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Review: Bunnahabhain 10yo – Adelphi

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bunnahabhain-10-year-old-2000-adelphi-whiskyBunnahabhain – 10yo/2000 – Adelphi – 59.8%

Dark gold to copper in colour leading you to prepare yourself for a nicely sherried dram, presumably from a first fill cask.

The nose has a strong spirity quality, this is over 10 years younger in age than others reviewed in this series. It’s beautifully fruity and strongly sherried with slight gingery notes and hits of smoke and a drop of citrus.

The mouth feel is medium thick with warming oils washing around your mouth. It’s the highest ABV in this series of reviews, but it’s still very smooth on way down, nice and fruity with a wee bit of a peat tickle right at the end of the finish. Continue reading →

Review: Bunnahabhain / Bn1 – Elements of Islay

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Elements of Islay – Bn1 – 55.7%

Colour: Golden.

The nose is salted buttery vanilla nuts (if such a thing existed) and peat, lashings of peat, smoke, iodine and more peat, good sweet Islay peat (similar to southern Islay style drams).

A good oily mouthfeel that covers your palate with spicy and peaty sweet malt. Slightly hot from the fairly high abv and possibly some younger whiskies, it’s hard to tell as this has no age statement. The tcp notes are nicely evident. Continue reading →

Review: Bunnahabhain 21yo Oloroso Cask – The Maltman

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07 Maltman Range-1-1Bunnahabhain 21yo Oloroso Cask – The Maltman / Meadowside Blending Co – 49.5%

Golden in colour.

An unpeated glorious nose on this Islay drop of beauty. Salt hits your nose at first followed by gentle fruits and malt. By the colour and nose it would seem like a second fill sherry cask which has added a little depth over the normal bourbon matured Bunnas.
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Review: Bunnahabhain 23yo/1989 – Master Of Malt

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Bunnahabhain 23 Year Old – MoM – 46%.

bunnahabhain-23-year-old-single-cask-master-of-malt-whiskyLight straw in colour.

A light vanilla nose with malt and wisps of smoke leading to light summer citrus fruits – this is unpeated (as are most Bunnas).

The abv works well here, a wee bit of a spicy sweet kick. A fairly full oily mouthfeel allowing the sweet summer fruits to come through. The finish is warming, sweet and long with faint smoke wisps returning on the finish.

A great middle aged island dram presented without the usual Islay peat that you’ll most certainly enjoy.

Sample provided by Master Of Malt – £74.95

Review: Bunnahabhain 23yo/1989 – The Rare Casks/Abbey Whisky

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Bunnahabhain 23yo – The Rare Casks / Abbey Whisky.
44% Medium peated.

Light straw in colour.

Similarly light and delicate on the nose, a little citrusy with some lovely smoke notes because of the peat which sits there patiently waiting… It’s a delicate peat, not full on Islay iodine, but a gentle nose inviting you in. There’s some vanillary butter notes holding up the background. Continue reading →