Connoisseur's Choice Royal Brackla 2009

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Connoisseur's Choice Royal Brackla 2009

Tasting Notes

Nose Rich coconut aromas with green apple, fresh mango, lemon and lime zest. Charred oak and pineapple develop.

Taste Sweet and fruity with ripe tropical fruit flavours complimented by lime and chocolate. Charred oak and cracked black pepper offer balance.

Finish Medium-bodied, fruity with lingering citrus.

Whisky Details

Royal Brackla

Royal Brackla is one of an elite group of just three distilleries, which were granted permission to use the ‘Royal’ moniker. In the case of Royal Brackla, it was the very first, bestowed as a result of King William IV's particular liking for the whisky and for a time, it was known as 'The King's Own Whisky’.

The distillery was founded in 1812 by Captain William Fraser and was rebuilt in 1898 and then again in 1966 when the floor maltings were closed and the number of stills was doubled from two to four. An underground water source once used when part of the distillery was used as an airfield during World War Two was conveniently converted into a way of cooling the spirit.