7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Royal Brackla 1998 Douglas Laing
Type
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Nose
light malt with honey.
Taste
floral, grassy and sweet, then grows dry and develops some more mineral notes.
Finish
grassy, floral and mineral.
Liquor
Royal Brackla 1998 Gordon & MacPhail
Type
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%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sweet vanilla with tropical fruit, pineapple, mango, banana, hint of toasted malt
Taste
Black pepper with green apple, pear flavours, citrus elements, orange, lime, creamy milk chocolate edge.
Finish
Long.
Liquor
Royal Brackla 2000 SMWS 55.26
Type
ABV
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Region
Distiller
Nose
sweet, spicy, earthy, grassy, ripe fruits, wood sap, twigs, riverbanks, peach melba yoghurt, leaf mould
Taste
intense sweetness, mouth-scorching peppery, ginger heat, rhubarb dipped in brown sugar.
Finish
Long
Liquor
Royal Brackla 2007 Signatory Vintage
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
lots of leafy, earthy notes on top and the red fruits underneath, medium chocolate, cherry, toffee, vanilla, slight spice.
Taste
Creamy, nutty, quite linear until the final
Finish
Mint and earth and crushed leaves followed by chocolate, dried cassis, cinnamon and ginger and a flash of white pepper
Nose
Nectarine, honey, black pepper, baking spice, rich caramel are backing up the fruity scent.
Taste
tropical fruit, rich, nutty caramel, black pepper spice, malt
Finish
long but light.
Liquor
Royal Lochnagar 1977 Norse Cask
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
tea (both black and green), orange cake, mustard, floral notes, eucalyptus
Taste
sweet, grassy attack, green apple peelings, grapefruit seeds and lemony
Finish
long, getting very grassy again
Liquor
Royal Lochnagar 1977 Norse Cask
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
tea (both black and green), orange cake, mustard, floral notes, eucalyptus
Taste
sweet, grassy attack, green apple peelings, grapefruit seeds and lemony
Finish
long, getting very grassy again
Liquor
Royal Lochnagar 1996 A.D. Rattray for BevMo
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Malty and mildly fruity (citrus, melon) along with some pepper and light hints of mocha
Taste
malty and fruity with light hints of mocha and tasted wood
Finish
Medium. More citrussy
Liquor
Royal Lochnagar 1998 Signatory (Binny’s)
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Very light, pears, some chemically notes.
Taste
Light, fairly neutral flavors, malty, syrupy mouthfeel, Water brings out malty notes.
Finish
Fruity and a bit oily
Liquor
Royal Lochnagar 2002 Faultline (for K&L)
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
load of ethyl with buttery oak, Floral perfume, soap, vanilla, lemons, saltwater.
Taste
hot, little bitter and soapy. Lots of sticky sugars, flower petals, and vanilla.
Finish
heat, barrel char, vanilla, and woody bitterness.
Liquor
Royal Lochnagar House Baratheon
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Planed wood, light toffee, boat varnish. After a while, coffee with brown sugar.
Taste
Pleasant; an initial sweetness is quickly overtaken by acidity.
Finish
Dry; medium-length, with an attractive lingering sandalwood aftertaste.
Liquor
Royal Lochnagar Selected Reserve (pre 2008)
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Deep and complex. Bosky, mossy, flora and fruits (brambles, damson jam); sawn wood and minty-fresh pine resin
Taste
Smooth mouthfeel. Fresh wood notes. A hint of sweetness, drying quickly.
Finish
Sharp, well balanced.