Bn1 Elements of Islay

Bunnahabhain 1989 A.D. Rattray 23 Year Old

sample from a friend Nose: A little waxy smokiness, and clearly on the usual sweet barley in this sort of ex-bourbon expression. Honey and lemon. Also rather a bit of pear and banana, which starts out as very yellow, and turns into a beautiful bunch a'ripe banana. Toffee and caramelized popcorn, and then something a bit odd and vegetal. Green...

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 1988 24 Year Old Cask #4111 Berry Bros

Bunnahabhain is probably my favourite 'non-smoky' distillery. This whisky is matured entirely in sherry casks for 24 years and it definitely shows in its colour. The nose is of burnt sugar with ripe red fruits and cooked berries. Raisins, Sultanas, even fig are apparent. Hint of blackcurrant and do I even detect liquorice? Very very slightly...

Score 93/100

Bunnahabhain Toiteach A Dha

Toiteach A Dha, is a remix version of one of the first regular peated expressions Bunnahabhain released a few years back. It is said to contain a higher proportion of sherry casks than the original but without detailed vatting info there's no way to know what's up. I believe it differentiates itself from the Ceobanach which uses a higher PPM malt...

Score 87/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old 2009 Klubb23 for Buds & Barrels

Bunna 2009 on sherry? I have good memories of that. There’s good reason for having bottled such a cask with Mark & Manny's malts. But our friends from Klubb23 also could get their hands on such a cask and bottled it for the shop Buds & Barrels, run by our good friend Tom Haseldonckx. It's the first of a series of four single casks in the...

Score 88/100