Bunnahabhain 1991 20 Year Old Directors' Cut Douglas Laing

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

This was packaged in a neat little dark bottle, with a red, fiery looking logo showing off the complex, fun-to-say "Bunnahabhain" and a grizzled old seaman looking out over the bow of his ship, probably on a magnanimous (or drunk?) voyage off the Islay coast. That is what this whisky feels like to drink. The nose has a ton of sea salt...

Score 95/100

Bunnahabhain 8 y.o. 2001

What a privilege! I am the first person in this entire world to have sampled the Single Cask Bunnahabhain 8 y.o. 2001, 60.3% and what an experience that was! Nose: pleasantly of old leather with an undertone of wood and some saltiness. Palate: surprisingly floral, very mellow, whiff of sea. Finish: long and pleasant. An excellent spirit!...

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Color is a deep amber, but this is the natural color. Very long, thin legs. The nose is rich in toffee and raisons and baked fruits, maybe apples and pears straight out the oven, but just a little of the brown sugar or nutmeg one might expect in this aroma. And just a touch of that rubbery old Islay malt and medicinal character. The palate is...

Score 86/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Gold color, seems very oily. Big apple on the nose, raisins, wood, wine. Nice mouthfeel, big spice, fiery pepper, a bit of bitter aftertaste at the end of the jaw, medium finish. I have to put some water.... Citrus starting to come forward now on the nose and taste....half of the spice is now dead...but a small fire still lights up behind the...

Score 78/100