Brora 1976 30 Year Old Douglas Laing Platinum Selection

Brora 1981 Signatory - 18 Year Old

This is the first ever Brora I have ever tasted, although, I have a couple of original bottles stashed in my bar for a momentous occasion. I have always been fascinated with this distillery given it's consistently well-reviewed bottles; original or independent. Now I'm a bit wary of independents given the uncertainty of flavor one may find in...

Score 93/100

Brora 30 Year Old bottled 2009

My friends keep telling me I need to taste a 30 Year Old Brora. To get them off my back (just kidding!), I’m doing this today. It’s the 2009 release, of which I got a sample (because 250 quid for a bottle is above my budget). The nose is wonderfully creamy and spicy with peat and salt, white fruit and baked banana. Some furniture polish, but also...

Score 91/100

Brora 30 Year Old bottled 2009

Nose: Mild peat, vinegar, black pepper, tart orange peel, cut grass, charcoal, brine, a faint whiff of wet hay. Additionally, there are sweeter notes like malted milk balls, vanilla custard, and lemon tart. The oak is nicely balanced. Taste: At first, sweet malt, toffee, almonds, crème brûlée, dark and bitter chocolate, browned butter, charred...

Score 94/100

Brora 25 Year Old Bot 2008

A sample from a friend (sometimes life is just awesome)- Nose: Lemon, waxy, some light coal and diesel fuel. Ginger, apple, white wine. This is all elegant, and just the slightest element of smoke. Olives, and a little coastal/salty clam shells. Delicious stuff. Palate: Honey and pear on entry, but it quickly turns to that great smoky, peaty...

Score 92/100