Royal Brackla 16-year-old (Distilled 1970) Connoisseurs Choice / 40% / 0.75l

Connoisseurs Choice is one of the oldest whisky series in the Gordon & MacPhail portfolio.

It debuted in the mid-1960s, when most Scottish malt distilleries were producing for blenders, not even considering promoting their whiskies as single malts. Today, over half a century later, Connoisseurs Choice is still a successful competitor in the single malt market and has its devoted fans. The Royal Brackla presented here was distilled in 1970, the year in which the then owner, DCL, installed a second pair of stills, and aged in American and European oak barrels for 16 years.

Nose : fruity, sweet, apricots, plums, oranges, raisins, vanilla, caramel, cappuccino, licorice and a distant note of peat.

Palate : mild, vanilla cream, toffee, milk chocolate, breakfast cereals with honey, candy, baked apples, ripe grapes, a bit of peat and oak tannins.

Finish : medium long, with notes of vanilla, caramel, summer fruits, licorice and a delicate oak bitterness.