Bunnahabhain 23 Year Old 1979 Lost Bottlings Series Master of Malt

Bunnahabhain 14 Year Old Pedro Ximenez Finish

This Limited Release from Bunnahabhain was distilled on the 24th March 2003 and bottled on 21st June 2017, making it a 14 year old. It matured on 2nd fill sherry casks and was then finished for 3 (!) years on PX casks. That explains the beautiful, bronze color. Nose carefully, because the first whiff is full of alcohol. Then I get some lovely...

Score 88/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Yes, I tasted a distinct sherry note in the glass of Bunn 12 that I ordered at a pub in Portland. I was very surprised to taste such a sweet scotch in the black bottle from Islay. The nose was medium bodied with hints of cream and salt. Taste: sherry, smoke, pepper, mesquite. Finish: medium long with hints of the sherry, some walnut, peppery oak,...

Score 74/100

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 Eirigh Na Greine

This unpronounceable Bunnahabhain (well, let’s give it a go anyway: ‘ae-ree ne gri-niyouh’) means ‘the morning sky’ in Celtic. It is their newest Travel Retail expression with no age statement which is composed of different vintages and matured on both Italian and French wine casks. The nose is sweet but with a dirty edge. Think sweat. Yes, I...

Score 81/100