Braeval 35 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail

Braeval 21 Year Old 1991 The Whisky Mercenary

The Whisky Mercenary, aka Belgian bottler Jürgen Vromans, released two new bottlings on 9 May 2013. A Cooley from Ireland and this Braeval. Very sweet nose, albeit extremely soft. Beesax, pineapple cubes, toffee, hints of brown sugar, mandarin, almond paste. Surely this was a sherry cask. Pretty floral as well with grasses and wild flowers. It...

Score 85/100

Braeval 21 Year Old 1991 Brachadair

A new, Belgian independent bottler has risen to the challenge with the resounding name Brachadair (I was told this is Gaelic for Man of Malt). The bottle was presented at the Whisky Festival for Indepenent Bottlers in Grammont (Belgium), where I first tried it. I was given a sample to taste it again at home to write proper tasting notes. The nose...

Score 85/100

Braeval Braes of Glenlivet 20 Year Old 1994 Kintra

It has been rather quite at Dutch independent bottler Kintra. No releases in 2016 and only 4 in 2015 including this one. That has everything to do with the fact that they owner is currently working hard in his own brand-new distillery Wagging Finger, where all attention at the moment goes to their new gin (which is lovely, by the way). This Braes...

Score 83/100

Braeval 12 Year Old Clan Denny for the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

This 12 Year Old Braeval, matured on a sherry cask (while it is very, very pale) was bottled especially for the Royal Airforce Benevolent Fund. The proceeds went to this organization that is concerned with the welfare of current and former members of the RAF. A nice idea. The nose is very soft and sweet. Caramel, pineapple skin, a touch beeswax...

Score 81/100