Brora 1982 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail (2015)

Name: Brora 1982 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail (2015)
Brand: Brora
Price: 2000.0 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

£2,000.00 GBP

£1,666.67 ex VAT

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Relish coastal Highland rarity with Brora 1982 – Gordon & MacPhail “Rare Old” (bottled 2015, Lot RO/15/01). Read more

Brora 1982 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail (2015)

£2,000.00 GBP

£1,666.67 ex VAT

Sale Sold out

Bottle Information

Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail

Cask: Lot #R0/15/01

Cask Type: sherry puncheon

Type: Single Malt Scotch

Volume: 70cl

Region: Highland

Vintage: 1982

ABV: 46.00%

Tasting Notes

Nose without Water Fragrant green apple aromas enhanced with lemon and lime and subtle menthol notes. A sweetness develops with hints of milk chocolate. Palate without Water White pepper, ripe banana, blueberry, and cardamom spice flavours are complemented by an underlying peat smoke edge. Nose with Water Subtle vanilla with fresh green apple, pear, and orange notes complemented by hints of Parma Violets. Palate with Water Peppery with hints of banana, dark chocolate, and orange zest. An undertone of dried tobacco is present. Body Light to medium. Finish Medium in length, smooth and creamy with traces of smoke.

Relish coastal Highland rarity with Brora 1982 – Gordon & MacPhail “Rare Old” (bottled 2015, Lot RO/15/01).
Distilled in the twilight years before Brora’s 1983 closure, this revered spirit slumbered for over three decades in a single refill sherry puncheon. Drawn at a contemplative 46 % ABV, non-chill-filtered and natural in colour, only 365 individually numbered bottles reveal Brora’s trademark waxy-briny smoke now entwined with polished oak, citrus oil and subtle dried-fruit sweetness—a fleeting glimpse of a lost coastal icon.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

Silent-still pedigree: authentic Brora character—waxy malt, coastal smoke and Highland herb—preserved from a bygone age.
Refill sherry puncheon lends nuanced fruitcake sweetness and refined oak without overwhelming the spirit’s briny backbone.
Bottled at 46 % ABV, non-chill-filtered, natural colour—delivering full texture, aroma and clarity.
Part of Gordon & MacPhail’s elite “Rare Old” series—strictly 365 bottles, a must-have for collectors and Brora devotees.
Harmonious fusion of delicate smoke, orchard brightness, subtle sherry richness and polished oak—perfect for contemplative sipping.

Immerse yourself in this distinguished Brora and savour an evocative union of coastal peat, elegant fruit and time-softened oak—a legendary dram that keeps a lost distillery’s spirit alive in every luxurious sip.

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The Distillery

Brora Distillery, located near the Sutherland coast at the edge of Brora, was originally established in 1819 as Clynelish Distillery by the Marquis of Stafford and the Countess of Sutherland, producing premium Highland malt whisky on their expansive estate. Renamed Brora Distillery in 1975, its surviving yet delicate buildings showcase a round red brick chimney, a malt kiln with a pagoda roof, a bellcote crowned by a gilded weathercock, two substantial wooden worm tubs, a tiny gauger’s house, and two modest copper stills. Despite its closure in 1983, the site gained renown as a lost Scottish malt whisky distillery until 21st May 2021, when Brora Distillery reopened its gates after thirty-eight years, revitalizing its storied heritage and reasserting its position among Scotland’s most iconic Highland whisky landmarks.

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