Bunnahabhain 13 Year Old 1997 Heavily Peated Casks 5583 & 5584 - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)

this is my 2nd bottle from these two casks. I love Islay whisky and while bunnahabhain isn't my favourite distillery, this bottling it utterly brilliant. Some of the peat has faded from this "heavily peated" edition, however more than enough still exists to give a wonderfully balanced dram with complex and what I would consider rare flavours. on the nose you get beeswax, linseed honey, meadow grass / meadow flowers, fresh rain. Initial flavours are an explosion of smoke well balanced with More honey, wonderfully lemon zest, oranges, Riggs and

I'm not done yet! Riggs should read, figs, almond oil, toasted. finish is long lingering and rolls smoke around like a bonfire on a windy day. Final finish is herbal with the citrus notes finally fading - long long long finish. What a great dram, I am so pleased I have one bottle left, I will miss this when its gone. Unique.