Bunnahabhain 1997 11 Year Old Signatory

Bunnahabhain Toiteach

This is my second peated Bunnahabhain, the first one being Young & Feisty by Douglas Laing, which I quite liked but perhaps was a bit too much on the young side. Toiteach is better in all regards. The price in Norway (which at one point was lower than the UK, not sure if it still is) makes it a natural comparison to Laphroaig's Quarter Cask. I...

Score 87/100

Bunnahabhain 31 Year Old 1967 G&M Rare Old

One of the many series by Gordon & Macphail, the known bottler from Elgin, is the Rare Old. This 31 Year Old Bunna from 1967 was bottled about 14 years ago. The nose is surprisingly soft and fruity. I am at a fruit auction: pears, apples, cherries and even some strawberries. Pineapple too, but the dried version. The whole is nicely framed by...

Score 90/100

Bunnahabhain 1966 Malts of Scotland 'Angel's Choice'

The Angel’s Choice series by Malts of Scotland contains very old whisky, bottled in 350ml bottles. To keep them affordable (well, sorta…). This Bunna from 1966 was bottled in 2011. Just 88 half bottles, which says something about the rarity. It is approximately 45 years old, so I am expecting a fruit bomb. Yup, right on the nose (pun intended). No...

Score 89/100

Bunnahabhain 36 Year Old 1975 The Nectar

The boys of The Nectar shared this Fino Sherry cask with La Maison du Whisky, the famous French retailer. This is a very soft nose with hardly any peat at all. I get brown toast, plastered with farm butter, covered with banana slices with some brown sugar on top. Adding some water does not hurt this nose at all. It is very soft and silky, lightly...

Score 90/100