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Royal Brackla whisky distillery

Feel a touch of nobility and luxury in this magnificent Royal Lochnagar Distillery, which is one of the royal suppliers to the court . It is located near Balmoral Castle, the summer residence of the British Queen. Taste the fine wine from the Speyside region in a stylish ambience.

Royal Brackla factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region
Royal Brackla royal BRACK-lah Brackla Highlands
Country of Origin Status Active Whisky Type
Scotland Active 1812 - Present Malt
Website Tours Available Owned by Parent Group
Royal Brackla Not Available Bacardi

What Royal Brackla makes

Whisky

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Royal Brackla Timeline:

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  1. 1812Said to have been founded by Captain William Fraser of Brackla on the Cawdor Estate near Nairn
  2. 1817-18Operating
  3. 1821-37W. Fraser
  4. 1835Royal Warrant granted by William IV as a token of his appreciation of the whisky
  5. 1839William Fraser & Co.
  6. 1850sRoyal warrant renewed by Queen Victoria
  7. 1851Operating
  8. 1852-67Robert Fraser
  9. 1882-98Robert Fraser & Co.
  10. 1898Aberdeen wine and spirit merchants rebuilt the Distillery
  11. 1898Reconstructed as the Brackla Distillery Co. Ltd.
  12. ....Sold to John Mitchell & James Leict of Aberdeen
  13. 1926Acquired by John Bisset & Co. Ltd., a blending firm Royal Brackla became a key ingredient in Bisset’s Finest Old and Gold Label
  14. ....John Bisset & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen secured a feu charter
  15. 1943John Bisset & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen sold the company to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD)
  16. 1964Stills became steamheated
  17. 1965-66Distillery renovated and new maltings were built
  18. 1970Extended from two to four stills (1980 mentioned as well)
  19. 1985Distillery closed
  20. 1990sOwned by Diageo plc/United Distillers (UD)
  21. 1991Distillery reopened
  22. 1992Licensed to John Bisset & Co. Ltd.
  23. 1998Sold to John Dewar’s & Sons Ltd. (owned by Bacardi) after merge United Distillers (UD) with International Distillers and Vintners (IDV)
  24. 1999Owned by John Dewar’s & Sons Ltd.
  25. 2004Owned by John Dewar’s & Sons Ltd.

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Can I tour Royal Brackla?

No, unfortunately Royal Brackla distillery is not open to the public for tours

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