The Brora distillery was built in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford, Although it was known as "Clynelish" until the opening of the Clynelish Distillery in 1968, where upon the name of the original Clynelish was changed to "Brora". Between May 1969 and July 1973, a heavily peated whiskey Brora produced to supply for blending; this was done to cover a shortage of Islay whiskey Caused by a drought in That region. Most of the whiskey produced as Brora after 1973 in the lightly peated Highland style.
In early 1983, production was stopped at Brora distillery was mothballed and the.
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