Royal Brackla – 2010-2023 12 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Particular Single Cask (70cl, 48.4%)

This is a 12-year-old Highland single malt from Royal Brackla, distilled in 2010 and bottled in 2023 by Douglas Laing for its Old Particular range. It is bottled at 48.4% in a 70cl bottle, without colouring or chill filtration. The whisky comes from a single refill hogshead, cask DL17230, which yielded 309 bottles. The tasting notes describe a nose of aromatic warm spices, crushed oats and cream. On the palate come burnt citrus zest, soft tobacco and hard fruit sugar candy, and the finish is gentle smoke with honey.