Braes Of Glenlivet 22 Year Old 1989 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

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 2001 / 14 Year Old / Old Particular

Because its whisky is used primarily for blending purposes (in this case by Chivas Bros.), Braeval is one of those seamlessly endless Speysiders that escape the notice of many malt drinkers. I have been spending the last year or so trying to sample as many of these under the radar malts as my budget will allow (most are not available in the U.S....

Score 88/100

Braeval 15 Year Old Deerstalker

Deerstalker is a Scottish bottler from Glasgow that only offers three single malts: Allt-a-Bhaine (12yo), Balmenach (10, 12 & 18yo) and Braeval (10 & 15yo). Originally it was a wine and spirit merchant from Leith who founded Deerstalker around 1880 to bottle blends, but since 1991 the brand is in the hands of a Scottish company called...

Score 81/100

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