Bunnahabhain 1990 21 Year Old Old Malt Cask #7597 Douglas Laing

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 Darach Ur Batch 1

This Bunna, for the travel retail segment, matured on new American oak. It is surprisingly dark. That new American oak offers quite some sweetness on the nose, in the guise of vanilla, baked apples, overripe banana and farmer’s butter. Sweeter than expected, I must say. There is also quite a bit of ginger and hints of oak – all of it within...

Score 81/100

Bunnahabhain AD Rattray 30/1978 #7216

So, this being an old Islay whisky, anything is possible. They can be massively intense, or too old and feeble. You take your chances on disappointment. This dram, however, is still very much a potent buck! You can sense its oilyness even on the nose: pears, pears, ground cinnamon, more pears. Wait, is this a Highland in disguise? For 57% ABV, the...

Score 92/100

Bunnahabhain 6 Year Old 2008 The Ultimate

Bunnahabhain is known for its soft, quasi unpeated whisky, but they have some exceptions as well. This is one of those: a 6 years old Moine (which means morass or peat) that matured on a bourbon cask. The Ultimate – the label of the Dutch company van Wees – has quite a few Bunna on the market. This is a release from 2014. A fatty nose on earth,...

Score 83/100