Braeval (Braes of Glenlivet) 15 Year Old 1998 Old Particular

Braeval 15 Year Old 1998 vintage Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill hogshead #9989 bottled August 2013 by Douglas Laing & Co. for the Old Particular series. 329 bottles. Braeval Braeval Distillery is situated on the north-eastern edge of the Grampian Mountains and in the Cairngorms National Park at Chapeltown of Glenlivet in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. Opened as Braes of Glenlivet in 1973 and re-named Braeval in 1995. Braeval is a Scottish malt whisky distillery and the highest working distillery in Scotland at an altitude of 352m. A modern pagoda roof towers over an attractive and relatively modern works. With white washed walls and dark slated roofs Braeval is well camouflaged when the snows falls. Production from six stills is geared up for the blending market, and there have been no distillery releases and just a very few independent ones to date. Nose Opens with a surprising strawberry sweetie style + spicy toffee & sweet grist.
Palate Still sweet – attractively spiced + creamy butterscotch & milk chocolate.
Finish: Long – now running drier + warming spices & a dried fruit cake character.