Royal Brackla 16 Years Old

An official Royal Brackla single malt, a 16 year old Highland malt and bottled at 40%. Royal Brackla, founded in 1812 by Captain William Fraser on the Cawdor Estate of Macbeth fame, is the first Royal distillery in Scotch. The house style leans on sherry wood, fruity and elegant.

It was distilled twice on soft Cawdor Burn water, for a clean, floral spirit with a gentle spice. A sherry cask wrapped the fruity spirit in dried fruit and a nutty depth. Mid age brings a fuller honey and a deeper dried fruit note. Long ageing builds a honeyed weight over the fragrant Highland spirit. The spirit was long destined for blends before its single malt revival. Royal Brackla was the first Scotch whisky ever to be granted a royal warrant. The distillery sits on the Cawdor Estate, whose castle is tied to the legend of Macbeth. Captain William Fraser, an army man returned from India, built the distillery in 1812.

At 40% it is supple and fruity. The Oloroso brings dried fruit, fig and a nutty depth, and a gentle vanilla and coconut from the wood runs under citrus and a floral lift. It is refined and deep, the fruit and oak well matched. The finish is deep, spiced and rounded. This is an elegant Highland malt of real depth.