Brackla – 12 Year Old 2011 Octave Finish (Duncan Taylor) (70cl, 53.2%)

This is a 12 year old Brackla from the Highlands, distilled in 2011 and bottled by Duncan Taylor in 2023. It was finished in an octave cask and bottled at 53.2% ABV in a 70cl bottle. Only 92 bottles were filled, and the whisky is natural in colour and not chill-filtered. The tasting notes run from liquorice, grass, caramel, rubber and vanilla to sherry, old leather, toffee sponge, dark chocolate and raisins.