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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I love this whisky. Sweet, nutty, just a hint of smoke. Far more interesting to me than some other Islay offerings. Always buy a bottle when on offer.
Absolutely love this single malt. The smell when I opened the bottle was beautifully sweet and complex, can barely notice any peat smoke at all and I am not a big peaty whisky drinker so that's saying something. Definitely has the most depth of flavour and character of all the 12 year old or younger whiskeys ive tried. Great product at a great price (paid £40) and will for sure be exploring more from Bunnahabhain (maybe the travel retail exclusives?) and buying this 12 year old again. 5 stars
What a shame that the smoothness, richness and flavours have seemingly been abandoned for an acidic, thin, sharp, T.C.P.throat stringent stripper. (Bottle bought June 2019) Used to be so lovely.
Not a patch compared to old version, don't understand how this won Gold in 2014
This is one of the finest Scotch whiskies I've tried. It's not heavily peated, and it's hard to believe it's an Islay, but a dense well-rounded flavour comes to the fore with a lovely oaky aftertaste. This is as good as Scotch gets for those who shy away from inky iodine such as most Islays present. Definitely nothing like it at $64; worth every penny.
