Royal Brackla reviews

Close to Cawdor Castle – famous from Shakespeare’s Macbeth – lies the Brackla distillery, foundedBy Captain William Fraser of Brackla in 1812. Since 1835 she calls herself Royal Brackla after receiving…

The Brackla distillery – founded by Captain William Fraser of Brackla in 1812 – can be found close to Cawdor Castle, famous from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In 1835 it got a royal warrant from King William…

King William IV visited the Brackla distillery in 1835. He enjoyed the whisky so much, that he offered them a Royal Warrant. Since then the distillery is known as Royal Brackla. In 1998 the distillery…

Royal Brackla was founded in 1812 near Cawdor Castle – on the border between Highlands and Speyside. Cawdor Castle is also the backdrop for Shakespeare’s Macbeth, but I digress. This 10 years old is from…

This was left over from my birthday party back in May by my good friend Igor Kossov. It was distilled Feb 21 1994 and put into a 2nd fill bourbon hogshead; 20 years later it filled 189 bottles.The colour…

Fiery peppery warming thick arrival followed by a red fruit and vegetable silty middle flowing into a balanced rich malty red fruit loaded finish.

Shape matters, especially when it comes to the glass you’re using while enjoying your daily dram or scribbling notes down like me. Today's review is a bit different, as part of a little experiment, I’ll…

Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection always means whisky at cask strength. This Royal Brackla was distilled in 41992 and bottled in 2007 from a bourbon cask. Creamy and spicy nose. A lot of white fruit with…

I have only ever tried two Brackla and was unable to write notes for it (for one was at a stag party and the other during a birthday party). Time to change that. This Brackla – oh, sorry, I mean Royal…

I've always wanted to try a really old malt but price is the barrier. This 33yo Royal Brackla however was just about affordable with pricing still only in double digits. And distilled just 30 days after…