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BRORA
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The
duke is better known as the notorious landowner who cruelly ordered
the removal by force of 15,000 men, women and children from his
estates to make way for sheep, which were more economical.
His
distillery was in the heart of good barley growing land and there was
a coal-pit nearby to provide fuel - which turned out to be of
inferior quality and ran out quickly. James Ainslie & Co acquired
the distillery in 1896 but it was almost bankrupted in 1912, after
which it joined DCL.
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The
excellence of the whisky made here was remarked on by Professor
Saintsbury, pre- First World War. In 1968 a new distillery was built
adjacent, also named Clynelish, and the original was mothballed.
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The
distillery was finally closed in May 1983. So true Brora' malt whisky
must have been made between 1975 and 1983 and it is becoming
increasingly rare.
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Prop
@ 20 Years (59.1% Rare Malts' bottling): Bronze colour and sweet,
vanilla nose. No sign of peat-smoke appears until water is added, and
even then there is very little and of a light medicinal character.
Some natural turpentine traces. Smooth and sweetish mouthfeel with a
dryish finish.
SMWS @ 17 Years (62.2%): From a
sherry cask, this was like opening a box of dark, sweet chocolates.
With water, delicate spagnum moss aromas emerged and whiffs of peat,
ground pepper, sauna baths and tarry tea. Later liquorice appeared.
The flavour was dry and peppery, the finish spicy.
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