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Status: Closed

Located on the far North East coast of Scotland in the village of Brora. The distillery was founded 1819 and originally named Clynelish – this was the status quo until the distillery was re-named Brora in 1969. Re-naming took place as the Clynelish name was adopted to a new distillery built 1967. Brora was named after the village and went on to initially produce spirit from a very highly peated barley to produce an Islay type of whisky for blending. Due to its demand for blending, there was no distillery bottling. It sourced its water from the Clynmilton Burn and had one pair of stills with traditional floor maltings and kiln. Brora was regarded as one of the most powerful Highland malts with a style more akin to Islay –it was rich, spicy, salty and earthy. Surprisingly clean. The Brora distillery closed 1983 and is sadly missed.