Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair
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| 17908 | |
| Bunnahabhain | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 46.3% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
 
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| Average tasting notes Tasting Notes |
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Nosing
Sweet:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Caramel:
Maritime Notes:
Nuts:
Spices:
Oak:
Seaweed:
Vanilla:
Salt:
Cake:
Chili:
Honey:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Almonds:
Apple:
Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Hazelnut:
Leather:
Lemon:
Lemon Peel:
Orange:
Pear:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Plum:
Raisin:
Tasting
Spices:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Maritime Notes:
Oak:
Pepper:
Salt:
Seaweed:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Zitrus:
Cake:
Caramel:
Chili:
Oil:
Raisin:
Tropical Fruit:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Berries:
Dark Chocolate:
Honey:
Malt:
Orange:
Finish
Spices:
Fruit:
Oak:
Sherry:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Sweet:
Cherry:
Chili:
Salt:
Maritime Notes:
Caramel:
Coffee:
Dried Fruit:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Seaweed:
Alcohol:
Chocolate:
Heather:
Honey:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.5
Rate
40
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Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
20. Oct 2019
Nosing: 
Sweet nuts. Hazelnut, sweet chestnut. Lots of caramel. Some citrus peel showing through.
Taste:
Sweet arrival. Nutty caramel, vanilla. Just a bit of spiciness if you hold it in your mouth.
Finish:
Sweet and with a vanilla caramel note a little wood spice. Not particularly long
Comment:
I'm a fan of Bunnahabhain, the 12 year old is a good everyday sherried malt (even if it is a bit rowdy lately). This one however is showing its age badly. Its full of that vanilla caramel that really young malts display. If it wasn't for the nuttiness, I'd think it had been matured in ex bourbon casks, the vanilla is that strong. The nose is actually pretty good, but on the palate and finish it isn't great. The finish especially is short and uneventful. I'd say that this can't be much older than 4 years or so. At least its bottled at 46, but that isn't enough to save it for me. My main complaint with it though is that it is priced so similarly to the 12 year old. I picked this up at a local supermarket, and noted that I've seen the 12 year old for the same price in the area not long ago. Bit of a miss on this one.
Sweet nuts. Hazelnut, sweet chestnut. Lots of caramel. Some citrus peel showing through.
Taste:
Sweet arrival. Nutty caramel, vanilla. Just a bit of spiciness if you hold it in your mouth.
Finish:
Sweet and with a vanilla caramel note a little wood spice. Not particularly long
Comment:
I'm a fan of Bunnahabhain, the 12 year old is a good everyday sherried malt (even if it is a bit rowdy lately). This one however is showing its age badly. Its full of that vanilla caramel that really young malts display. If it wasn't for the nuttiness, I'd think it had been matured in ex bourbon casks, the vanilla is that strong. The nose is actually pretty good, but on the palate and finish it isn't great. The finish especially is short and uneventful. I'd say that this can't be much older than 4 years or so. At least its bottled at 46, but that isn't enough to save it for me. My main complaint with it though is that it is priced so similarly to the 12 year old. I picked this up at a local supermarket, and noted that I've seen the 12 year old for the same price in the area not long ago. Bit of a miss on this one.
24. Aug 2021
Nosing: Toffee, caramel, malt, dried fruit, hazlenut, faint maritime sea spray
Taste: slightly viscous malt, sea salt, some acidity, light peat and a touch of oakiness.
Finish: medium
Comment: The essence of this whisky is captured perfectly in its branding. Stiùireadair is a helmsman of a ship - one who steers a ship and this whisky is very much reminiscent of a salty sea spray that would hit a voyaging seafarer. The nose is incredible and promising, unfortunately the palate is largely lacking allthough I do enjoy the unique singular experience of this. At this pricepoint there are better offerings - 73/100.
Taste: slightly viscous malt, sea salt, some acidity, light peat and a touch of oakiness.
Finish: medium
Comment: The essence of this whisky is captured perfectly in its branding. Stiùireadair is a helmsman of a ship - one who steers a ship and this whisky is very much reminiscent of a salty sea spray that would hit a voyaging seafarer. The nose is incredible and promising, unfortunately the palate is largely lacking allthough I do enjoy the unique singular experience of this. At this pricepoint there are better offerings - 73/100.
12. Jun 2017
07. Feb 2018
24. Oct 2017
14. Nov 2017
01. Dec 2017
11. Dec 2017
19. Jan 2018
26. Apr 2018
