Brora 37 Year Old 14th Release Special Releases 2015

Tasting notes by Billy A

• Nose

  Sweet waxed fruit, mulching straw and muddy farmyards, with hints of violets and gentle, earthy smoke. As the whisky develops in the glass, maritime ozone and sea spray appear, along with richer notes of leather, driftwood and smoked ham.

• Palate

  Sweet and gently floral, with polished tables, freshly cut boards and a wisp of smoke. Delicate fruit emerges from behind the spice and smoke – baked apples, lemon and raisins – along with the ham from the nose and sweet cured bacon. The sweetness slowly fades on the palate, leaving barrel char bitterness, bung cloth and earthy dunnage warehouse floors.

• Finish

  Charcoal smoke and lingering liquorice.

• Comment

  For me, this is the perfect balance of Brora character – sweet, fruit and floral with a hint of farmyard, earth and smoke.