Brora / 30 Years Old - Whisky Magazine

Brora

30 Years Old

ABV 56.3%
REVIEWED Issue 57

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Specifications

Brand: Brora, Diageo
Expression: 30 Years Old
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 30 years old
Year of bottling: 2005
ABV: 56.3%
Country/Region: Scotland / Highland
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Slightly butyric at start. Wet straw. Cowshed with a whiff of creosote. Dry seashells, tar rope. Vanilla rising up with caramel notes.
Palate: Very sweet then drying out on smoke and soot. Definitely phenolic. Earthy roots.
Finish: Dry, sooty, vanishing quite quickly then sweet maltiness coming back.
Comment: Dour at first then opening up in a delightful way. Take your time to get acquainted with this fellow and you'll like it.

8.0

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Slow to develop. Delicate. Pine resin, wood glue, shavings. Toffee base notes.
Palate: Drying, then malty. Nice cereal development. Fresh egg pasta? Fruity (muesli?) character with water.
Finish: Smooth, confident. Sherry and bitter cacao in the tail.
Comment: Reticent at first, shows itself to be a well structured whisky delivering mature flavours.

7.5

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Brora (Closed 1983) Distillery, Brora , Sutherland, Highland , Highland, Scotland

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