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As the
reopening of the restored Brora
distillery approaches specialist whisky
auction website Whisky Auctioneer offers
whisky enthusiasts the chance to grab
some of the rarest single malt whiskies
produced at the 'old' Brora distillery.
Following the announcement earlier
this week that Brora distillery is set
to release
Brora
Triptych a special once in a
generation set of three Brora single
malt whiskies to mark the reopening of
the iconic Highland distillery 38 years
after it closed. The
Brora Triptych release is a
genuine piece of history which will not
be possible to replicate for another
half century, or at least the year 2070.
At £30,000 to get hold of the
Brora Triptych set I am sure
that it is beyond the whisky budget of
most of us but if you would still like
the chance to taste the distinct styles
of whiskies which were produced at the
'old' Brora distillery over its years of
production up until it closed back in
1983 then you may be able to grab your
self something within the reach of your
whisky budget as the specialist online
whisky auction site Whisky Auctioneer
has announced that they will host the
first ever dedicated Brora whisky
auction.
The Brora whisky auction is set to take
place between the 15th - 19th of April
on www.whiskyauctioneer.com, showcasing
over 50 Brora bottles, as part of the
largest collection of Brora ever to be
held in one auction.
The auction will include extremely
scarce expressions from the Old
Clynelish distillery (now known as
Brora) distilled prior to its brief
closure in the late sixties. Today,
these rarities are celebrated for their
highly idiosyncratic style and elusive
waxy character that cannot be replicated
in modern whiskies.
The sale will also feature various
expressions from the historic 1972 Brora
vintage, a chapter of whisky history all
on its own. These include the 1972 Cask
Strength 40 Year Old decanter, the
oldest Brora ever released at the time
and a sibling to some of the most
legendary expressions ever produced at
the distillery.
The auction comes in time with the
gentle reawakening of Brora, as the
distillery and its operations aim to
reopen in 2021 offering a new era of
Brora. Brora distillery was one of
eleven distilleries that closed in the
Spring of 1983 following the ‘whisky
loch’ crisis. Despite closing, the
distillery’s legend continued to live
on, gaining a cult following of whisky
lovers over the decades for its unique
profile and strong character malts.
Other highlights in the exclusive
auction have only appeared for sale on
very rare occasions, if ever. A star lot
is Bottle #1 of a 1978 Brora bottled at
41 years of age under Diageo’s Casks of
Distinction programme. One of only 60
bottles in the world, this is the first
time it will have ever appeared for
sale.
Primarily composed of bottles from Pat’s
Whisk(e)y Collection, the largest
private whiskey collection ever to come
to market, the auction also features the
complete collection of Brora bottled
under the sought-after Rare Malts
Selection and Special Releases. Pat’s
wider collection features the complete
collection from both series, an
impressive accomplishment totalling over
250 of the highly limited bottles.
You will find the new Brora Triptych
set available from mid-May 2021 and you
will find a selection of old Brora and
Clynelish expressions available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange and
Master of Malt
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