Bunnahabhain 21 Year Old 1989 cask 5755 Berry Bros. & Rudd

Bunnahabhain 1997 'Barbecue Smoke' Wemyss for The Nectar

Independent Bottler Wemyss has already bottled more than 20 casks of Bunnahabhain. This week I will put no less than 5 of these in a row, starting with this bottling for Belgium selected by The Nectar. This 17 Year Old is named ‘Barbecue Smoke’, which leaves little to the imagination. I think I am in for a treat. The nose is quite umami. Hearty...

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 16 Year Old 1997 Chester

The Feis Ile has only just ended, so might as well try a few Islay drams. I will put two Bunna H2H, both bottled by Chester. The first is this 16 Year Old Bunnahabhain on refill sherry hogshead, the second a 22 Year Old on bourbon. Let us get to it! On the nose… oh, boy, this is sauerkraut in the extreme! Smoked sausage and bacon on the BBQ,...

Score 79/100

Bunnahabhain 16 Years Amontillado Feis Ile 2016

I've been on a bit of a hiatus of late. Brought on by writing too much about whisky and not enjoying it as much as I should. So I decided to take a little breather just to re-charge the old batteries a bit. Sometimes it's nice to just sit and relax with your drink without a paper & pen nearby. But I realised I missed doing this too so I...

Score 86/100

Bunnahabhain 21 Year Old 1990 John McDougall Golden Cask

At the whisky festival for Independent Bottlers in Belgium, I found some bottles under the label Golden Cask. One of the gems I tasted was this Bunna 1990 on sherry cask. With a lot of gusto I got me a sample to try today, six months later. It was distilled on 24 December 1990 and bottled on 5 April 2012. Delicious nose on sherry with loads of...

Score 90/100