15 April 2026

    • Brora 40 Years Old 1972

    Winning Bid
    £10,814
    RESERVE MET

    Brora 40 Years Old 1972

    Lot #0550574
    FINISH DATE
    30 June 2018

    The first ever 40-year-old bottling from the long-closed distillery of Brora in Sutherland, Scotland. Taken at natural cask strength from a single cask distilled a generation ago, the fine pale gold malt in this exquisite decanter is a proud and rare survivor of another age. The decanter bears the golden emblem of the Scottish Wildcat, a now endangered species, which featured on the family crest of the distiller's founder, the Duke of Sutherland. The rare expression has been drawn from what Diageo considers to be “the most brilliant of its highly-peated bottlings”, the 1972 reserve, and has a natural cask strength of 59.1%. Limited to only 160 bottles, which are presented in a handcrafted wooden case, created by the Queen’s cabinetmakers at N.E.J. Stevenson Ltd.

    Brora

    The great one is back in 2021, after closing in 1983. Diageo in need of a blue-chip distillery had to decide with dwindling stocks what it should do with the Brora legacy. Fortunately, it decided to undertake a mammoth reconstruction of the decaying distillery, which is across the road from Clynelish. Responsible for one of several great whiskies, Brora in 1972 is regarded as a classic vintage after it was called in to replace Caol Ila on Islay, which was being rebuilt. The distillery is held in great esteem and its listed buildings have endured many events since their creation by the much-disliked Duke of Sutherland. With no expense spared, we will have to wait a few years till we can contrast and compare this new Brora with its classic period.

    Lot Features
    • DISTILLERY
      Brora
    • TYPE
      Full Size
    • SIZE
      70 cl
    • STRENGTH
      59.1%
    • APPROX. SHIPPING WEIGHT (kg)
      13
    Region
    Scotland, Highlands
    Scotland, Highlands

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