{"id":7062,"date":"2015-09-02T11:39:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T11:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=7062"},"modified":"2019-01-23T10:36:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T10:36:51","slug":"the-drink-divine-royal-brackla-single-malts-set-to-debut-in-duty-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/the-drink-divine-royal-brackla-single-malts-set-to-debut-in-duty-free\/","title":{"rendered":"The Drink Divine: Royal Brackla Single Malts makes debut in duty free"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Dewar & Sons, the owners of Royal Brackla, are making available<\/span> 12, 16 and 21 year old expressions of this celebrated single\u00a0malt in global\u00a0duty free and travel retail markets.<\/p>\n

The new range consists of the Royal Brackla 12 Year Old, Royal Brackla 16 Year Old and Royal Brackla 21 Year Old and will be available in 10 international markets from September 2015.\u00a0Launched as part of the \u201cLast of the Great Malt\u201d series, the new permanent edition whiskies follow launches from the Craigellachie, Aultmore and Aberfeldy distilleries.<\/p>\n

In April last year, Dewar (Bacardi) released just 100 bottles of a 35-year-old variant of Royal Brackla, which at US$15,000 was the group\u2019s most expensive whisky to-date.<\/p>\n

[UPDATE<\/strong> September 9, 2015 –\u00a0Bacardi Global Travel Retail, in partnership with DFS<\/a> at Changi Airport<\/a>, has unveiled the world-first launch of a stunning new range of proprietary premium bottlings from Royal Brackla distillery, one of Scotland\u2019s oldest and most venerable distilleries and imbued with a truly unique royal heritage.\u00a0Following the exclusive \u2018world first\u2019 travel retail launch at Singapore Changi Airport each of the new expressions of ROYAL BRACKLA will initially be launched with DFS in their other key airport locations in Travel Retail.]<\/p>\n

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This is what Nino Marchetti of The Whiskey Wash<\/a> website had to say:<\/p>\n

Scotland\u2019s Royal Brackla distillery is not a whisky brand that\u2019s well known to single malt drinkers, mostly because much of what this facility produces ends up being used in blends. There was an uber rare and expensive 35 year old single malt released from here mid-last year, but for folks looking for more down to earth bottlings those have seldom been released. That\u2019s changing though via three new whiskies being put out this month as part of a greater project known as the Last Great Malts of Scotland.<\/p>\n

John Dewar & Sons (Bacardi), the owners of Royal Brackla, are making available<\/span> 12, 16 and 21 year old expressions which are pricing around\u00a0\u00a346 ($70 USD),\u00a0\u00a385 ($130 USD) and\u00a0\u00a3175 ($270 USD), respectively<\/span>. All of this single malts herald from a distillery with a rich history, having been founded in 1812 in the Highlands region. The first to be granted a royal warrant (1835), Brackla is said to make use of notably tall stills which \u201crun at an unusually slow pace. Their height allows<\/span> plenty of reflux, with the leisurely nature of the operation increasing the contact that the spirit shares with copper, thus filtering out unwanted sulphury notes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the one that was described as \u2018The Drink Divine\u2019 by the Royal household in the 1830s, that\u2019s no small claim<\/span>, so we had to take our time and the entire team have done an amazing job that really does justice to Royal Brackla\u2019s incredible heritage,\u201d said Stephen Marshall, Bacardi\u2019s Global Marketing Manager, Single Malts, in a statement. \u201cThere\u2019s only one whisky in the world that can be the first Royal whisky, I feel privileged to have worked on this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Official tasting notes for these three releases from Bacardi are below for your consideration, and as for availability, expect to see all<\/span> of the expressions showing up in\u00a0Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom<\/span>, United States and Global Travel Retail<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Royal Brackla\u00a012 Years Old, 40% ABV \u2013\u00a0Salute a superior Scotch: almonds, vine fruits, opulent spices; steeped in sherried richness. Ennobled nectar, fit for a king.<\/em><\/p>\n

Royal Brackla\u00a016 Years Old, 40% ABV \u2013\u00a0A royal flush of flavour: vanilla, soft caramel, ripe apricots; replete with sherry tones. Hold court with a monarch of the glens.<\/em><\/p>\n

Royal Brackla\u00a021 Years Old, 40% ABV \u2013\u00a0All hail a high-born spirit: summer berries<\/span>, dark chocolate, star anise; infused with sherry sweetness. A member of malt aristocracy.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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