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Royal Brackla 1997 SMWS 17 Year Old 55.33

Lot: 249681

Royal Brackla 1997 SMWS 17 Year Old 55.33

Winning Bid: £71

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Royal Brackla
Age: 
17 Years Old
Vintage: 
1997
Region: 
Highland
Bottler: 
SMWS
Cask Type: 
Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead
Bottled Strength: 
56.8%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Royal Brackla 1997 SMWS 17 Year Old 55.33

"Dancing, tickling and charming"

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by a group of friends lead by tax accountant Phillip ‘Pip’ Hills as a private members club. The concept behind the society was to source casks from all over Scotland which would then be bottled and made available exclusively to its members. Perhaps the most famous feature of these bottles are the unique codes. Each distillery is represented by a different number and the following digits indicate that particular release. That same year, the SMWS set up its first location in Leith’s Vault buildings in Edinburgh where it still stands today.

Founded in 1817, Brackla distillery was the first in Scotland to be granted a Royal Warrant, becoming Royal Brackla at the behest of King William IV in 1835. The distillery was primarily tasked with providing malt for blending, and became part of DCL (now Diageo) in 1943. It was one of the many distilleries that they were forced to close due to a production surplus in the 1980s however, mothballed between 1985 and 1991. Royal Brackla was sold along with the rest of those associated with the Dewar's brand to Bacardi in 1998. It was bottled by United Distillers as part of the Flora & Fauna range and within the Rare Malt Selection, but it did not have its own unique single malt brand until 2014. Independent releases from all eras have become increasingly sought after.

This whisky was distilled on 26th September 1997 and laid to rest in a refill ex-Bourbon hogshead for 17 years.

One of 260 bottles.

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