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11th October 2010 |
 Brora 30 Year Old
Brora distillery, on Scotland’s
north-east coast, opened in 1819 and
closed in 1983. The iconic status of its
peated, Islay-style single malts has
matured as stocks dwindle.
This year’s distinguished and memorable
release, at 30 years old, delivers all
the key characteristics of the classic
Brora: exquisite sweetness, rich
fruitiness and magnificently appetising
savoury smoke.
Bottled at its natural cask strength of
54.3% ABV, it is a limited edition of
only 2958 individually numbered bottles
and has a RRP of £280.
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Brora 30 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Appearance:
Mid-amber. Medium beading, large beads.
Nose:
Mild nose-feel. A delicate, complex and
appetising old nose that slowly reveals
a balance of buttery softness and acetic
sharpness. (Rather like the aroma of a
Hollandaise sauce). Develops gently,
vanilla alternating with sharper,
faintly coastal notes. With time, in
true Brora style, there’s a pleasing
waxiness, and hints of old lavender, as
in a dried-out pot-pourri. Water
enhances these fragrant notes, and adds
the scent of crisply laundered fine
linen, while the waxiness becomes
heavier (polished church pews). Later,
there are traces of roast meat, and that
appealing herbal fragrance persists.
Body:
Dense. Oily and smooth.
Taste:
At first smooth, sweet and honeyed, then
a split-second later drying, with
instant smoke and medicinal notes. More
savoury notes rise with (a little)
water. There’s a lightly teeth-coating
waxiness. Sweet overall, but with slight
saltiness and an intriguing herbal
flavour.
Finish:
Long and scented. At first, elegant with
long malty notes: rich fruitiness with a
charred, smoky backdrop. Then drying,
with smouldering oak. Finally,
salty-sweet.
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Other 2010 Diageo Special Releases
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Diageo Special Releases Availability
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On sale in most markets in Europe, but
not all markets take all 9 products.
Also available in selected global duty
free outlets.
In the US market, the following will be
available: Lagavulin 12 year old, Caol
Ila 12 year old, Talisker 30 year old,
Glenkinchie 20 year old, Cragganmore 21
year old, Glen Spey 21 year old, and
Auchroisk 20 year old.
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