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Bottle Details
Royal Brackla 1979 Murray McDavid 17 Year Old
Murray McDavid were founded in 1996 by Mark Reynier, Simon Coughlin and ex-Springbank distillery Director, Gordon Wright. The company bought re-opened Bruichladdich distillery in December 2000, hiring Jim McEwan as Master Distiller. The company was purchased by Remy Cointreau in 2012, with the Murray McDavid brand eventually returning to Scottish hands the following year. Murray McDavid is famed for coining the term \"ACE-ing\" (additional cask enhancement) in relation to their cask finishing process, something they continue to use to great effect to this day.
This is a 1979 vintage Royal Brackla, bottled from refill sherry wood in 1996.
Founded in 1817, Brackla distillery was the first in Scotland to be granted a Royal Warrant, becoming Royal Brackla at the behest of King William IV in 1835. The distillery was primarily tasked with providing malt for blending, and became part of DCL (now Diageo) in 1943. It was one of the many distilleries that they were forced to close due to a production surplus in the 1980s however, mothballed between 1985 and 1991. Royal Brackla was sold along with the rest of those associated with the Dewar's brand to Bacardi in 1998. It was bottled by United Distillers as part of the Flora & Fauna range and within the Rare Malt Selection, but it did not have its own unique single malt brand until 2014. These releases from prior to this have become increasingly sought after.
Murray McDavid
An Scottish independent bottling company, operated as a subsidiary entity of Aceo out of its premises at the former Coleburn distillery. Its brands includes include the Mission Gold and Benchmark single malts, and a selection of blends under The Vatting and Crafted Blend labels.
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