Bunnahabhain 1978 29 Year Old Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

This has a 'take it or leave it' kind of flavour profile. It's not a Laphroaig, an Ardbeg, a Lagavulin, etc. It's flavour profile might be closest to a Bowmore bottling, if one must make a comparison. However the people at Bunnahabhain seem to have gone through considerable effort to make something distinctive. If I were to describe it...

Score 84/100

Bunnahabhain Cruach-Mhona

Cruach-Mhòna is Gaelic for ‘peatstack’, so I suppose this is going to be a heavily peated Bunna. It comes in 1 liter bottles for travel retail. I tried it for the first time in 2011, but this is a bottling from 2015, the third batch. The nose is peaty indeed, but not overly so. Surprisingly sweet though. Dark and sweet, in fact. It is obvious...

Score 83/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Not your typical Islay malt, but a really nice dram all the same. Initial nose has butter, smoke and sweet nuttiness. Also a bit of burning wood. Adding water releases some hay aromas. On the palate, I'm reminded of honey on toast. With some burnt cereal and a touch of tobacco. With water, the flavours become more floral, with grassy hints and...

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old

My taste in single malts usually runs to the more powerful Islays - Laphroaig, Ardbeg, etc. I've had the 12 yr old 'Buna, and recently got the 18. Man, was I blown away!! The depth and complexity of flavors was amazing. Color was incredibly rich and dark, like a deep chestnut or oak. Lots of sherry on the nose, with the sweetness coming...

Score 90/100