Bunnahabhain 24 Year Old 1986 Rare Auld Duncan Taylor

Bunnahabhain 1997 Malts of Scotland

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 from it (my bottle is number 212). The spirit was produced on 28/08/1997 and bottled in July 2009. It has a wonderful amber color. The nose is waxy...

Score 85/100

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Fresh nose. Honey and ginger. Fruity with hints of dry sherry. Really mild, the smoke is only noticeable in the distance and peat is virtually absent. Mouth: mellow and really sweet. Just a tad smokey. Weak attack (it seems over-diluted) but it gets more powerful after a few seconds. More smoke and coffee in the aftertaste. A tiny bit of peat as...

Score 77/100

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old

Three years ago I went on a whirlwind tour of Islay. Starting at Bowmore, they had a glamorous "clean" looking modern visitor's centre and reception greeting you straight from the street. We finished at Bunnahabhain - their visitor's centre took a bit of finding. I recall having to wander around the distillery yards trying to work out...

Score 88/100

Bunnahabhain Toiteach A Dhà

My first stray away from the 12, if my memory serves, which is a whisky I was very fond of last time out. This was a most welcome Father's day gift but perhaps not something I would have bought for myself without trying. That said, I was intrigued by the Kwabinoch (sp? - ha!), a more heavily peated and bourbon matured version, and this I believe...

Score 86/100