Royal Brackla 1975 24 años R Sherry Murray McDavid

Royal Brackla Mackillop's Choice 1976 33yo

I've always wanted to try a really old malt but price is the barrier. This 33yo Royal Brackla however was just about affordable with pricing still only in double digits. And distilled just 30 days after I was born I therefore thought it was the perfect match. The colour is paler than I'd expect but with a very very spicy and slightly citrussy...

Score 89/100

Royal Brackla 1991 16 Year Old

N.b.: This is a review of the 2009 bottling of the 1991 Royal Brackla from Gordon & MacPhail (the linked bottle is the 2006 bottling). I picked this up at a G&M tasting night a month or so ago. I decided to open it tonight and revisit what I remember to be a very nice expression. It turned out to be as nice, if not better than I...

Score 85/100

Royal Brackla Duncan Taylor Dimensions 14 Year Old 1997

My third of three Duncan Taylor Dimensions samples - this one a 14 year old from Highland distillery Royal Brackla. They don't have much of a profile, with few bottlings - they were founded in 1812, and were the first distillery to receive a royal warrant, in 1835, apparently to help boost sales. I have no idea whether or not it worked. It...

Score 67/100

Royal Brackla 14 Year Old 1992 Cadenhead

Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection always means whisky at cask strength. This Royal Brackla was distilled in 41992 and bottled in 2007 from a bourbon cask. Creamy and spicy nose. A lot of white fruit with Pink Ladies up front. Wood shavings. Aniseed and almonds. Opens slowly. Not spectacular, but far from bad. Adding water pushes the fruit away...

Score 83/100