Royal BracklaSingle Malt Scotch Whisky
Royal Brackla was the first of only three distilleries (the others being Lochnagar and Glenury) to earn the 'Royal' epithet, receiving the industry's first Royal Warrant in 1835 from King William IV.
The whisky was also reported to be a favourite of Queen Victoria when she ascended to the throne shortly afterwards, and was one of the malts from which Andrew Usher created the first blended whisky in the 1860s.
These days, not much is heard of Royal Brackla, although this is an old and, as evidenced above, historic brand. The distillery was founded as far back as 1812, and changed hands a few times before being aquired by Scottish Malt Distillers (later to becomepart of Diageo) in 1943. During WWII, the distillery was taken over by the RAF and used as a school for new pilots.
After major renovations in 1966 and 1997 (the latter costing £2M), Royal Brackla was sold by the newly-created Diageo group to Bacardi-Martini, who incorporated it into their Dewar's portfolio (also recently acquired from Diageo). The vast majority of Brackla's spirit now goes into Dewar's White label and Bacardi's other blends.
Bacardi does little to promote Royal Brackla, preferring to spend its malt marketing money on Aberfeldy. For this reason the malt is rarely seen on shop shelves. A 10 year-old is the standard bottling, although an official 25 year-old was briefly available several years ago. This followed on the heels of some impressive Rare Malts bottlings done by Diageo in the 1990s, and a 10yo bottling under the Flora & Fauna rubric that is now extremely rare and valuable.
Independent bottlings of Royal Brackla are relatively regular, with Gordon & Macphail and Douglas Laing occasionally releasing interesting expressions. The house style was described by Michael Jackson as 'Fruity, cleansing, sometimes with a dry, hot finish. A refresher or a pousse-cafe.'
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Royal Brackla 12 Year OldSherry Finish
£69.25
(£98.93 per litre)
Royal Brackla 20149 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland Reserve Casks Parcel 12
£58.95
(£84.21 per litre)
Royal Brackla 201410 Year Old Small Batch #17 Signatory
£53.95
(£77.07 per litre)
Royal Brackla 1979Bot.1998 McDowall
£375
(£535.71 per litre)
Royal Brackla 201112 Year Old Duncan Taylor Single Cask
£73.25
(£104.64 per litre)
Royal Brackla 1983Bot.1999 Scott's Selection
£299
(£427.14 per litre)
Royal Brackla 197917 Year Old Bot.1996 Signatory
£275
(£392.86 per litre)
Royal Brackla 1972Bot.1995 Connoisseurs Choice
£500
(£714.29 per litre)
Royal Brackla 1970Connoisseurs Choice
£500
(£666.67 per litre)
Brackla 201012 Year Old Hart Brothers
£96.25
(£137.50 per litre)
Royal Brackla 9 Year OldBanyuls Cask The Guerilla Cask
£80.95
(£115.64 per litre)
Royal Brackla 196626 Year Old Bot.1992 Cadenhead's
£1,250
(£1,666.67 per litre)
Royal Brackla 192460 Year Old
£20,000
(£26,666.67 per litre)
Royal Brackla 21 Year OldSherry Finish
£256
(£365.71 per litre)
Royal Brackla 18 Year OldPalo Cortado Finish
£151
(£215.71 per litre)
Royal Brackla 192460 Year Old Crystal Decanter
£25,000
(£35,714.29 per litre)
Royal Brackla 12 Year OldValinch & Mallet
£65.95
(£94.21 per litre)
SMWS 55.7 (Royal Brackla)1975 20 Year Old
£800
(£1,142.86 per litre)
Royal Brackla 197524 Year Old First Cask #5445
£500
(£714.29 per litre)
Royal Brackla 1970Connoisseurs Choice
£500
(£666.67 per litre)
Royal Brackla 1974Bot.1997 Connoisseurs Choice
£550
(£785.71 per litre)