Bunnahabhain 12 Years
The 12-year-old offers with his hefty 46.3% vol enough reserves for dilution with some still water. Bunnahabhain comes from Gaelic and means 'estuary', a direct reference to the Margadale River. The bottle is decorated with a sailor. Bunnahabhain was the first distillery the sailors saw returning to their homeland. Best Whiskey of the Month December 2017 at Whisky.de
The 12-year-old offers with his hefty 46.3% vol enough reserves for dilution with some still water. Bunnahabhain comes from Gaelic and means 'estuary', a direct reference to the Margadale River. The bottle is decorated with a sailor. Bunnahabhain was the first distillery the sailors saw returning to their homeland. Best Whiskey of the Month December 2017 at Whisky.de
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Oak:
Dried Fruit:
Malt:
Honey:
Raisin:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Date:
Salt:
Alcohol:
Berries:
Herbs:
Chocolate:
Leather:
Lemon:
Cherry:
Plum:
Blackberry:
Cake:
Hazelnut:
Heather:
Peach:
Fig:
Grass:
Kiwi:
Oil:
Tobacco:
Almonds:
Banana:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Ginger:
Lemon Peel:
Pineapple:
Tropical Fruit:
Walnut:
Apple:
Clove:
Floral:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Ham:
Hay:
Iodine:
Nutmeg:
Pear:
Pepper:
Tasting
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Oak:
Maritime Notes:
Spices:
Nuts:
Seaweed:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Dried Fruit:
Salt:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Pepper:
Berries:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Oil:
Almonds:
Dark Chocolate:
Herbs:
Plum:
Walnut:
Apple:
Heather:
Lemon:
Blackberry:
Cherry:
Date:
Grape:
Orange:
Pear:
Red Currant:
Cake:
Cinnamon:
Ginger:
Hazelnut:
Kiwi:
Peach:
Tobacco:
Tropical Fruit:
Barley:
Bonfire Smoke:
Coffee:
Fig:
Grapefruit:
Ham:
Hay:
Leather:
Lemon Peel:
Nutmeg:
Finish
Sweet:
Sherry:
Oak:
Spices:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Fruit:
Herb:
Malt:
Seaweed:
Caramel:
Dark Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Salt:
Oil:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Heather:
Honey:
Walnut:
Coffee:
Dried Fruit:
Zitrus:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Vanilla:
Iodine:
Nutmeg:
Grapefruit:
Lemon:
Almonds:
Barley:
Cherry:
Clove:
Date:
Floral:
Grape:
Hay:
Peach:
Plum:
Raisin:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.3
Rate
385
4
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
22. May 2020
Nosing: 
Taste: 
Finish: 
Comment: I've heard this is somewhat smoky; it is not. I've heard from the distillery itself in an interview, they do not peat this one. I think people hear it's an Islay and automatically think it is....this one exhibits a lot of nuttiness and a balanced sherry profile. This is not Glendronach levels of sherry influence, but it also has this chocalatey thing going on...this is a fresh pour so i can imagine this one changing over the course of a few months of drinking and being open.
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: I've heard this is somewhat smoky; it is not. I've heard from the distillery itself in an interview, they do not peat this one. I think people hear it's an Islay and automatically think it is....this one exhibits a lot of nuttiness and a balanced sherry profile. This is not Glendronach levels of sherry influence, but it also has this chocalatey thing going on...this is a fresh pour so i can imagine this one changing over the course of a few months of drinking and being open.
16. Jun 2021
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
long linger with nuts and caramel and hints of herb
Comment:
I heard this drum has a episode that former US president Reagan loved it then served it at his party because the word "westering home" on the label was used as a tribute to him. So I weighted this whiskey with colored glasses a bit. But thing is definitely different. The aroma is quite decent like the one sherry type not too much intense, but with great dried fruits following nuts, plum, caramel and vanilla. Finish is very linger , of course. Quite great one for me.
Taste:
Finish:
long linger with nuts and caramel and hints of herb
Comment:
I heard this drum has a episode that former US president Reagan loved it then served it at his party because the word "westering home" on the label was used as a tribute to him. So I weighted this whiskey with colored glasses a bit. But thing is definitely different. The aroma is quite decent like the one sherry type not too much intense, but with great dried fruits following nuts, plum, caramel and vanilla. Finish is very linger , of course. Quite great one for me.
23. Aug 2020
06. Jan 2022
07. Apr 2019
Nosing:
Nuttiness, Caramel, vanilla, no smoke
Taste:
Nuttiiness, a little sweet (maybe the sherry sweetness)
Finish:
Spicy, almost bitter, getting stronger
Comment:
Nuttiness, Caramel, vanilla, no smoke
Taste:
Nuttiiness, a little sweet (maybe the sherry sweetness)
Finish:
Spicy, almost bitter, getting stronger
Comment:
24. Mar 2020
Nosing: 
Taste: 
Finish:
Taste:
Finish:
09. Apr 2019
08. Feb 2022
28. Feb 2022
08. Jan 2020
