Uncharted Whisky, Higher Ground, Braeval 10 Year Old

Name: Uncharted Whisky, Higher Ground, Braeval 10 Year Old
Brand: Uncharted
SKU: UCH-BAE-10-550
Price: 78.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch

Bottler: Uncharted Whisky Company

Founders: Jack Breslin and Dana de Vos

Release: Higher Ground

Distillery: Braeval

Region: Speyside, Scotland

Age: 10 years

Distilled: August 2014

Bottled: March 2025

Cask Type: Two first fill oloroso barriques

Cask Ref: UC048

Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength at 55.0%

Outturn: 612 Bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Bottled: Natural colour and non chill filtered

Braeval 10 Year Old Tasting Notes

Jack and Dana's tasting notes

Nose: A classic sherry bomb. Bright and fruity distillate lying under the cover of rich butterscotch and sticky toffee pudding.

Palate: Rich and generous with sticky dates, cinnamon swirl pastry and melted vanilla ice cream.

Finish: Gentle and slow to leave with butterscotch oozing off the palate to reveal oak and the waft of a spice cupboard.

About Uncharted Whisky's Higher Ground

Braeval Distillery sits atop Speyside and indeed the Scotch Whisky world. It is the highest distillery in Scotland (pipping Dalwhinnie by a mere 2 metres) - hence the name given to this vatting of these two sisters barriques. In the tiny village of Chapeltown, near Ballindalloch the distillery was built in 1973 and originally named ‘Braes of Glenlivet’. This was a great name given it’s location on the braes of Speyside however, due to the ensuing confusion with Glenlivet distillery, it was renamed in 1994 to Braeval.

The malt springs from some very tall and slender pot stills which make for a light and delicate spirit which is why the spirit has been used consistently (and with good reason) in production of global blend brands such as Chivas Regal. The same light character has paired beautifully with the Oloroso sherry barriques maturation.

Jack and Dana at Uncharted love working with these whiskies that often end up in blends because if you want to try them in their best guise - small batches of whisky in great wood - you have to come to the indie whisky world where Uncharted thrive.

This iteration of Braeval is stunningly rich with notes of chocolate, sticky toffee pudding, and melted vanilla ice cream blend into spiced clootie dumpling finish.

Shipping and taxes

Where can you ship?

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We deliver to Australia, Canada (Alberta), Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Jersey, Luxembourg, Macao, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, UK, US (certain states*), and Vietnam.

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How much is shipping?

Shipping charges are calculated during checkout, depending on where you live and how many bottles you’re buying. It's usually more cost effective to ship two or more bottles, particularly for international orders. The perfect excuse to treat yourself to an extra bottle!

What about taxes?

All alcoholic products sold by TopWhiskies are sold subject to UK alcohol tax, which is already included in the price.

UK sales are subject to VAT (currently 20%), which is included in the price. Sales outside of the UK are not subject to this tax, and international prices do not include it.

We use a specialist US shipper who sorts out US taxes. These costs are factored into the US shipping charges. So shipping may look pricey, but remember it covers your taxes as well, so there'll be no further bills to pay.

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Uncharted Whisky, Higher Ground, Braeval 10 Year Old

£78.95

Meet The Founders

Jack Breslin and Dana de Vos

The Uncharted Whisky Company was founded by partners; Jack Breslin and Dana de Vos. They've been working in Scotland’s booming drinks industry for years, and have held countless different roles. Now, they're embarking on their own adventure. Something they love. Independent bottlings of cracking whisky.

Jack and Dana select exceptional spirits and marry them with exceptional casks to create off the grid whiskies for Uncharted fans around the world. Everything they bottle has passed the 'Jack and Dana test'. They have to love it before they bottle it. Everything is done by hand and in tiny batches.

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