Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old 1997 NC2 Duncan Taylor

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Without resorting to research, I can provide two top-of-my-head facts about Bunnahabhain 12: 1) It’s been non-chill filtered and at 46% ABV since 2010 (yay); and 2) It’s another one of those distilleries that require a dialect coach for proper pronunciation (it’s boon-uh-HA-ven…I think). This is a whisky I appreciate more than like. One of those...

Score 81/100

Bunnahabhain Ceobanach

This is the last dram of a bottle I gave to Pam for her birthday last year. Actually, it was the second bottle I bought; I left the first bottle in the trunk of my car on a hot August day (I didn't want her to see me bring it in), and when I went back to my car the next morning, all you could smell was peat smoke. Which isn't necessarily a bad...

Score 83/100

Bunnahabhain 1988 'Kirsch Gâteau' Wemyss

This is the only Bunnahabhain in this line-up that has a higher ABV than 46% (the strength at which Wemyss usually bottles their single casks). This 26 Year Old Bunna has 56% and clearly matured on an active sherry cask, revealed by it mahogany color. The nose is wonderfully sweet and very dark, if you catch my meaning. A veritable sherry bomb:...

Score 89/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Recently the wonderful people at Bunnahabain have changed their bottling of the standard 12yo. The bottle has changed from a green to a dark brown, the ABV % was bummed up from 40% to 46.3%, and they have changed to a non-chill filtration format. Now I will start this by saying that I don't think that I have ever had the original dram, save one...

Score 84/100