Brora 30yo 53.2% OB
I've tried the much talked about Brora before, but never an OB, this should be a cracker from what I've heard. It smells fresh, green notes, forest, wet grass, tea, nice but very gentle. The taste is slightly bitter, lemon peel, sage, fish sauce, but that's not the problem, to me it seems kind of dead. I'll add some water. With enought time and water some notes of red onion and salt appears, very nice, but at this age, well, I guess it should've been bottled earlier then.
Good, but at this age and price?: 6
Brora 23yo 1981-2005 48% Dun Bheagan cask#1512 btl.x/648.
From a refill sherry butt, Brora is a dearly departed as it shows to be one of the most sought after discontinued malts today. It smells minty and grassy, maybe it needs some time. It doesn't improve much. The taste is so sweet and lovely, oloroso sherry, caramel, marshmallows, green tea and banana leaves. The aftertaste is long and peppery, not much going on. With some water it gets dryer and richer on the palate. But all in all, what saves this malt is the palate.
I'm not as fascinated by Brora as many others I guess: 4.5
Brora 17yo 1982-1999 40% CC G&M
The odor gives me a small idea of honey and flowers, summery. Tastewise it's also honey at first, then blackberries on the palate. A very special taste, perhaps a bit strange, who knows, but absolutely worth a shot.
Charismatic for the highlands: 7
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