Bottle Profile | |
Type | Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries) |
Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
Bottler | Adelphi |
Brand Name | Bunnahabhain |
Year Distilled | 1979 |
Year Bottled | 2011 |
Alcohol By Volume | 46.5% |
Cask Number | #8893 |
Bottles | 516 |
Issued | 2011 |
Average Score | 90 |
Maniac Ratings | |
Robert Karlsson | 92 |
Konstantin Grigoriadis | 91 |
Ho-cheng Yao | 90 |
Krishna Nukala | 91 |
Rich Howard | 91 |
David Wankel | 91 |
Oliver Klimek | 84 |
Ralf Mitchell | 92 |
Retired Maniac Ratings | |
Keith Wood | 90 |
Tasting Notes | |
Robert Karlsson | Ultra-sherried. On coffee, dark chocolate, prunes. Wood. Interesting, rather extreme. The nose is mirrored in the huge taste. So very big on sherry wood. Slightly sourly but so exciting it hurts and cant find any dreaded offnotes. Biitteeer aftertaste. |
Rich Howard | deep, rich stewed fruits with raisins and twigs, orange zest, fresh limes, infused with vanilla. not much more complex than that, but i'm not complaining. the palate is also full of zesty and punchy fruits, sweet and savory grilled orange slices, a bit spicy with some cinnamon and cloves, the expected finish of light tobacco and some toasted oak. a drop of water lightens the wood on the nose, leaving fresh fruit and berries doused in vanilla cream. the palate is still full of spicy sweet fruit punch with plenty of spices and some cigar tobacco and slightly charred wood on the finish. summary: zesty and savory fruits and deep citrus with plenty of spices and dried tobacco. [tasted blind for the 2011 Awards] |