Brora 1972-2002 29 Year Old Douglas Laing Old & Rare 59.5%

Completely unique Brora, it's amazing. Brora BRORA 1972-2002 29yo Douglas Laing Old & Rare 59.5% one of 240 bottles The aroma is powerful, sharp peat and brine, quite smoky, waxy, with a unique overripe fruitiness like apples or apricots, nuts, and an earthy gravelly note. The taste expands powerfully from a spicy mouthfeel, with the same unique overripe fruitiness as the aroma, wax, and a rich sweetness that finishes cleanly. Sharp cool peat and metallic notes with some wildness, leaving a long, distinctive finish. 【Very Good/Excellent】 This Brora 1972 was bottled by Douglas Laing as Old & Rare in 2002, aged for 29 years. The aroma has a strong, sharp peatiness with earthy notes upfront, while the depth reveals a unique overripe fruitiness that feels slightly rotten. The taste is powerful without heavy cask influence, with natural maturity in the fruitiness and a strong, unique sharp peat. There's sweetness but it doesn't clog due to the sharp cool nuances, finishing beautifully clean. This is an extremely individualistic aroma. Despite 29 years of aging, it seems matured in a cask that's perfectly suited for long-term maturation, with no over-ripeness. The high ABV is very powerful yet still feels youthful. Brora from the early 1970s often has strong peat alongside sharp metallic and cool nuances, but this bottle particularly emphasized those traits. It feels somewhat similar to the early 1970s Ardbeg. 1972 is a vintage often considered lucky for both Clydesdale and Brora. However, these two sibling distilleries seem to have the most contrasting personalities, even in their warm and cool directions. This specification of Brora has become extremely expensive, so chances to drink it are rare. While thinking I might never encounter this again, I carefully savored its flavor. #Brora (BRORA)