Chapter 7 Royal Brackla 8 Year Old
Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch
Bottler: Chapter 7
Founder: Selim Evin
Range: Monologue
Distillery: Royal Brackla
Region: Highlands, Scotland
Age: 8 years
Distilled: November 2016
Bottled: October 2025
Cask Type: Sherry butt
Alcohol by Volume: 50%
Outturn: 390 bottles
Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration
Bottle Size: 700ml
Royal Brackla 8 Year Old Tasting Notes
Nose: Opens with raisins, dark berries, and soft spices, lifted by a touch of polished oak.
Palate: Layers of dried fruits, chocolate, and orange zest mingle with malt sweetness and sherry richness.
Finish: Long and warming, with lingering notes of spice, toffee, and dried figs.
About this Chapter 7 whisky
This 8-year-old Royal Brackla from Chapter 7 forms part of Selim Evin’s Monologue series, a range that focuses on letting a single cask speak clearly and without distraction. Distilled in November 2016 and bottled in October 2025, this Highland single malt was matured in a sherry butt and bottled at 50% ABV, with natural colour and no chill filtration. A total of 390 bottles were produced.
Royal Brackla holds a unique place in Scotch whisky history as the first distillery to receive a Royal Warrant, and its spirit is often described as weighty, structured, and well suited to sherry cask maturation. While official bottlings tend to emphasise refinement and balance, independent releases like this offer a more direct view of how Royal Brackla’s robust, malty core interacts with active casks.
Sherry butts, with their large size and long seasoning history, typically provide a slower, more integrated maturation than smaller formats. In this case, the influence leans towards dried fruits, dark berries, and soft spice, allowing the distillery character to remain front and centre while adding depth and warmth rather than overt sweetness.
On the nose, rich raisin notes and dark fruits are framed by gentle spice and polished oak. The palate builds in layers, combining dried fruits, chocolate, and orange zest with a firm malt backbone and well-judged sherry richness. The finish is long and comforting, lingering with toffee, warming spice, and dried fig notes that slowly fade.
This is a confident, traditional sherried Highland malt - expressive without excess, and a fine example of Royal Brackla’s ability to carry sherry influence with clarity and structure. A rewarding bottle for fans of classic sherry cask maturation and those looking to explore Royal Brackla beyond official releases.
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