Bunnahabhain reviews

Duncan Taylor has a range of whiskies on the NC² label, which refers to 'non chill-filtered' and 'non-coloured'. This Bunnahabhain was distilled in 1997, hence I'm expecting a peated version, and bottled…

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…

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…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: A beautifully soft, almost bourbon quality to the nose. It seems like an illicit lovechild between Kentucky and Islay, with the best of…

Nose is musty and astringent. A noseful, obscure touch of rancio and blue cheese flavour. Burns the tongue at first touch. The flavour turns to a touch of bacon and more sherry sweetness. Lasts a long…

Recently a friend of mine, his father-in-law and I had a tasting session. We actually went through 13 drams in one sitting. A long but very good night! The whiskies we went through in order were Bushm…

I have quickly become a big fan of Black Bottle and was interested in trying the main offering from its largest component. This is not your common Islay.Nose: Raisin, Nail polish, Vanilla, Old lady's…

Honestly, this reminds me of earthy, lightly-peated Glenfiddich....not sure if I am a big fan of this one.

This Bunnahabhain (say ‘boona-havn’) matured on a sherry butt for 17 long years, being distilled on the 25th of May 1992 and bottled in april 2010. On the nose you’ll find the sweet touches of sherry and…

Another of Andy's bottles, this is a peated Bunnahabhain which Andy calls "sherry-enhanced". At 54.4% it makes a statement! The heady aroma is really something - warm, old leather, very earthy and a bit…