Bunnahabhain 1982 18 Year Old Scott's Selection

Bunnahabhain 11 Year Old 2003 Signatory for The Bonding Dram

The Bonding Dram has recently purchased some casks (split with colleagues). This young Bunnahabhain matured on a sherry cask and was bottled at cask strength by Signatory Vintage. That means it comes in these beautiful decanters. Oh, wonderfully fatty nose on butterscotch, toffee apples, candied sugar, maple syrup, apricots, cherries and a brown...

Score 86/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

The Bunna 12 is the flagship of this (somewhat decrepit looking) most northerly Islay distillery. It was poured during my visit last September. It is bottled at 46.3% for a few years now, making chill filtration unnecessary. The Bunnahabhain 12 is unpeated. This recent bottling is surprisingly dark. Some orange juice upholstered with bread dough,...

Score 84/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

I have to be honest, i love the look of the bottle. It stands out from the norm and the smoky glass shades the contents perfectly. The colour is a wonderful moody rich caramel. Upon first pour this seems more Speyside than Islay. It smells salty and sweet backed by fruit. I had expected smoke but its not there. On the palate it's sweet with sherry...

Score 82/100

Bunnahabhain 11 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 finish with the 11 years old on sherry. Sweet notes of dried and...

Score 85/100