{"id":137,"date":"2012-12-13T20:10:45","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T02:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/?p=137"},"modified":"2013-02-11T14:05:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T20:05:20","slug":"royal-brackle-the-royal-jubilee-commemorative-12-year-old-1999-old-matt-cask-douglas-laing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/2012\/12\/royal-brackle-the-royal-jubilee-commemorative-12-year-old-1999-old-matt-cask-douglas-laing\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Brackla &#8211; The Royal Jubilee Commemorative 12 Year Old 1999 &#8211; Old Matt Cask (Douglas Laing)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121213-200944.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full \" title=\"Royal Brackla - The Royal Jubilee Commemorative 12 Year Old 1999 - Old Matt Castk (Douglas Laing)\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121213-200944.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speyside Single Malt, 12 Years, 50% ABV, $79<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Smells of grass, mild peat, feint smoke and peanut brittle. The taste is very tangy and sweet, then peppery followed by a warm leathery peppered finish. Lemon, orange, vanilla and ginger start strong and fade very slowly. The pepper starts slowly and builds to a crescendo, then slowly diminishes into the mildly smoked finish. A splash of water tones down the citrus and spice elements and reveals a bit more peat and smoke. The finish is very long and peppery with the leathery bitterness persisting for minutes. This is a very complex and tasty whisky. Only the pepper seems to be out of balance even after dilution; however, I like a spicy whisky so this is fine by me. The more I drink, the more the citrus notes are evident\u2026 grapefruit and orange.<\/p>\n<p>The bottler <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/whiskies\/royal-brackla-the-royal-jubilee-commemorative-12-year-old-1999-old-malt-cask-douglas-laing\/\">says<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A 12 year old Royal Brackla, this is part of Douglas Laing&#8217;s Old Malt Cask series. This particular release was bottled to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s Diamond Jubilee. One of just 250 bottles.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smells of grass, mild peat, feint smoke and peanut brittle. The taste is very tangy and sweet, then peppery followed by a warm leathery peppered finish. Lemon, orange, vanilla and ginger start strong and fade very slowly. The pepper starts slowly and builds to a crescendo, then slowly diminishes into the mildly smoked finish. 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