{"product_id":"royal-brackla-12-year-old-1969-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1981-5cl-miniature-1","title":"Royal Brackla 12 Year Old 1969 Gordon \u0026 Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1981) 5cl Miniature","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRoyal Brackla 12 Year Old 1969 Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1981) 5cl Miniature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Royal Brackla was distilled in 1969 and, after maturing for 12 years in oak casks, was bottled in 1981 and miniatures created although for some odd reason omitting the bottling date or age statement. The strength also was a little higher than the claimed 40% often in these releases. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArguably the most famous independent bottler of Scotch whisky there is. Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail was founded in Elgin in 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail. It is now owned by the Urquhart Family who have bow bottled over 350 different expressions from around 69 different distilleries. Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail is the Trading name of Speymalt Whiskies while also owning the Benromach distillery, which they purchased in 1993. Some of the brands include Connoisseurs Choice, Cask Strength, Rare Old and Speymalt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Royal Brackla\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Brackla is called Royal Brackla for a reason. Captain William Fraser of Brackla House on the estate of Cawdor Castle originally founded the distillery in 1812. The distillery started distilling that same year. The distillery was the first to be granted a royal warrant by King William IV in 1835. Only few other distilleries have ever been given a royal warrant. This distinction gave the distillery leverage over the rest of the market. From this point on, the distillery was allowed to use the addition \"Royal\" in its name and was also known as \"The King's own Whisky\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1852, the distillery was taken over by Robert Fraser \u0026amp; Company. They operated the distillery until 1898, at which point the original buildings were demolished and the entire site rebuilt, and the Royal Brackla Distillery Company was founded. In 1919, the distillery changed hands again when John Mitchell and James Leict from Aberdeen acquired the site. In 1926, John Bisset \u0026amp; Company took over the entire distillery. In 1943, SMD took over the distillery when they acquired John Bisset and Company. In 1970, the number of stills was increased from 2 to 4.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe site was mothballed in 1985, and production resumed six years later in 1991. The site underwent a massive renovation in 1997, with more than 2 million Pound Sterling being spent. One year later, the brand Dewar's as well as the distillery had to be sold due to an obligations of the European watchdog. Bacardi bought the distillery and the Dewar's brand from Diageo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-descriptionWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5cl \/ 50ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Royal Brackla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301388378450,"sku":"ROYB12GMCC1969MINI","price":49.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/RoyalBrackla12YearOld1969Gordon_MacphailConnoisseursChoiceHighlandSingleMaltScotchWhisky_1981_5clMiniature.jpg?v=1772734470","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/royal-brackla-12-year-old-1969-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1981-5cl-miniature-1","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}