Brora 1982 Chieftain's 19 Year Old

Brora distillery, formerly known as Clynelish was initially closed after a new distillery was built next-door in 1967, and assumed the Clynelish name. The original distillery re-opened after a year's hiatus, and bottlings of the whisky it produced between then and its second closure in 1983 are now increasingly sought after. It was never bottled officially as Brora during its years of operation, and the Rare Malts Selection were the first distillery bottling to bear the name. In 2017 it was announced that Diageo planned to re-open this formerly lost gem.

This whisky was distilled in June 1982 and laid to rest in sherry casks #1189 & #1192 for 19 years before being bottled in December 2001 as part of the Chieftain's series.

Ian Macleod & Co was founded in 1933, and was acquired by Peter J Russell thirty years later, running alongside William Maxwell & Co as subsidiaries for many years, producing a range of blends and independent single malt bottlings. This is their flagship Chieftain’s label. Peter J Russell rebranded as Ian Macleod Distillers in 2003, at the same time as achieving their long-held ambition of becoming distillery owners, acquiring Glengoyne, and later, Tamdhu and Rosebank.

One of 1,332 bottles.