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A Highland malt from Royal Brackla, an 8 year old, from the distillery, at 40%. Fruity and rounded, all honey, apple and a soft spice. Fruity, spiced and well aged. Made on the estate of Cawdor Castle. Fragrant, fruity and finely made. A malt long loved by blenders. Elegant spirit, sherry and wine casks. A Nairnshire malt of real class.
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An official Royal Brackla single malt matured to 8 year old and bottled at 40%. Royal Brackla was opened in 1812 on the Earl of Cawdor's estate near Nairn; William IV's 1833 warrant made it the King's Own Whisky. Captain Fraser, late of the army in India, shipped his spirit south to beat the local smugglers.
The spirit was made in copper pot stills after a long fermentation, for a fruity, honeyed make of real finesse. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, lending honey and vanilla. At this age the spirit is fresh and fruity, the orchard fruit and citrus bright. Sherry wood is central to the house style, lending dried fruit and a nutty depth. Tall copper stills and a long fermentation give an elegant, fragrant spirit. The distillery lies near Nairn, at the edge of the Highlands above Inverness. Owned today by John Dewar and Sons, part of Bacardi, it remains a quiet Highland name.
At 40% it is soft, honeyed and fragrant. Vanilla and a light cream from the barrel runs under a refined, fruity sweetness. A dried fruit and a gentle oak spice give it real depth. Dried fruit and oak spice see out a long finish. This is a fragrant Highland single malt of real finesse.
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