A classic: Brora 24 Years in Diageo’s Rare Malts series.

Brora 24 yo 1977 (56,1%, Rare Malts 2001, +/- 6000 btl.)

Nose: not as bold as I expected, and more in the Clynelish ballpark. Fairly dry, malty start, then moving towards coastal notes and slightly sweet, earthy peat. Not really farmy. Hints of grassy pepper and shoe polish, waxy notes, moss, sharper floral herbs, majbe chamomile, mint and a whiff of vanilla. Some apples and clementine in the background. Complex. Mouth: Clynelish fruits again (round apples, waxy orange peel, citrus sherbet) with this fatty texture and clear hint...