Royal Brackla 2012 10 Year Old, Finn Thomson Cask #308504

This cask is a throwback to the original style of the distillery and indeed the style that made it so popular that it was the first distillery to be given a Royal Warrant back in 1835. Whereas now Brackla was known for its fruity and floral style, back then it was celebrated for its peatiness.

Whereas in times past Brackla’s smokiness came from the peated malt it used, here the peat comes from its full maturation in an ex-Islay cask. A different take on a peated whisky, the integration of peaty notes within the cask over 10 years gives it a lighter peatiness that integrates beautifully with the spirit character.

An advert in the Morning Post in 1836 described Royal Brackla as “peat flavoured, but far from rank - strong, but not fiery, and produces the most exquisite Punch or Toddy”. Finn Thomson couldn’t describe this particular cask better himself.

Distilled: 26/09/2012
Bottled: 10/04/2023
Cask no: 308504
Cask: Ex-Islay Hogshead
One of only 312 bottled produced
Natural colour and non chill filtered