Iconic “Ghost” Distillery Brora Awakens 38 Years Later Following Restoration
Iconic “Ghost” Distillery Brora Awakens 38 Years Later Following Restoration
In Scotland, a 202-year-old distillery has reawakened following a three-year, ground up restoration.
The Brora Distillery, in Sutherland, Scotland, closed in 1983. It roared back to life this month as a small group of devoted Brora fans, collectors and enthusiasts gathered virtually around the world to celebrate the filling of the first cask and mark a new dawn for the distillery.
Over the last four decades, the small distillery lay silent, set against the dramatic landscape of its remote Highland home of Sutherland on the Northeast coast of Scotland. Yet during this time, Brora became renowned for the high quality and character of whisky maturing in its shuttered warehouses.