Brora - 40 Year Old (1972) Cask Strength

Brora - 40 Year Old (1972) Cask Strength

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Region
Highlands
Distillery Status
operational
Type
Single Malt Whisky
Bottles Produced
160
Size
70cl
Delivery Weight
10.00
Strength
59.1
Country of origin
Scotland

About the distillery

The Brora distillery was a producer of single malt Scotch whisky that operated between 1819 and 1983.

The Brora distillery was built in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford, although it was known as "Clynelish" until the opening of the Clynelish Distillery in 1968, whereupon the name of the original Clynelish was changed to "Brora". Between May 1969 and July 1973, Brora produced a heavily peated whisky to supply for blending; this was done to cover a shortage of Islay whisky caused by a drought in that region. Most of the whisky produced as Brora after 1973 is in the lightly peated Highland style. In early 1983, production at Brora was stopped and the distillery was mothballed.

After an initial announcement in 2017 by owners Diageo to re-open the distillery, plans followed to revive the distillery and the distillery finally reopened its doors in May 2021 after a substantial investment.

Other Information

This very rare and sought after 40 year old special release from the silent Highland distillery, Brora, was at the time of release the most expensive whisky ever released by Diageo and the oldest Brora had ever made.

Distilled in 1972 and bottled at cask strength, the whisky comes presented in an elegant crystal decanter, encased in a handcrafted wooden case made by the Queen’s cabinet makers at NEJ Stevenson.

Bottle 145 of only 160 bottles released.

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Due to the various ages of bottles and their seals, condition of liquid is at the buyer's discretion and no claim can be lodged against leakage in transit.

It is not uncommon for bottles to contain sediment, either in the form of naturally occurring lipids that precipitate out of the whisky at low temperatures or in the form of cask related sediment. This is particularly prevalent in older bottlings. Neither naturally occurring lipids or cask related sediment would affect the taste if consumed and it is not considered a fault.