Sold outApr 2025In short · Royal Brackla (Highland), 13 years.
“Aromas of smoked mint, menthol and camphor balm and dry-roasted peanuts were initially recorded by the Panel, ahead of frying pancetta, leaf mulch and hardwood resins,…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 55.79 is a single cask of Royal Brackla, in the Highland region, 13 years old, bottled at 59%, released in the Apr 2025 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).