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- Category Scotch
- Country Scotland
- Region Highland
- Distillery Brora
- Age 35 Year Old
- Style Single Malt Whisky
- Alcohol 48.6%*
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In 1983, the Brora Distillery in the Highlands was mothballed. This means there are practically no leftover barrels of Brora juice left, which explains why the most expensive bottle ever to be sold by Diageo was an original style of Brora.
And now, thanks to the Vault, you can own an original style of Brora Single Malt, too. A 1978 vintage Brora, to be precise. It was aged in both refill American and refill European oak casks for 35 years. Clocking in at cask strength, this rare find was part of Diageo’s Special Release collection in 2014.
1 of 2,964 individually numbered bottles.
*This bottle is a collector’s item; we will not be able to entertain any refunds or exchanges.
**Individual orders are limited to one item per person, as we wish to allow everyone to participate.
***Any kind of transit damage is insured and will be reimbursed.
- Category Scotch
- Country Scotland
- Region Highland
- Distillery Brora
- Age 35 Year Old
- Style Single Malt Whisky
- Alcohol 48.6%*
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35 Year Old 1978
Dog Dogson's
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Scotland is home to more than 20 million casks of maturing Whisky. That’s four for every person living there. Nuts!
Single malt stands for around 10% of the Scotch market. This is a malt containing only one grain, legally required to be barley in Scotland, and made at a single distillery.
A blended Scotch is a combination of different malts from different distilleries. It is typically made from grain Whisky but does include malt Whisky to give it a more complex body.
A blended Scotch is a combination of different malts from different distilleries. It is typically made from grain Whisky but does include malt Whisky to give it a more complex body.
Whisky distilling goes way back to 1494 when the first recorded batch was made by a posse of monks who acquired about 60 gallons of barley and decided to turn it into "aqua vitae". They created the first 1,500 bottles of Scotch in History.
Ironically, the most expensive bottle of Whisky ever sold by Diageo was a Brora. In 2014, one of the last casks from Brora's original style production was bottled after aging for 40 years. This 40YO Brora single malt sold for a retail price of £6,995.99, or more than $11,000.00 US.
Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and the USA, they spell it Whiskey.
First-class Whiskies are taxed not only by the state but also by the angels. This refers to the 4% of Whisky that evaporates from the barrels every year, a phenomenon known as the angel’s share.
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Dog Dogson's
Smartass corner
Scotland is home to more than 20 million casks of maturing Whisky. That’s four for every person living there. Nuts!
Single malt stands for around 10% of the Scotch market. This is a malt containing only one grain, legally required to be barley in Scotland, and made at a single distillery.
A blended Scotch is a combination of different malts from different distilleries. It is typically made from grain Whisky but does include malt Whisky to give it a more complex body.
A blended Scotch is a combination of different malts from different distilleries. It is typically made from grain Whisky but does include malt Whisky to give it a more complex body.
Whisky distilling goes way back to 1494 when the first recorded batch was made by a posse of monks who acquired about 60 gallons of barley and decided to turn it into "aqua vitae". They created the first 1,500 bottles of Scotch in History.
Ironically, the most expensive bottle of Whisky ever sold by Diageo was a Brora. In 2014, one of the last casks from Brora's original style production was bottled after aging for 40 years. This 40YO Brora single malt sold for a retail price of £6,995.99, or more than $11,000.00 US.
Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and the USA, they spell it Whiskey.
First-class Whiskies are taxed not only by the state but also by the angels. This refers to the 4% of Whisky that evaporates from the barrels every year, a phenomenon known as the angel’s share.
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