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Royal Brackla 1978 Rare Malts 20 Year Old / 59.8% The? Rare Malts Selection ?was a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005. As with the Flora & Fauna series, they were often from lesser-seen single malt distilleries. Royal Brackla was only released once within the Rare Malts Selection series, distilled in 1978 and bottled in May 1998. Founded in 1817, Brackla distillery was the first in Scotland to be granted a Royal Warrant, becoming Royal Brackla at the behest of King William IV in 1835. The distillery was primarily tasked with providing malt for blending, and became part of DCL (now Diageo) in 1943. It was one of the many distilleries that they were forced to close due to a production surplus in the 1980s however, mothballed between 1985 and 1991. Royal Brackla was sold along with the rest of those associated with the Dewar’s brand to Bacardi in 1998. It was bottled by United Distillers as part of the Flora & Fauna range, as this Rare Malts Selection , and an 8 year old with its own brand was briefly produced by Diageo. It was not until 2014 under Bacardi ownership that a widely distributed unique single malt brand first appeared. These releases from prior to this have become increasingly sought after.