Bunnahabhain 8 Year Old 1999 Provenance Douglas Laing

Bunnahabhain The McGibbon's Provenance: Bunnahabhain

Came across this small bottle single cask whisky in Edinburgh. It's a Bunnahabhain (Islay), distilled in 2001, bottled in 2010, and that makes it "over 9 years". On the nose, this whisky is very spicy, with lots of chocolate and spicy leather, some vanilla as well. Second nosing is almost a sort of creamy vanilla scent, vanilla pod...

Score 74/100

Bunnahabhain 1965/2001 35 Year Old

Bunnahabhain distillery was founded in 1881 by William Robertson and the Greenless brothers William and James. Production started in earnest in 1883 and in 1887 the distillery was integrated into Highland Distilleries Company Ltd. Production continued uninterruptedly until 1982 when the distillery was closed for two years. It was reopened in 1984...

Score 90/100

Bunnahabhain Cruach-Mhona

Very very light in colour. Fresh seaside, iodine and toast aromas. Quite sweet and salty flavour. Simple, and a little awkward for a style proclaiming "extra-peaty".

Score 71/100

Bunnahabhain 1987 - 26YO Berry Bros.

Picked this up at Manchester Whisky Festival last week. Berry Brothers always seem to steal the show there... Nose: Butter and Toffee intially followed by a spicy, Cinnamony Apple flavour. Creamy, coffee, almost hickory-like notes. And then onto liquorice hints. Powerful spices but restrained by creaminess. And now Maple Syrup. This is so complex...

Score 95/100