Royal Brackla, sounds fancy doesn’t it? In 1835 Royal Brackla became the first Scottish distillery to receive the Royal title. It was King William IV who granted the title as they supplied whisky to the royal court. Just so you know there are only 3 distilleries with “Royal” in their titles: Royal Brackla, Glenury Royal, and Royal Lochnagar.

Most of the whisky at Royal Brackla goes into blends presumably Dewar’s as they are owned by Dewar’s/Bacardi. However, just this year they launched a new single malt range with the 12, 16, and 21 year old. This coincides with single malt releases from Aultmore and Craigellachie (also owned by Dewar’s).

We tried a dram of the 12 year old at WOLS tasting.

Distillery: Royal Brackla

Age: 12 Years Old

Cask: Finished in First Filled Oloroso Sherry Casks

ABV: 40%

Price: £41.75

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