Brora distillery, formerly known as Clynelish was initially closed after a new distillery was built next-door in 1967, and assumed the Clynelish name. The original distillery re-opened after a year's hiatus, and bottlings of the whisky it produced between then and its second closure in 1983 are now increasingly sought after. Official bottlings of Brora did not appear until the 1990s, long after its closure, but independent bottlings like this were produced from the late 1980s.

When Brora was re-opened in 1969 it was to produce heavily peated spirit to make up for a shortfall of Islay whisky after a drought on the island. Brora vintages from 1973 onwards reverted to the lightly peated Highland style. Many of the bottlings of this brief period of heavily peated vintages are legendary.

This was bottled in 2003 by Douglas Laing for their Old & Rare range, when it was still part of their portfolio. The label has been bottled by Hunter Laing since 2013.

One of 221.

Reminds me of the super fruity unblended Laphroaigs – fantastic! Nose Tropical fruits, mango, passion fruit, pineapple, whiff of coastal peat and smoke, little medicinal, iodine, band aid, citric, spices, honeydew – excellent! Taste Punchy, oily, fruity, subtle sweetness, spices, medicinal notes, more tropical fruits, more hints of coastal peat and smoke, little OBE- superb! Finish Medium long, warm, fruity, little peaty and smoky, tobacco, citric – great!

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