Douglas Laing Old & Rare Platinum Selection / 1976, Aged 30 Years

Douglas Laing Old & Rare Platinum Selection

Brora

1976, Aged 30 Years

ABV 57.5%
REVIEWED Issue 68

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Specifications

Brand: Brora, Old & Rare Platinum Selection, Douglas Laing
Expression: 1976, Aged 30 Years
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 30 years old
Year of bottling: 2007
ABV: 57.5%
Country/Region: Scotland / Highland
Bottling type: Independent Bottling
Bottled by: Douglas Laing

Tasting notes

Taster Dominic Roskrow

Nose: Treacle tart,orange rind,sugared almonds.
Palate: Sharper than expected but with clean citrus and barley mix,and a pleasant limey palate cleanser.
Finish: Long,clean,fresh and zingy.
Comment: Very sophisticated,classy and enjoyable.

7.3

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Rich fruit. Red grape juice. Burnt wood. Liquorice.Touch of tar.
Palate: Crisp and dry. A medicinal taste like a cough syrup.Very concentrated. Spicy explosion. Tabasco.
Finish: Bold, spicy. Tar and liquorice ('pastilles du mineur' miner's losanges).
Comment: A bold character,delivering the whole package at once.Keeps spirity to the finish. Water cuts the edges but stilltooharsh for me.

7.0

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

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