Bunnahabhain 24 Year Old 1985 Dun Bheagan Ian MacLeod

Bunnahabhain 8 Year Old Commitment To Malt

This is a release by the Dutch whiskyclub Commitment to Malt, of which my patner in whiskycrime Imanuel is a member. So I had tasted it before, but didn’t write notes then. Time to correct that. This is a young Bunna from a first fill sherry cask. While Bunna is normally known as the softly peated Islay, I find this one pretty smoky. But it is...

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 30 Year Old 1988 Xtra Old Particular

Today we’ll try a Bunna from 1988 that matured for three decades on a refill butt – a sherry cask. It was released in 2018 in the XOP – Xtra Old Particular – series from Douglas Laing. Not for everyone’s purse, I’m afraid, for a bottle will set you back some 425 to 500 EUR. Luckily I got a sample from a whisky loving friend. The nose is...

Score 88/100

Bunnahabhain 38 Year Old 1973 Wilson & Morgan

I have tasted quite a few beauties from the Italian bottler Wilson & Morgan. Remember the fantastic Port Ellen 1982 or the great Caol Ila 1983? Two Bunna were also quite nice, especially the 1991. So am very much looking forward to trying this 38 Year Old, matured on a sherry cask with the magical number #1. It was put to sleep in 1973 and...

Score 91/100

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old

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 both genes coming through. On one side we have the deep liquorice, melted brown sugar and sweet leather, and on the other we have delicate seaweed,...

Score 85/100