On the Cawdor Estate, close to Nairn in Scotland, lies the Royal Brackla distillery, a Highland Scotch whiskey distillery. For Bacardi, John Dewar & Sons Ltd runs the distillery. The fermentation process takes a while, the stills' lyne arms are tilted upward, the copper dialogue lasts a while, and there is a lot of reflux since the distillery is set up to produce and then collect esters. Brackla has a clean acidity in addition to its fresh, fragrant fruitiness, and it is this that enables it to cut through the strong flavors produced by the ex-Sherry barrel aging method that Dewar's has selected for its single malt releases.