Product description
The “Artist Collective” series debuted in 2017 in the Parisian La Maison du Whisky range and is a complement to the prestigious “Artist” line.
While the latter is a collection of carefully selected single cask editions, the “Artist Collective” is in the small batch (or rather very small batch) category. Each edition catches the eye with a label featuring a work by a contemporary artist. The Royal Brackla 2007 presented here is part of the fourth “Artist Collective” series, released in autumn 2020. The whisky spent over 13 years in two first-fill sherry butt casks and was bottled at 48% abv. The graphic design uses the work “Au Coeur de la Création” by Louise Fleury.
Nose : complex, dried apricots and mango, oranges, walnuts, cocoa powder, cloves, black pepper, ginger, notes of tobacco, leather and potpourri.
Palate: honeyed breakfast cereal, Christmas fruitcake, quince jam, mango, nectarines, dark chocolate, raisins, candied ginger, nutmeg, sherry and oak.
Finish : quite long, with notes of dark chocolate, pralines, roasted chestnuts, candied ginger, a bit of mint and oak.