Brora 20 years 1975 Of. Rare Malts Selection Natural Cask Strengh Limited Edition

  • 54.90% |
  • 0.70L

A whisky from the Brora distillery (Highlands), which closed in 1983 and was formerly the Clynelish distillery before being renamed upon the opening of today’’s Clynelish distillery. Distilled in 1975 and bottled at 54.9% cask strength after 20 years of maturation. Created in 1996 by United Distille…More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Brora
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Highlands
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 marked label

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Brora 20 years 1975 Of. Rare Malts Selection Natural Cask Strengh Limited Edition

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Fine Spirits Auction Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)

  • Current Price Estimate

  • €1,309
  • €1,073 (Highest price)
  • €954 (Lowest price)

Latest auction prices

  • 14/03/2025 €1,072
  • 24/01/2025 €953
  • 11/12/2020 €1,416

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Brora 20 years 1975 Of. Rare Malts Selection Natural Cask Strengh Limited Edition

Cuvée presentation

A whisky from the Brora distillery (Highlands), which closed in 1983 and was formerly the Clynelish distillery before being renamed upon the opening of today’’s Clynelish distillery. Distilled in 1975 and bottled at 54.9% cask strength after 20 years of maturation. Created in 1996 by United Distillers, the Rare Malts range featured bottlings of rare whiskies often from closed distilleries. During the establishment of United Distillers at the end of the 1980s, the multinational company considered two approaches to showcase the group's many distilleries. The first was the creation of Classic Malts, which highlighted the Scottish terroirs with six distilleries. The second was a more confidential approach, promoting the group's 36 other distilleries, half of which were closed in the early 1980s. The bottlings will be released in small batches at cask strength, without using artificial colouring and using numbered bottles.

The distillery Brora

Scotland, Northern Highlands. Distillery closed. Owner: Diageo

In the midst of the 1980s economic crisis, further accentuated by several decades of overproduction, Brora, like many Scottish distilleries, was forced to close on 17 March 1983. Founded in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford in the village of Brora (Sutherland), it was originally named Clynelish. Swept up in the euphoria of the period following the end of WWII, the owners decided to increase its production capacity in 1967, building a new cutting edge production unit on the same site, dubbed Clynelish #2. To prevent confusion between the two distilleries, the historic site was renamed Brora in 1969 and its malt adopted a very peaty profile up until the late 1970s. For purists and “taste historians”, the 50s and 60s versions of Clynelish #1 (Clynelish 12 Year old Ainslie & Heilbron Distillers, Spring Cap, Clynelish 24 Year Old Cadenhead, Clynelish 28 Year old 1965 Signatory Vintage) have become so impossible to find that most would never even hope to experience them. The peated versions from the 1970s and more specifically those from 1972 (Brora 22 Year Old Rare Malts Selection 60.02% and Brora Old Map Label Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail) are still available and an absolute must-have for any self-respecting enthusiast or collector.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Brora
  • Vintage: 1975
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Age: 20 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Highlands
  • Alcohol percentage: 54.90 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 marked label
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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