Bunnahabhain 1960 38 Year Old Sherry Cask Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Bunnahabhain Darach Ur Batch 1

This Bunna, for the travel retail segment, matured on new American oak. It is surprisingly dark. That new American oak offers quite some sweetness on the nose, in the guise of vanilla, baked apples, overripe banana and farmer’s butter. Sweeter than expected, I must say. There is also quite a bit of ginger and hints of oak – all of it within...

Score 81/100

Bn4 - Elements of Islay

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 reopened in 1984...

Score 83/100

Bunnahabhain Signatory 1997 10 Year Old

Nose is musty and astringent. A noseful, obscure touch of rancio and blue cheese flavour. Burns the tongue at first touch. The flavour turns to a touch of bacon and more sherry sweetness. Lasts a long time.

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

So this is a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12 (small batch distilled). I don't know much about this new release /packaging. Perhaps, it's just a marketing gimmick. Let's get right down to business. NOSE: smoke, BBQ, seaweed, caramel. Sea salt minerality, toffee, dried cherries, raisins, cola, used up matchsticks (probably due to sherry sulfur...

Score 85/100