Royal Brackla 2006 Aged 15 years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Infrequent Flyers #81 (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 57.2%           Age: 15 Years            Country: Scotland

Cask Number: 1802
Date of Distilling: 2006
Matured In: Madeira Hogshead
Un-Chillfiltered

Established in 2008 The Alistair Walker Company is based in Grangemouth in Central Scotland. Alistair has almost 20 years experience in the whisky industry and is not affiliated to any one distillery. Alistair’s career in the whisky industry began in January 1997, at Burn Stewart Distillers in a sales and marketing role for over six years. At that time Burn Stewart was the custodian of two single malt distilleries – Deanston and Tobermory. In October 2004, he joined The BenRiach Distillery Company, and remained with them for over twelve years, until the business was eventually sold. This was a new-start business, that had been set up in 2004 following the acquisition, by three entrepreneurs, of the BenRiach Distillery from Pernod Ricard. In addition to BenRiach, Alistair also had the good fortune to work with the GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh Distilleries, with BenRiach having acquired GlenDronach in 2008, and then Glenglassaugh in 2013. In 2018, Alistair found himself on hiatus, and contemplating what to do next.Keen to be his own boss and also wishing to remain in the whisky sector, he decided to venture into the exciting world of independent bottling. Making the move from distillery to independent bottler is very much a case of ‘gamekeeper turned poacher’. Fortunately, independent bottling is a vibrant category at present; as more and more whisky enthusiasts are seeking out single cask bottlings and whisky releases that are a little different, somewhat unique, and often from less familiar distilleries. The whiskies the are bottled under the brand name ‘Infrequent Flyers’. That name refers to the nature of many of the casks that are bottled – often whiskies from lesser-known distilleries that are of excellent quality, but have never been widely or consistently available. As such, many of the bottlings are of whiskies that you just don’t see so often – hence the name ‘Infrequent Flyers’.

The Royal Brackla Distillery owned and operated by John Dewars and Sons Ltd for Bacardi the Royal Brackla distillery is situated in the Highland region of Scotland. It was build back in 1812 and has always been about capturing esters with long fermentation and still arms angled upwards allowing for plenty of contact with copper and plenty of reflux. The whisky itself was the first Scotch to be granted a Royal Warrant back in 1835 and attached the word ‘Royal’ to its name. King William IV gave the Royal Warrant which led to Brackla being known as ‘The King’s Own Whisky’.

This single cask single malt whisky was distilled at the Royal Brackla Distillery and left to mature in a Madeira Hogshead for 15 years before being bottled at 57.8% ABV and marks bottling number 81 of the Infrequent Flyers series. Only 313 bottles were produced for worldwide distribution.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Freshly baked bread, vanilla and toffee.

Palate: Sweet stone fruits with honey and hard, sticky toffee.

Finish: Toffee and chocolate, late touch of spice.