{"product_id":"braeval-19-year-old-1997-douglas-laing-old-particular-single-sherry-cask-dl12116-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2017-70cl","title":"Braeval 19 Year Old 1997 Douglas Laing Old Particular Single Sherry Cask #DL12116 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2017) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBraeval 19 Year Old 1997 Douglas Laing Old Particular Single Sherry Cask #DL12116 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2017) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 341 bottles produced from a single sherry butt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose max-w-full\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled by the fantastic Douglas Laing for their Old Particular range, this single cask single malt from Braeval was distilled in December 1997 and set aside to mature in a single Sherry butt for 19 years. In October 2017, it was bottled at 51.5% ABV, non-chill filtered, with an outturn of 341 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"border-b border-gray-300 pb-2 last-of-type:border-none last-of-type:pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eNose\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoney and butterscotch breathes confidently through a forest floor aroma and crumbly oat cakes, white oak and faint smoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"border-b border-gray-300 pb-2 last-of-type:border-none last-of-type:pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaspberries in chocolate brownie with a helping espresso. Some grist barley arrives amongst a growing cinnamon spice and rising smoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"border-b border-gray-300 pb-2 last-of-type:border-none last-of-type:pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich and sweet, with light hints of floral malt and peppery oak dusted in exotic spices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Braeval \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"introduction\"\u003eThe Braes of Glenlivet was a major location for illicit stills in the 18th and 19th centuries, and if local rumours are true, the practice continued until relatively recently. This remote, sheltered, high pasture land was ideal for moonshining – the first road to ‘the Braes’ was only laid in the 1960s. The distillery followed in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBraeval has steadily grown in capacity and is now home to six stills (two large wash and four smaller spirit) all with thin necks and upward sloping lyne arms helping to generate a lighter style with some floral notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is rarely seen as a single malt – even independent bottlers scarcely have any. It shares the honour of being the joint highest distillery in Scotland with Dalwhinnie. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe site was chosen by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/whiskypedia\/5888\/seagram-distillers\/\"\u003eSeagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– at that point still in pursuit of The Glenlivet – purportedly because of the quality of its water. Famously, the first mash took place before the roof had been put on the distillery because the chairman was coming from Canada to inspect his new baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was one of the first wholly automated distilleries in Scotland and one of the first to contain all of the equipment in a single open-plan space. Although it sports a pagoda roof, no malting has ever taken place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt became part of Pernod Ricard’s portfolio when the firm took over Seagram’s Scotch whisky division in 2000. The following year, its new owner mothballed it for six years. It is now in full production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally known as Braes of Glenlivet it changed its name to Braeval to avoid any confusion with its more famous neighbour. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-6 rounded-md bg-mom-lightGrey\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid gap-3 p-4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e51.5% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Braeval","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55325040181573,"sku":"DOUGLOPBRAE191997","price":109.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/Braeval19YearOld1997DouglasLaingOldParticularSingleSherryCask_DL12116SpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2017_70cl.jpg?v=1754527523","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/braeval-19-year-old-1997-douglas-laing-old-particular-single-sherry-cask-dl12116-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2017-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}