Outstanding review score, 90 out of 100
Lovely notes of passion fruit and mango mingle with coastal smoke, camphor and delicate peat, creating a magnificent, complex dram.
Braeval is a Speyside Scotch whisky distillery built in 1973 under its original name, Braes of Glenlivet. It is part of Chivas Brothers and mainly produces malt whisky for blends.
Lovely notes of passion fruit and mango mingle with coastal smoke, camphor and delicate peat, creating a magnificent, complex dram.
This surprising Braeval is genuinely good, with candied citrus, chilli, capers and olives developing into a long, herbal finish.
Sharp, herbal and almost acerbic neat, this Braeval improves with water, revealing lemons, green apples and a welcome barley-syrup sweetness.
Oak adds wonderful complexity to this richly fruity whisky, layering honey, mango, stewed pears and cigar-leaf notes over a long, balanced finish.