Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 1968 Peerless Duncan Taylor

Bunnahabhain Wemyss Malts Chocolate honeycomb–Bunnahabhain 2001

Nose: lovely sherry influence with hints of tobacco , brine and sea salt. A bit of sulphur. Very nice. Sweet thick and briny. Palate: Big milk chocolate notes, with wee smoke and a lot of brine, Crunchies big time, some more sweetness, and honey. Lovely . Finish : Chocolate, ginger powder, sultanas, brine, salt, hint of tobacco and smoke.

Score 88/100

Bunnahabhain Darach Ur Batch 1

This Bunna, for the travel retail segment, matured on new American oak. It is surprisingly dark. That new American oak offers quite some sweetness on the nose, in the guise of vanilla, baked apples, overripe banana and farmer’s butter. Sweeter than expected, I must say. There is also quite a bit of ginger and hints of oak – all of it within...

Score 81/100

Bunnahabhain Darach Ur Batch 1

Darach Ùr means ‘fresh oak’ in Gaelic and was launched in 2008 as an exclusive travel retail expression. It was matured in new American oak casks from a family-run cooperage in Bardstown/Kentucky. The nose is rich and lush with plenty of vanilla, cinnamon and crème brûlée flavours. Then there is a good dose of wood spice but not aggressive and...

Score 84/100

Bunnahabhain 11 Year Old 2003 Signatory for The Bonding Dram

The Bonding Dram has recently purchased some casks (split with colleagues). This young Bunnahabhain matured on a sherry cask and was bottled at cask strength by Signatory Vintage. That means it comes in these beautiful decanters. Oh, wonderfully fatty nose on butterscotch, toffee apples, candied sugar, maple syrup, apricots, cherries and a brown...

Score 86/100