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Part of the Artist Collective Series 4, this 13 year old Royal Brackla was matured in 2 Refill Sherry Butts filled in 2007 and bottled at 48%.
About the Artist Collective Range
"Since the dawn of time, artist collectives have been a place of exchange, inspiration and creativity. In the same way, each of the single malts found in our Artist Collective range draws the richness of their olfactory and gustatory palettes from the marriage of various casks. Devoted to diversity, every region and every style of Scottish single malt, peated and unpeated, are represented. To illustrate the labels of fourth collection, La Maison du Whisky has called on contemporary art students from very different backgrounds. Each of them brings their own very personal touch that echoes the richness of the single malts selected! The Theme: Trompe-l’oeil is born when the desire to “deceive” outweighs the aesthetic intention and induces the artist to use all possible technical artifices."
About the Artwork ""Au coeur de la création" by Louise Fleury
"Situated at the western border of Speyside, Royal Brackla is one of the oldest distilleries of Scotland. In 1833, it was the first to receive a “Royal Warrant of Appointment” from King William IV. Showing great richness, this whisky relies on malted barley to fully express all the outgoing facets of its character, which gives it a unique charm that is impossible to resist. Louise Fleury, through her work “Au coeur de la création” (At the heart of creation) has therefore chosen to highlight the cereal at the origin of the beauty of this bottling: barley."
700ml mlProducer Tasting Note
Nose: deep, distinguished. A complex combination of dried apricot, beeswax, blood orange, precious wood, toasted walnut and dark chocolate, the first nose never stops developing. Right at this moment, noble spices (clove, cardamom, black pepper, ginger) and a very exotic rancio (lychee, mango, guava) appear alongside heady florals (carnation, peony, lavender). Allowed to breathe, notes of tobacco, leather, cocoa bean and rum baba highlight the very mature character of the aromatic palette.
Palate: svelte, lively. The very slender attack reveals malted barley in all its splendour. Very rich, it brings to mind a delicious candied fruit cake. On the mid-palate, quince jelly and apricot and mango coulis very delicately envelope the taste buds. Indisputably ethereal, the flavour palette becomes increasingly powdery (cocoa), mentholated and honeyed (lime blossom, heather).
Overall: long, delicate. Very delicately tannic, the start of the finish is mouth-watering. Various infusions of aromatic plants (verbena, mint) constantly refresh the palate. Praline, chestnut and candied ginger then bring lots of harmony to a finish that beams for its light and elegance. In unison, the empty glass evokes both a herbalist’s store and a carpenter’s workshop (oak, varnish, walnut stain).
$149.99
Bottled at 40% this is the first official release of Royal Brackla to come to Canada, part of Baccardi's " The Last Great Malts" collection. Matured in Ex-Bourbon Barrels the whisky is finished in Sherry.
$279.99
Royal Brackla is one of the Scottish distilleries owned by John Dewar's and Son's, which is in turn owned by Bacardi. Part of the companies' Last Great Malts lineup, the 21 year old is bottled at 40% ABV.
