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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With a nose of light coffee, seaweed,and wet grass on your grandads lawn mower the taste definitely moves towards the coast,salty,warm apricot with a light a spicey waxy finish..
Most complete single malt I’ve ever experienced. Would heartedly recommend to Scotch whiskey lovers.
First try with this distillery and not disappointed. Wanted something with slight peat finish and happy to say the 12 delivered. Recommend for those who want to ease their way into more peated labels.
Gotta lotta love for Bunna 12. Accessible without being dull or bland. A decent dram.
It's OK but, given what I'd heard about this whisky it has come up well short. A few points to consider: - A lot of people are talking it up as a great Islay expression - there is zero smokiness to it, in either palate or nose, that I can detect. - The 46.2% ABV does not blend well. What I mean by this is it tastes boozy and quite harsh, akin to cheaper whiskies. It actually reminds me of blended scotch. - Nothing, palate, nose, or finish, really stands out. It's all very underwhelming. - MOM's tasting notes reveal a lot. They're very vague because this whisky is not well defined and the character is not pronounced it particularly memorable. I would honestly avoid this whisky. There is enough good stuff at this price range, this whisky is outshone by plenty of better ones and is comparable to a lot of reasonable blends. Definitely a miss.
