Braeval 33 Year Old 1975 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail

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 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 Scott's Select

Generally I am not a big fan of Glenlivet although Nadurra has changed by opinion of distillery bottlings, but this is a very nice dram. Cask strength, distilled in 1973, bottled in 1999 Nose: grapey, fruity Palate: almond, vanilla, cherry, oatmeal, malt W H2O: spicey, apple 80-85

Score 80/100

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