Royal Brackla 13 Year Old 1997 NC2 Duncan Taylor

Royal Brackla 19 Year Old 1997 Berry Bros & Rudd

King William IV visited the Brackla distillery in 1835. He enjoyed the whisky so much, that he offered them a Royal Warrant. Since then the distillery is known as Royal Brackla. In 1998 the distillery became the property of John Dewar & Sons. There are not many official bottings, but there is a whole range with the independents. This is one...

Score 84/100

Royal Brackla 55.24 Cherry pie moonshine

This was left over from my birthday party back in May by my good friend Igor Kossov. It was distilled Feb 21 1994 and put into a 2nd fill bourbon hogshead; 20 years later it filled 189 bottles. The colour is a light-to-medium caramel. On the nose a fruity sweetness comes first: strawberries, peaches and kumquats. Behind that, however, is an...

Score 86/100

Royal Brackla 12 Year Old 2006 The Whisky Agency for Taiwan

Close to Cawdor Castle – famous from Shakespeare’s Macbeth – lies the Brackla distillery, founded By Captain William Fraser of Brackla in 1812. Since 1835 she calls herself Royal Brackla after receiving a royal warrant from King William IV. This single cask from 2006 was selected by my Taiwanese friend Joseph Wang and sports the very lovely WeiWei...

Score 84/100

Royal Brackla 13 Year Old 1991 Gordon & Macphail

I have only ever tried two Brackla and was unable to write notes for it (for one was at a stag party and the other during a birthday party). Time to change that. This Brackla – oh, sorry, I mean Royal Brackla – it 13 years old from 1991 and bottled by the most famous Indie from Scotland. The nose is very creamy. Fat, in fact. All butter....

Score 80/100