Product description
Royal Brackla Distillery is based in Cawdor, close to the setting of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Indeed, Macbeth was the ruler of Cawdor and took the throne after murdering King Duncan. After a 17-year reign, he was killed by his son Malcolm. Royal Brackla is now owned by John Dewar & Sons, a subsidiary of Bacardi Ltd, and produces 4.2 million litres of alcohol per year. In late 2019, the company announced a change to its core offering with a 12-year-old Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish, an 18-year-old Palo Cortado Sherry Cask Finish and a 21-year-old finished in Oloroso, Palo Cortado and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. The final maturation takes place in first-fill casks and the whiskies are bottled at 46% abv and without chill filtration.
Nose: slightly subdued, vanilla cream, meringues, apples, pears, grapefruit, roasted nuts and almonds, brown sugar, traces of pine needles and oak.
Palate : vanilla, toffee, lemon tart, nectarines, raisins, pink grapefruit, almond butter, green tea, candied ginger, white pepper, mint leaf and oak.
Finish : medium long, with notes of roasted peanuts, citrus, ginger, pepper and oak.