Brora, 30 year old, 55.7%, $400
Astonishingly fresh and clean for 30 years in oak, and with incredible depth. Slight oily texture. Appetizing brine, with honeyed vanilla, mustard seed, green olive, Seville orange, and lemon zest. Underlying smoke, damp peat and seaweed. Put simply, Brora at its finest.
Advanced Malt Advocate magazine rating: 95
Is this the 2007 bottling?
Yes, it’s the newest release (in the U.S.).
As I remember, this was originally a “picks and pans” effort each Friday, but so far all the entries have been “picks.” Cold feet on the “pans?”
Sam, I was going to make the announcement later this week. I still will, but I will give a “pre-announcement” now since you brought it up. The entire month of March is going to be “Friday’s Pan” month. I already know which whiskies I’m going to pick. Stay tuned.
[...] White Bowmore, 1964 vintage, 43 year old ~ $6,000 MA Rating: 94 Brora , 30 year old ~ $400 MA Rating: 95 [...]
o.k., i know i’m a year late on this, but i just ordered a bottle of the Brora 2007 30 year. better late than never, i guess. can’t wait!
Better late than never. That’s one great whisky!
I still found a bottle for a resonable price at a swiss retailer (350 CHF), so I couldn’t resist to order it today.
[...] Malt Advocate – A short and sweet review by John Hansell, where he hands out 95 points and calls it “Brora at its finest.” [...]