & re-named Brora Distillery in 1975. Brora Distillery is an iconic Scottish malt distillery with a round red brick chimney, malt kiln with pagoda roof, a bellcote topped with a gilded weather cock, two big wooden worm tubs, miniscule gauger’s house, two wee copper stills & wonderful old dunnage warehouses. Brora Distillery closed in 1983 & is unlikely to re-open & so is a lost Scottish malt whisky distillery. Nose: initially fresh with hints of dried fruits
- apricots & peaches. A lemon freshness becomes evident & a hint of cinnamon develops. Palate: Some delicate peat, intertwined with sherry sweetness. Mouth watering with a delicate butterscotch edge.
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Bottled 2009. A highly sought after single sherry cask bottling of the closed Highland distillery. Just 93 bottles. Packaged in an impressive wooden box & numbered certificate. Brora Brora Distillery is situated in the north east of Scotland close to the Sutherland coast on the edge of Brora. Established in 1819 as Clynelish Distillery by the Marquis of Sutherland to produce fine Highland malt whisky & re-named Brora Distillery in 1975. Brora Distillery is an iconic Scottish malt distillery with a round red brick chimney, malt kiln with pagoda roof, a bellcote topped with a gilded weather cock, two big wooden worm tubs, miniscule gauger’s house, two wee copper stills & wonderful old dunnage warehouses. Brora Distillery closed in 1983 & is unlikely to re-open & so is a lost Scottish malt whisky distillery. Barley sugar sweet initially on the nose – it then runs citrically fruited, spicy, & displays some of its Sherry cask heritage
- lightly oaked
- plus something interestingly oceanic. Palate wise it carries some desiccating salt – yet is backed by that same earlier barley & fruit, plus a tobacco
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- mocha character. That all runs to a massivly sweet, spicy & warming style, with a light peated quality.



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1978 vintage from the 2011 Diageo Special Releases, the oldest bottling of Brora from the series. Just 1, 500 bottles. Brora Brora Distillery is situated in the north east of Scotland close to the Sutherland coast on the edge of Brora. Established in 1819 as Clynelish Distillery by the Marquis of Sutherland to produce fine Highland malt whisky & re-named Brora Distillery in 1975. Brora Distillery is an iconic Scottish malt distillery with a round red brick chimney, malt kiln with pagoda roof, a bellcote topped with a gilded weather cock, two big wooden worm tubs, miniscule gauger’s house, two wee copper stills & wonderful old dunnage warehouses. Brora Distillery closed in 1983 & is unlikely to re-open & so is a lost Scottish malt whisky distillery. No tasting notes at present. ...

The Laddie Ten. The historic first 10 year old bottled on 11th September 2011, ten years after the distillery re-opended. A landmark bottling of unpeated Islay single malt. Bruichladdich Bruichladdich Distillery was established in 1881 on the Rhinns peninsular on the island of Islay close by the sandy bays of Loch Indaal. Re-opened in 2001 with much of the original Victorian equipment restored to working order. The first release of Bruichladdich’s new whisky was the highly acclaimed PC5, the first release in the limited Port Charlotte range. Also producing very highly peated Octamore, Organic using Islay grown barley, & triple & quadruple distilled single malts. The Bruichladdich distillery visitor centre offers distillery tours including the bottling hall & the distillery participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Whisky Festival. Nose: Precursor to the flavours you will find on the palate: first, a combination of honey & a zing of fresh lemon. Then fresh, estery air bubbles of banana, , apricot, peach & ripe cantaloupe melon. The backdrop is a hint of the warm, ocean breeze blowing over the sand dunes & shore meadows alive with the waft of wild flowers
- Hebridean harmonisation. Given time, & a splash of spring water, the sweet oak brings light vanilla with a hint of nutty chocolate, with the crispness of warm, crusty, freshly baked bread. Palate: The mellow, oak sweetness is welcoming as are hints of bourbon & gingerbread, sherry & sultanas; & as they move on, there are the lighter, icing sugar-coated fruits. It’s fresh & frictionless, the texture of warm honey
- then dry, crispy, malt barley; together with the oak they merge beautifully to cradle the lighter flavours, adding the strong pulse to our long awaited Laddie! Finish: It’s exceptionally long for a 10 year old thanks to the natural oils from the malted barley still in the spirit. This is critical for the mouth feel & aftertaste, it begs the question – why do distillers remove the very essence of the spirit?

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A full, rich & complex malt. The first edition is a vatting of 60% American Oak, 40% Refill Sherry casks. Now discontinued & becoming increasingly rare. Bruichladdich Bruichladdich Distillery was established in 1881 on the Rhinns peninsular on the island of Islay close by the sandy bays of Loch Indaal. Re-opened in 2001 with much of the original Victorian equipment restored to working order. The first release of Bruichladdich’s new whisky was the highly acclaimed PC5, the first release in the limited Port Charlotte range. Also producing very highly peated Octamore, Organic using Islay grown barley, & triple & quadruple distilled single malts. The Bruichladdich distillery visitor centre offers distillery tours including the bottling hall & the distillery participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Whisky Festival. Light fresh & full of vitality. Assertive youthful bouquet with honeysuckle, myrtle, green apple, garden mint, dry hay & oak shavings. Simple & succulent, sweet flavours of home made tablet & toasted malt. ...

Bruichladdich 10 Year Old 2009 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single French Jurancon white wine cask 5015 bottled January 2020 for the United Kingdom market. 276 bottles. MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER. ...

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2012 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Made with 100% Bere barley grown on the Orkney Islands by the Agronomy Institute of Orkney College (UHI). Matured in first fill American oak bourbon casks. ...

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2013 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Made with 100% Bere barley grown by the Agronomy Institute of Orkney College. Matured in first-fill bourbon barrels (80%) & second-fill Pauillac wine casks (20%). ...