Bunnahabhain 22 Year Old 1988 Rare Auld Duncan Taylor

Bunnahabhain Lombard Jewels of Scotland 25YO

I am sure that I am not alone in finding that I have more than a few "special occasion" whiskies in my war chest. I have decided that on my birthday, I shall open a bottle. Why not start with the first special occasion bottle I purchased? This Bunnahabhain is one of the independent bottler Lombard's Jewels of Scotland series. Distilled...

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 1997 'A Peaty Punch!' Wemyss

This whisky is around 16 years of age and clearly matured on a bourbon cask (if you judge by the color). Since the Wemyss team dubbed this one ‘A Peaty Punch!’ (including the exclamation point), I presume the peat will be quite prevalent. Let us get to work! Indeed, the nose is quite peaty. Rather sweet and sour then truly smoky, but it does offer...

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 16 Year Old 1997 Malts of Scotland

The label of this MoS bottling is completely for Christmas with a tree and the words Christmas 2013 – Peated on it. So we are expecting a pretty peaty Bunna on sherry. Get ready. A good, somewhat dry but at the same time creamy, bittersweet nose on roasted nuts, raisins and plums. Some pine needles. Ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Twig of mint. Salty...

Score 88/100

Bunnahabhain Duncan Taylor NC2 12yr bottled in 2010

I really like this, and I have found it pretty consistent from start to finish. It starts full bodied and creamy, with wisps of smoke mingling throughout. There is a satisfying bite and charcoal in the finish, but this is not overly or overtly peated.

Score 93/100