Brora 1972 22 Year Old Rare Malts

Brora 1972 22 Year Old

• Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Distillery Bottling

70cl / 58.7%

One of the now-legendary 1972 Broras bottled by Diageo as part of the Rare Malts series, that really kick-started the explosion of interest in this lost distillery. 1972 is regarded by experts as a miracle year for Brora, and this particular version won Brora expert Serge Valentin’s highest ever score, with 97 points. Enough said. Brora 1972 22 Year Old Rare Malts

Further, The proportion of sherry casks in this new ‘22’ just went up from 58% to 70%. Colour: dark gold. Nose: starts all on coffee, roasted nuts and blackcurrant jelly, with good oomph despite the 40% vol. It’s very malty as well, getting more and more chocolaty over time, with also a little smoke and the trademark notes of orange marmalade. So far, so good. Brora 1972 22 Year Old

Mouth: amazing how ‘nervous’ this one is despite the low ABV. All on orange liqueur and milk chocolate plus marmalade and spices (notes of Chinese anise and cloves). Finish: rather short but balanced. Grand-Marnier. Comments: not the most complex of all on the palate but I think it’s better than the former version of the 12 indeed. Good sippin’ whisky.