Royal Brackla 1994 14 Year Old Bourbon Cask Murray McDavid

Royal Brackla Mackillop's Choice 1976 33yo

I've always wanted to try a really old malt but price is the barrier. This 33yo Royal Brackla however was just about affordable with pricing still only in double digits. And distilled just 30 days after I was born I therefore thought it was the perfect match. The colour is paler than I'd expect but with a very very spicy and slightly citrussy...

Score 89/100

Royal Brackla 10 Year Old 2006 Highland Laird

Royal Brackla was founded in 1812 near Cawdor Castle – on the border between Highlands and Speyside. Cawdor Castle is also the backdrop for Shakespeare’s Macbeth, but I digress. This 10 years old is from the stables of Bartel Rawlings, who bottled it at cask strength in their Highland Laird series. I already tried an nice Auchentoshan 1992, but...

Score 86/100

Royal Brackla Signatory 1993/2011 Cask 3091+3092

Extremely light in colour, pale straw. A little bit green and grassy with some dandelion. First taste has some heat and some spicy cherry wood flavours that come through. Overall impression is very mild. Light-bodied with a short finish.

Score 76/100

Royal Brackla 1991 16 Year Old

N.b.: This is a review of the 2009 bottling of the 1991 Royal Brackla from Gordon & MacPhail (the linked bottle is the 2006 bottling). I picked this up at a G&M tasting night a month or so ago. I decided to open it tonight and revisit what I remember to be a very nice expression. It turned out to be as nice, if not better than I remember....

Score 85/100