Oct 2026In short · Royal Brackla (Highland), 13 years, Sweet & Zesty.
“With dawn breaking, we creaked open the doors of a dunnage warehouse.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 55.102 is a single cask of Royal Brackla, in the Highland region, 13 years old, bottled at 54.3%, released in the Oct 2026 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 55.x is from Royal Brackla.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
On the Cawdor estate near Nairn, Brackla was built in 1812 by Captain William Fraser and in 1833 became the first distillery granted a royal warrant, by William IV, whose 'King's Own Whisky' it became. Long fermentations and tall stills run slowly for plenty of copper contact give a light, fruity spirit that takes beautifully to sherry wood. Part of the Dewar's family (Bacardi).