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

Details about this bottle Edit
19631
Bunnahabhain
Scotland, Islay
Single Malt Whisky
12 Years
46.3%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon, Sherry, Whisky
Chill filtration - Without
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 618 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Nuts:
Spices:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Herb:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Salt:
Salt:
Berries:
Berries:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Date:
Plum:
Plum:
Date:
Cake:
Cake:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Heather:
Peach:
Leather:
Blackberry:
Blackberry:
Peach:
Leather:
Heather:
Fig:
Almonds:
Bonfire Smoke:
Dark Chocolate:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fig:
Orange:
Lemon:
Dark Chocolate:
Almonds:
Orange:
Lemon:
Pineapple:
Tobacco:
Grape:
Tobacco:
Hazelnut:
Pineapple:
Grape:
Hazelnut:
Oil:
Nutmeg:
Chili:
Nutmeg:
Cinnamon:
Grass:
Grass:
Oil:
Cinnamon:
Chili:
Pepper:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Pepper:
Kiwi:
Walnut:
Tropical Fruit:
Iodine:
Pear:
Tropical Fruit:
Iodine:
Walnut:
Pear:
Apple:
Apple:
Kiwi:
Lemon Peel:
Grapefruit:
Lemon Peel:
Coffee:
Clove:
Clove:
Banana:
Ham:
Barley:
Medicinal Smoke:
Floral:
Medicinal Smoke:
Coffee:
Floral:
Ham:
Barley:
Banana:
Grapefruit:
Hay:
Strawberry:
Hay:
Strawberry:
Tasting
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Nuts:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Malt:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Malt:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Herb:
Herb:
Salt:
Salt:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Honey:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Oil:
Pepper:
Oil:
Pepper:
Berries:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Berries:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Walnut:
Walnut:
Heather:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Heather:
Plum:
Plum:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Chili:
Blackberry:
Grape:
Grape:
Blackberry:
Date:
Date:
Cherry:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Cherry:
Cake:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Peach:
Leather:
Leather:
Coffee:
Cake:
Apple:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Apple:
Peach:
Hazelnut:
Pear:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Orange:
Orange:
Hazelnut:
Barley:
Barley:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Pear:
Red Currant:
Fig:
Red Currant:
Tobacco:
Fig:
Tobacco:
Ham:
Tropical Fruit:
Kiwi:
Tropical Fruit:
Black Currant:
Black Currant:
Strawberry:
Kiwi:
Hay:
Strawberry:
Hay:
Ham:
Medicinal Smoke:
Grapefruit:
Grapefruit:
Lemon Peel:
Medicinal Smoke:
Lemon Peel:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Oak:
Oak:
Sherry:
Spices:
Spices:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Peat Smoke:
Herb:
Herb:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Malt:
Malt:
Fruit:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Salt:
Herbs:
Salt:
Herbs:
Oil:
Oil:
Pepper:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Pepper:
Heather:
Honey:
Heather:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Walnut:
Walnut:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Raisin:
Chili:
Raisin:
Chili:
Iodine:
Date:
Nutmeg:
Nutmeg:
Date:
Iodine:
Hazelnut:
Hazelnut:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Cherry:
Floral:
Almonds:
Fig:
Grapefruit:
Leather:
Barley:
Almonds:
Fig:
Grapefruit:
Plum:
Cherry:
Plum:
Barley:
Leather:
Floral:
Tobacco:
Clove:
Cinnamon:
Bonfire Smoke:
Peach:
Hay:
Hay:
Clove:
Tobacco:
Grape:
Grass:
Grass:
Grape:
Bonfire Smoke:
Lemon Peel:
Cinnamon:
Peach:
Lemon Peel:

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12. Jun 2013

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23. Aug 2020
10. Feb 2014

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06. Jan 2022
Ian_Biluck
07. Apr 2019
Nosing:
Nuttiness, Caramel, vanilla, no smoke

Taste:
Nuttiiness, a little sweet (maybe the sherry sweetness)

Finish:
Spicy, almost bitter, getting stronger
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12. Sep 2020
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05. Jan 2015

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