The fantastic flagship from Bunnahabhain (pronounced boo-na-ha-ven), launched as the distillery's original single malt in 1979, this Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old. It is aged in a mixture of bourbon and sherry casks and, since a relaunch in 2010, has been bottled at a big 46.3% ABV without chill-filtration or additional colouring. Very impressive. Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old is unpeated, unlike most Islay whisky, but has a beautiful coastal quality complemented by its fruity, light, sweet and nutty character. It’s one of those whiskies that newcomers and enthusiasts alike appreciate.
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Fresh, sweet, and a little floral. There’s seaweed, rich malt, dried fruit, camphor, caramel, chocolate orange, and apple poached in cinnamon.
Soft and supple with a nutty, sherried quality leading among vanilla, marmalade, sultanas, and a bright coastal element.
Mochaccino, dried herbs, Christmas cake spice, and a balanced salty tang.
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This whisky epitomises why Islay is the finest whisky region on the planet. Compared to most Islay's it's relatively smoke free, but there is enough of a hint there to keep you interested along with a some nice spicy tones, but very little burn. Just lovely. Makes you just want to come back for more.
This didn't blow me away. From reading the reviews I was hoping to find a lightly peated complex sherrybomb, I was eluded. This whisky has quite a light body and the sherry maturation remembered me of Glenfarclas 16, which to me is a far cry from a true sherrybomb like Glendonach or Glen Garioch 15. The subtle peat shining through after the initial sherry sweetness does add some complexity though and I found the finish to be way more satisfying and longer than GF 16. Although not too complex overall it's a nice and interesting whisky, just don't expect a sherrybomb, you'll be left dissapointed.
Not a huge fan of Islay malts but this boy is fairly light with the peatiness. Overall a tasty wee dram, it smells like the sea but somehow dry at the same time. Nice smoky aftertaste. I will definitely experiment further with Bunna/Islay jobs ?
I picked this up on Ralfy's recommendation as "the lighter side of Islay". Not that I was afraid of peat, I love peat. I really just want to taste every Islay expression. Anyway, I know some people detect peat in this but not me. I can feel peat even in cheap blends (where it is just barely present to make them taste like an ashtray), in lighter malts (Glenkinchie 12, lovely!). I can't feel ANY peat in this Bunny. No big deal, I also love unpeated malts, especially sherried! This malt is substantial, full bodied and delicious. Practice adding water - you don't want too much but it does benefit from some. And give it plenty of time to breathe and open up. It tastes much older than 12 years. It may not be "exactly" like Aberlour or sherried Macallan but it's easily on par and in similar part of the swatch.
Lovely. Especially at this price level. On offer at waitrose for £30 so somewhat overpriced here. Quite woody, bit of sherrry, not a lot of peat (as you'd expect for the other Islay ones).
