Unpeated Highland spirit matured in first fill sherry wood every day of it’s maturation. What is not to love?

Indy bottled spirit from Royal Brackla Distillery is often called “Cawdor Springs”- a reference to the Cawdor estate neighbouring the distillery and the waters drawn therefrom to produce this spirit.

Interesting factoid: Cawdor Estate was mentioned in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Like all good story tellers though, Shakespeare didn’t let the truth get in the way of a good story. The real historical Macbeth lived and died hundreds of years before the castle was built. It was originally called Calder, not Cawdor. The name evolved after the real Macbeth (died 1057) but before the play was penned circa 1606.

Back To Whisky: Unpeated Brackla – or Cawdor Springs– was filled as new make spirit to fresh oloroso sherry hogsheads and left there for the entire maturation. No finishing casks this time, simply 8 years basking in glorious sherry oak. The natural cask strength was 63.8% which on tasting was a bit over the top to show the best of this whisky. We have bottled it at the still gutsy but less lethal strength of 55% and of course at natural colour, without chill filtration.

What’s In A Name?

The natural colour of all Scotch is driven by the wood it is matured in and whatever those casks held previously. These are beautiful first fill European sherry oak hogshead which housed oloroso sherry. The oloroso lends a red colouration while the fresh oak blends in it’s own golden brown to the palette destined for your palate! Consider this a red cask, painted Brack- fabulous wood balanced with a fabulous spirit- bottled high- as opposed to Brackla painted red!

This is limited to two casks only. Have a read at the tasting notes below and get your bottle reserved! This is available for immediate dispatch.