Bunnahabhain Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Bunnahabhain Scotch Whisky

Distillery Information.

Founded in 1883 by the Greenlees Brothers

Location Islay region North Shore district

Water Source Magadale Springs

Bunnahabhain Scotch Whisky Distilling Equipment

Stainless steel mash tun

6 Oregon pine washbacks

2 Large onion shape wash stills 2 smaller pear shape spirit stills

Matured in American oak bourbon barrels plus some European sherry casks.

Bunnahabhain Scotch Whisky

Distillery History

The distillery is the most northerly distillery on the island, facing The Isle of Jura across the Sound of Islay.

Established by the Greenlees Brothers, local farmers, in 1881 the distillery went into production in 1883 under the trading name of The Islay Distillery Company.

During 1887 The Islay Distillery Company amalgamated with Glenrothes - Glenlivit to form the Highland Distilleries Co.

The Distillery was expanded in 1963 with a second pair of stills added

Regarded as the lightest of the Islay whiskies. This may be due to the fact that the water used is drawn from a underground spring before it has run through the peat, also the narrowness of the cut taken from the second distillation.

A Key ingredient of Black Bottle blend, the malt its self is known for being virtually un-peated, which is unexpected of an Islay, but retains that salty tang of the sea making an Ideal introduction to the Islay region.

Bunnahabhain Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Distillery Bottlings

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old

Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old

Bunnahabhain Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Older Distillery Bottlings.

Bunnahabhain 1968 Vintage Reserve – The Family Silver

Bunnahabhain 1971 Aged 35 years 125th Anniversary

Bunnahabhain Islay Festival Bottling 2006 Pedro ximenez Finish

Bunnahabhain Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Independent Bottlings

Berry Bros,

Blackadder,

Cadenhead

Cask Strength (Duncan Taylor),

Chieftain's

Dun Bheagan,

Duncan Taylor Collection

Gordon & MacPhail,

Hart Brothers,

MacPhails Collection

Murray McDavid,

Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing)

Peerless, Duncan Taylor,

Private Celler (Scott's)

Provenance (Douglas Laing)

SMWS,

Signatory.

Bunnahabhain Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 year old

The Characteristic bottle is emerald green with the helmsman emblazoned with a golden porthole on the front. In a black gift tube that the bottle fits snugly into.

Tasting Note:-

The nose offers a fresh and aromatic experience with a subtle whiff of smoke floating through the air.

The taste starts with a light fruit and nut appeal that leads to a spectacular malty sweetness, finishing into a beautifully rich full-bodied, lingering experience

Bunnahabhain 18 year old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

The 18 year old is encased in a smoked brown glass bottle with dual labelling to differentiate it from the younger 12 year old sibling. Its gift tube is seaweed green in colour with a subtle but distinct illustration of Bunnahabhain's bay on the front.

This beautiful golden spirit's nose releases honeyed nuts and a slightly sea-induced salty tang. Rich toffee and leathery oak aromas can be sensed upon further inspection. The palate is influenced by mellow sherried nuts and shavings of the finest natural oak wood.

The voyage ends with dry notes that are interspersed with mixed spices fading magnificently into a light salt and sherry finale.

Bunnahabhain 25 year old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

The 25 year old is delivered in the deeper smoked oak glass bottle but its labelling is on aged parchment and it finds its bed in an Alder wooden box lined with Hessian and closed with solid brass fittings.

This 25 year old has an amber gold colouring with quite a sherried nose, at first, that introduces a stunning sweet caramel dessert aroma, beautifully entwined with subtle suggestions of oak and polished leather. The indulgence of sweet berries and cream ensures a wonderful mélange of tastes that progress into a roasted nut and malt feast. The finish is soft and dry with a delicate dispersal of sugar and spiced oak flavours lingering on the tongue.

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