Brora 1971 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask
Bottle performance
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Lot number: 180-01308
Winning bid: £2,200
Having been in specialist and craft Scotch Whisky production for generations, Douglas Laing originally exported blends, but now carries the family name down the line by focusing on bottling exceptional single malts and grains as part of their Old Particular, Provenance and XOP ranges. They also enjoy huge success with their “Remarkable Regional Malts” range; a series of creatively named vatted malts, designed to epitomise the characteristics of Scotland’s whisky regions.
The Old Malt Cask range is usually bottled at a preferred strength of 50%, known as “golden strength”, as it is believed this strength allows the drinker to experience the malt in its full and redolent glory.
Brora
This dram was distilled during a vital period in the distillery’s history when some exceptionally dry weather on Islay caused concern for the industry and heavily peated malts were in short supply. Looking to the mainland distilleries, Brora’s phenol levels were increased to compensate for this shortage until the end of the 1970’s which means that this dram can definitely be expected to pack a punch of peat!
Distilled: February 1971
Bottled: April 2000
Age: 29 Years Old
50% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 285 bottles released
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