The fifteenth annual release of the iconic single malt. Distilled in 1977, matured in Refill American White Oak Hogsheads and bottled in 2016 at natural cask strength of 48.6% This is a limited Edition single malt whisky with only 2,984 individually numbered bottles. Brora 38 Years old is part of Diageo Special Releases, a yearly release that showcases old, rare and ultra-premium whiskies from active and lost distilleries. Since 2001, the collection has included whiskies such as Cardhu, Talisker, Mortlach, Lagavulin, Rosebank, Oban, Singleton, Port Ellen, Brora and more.
Tasting notes
Gold with amber hues
Ample and slightly dry with notes of citrus, wood ash, mint and toffee.
Medium body, smooth and waxy with lemon zest, caramel and peaty notes.
Long finish with sweet and fresh hints of pine resin.
Founded in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford. It was originally called Clynelish and the whisky produced there was sold only to private customers. After a long history, it reopened its doors in 1969 to produce heavily “Islay style” malt to cover a shortage caused by a drought in the region. However, the distillery produced a lightly peated whisky style. In 1983 the distillery closed down its doors again. For decades Brora has been a ghost distillery suspended in time, a lost legend of the whisky world. In 2021 Diageo announced the reawakening of the distillery, a three-year painstaking brick-by-brick restoration for a small distillery capable of producing 800,000 litres of spirit each year. One of the new features is the installation of a biomass boiler powered by wood chips from Northern Scotland, a process that will provide a sustainable future for the distillery. Also, two of the original Brora's copper pot stills were refurbished by their skilled coppersmiths.Whilst there is more to come from the distillery, the remaining old stocks are certainly considered of the finest whiskies in the world.
