Bottle Details
SMWS Code
10.278
Distillery
Bunnahabhain
ABV
61.3%
Age
12 Years
Cask
First-fill ex-bodega PX barrique
Distilled
March 7, 2013
Region
Islay
Flavor Profile
Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Category
Scotch
The whisky presents a superbly sherried aroma characterized by herbal tonic wines, apricots, candied citrus peels, crystallised ginger, and aged mead. A subtle backdrop of heather ales and salty earthiness completes the bouquet. With water, it becomes notably expressive, revealing pecan pie, dark malt loaf, boozy tiramisu, walnut, coffee cake, and salted liquorice with an underlying gamey quality.
On the palate, the whisky is laden with dark fruit cordials, aniseed, orange travel sweets, old-fashioned cocktails, and pipe tobacco. Upon reduction, it develops lovely notes of dried exotic fruits, prunes, dates, and dark fruit teas with hibiscus flower, adding further complexity and depth.
The finish is wonderfully salty and drying, with pronounced salted almonds and Iberico ham flavours that linger on the palate.
A superbly sherried aroma full of herbal tonic wines, apricots, candied citrus peels, crystallised ginger and aged mead greeted the Panel. A flutter of heather ales and salty earthiness hung in the background. With water it became really expressive, with pecan pie, dark malt loaf, boozy tiramisu, walnut and coffee cake, and salted liquorice. There was a lovely gamey touch underneath all that as well. The palate when neat was laden with dark fruit cordials, aniseed, orange travel sweets, old fashioned cocktails and pipe tobacco. Reduction brought out a lovely flavour of dried exotic fruits, prunes, dates and dark fruit teas with hibiscus flower, leading to a wonderfully salty and drying aftertaste full of salted almonds and Iberico ham. This was matured in a bourbon hogshead for nine years before being transferred to a first fill ex-bodega PX barrique.