Braeval 2009 15 Year Old Refill Butt 59.3%

Braeval 2009 15 Year Old Refill Butt 59.3%

Official Tasting Notes

The tasting revealed dried rose petals, fruit and nut chocolate and fig roll. 

Breaval a southern Speyside distillery in the Livet Glen is owned by the Chivas Brothers {Pernod Richard}. Founded back in 1973 the distillery was originally named the Braes of Glenlivet but was renamed Breaval in 1994 to avoid any confusion with a neighbouring site. The relatively young distillery is situated on a mountain ridge making it notably one of the highest in Scotland. The Pitilie Burn is a great source of water for the Breaval distillery. 
Mothballed for seven years, production commenced once more in July 2008. Most of the whisky made is used for blending and the distillery can outturn 4.2 million litres per year. The spirit has also on occasions been sold to independent bottlers too. In 2017 the first official bottling, a 16 Year Old Single Cask Edition was released. Interestingly, the distillery’s stills have upward sloping lyne arms allowing the whisky produced to have a great lighter, floral style.