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| Hi, this is one of our (almost) daily tastings. Santé! |
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October 26, 2023 |
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WF's Little Duos, today perfect
young Royal Brackla |
Isn't Brackla rather on the rise, globally? |
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Royal Brackla 9 yo 2013/2023 (46%, James Eadie, Small Batch, 1st fill bourbon and rechar hogsheads, 1125 bottles) 
Colour: white wine. Nose: I so love it when we're this close to raw barley, to mash and to beer. You cannot just fly straight into the stratosphere with these young raw fellows, but all these apples, pears, pancakes, brioches and biscuits, croissants and porridges just dazzle indeed. In a way, we're close to glorious young whites from Jura or Savoie. Mouth: same comments. Malt whisky in the state of nature, good and virtuous (Jean-Jacques Rousseau would approve). Great pilsner. Finish: rather long, wonderfully bready, or rather say with some kind of pancake made with beer in lieu of yeast. Beer crêpes, the Gods' crêpes. Comments: as I said, not quite the stratosphere but at around £45, it is absolutely a no-brainer. Love whisky in the state of nature.
SGP:551 - 87 points. |
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Royal Brackla 12 yo 2011/2023 (52.2%, Whisky Wave, Oxhead Whisky, palo cortado hogshead, 288 bottles) 
I really like it that more and more young bottlers are turning to real designers for their labels and are not just settling for falsely Victorian designs that are becoming increasingly boring these days. Less lazy brand-building, more art, more fun! Colour: white wine. Nose: same doughy profile, similar pastries, croissants, porridges and beers, same wonderful pears and apples, same yeasty/fermentary touches… Nutshell, we're pleased. With water: a tiny touch of diesel oil over all things fresh breads and pastries. Mouth (neat): ho-ho-ho. Focaccia, panettone, candied lemons and citrons, pancakes, more croissants, hops, pink pepper, grapefruits… This is all pretty wonderful and, I have to say, comes a notch unexpected. With water: even greater, with stunning citrus. I remember Grand Marnier's Cuvée du Centenaire (100th Anniversary), only with much, much less sugar (sadly the GM is a nasty sugar-bomb too). Finish: long, tighter, more on fresh woods, herbs, green spices, lemon skins… Comments: granted, it is just a young Brackla, but wow.
SGP:561 - 89 points. |
Yeah well, we can always count on the indies, but it's true that the 'newer' OBs are very good too, IMHO. |
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