Bunnahabhain 13 Year Old 1997 Peated Dun Bheagan Ian MacLeod

Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old

From a sample. - Bunnahabhain distillery was founded in 1881 by William Robertson and the Greenless brothers William and James. Production started in earnest in 1883 and in 1887 the distillery was integrated into Highland Distilleries Company Ltd. Production continued uninterruptedly until 1982 when the distillery was closed for two years. It was...

Score 86/100

Bunnahabhain 28 Year Old 1989 Thompson Brothers

I have had the pleasure of hanging out with the sympathetic Thompson brothers on a few occasions. Simon and Philip not only run the upstart Dornoch Distillery (that reminds me I still have their first 10 gin bottles) which they built with crowdfunding. They are also quite apt at bottlings lovely single casks. This is one of those: a Bunna 28 years...

Score 87/100

Bunnahabhain Duncan Taylor NC2 12yr bottled in 2010

I really like this, and I have found it pretty consistent from start to finish. It starts full bodied and creamy, with wisps of smoke mingling throughout. There is a satisfying bite and charcoal in the finish, but this is not overly or overtly peated.

Score 93/100

Bunnahabhain AD Rattray 30/1978 #7216

So, this being an old Islay whisky, anything is possible. They can be massively intense, or too old and feeble. You take your chances on disappointment. This dram, however, is still very much a potent buck! You can sense its oilyness even on the nose: pears, pears, ground cinnamon, more pears. Wait, is this a Highland in disguise? For 57% ABV, the...

Score 92/100