Review: Brora 35 Years Old Limited Edition 2012
Review: Brora 35 Years Old Limited Edition 2012
This whisky comes to us from the Northern Highlands’ Brora Distillery, where it was distilled in 1976 and 1977… before the plant was shuttered in 1983.
The color of yellow Chartreuse, this whisky is a true delight, the kind of experience that you can get from a malt only after it spends decades mellowing in cask.
Classic Highland structure, this is a malt that wallops you with complexity — fruit, wood, and touches of smoke one after the other. Honey starts you off, then the fruit rushes in — orange juice, applesauce, and bananas. There’s a nut character below that — a Three Musketeers nougat with almonds and walnuts — with a touch of spice dusting the lot. The finish is just the lightest bit smoky, a puff of cigar smoke sent your way by a billionaire who nods to let you know, yeah, he knows you’re drinking the good stuff. It’s an incredible whisky. Don’t even think of cutting it with water.
Yeah, it’s hard to give out two A+ ratings in a week, but it’s another whisky that earns its stripes.
96.2 proof. 1,566 bottles made.
A+ / $624 / malts.com [BUY IT NOW FROM CASKERS]
Brora 35 Years Old Limited Edition 2012
$624
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