Brora distillery is a producer of single malt Scotch whisky based in Brora, Scotland. It operated between 1819 and 1983 before being mothballed until 2021, when it was reactivated.[2]
1 wash still (13,500 L) 1 spirit still (13,500 L)[1]
Mothballed
1983-2021
Website
www.brora.com
Historyedit
The Brora distillery was built in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford, although it was known as "Clynelish" until the opening of the Clynelish Distillery in 1968, whereupon the name of the original Clynelish was changed to "Brora". Between May 1969 and July 1973, Brora produced a heavily peated whisky to supply for blending; this was done to cover a shortage of Islay whisky caused by a drought in that region. Most of the whisky produced as Brora after 1973 is in the lightly peated Highland style.[citation needed]
In early 1983, production at Brora was stopped and the distillery was mothballed.[citation needed]
The release of the 1972 Brora 40 year old in 2014 was the most expensive single malt ever released by Diageo at the time, with a retail price of £7,000.[3]
On 9 October 2017 Diageo announced that it will re-open the Brora distillery with production resuming in 2020. On 19 May 2021 it was announced the reopening was complete and the first new cask of spirit had been filled.[2]
brora, distillery, producer, single, malt, scotch, whisky, based, brora, scotland, operated, between, 1819, 1983, before, being, mothballed, until, 2021, when, reactivated, region, highlandlocationbrora, scotlandownerdiageofounded1819statusopenwater, sourcecly. Brora distillery is a producer of single malt Scotch whisky based in Brora Scotland It operated between 1819 and 1983 before being mothballed until 2021 when it was reactivated 2 Brora distilleryRegion HighlandLocationBrora ScotlandOwnerDiageoFounded1819StatusOpenWater sourceClynemilton BurnNo of stills1 wash still 13 500 L 1 spirit still 13 500 L 1 Mothballed1983 2021Websitewww wbr brora wbr comHistory editThe Brora distillery was built in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford although it was known as Clynelish until the opening of the Clynelish Distillery in 1968 whereupon the name of the original Clynelish was changed to Brora Between May 1969 and July 1973 Brora produced a heavily peated whisky to supply for blending this was done to cover a shortage of Islay whisky caused by a drought in that region Most of the whisky produced as Brora after 1973 is in the lightly peated Highland style citation needed In early 1983 production at Brora was stopped and the distillery was mothballed citation needed The release of the 1972 Brora 40 year old in 2014 was the most expensive single malt ever released by Diageo at the time with a retail price of 7 000 3 On 9 October 2017 Diageo announced that it will re open the Brora distillery with production resuming in 2020 On 19 May 2021 it was announced the reopening was complete and the first new cask of spirit had been filled 2 References edit Brora on Whisky com a b Brora Distillery reopened and first cask filled www whisky com Archived from the original on 19 May 2021 Retrieved 19 May 2021 Kiely Melita Brora 40 YO is Diageo s most expensive whisky ever Union Press Ltd The Spirits Business Retrieved 20 June 2014 External links editOfficial website 58 01 30 N 3 52 05 W 58 02500 N 3 86806 W 58 02500 3 86806 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brora distillery amp oldid 1188016637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
