Brora 1982 19 Year Old Silver Seal

Brora Triptych 38 Year Old 1982 Timeless Original

To celebrate the reopening of the legendary Brora distillery, Diageo launches a very exclusive set with three historical malts. On the 19th of May 2021 the first cask with new spirit was laid down – a year later than plannen, but we all know the culprit. The reopening was celebrated in style with this Brora Triptich, a very exclusive set – limited...

Score 91/100

Brora 19 Year Old 1982 Silver Seal

Brora is almost legendary, rivaled for cult status only by Port Ellen. So I feel privileged to put two Brora samples H2H today. I will start with this rather pale 19 Year Old Brora, that was bottled by Silver Seal in 2001. The nose is very light with hardly any smoke and mostly nuts, prunes and spring flowers. No smoke nor oak. I would never have...

Score 86/100

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 24 yo (1977/2001, Rare Malts, OB)

N: incredibly complex with wax and farmy, a gentle peat with fruit (strawberry, apple and raisins) P: very well balanced, flashes of flavours (liquorice, malt, strawberry). a lot of honey. F: kind of smoky, dried fruit and a great maltness. this Brora reminds me some old Taliskers

Score 94/100