Bunnahabhain 1980 19 Year Old First Cask #5643

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

This was my first bottle of Bunnahabhain. As I neared the bottom of the bottle I was also left thinking I wouldn't mind having another. That is not the case of whiskies I have had nor even individual drams. This is a good one. Nose: light sweetness, salt, hint of peat, sherry, fruity Mouth: oily, staged delivery becomes quick, hint bitterness,...

Score 89/100

Bunnahabhain 1989 A.D. Rattray 23 Year Old

sample from a friend Nose: A little waxy smokiness, and clearly on the usual sweet barley in this sort of ex-bourbon expression. Honey and lemon. Also rather a bit of pear and banana, which starts out as very yellow, and turns into a beautiful bunch a'ripe banana. Toffee and caramelized popcorn, and then something a bit odd and vegetal. Green...

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 1997 Malts of Scotland

In 1997 Bunnahabhain distilled quite some peated spirit, which basically isn't their house style. The German independent bottler Malts of Scotland selected sherry hogshead 3172 and squeezed 279 bottles from it (my bottle is number 212). The spirit was produced on 28/08/1997 and bottled in July 2009. It has a wonderful amber color. The nose is waxy...

Score 85/100

Bn4 - Elements of Islay

Elements of Islay Bn4, a dark and sweet character made from the collections of Bunnahabhain. I only had a chance to take few tastes of this on a road trip to Taivaanranta distillery in Finland. So I'm not the best judge. Because I want to write about each SIGNIFICANT WHISKY tasting, this one counts as well, though my sightings might not be the...

Score 86/100