The history of Brora and Clynelish goes back to 1819, and involves many closures, mergers, and licences. As such, we have put together this timeline to make it a little easier to follow the complicated and intertwined histories of these two distilleries. 1819 Clynelish is founded by the Marquis of Stafford, 1st Duke of Sutherland […]
Continuing with our Brora & Clynelish week, we thought that anybody who is interested in drinking Brora & Clynelish whisky should hear from one of the top whisky reviewers on the web. Serge, the owner of whiskyfun.com, has had the pleasure of trying numerous drams over the years, and documents his exploits on his blog, […]
In news that delighted whisky fans around the world, Brora is set to reopen later this year after Diageo’s £30 million renovation was approved in 2017. Diageo is also refurbishing and reopening Port Ellen, which was closed in 1983, the same year that Brora closed its doors. Many of Brora’s original buildings will remain on […]
It’s Brora & Clynelish week! And we are to be offering up the Brora 1972 22 Year Old Rare Malts Selection for sale on our online shop. Brora has gained something of a cult status since its closure in 1983, and Brora bottles are now highly-sought after among collectors. History of the Rare Malts Selection […]
Clynelish is situated north of the East Sutherland village of Brora, in the northern Highlands region, located 3km (1.86 miles) inland of Scotland’s eastern coast. The Clynelish site is actually home to two distilleries, Clynelish, and its adjoining predecessor, Brora, which have both attained a cult status amongst whisky collectors and enthusiasts. The original Clynelish […]
Continuing with Brora & Clynelish Week, we thought we would show you one of the fantastic Clynelish expressions that we have available on our shop. This Clynelish 12 Year Old 70 Proof was bottled by Ainslie & Heilbron, the same company that bottled the most expensive Clynelish bottle ever sold at auction – the Clynelish […]
It’s Brora & Clynelish week here at Mark Littler Ltd, and to kick off the week we are going to talk about the most expensive bottles of Brora & Clynelish ever sold at auction. The Brora and Clynelish distilleries have intertwining histories dating back to the founding of the original Clynelish distillery in 1819. With […]
It’s Brora & Clynelish Week here at Mark Littler Ltd! Brora & Clynelish have a history like no other; intertwined since the founding of the original Clynelish distillery in 1819. Clynelish distillery was built in 1819 by the Duke of Sutherland. In 1968, another distillery was built to keep up with the demand for blends. […]