Bunnahabhain 30 Year Old 1978 Mission Murray McDavid

Bunnahabhain 31 Year Old 1978 Signatory Vintage

Bunnahabhain, which translates into 'mouth of the river', is looked upon by many drammers as the odd one out on Islay, as it is the distillery on that 'Island of Peat' to produce unpeated spirit. They do use peat-rich waters, though. However, in 1997, quite a bit of peated spirit was produced to appease the 'peatheads'. But now I'll be trying the...

Score 86/100

Bunnahabhain 4 Year Old 2013 The Ultimate

Apart from Moine (meaning peat) there is another heavily peated Bunna called Staoisha. It is a reference to one of the water sources used by the distillery on Islay for the production of their peaty whisky. This cask was filled with spirit in 2013 and bottled at very young age by van Wees, the Dutch bottler. They don’t come much paler than this....

Score 84/100

Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 1972 The Golden Cask

I scored a sample of this Bunna 1972 at the Whisky festival for Independent Bottlers in Aalst, Belgium, last April. It was released under the label The Golden Cask and I am putting it head-to-head with the Bunna 1973 from The Whiskyman – a special birthday release. But first things first. The nose is sweet on mostly white fruit with a hint of...

Score 87/100

Bunnahabhain 10 Year Old 2001 Maltman

A young Ileach on a sherry cask. It remains a challenge to me. This is a 10 Year Old Bunna, marketed by the Meadowside Blending Company under their Maltman label. Some may find the title of this review shocking, but those who know me will soon realize that it does not have to be a bad thing. The nose is sweet with toffee, caramel, nougat, cherries...

Score 82/100