Friday’s Pick: Brora 30 year old
February 22nd, 2008Brora, 30 year old, 55.7%, $400
Astonishingly fresh and clean for 30 years in oak, and with incredible depth. Slight oily texture. Appetizing brine, with honeyed vanilla, mustard seed, green olive, Seville orange, and lemon zest. Underlying smoke, damp peat and seaweed. Put simply, Brora at its finest.
Advanced Malt Advocate magazine rating: 95
February 22nd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Is this the 2007 bottling?
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Yes, it’s the newest release (in the U.S.).
February 24th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
As I remember, this was originally a “picks and pans” effort each Friday, but so far all the entries have been “picks.” Cold feet on the “pans?”
February 25th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Sam, I was going to make the announcement later this week. I still will, but I will give a “pre-announcement” now since you brought it up. The entire month of March is going to be “Friday’s Pan” month. I already know which whiskies I’m going to pick. Stay tuned.