Bunnahabhain 32 Year Old 1979 Rare Auld Duncan Taylor

Bunnahabhain Darach Ur Batch 1

"Darach Ur", means new oak. This bottling from Bunnahabhain is aged in fresh - unused - American oak casks. I picked up a litre bottle from Duty Free, which was its original outlet point only. Nose: The peat comes across as a smokey, damp peat - fungi and wet woods. The oak comes through with a fruity coca-cola thing going on, and...

Score 62/100

Bunnahabhain 22 Year Old 1991 Chester

The Feis Ile has only just ended, so might as well try a few Islay drams. I will put two Bunna H2H, both bottled by Chester. The first was a 16 Year Old Bunnahabhain on refill sherry hogshead, this one is a 22 Year Old on bourbon. Let us get to it! Surprising nose. Not many maritime elements, although they linger on the horizon, but mostly graeffe...

Score 84/100

Bunnahabhain Durach Ur (Batch 6)

The title apparently means new oak in Gaelic and the bottle proudly boasts its non-chill-filtered credentials and natural colour, which I would describe as golden amber incidentally. This was a slightly hesitant airport purchase, but one I’ve not regretted. An intriguing nose, apricots and toasted almonds, a touch of spice and cream. On other...

Score 90/100

Bunnahabhain 11 Year Old Discovery

In their Discovery range Gordon & Macphail offer approachable entry level malts and today I’ll put two of those to the test, both for the Islay distillery of Bunnahabhain. Both are quite young, but one matured on a bourbon cask, while the other slept on a sherry cask. I’ll finish with the 11 years old on sherry. Sweet notes of dried and...

Score 85/100