{"product_id":"royal-brackla-8-year-old-2015-smws-single-refill-new-oak-brl-bourbon-htmc-chinkapin-rhubarb-fig-crumble-2024-70cl","title":"Royal Brackla 8 Year Old 2015 SMWS Single Refill \u0026 New Oak Brl Bourbon \u0026 HTMC Chinkapin Rhubarb \u0026 Fig Crumble (2024) 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoyal Brackla 8 Year Old 2015 SMWS Single Refill \u0026amp; New Oak Brl Bourbon \u0026amp; HTMC Chinkapin Rhubarb \u0026amp; Fig Crumble (2024) 70cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA special Highland Whisky Festival 2024 Release by the SMWS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Royal Brackla is matured in a Refill Oak Barrel, Bourbon \u0026amp; HTMC Chinkapin Cask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn celebration of Festival Season in the Highlands 2024\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout High Tea in a Busy Kitchen: This impressively dark dram gets its deep colour and flavour from Chinkapin oak casks. These casks impart notes of pancakes with syrup and smoked bacon notes on the already impressively fruit-forward profile. If you're a fan of sherry maturation and want to expand your experience, you've just found your cask.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting Panel Note: We imagined making delicious orange and kumquat marmalade as we cooked pork loin in cider and poured ourselves a pint of heather ale. The taste was floral, with a full malt body and plenty of herbal spice, as well as cracked black pepper on tinned fruit salad. Following reduction, the fruity aroma of ripe red apples arrived ahead of the scent of toasted almond flakes, rhubarb and fig crumble before a freshly brewed cup of rosehip and cranberry tea emerged. On the palate, the tea changed to a sweet hibiscus accompanied by milk chocolate and pear mille feuille, preceding churros in the finish.\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\u003ch3\u003eAbout SMWS \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by a group of friends lead by tax accountant Phillip ‘Pip’ Hills as a private members club. The concept behind the society was to source casks from all over Scotland which would then be bottled and made available exclusively to its members. Perhaps the most famous feature of these bottles are the unique codes. Each distillery is represented by a different number and the following digits indicate that particular release. That same year, the SMWS set up its first location in Leith’s Vault buildings in Edinburgh where it still stands today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e58.2% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Brackla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52783498985810,"sku":"000310","price":139.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/4641291063_e45b8aa3-17c2-469a-94bf-4798f3d5603e.jpg?v=1771923647","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/royal-brackla-8-year-old-2015-smws-single-refill-new-oak-brl-bourbon-htmc-chinkapin-rhubarb-fig-crumble-2024-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}