Royal Brackla 9 Year Old 2012 (cask 493) – Rebels (The Guerilla Casks) | 700ML

Introduction

Whiskey: Royal Brackla 9 Year Old 2012 (cask 493) – Rebels (The Guerilla Casks) | 700ML

Vanilla cream, a whiff of orange zest, cooked red berries, and a hint of liquorice.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 111.8 (55.9%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Brackla

The Rebels Guerilla Casks range from bottlers Brave New Spirits is all about finding more interesting and outlandish casks for whisky than the traditional offerings of ex-bourbon or sherry. Case in point, this cask-strength 9-year-old Royal Brackla 2012 was bottled in 2021 after spending its life in a first-fill wine barrique that previously housed Banyuls, a sweet French fortified wine from Roussillon.

Royal Brackla 9 Year Old 2012 (cask 493) – Rebels (The Guerilla Casks) | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Bitter chocolate, thyme honey, and apples in flaky pastry

Palate: Vanilla cream, a whiff of orange zest, cooked red berries, and a hint of liquorice.

Finish: Warming pepper spice fades into lots of dried fruit.

Distillery Information

The Bacardi-owned Royal Brackla gained its regal prefix in 1835 when King William IV bestowed a Royal Warrant upon the distillery. It was the first distillery to attain such an accolade and the spirit was heralded accordingly as the Kings own whisky. Lying in blissful serenity in the Highlands, not far South of the town of Nairn, Brackla’s life blood is the pure waters of the Cawdor Burn. Its capacity today is large at some 3.9 million litres and all of this, save for a few thousand casks, is used in Dewars blended products. The distillery was founded in 1812, by Captain William Fraser and it was not until 1919 that it parted from Fraser-family hands, after it was acquired by the Aberdeen-based James Leict and John Mitchell. Brackla ran in-house maltings for some time, though they were closed in 1966. Four years later the still capacity was increased with the addition of two further stills. Royal Brackla is currently under John Dewar and Sons ownership – Dewars was acquired by Bacardi in 1998, ending Diageo tenure, save for the warehousing which the drinks giant still rent as part of a long time lease. Accordingly Royal Brackla spirit is matured elsewhere. An official ten year-old was released in 2004 and there have been several independent bottlings throughout the years.