Bunnahabhain 1981 19 Year Old Sherry Cask Independent Bottling

Bunnahabhain 10 YO Batch 14 That Boutique-y Whisky Company

This is the third of 24 reviews in this series, the result of FOMO and seizing an opportunity when the LCBO dropped the price of this set by 50% in early 2020. There are some people who absolutely love Bunnahabhain. I am not one of them. In my whisky journey, this distillery has been overshadowed by its heavily peated cousins on Islay. Sure, I’ve...

Score 87/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

NOSE: the first note I get from this whisky is the one of dry white wine (Pino Grigio). Then it becomes slightly sea-coastal and mineral with just a hint of peat. After a while all of this is heavily masked by very dominant, creamy sherry-related notes, chocolate, and spices. So much so that you can easily mistaken this whisky for a very...

Score 91/100

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

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Color is a deep amber, but this is the natural color. Very long, thin legs. The nose is rich in toffee and raisons and baked fruits, maybe apples and pears straight out the oven, but just a little of the brown sugar or nutmeg one might expect in this aroma. And just a touch of that rubbery old Islay malt and medicinal character. The palate is...

Score 86/100