Brora 25 Year Old Bottled 2008

Brora 30 Year Old 1976/2007 Douglas Laing Platinum

from a purchased sample Nose: Lightly peaty with that perfect Montrachet that's got a touch of sweetness. Lemon, a gorgeous waxiness. Pepper, ash, and putty. Oh, Brora, how I love when you do this. Ginger, coastal, and farmy, but mainly on hay. It has a slightly salty and medicinal note. More brutal and sharp than the other two in the line-up,...

Score 96/100

Brora 35 Year Old 11th Release bottled 2012

It's been a while since I've had any Brora, and I didn't really want to open up my one bottle of the stuff, so, here we are! I couldn't get a bottle of this release (and at the prices it was hitting... even if I had the opportunity, well, I might have anyway) - so I bought a sample from Master of Malt. Good decisions, I've made a few. This was the...

Score 95/100

Brora 25 Year Old Bot 2008

A sample from a friend (sometimes life is just awesome)- Nose: Lemon, waxy, some light coal and diesel fuel. Ginger, apple, white wine. This is all elegant, and just the slightest element of smoke. Olives, and a little coastal/salty clam shells. Delicious stuff. Palate: Honey and pear on entry, but it quickly turns to that great smoky, peaty...

Score 92/100

Brora 25 Year Old Bot 2008

I bought this bottle for my birthday in 2009 when I was living in Seattle. It was near the end of the liquor controlled monopoly in Washington State. A few bottles of Brora 25yo reached Seattle, and I heard that new tax laws were about to go into effect. I had been on the fence concerning this bottle over trying to get my hands on one of the...

Score 92/100