Comments on: Review: “Jewels of Scotland” Brora 1982 Vintage

By: rwbenjey

rwbenjey — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:19:13 +0000

I picked up a bottle of this today for $160! Will have to force myself not to open it yet.

By: Red_Arremer

Red_Arremer — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:56:39 +0000

And I recently did get a bottle from Schneider’s, Anjana. Thanks!

By: Reviews: “Jewels of Scotland” 1965 Springbank and 1984 Caol Ila » What Does John Know?

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:46:08 +0000

[...] bottled years ago getting into circulation here in the U.S. I reviewed a lovely brora bottling here back in April. Here are two more. This first one is an excellent Springbank. The next one is a very [...]

By: Lombard whiskies currently available in the U.S. » What Does John Know?

Lombard whiskies currently available in the U.S. » What Does John Know? — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:53:44 +0000

[...] Lombard-Chibnall noticed my favorable review of his Brora a while back here. He also read some of your additional comments and queries about the Lombard line [...]

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:55:17 +0000

Andre, the Broras of 1972-77 tend to be peatier than the later ones until closure, but there are still some sweet stunners of the last years

By: John Hansell

John Hansell — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:18:39 +0000

Andre: Well, you know that you like the 30 Brora, so I suggest you stick with that one. Beside, it’s cask strength, right? That helps to justify the price a little bit.

By: Andre

Andre — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:51:33 +0000

Yes, I have been lucky enough to enjoy a 30 yo Brora (the 2004 version, however) and has been great..but almost finished. Wonder what to replace it with, the 2007 Brora 30 at $ 350 or the Lombard at half that price ?

By: John Hansell

John Hansell — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:44:20 +0000

Andre, I have not done a side-by-side with the official 30 Brora, but I was really impressed by both. If you have the official 30, you’re in good shape.

By: Andre

Andre — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:35:29 +0000

How does it compare with the official 30 years old, 2007 release (equally rated at 95) ? I am a little surprised that a 1982 Brora (distilled when the best Brora years were passed) fethced such a high score. I have tried ’81 and ’82 Broras (from Signatory for example) and, while I found them good indeed, I did not rate them as outstanding

By: John Hansell

John Hansell — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:24:41 +0000

Todd, you have a good memory (or take great notes!). It’s time to grab any good Broras or Port Ellens that are still out there at a “reasonable” price.

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:17:00 +0000

I saw this bottle years ago on the shelves at Sams. I had tasted it at the Lombard table at Whiskyfest NY in 2005, and it was pretty good (the real standout for Lombard that year was their 1973 Dailuaine). I checked the Sams site and Lombard Brora was not listed but they did list a 1981 Brora 21 yo Old Malt Cask at original 2003 price ($99.99). I thought that this was too good to be true, so I called Sams and one of their sales staff checked it out – and as suspected, too good to be true!

By: Red_Arremer

Red_Arremer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:05:17 +0000

Thanks Anjana, that’s much appreciated. I have an uncle that lives down in Silver Springs MD so maybe I can work this out after all.

By: Anjana 101

Anjana 101 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:03:21 +0000

You can try Valley Wine & Spirits in NJ they have it for $179.99. You can also get it at Schneiders of Capitol Hill in DC , they have it for $199.99.

By: Red_Arremer

Red_Arremer — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:13:33 +0000

Sounds great and what a refreshingly fair price. I’d love to get a hold of some, but unfortunately my hook-up in the boston area says that Lombard is sometimes tough to bring in.

By: Mike Dereszynski

Mike Dereszynski — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:29:45 +0000

Hi John,
Like DavidG, I’m in the Chicago area.
Ive heard that Lombard also has a Jewels of Scotland Springbank 1969 being released.
Do you know who does the distribution for Lombard in the States and where I can get info on availability and price?
Thanks,
Mike”Its our 40th Anniversary” Dereszynski