Bunnahabhain 1979 27 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland

Bunnahabhain 1997 14 Year Old Peated

750mL Chieftain's Cask Bottling. Distilled December 1997 and bottled in December 2011. 14 Year Old Peated Bunnahabhain. Pours a light straw, speckles of tears and big legs. Nose at first is harsh toasted macadamia nut and husky amaretto. Thankfully opens up to beautiful savory sausage, rich herbal tea, fresh sea salt breeze, orange blossom honey,...

Score 96/100

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 10 Year Old Discovery

In their Discovery range Gordon & Macphail offer approachable entry level malts and today I’ll put two of those to the test, both for the Islay distillery of Bunnahabhain. Both are quite young, but one matured on a bourbon cask, while the other slept on a sherry cask. I’ll start with the 10 years old on bourbon. On the nose it is immediately...

Score 86/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Sampled in a Glencairn with a teaspoon of spring water. Legs: Long and shapely, like a Moulin Rouge dancer. Nose: A strong sherry aroma with big hints of fruit, certainly sultana and maybe cooking apples, toffee, a slight salty note hiding in the background. Very pleasant and warming smell. Taste: Strong sherry arrival with fruit again and vanilla...

Score 90/100