Bunnahabhain 12 Years altes Design
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.
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.
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| 2518 | |
| Bunnahabhain | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 46.3% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Sherry, Bourbon | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Nuts:
Malt:
Malt:
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Salt:
Salt:
Leather:
Leather:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Hazelnut:
Hazelnut:
Orange:
Floral:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Dried Fruit:
Orange:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Berries:
Berries:
Oil:
Oil:
Hay:
Chocolate:
Tobacco:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Tobacco:
Chocolate:
Hay:
Dark Chocolate:
Bonfire Smoke:
Dark Chocolate:
Cherry:
Grape:
Grape:
Cherry:
Bonfire Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Grass:
Fig:
Wheat:
Chili:
Lemon:
Cake:
Peach:
Apple:
Wheat:
Cinnamon:
Cake:
Anis:
Pepper:
Chili:
Lemon:
Barley:
Walnut:
Grass:
Fig:
Plum:
Apple:
Plum:
Walnut:
Barley:
Pepper:
Peach:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Malt:
Malt:
Spices:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Nuts:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Herb:
Salt:
Herb:
Salt:
Oil:
Oil:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Dark Chocolate:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Honey:
Seaweed:
Herbs:
Seaweed:
Honey:
Herbs:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Leather:
Leather:
Hazelnut:
Hazelnut:
Walnut:
Berries:
Berries:
Chili:
Walnut:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Chili:
Coffee:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Coffee:
Peach:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Peach:
Orange:
Orange:
Banana:
Tobacco:
Wheat:
Hay:
Tobacco:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Bonfire Smoke:
Lemon:
Barley:
Pear:
Cherry:
Mint:
Apple:
Heather:
Almonds:
Cinnamon:
Grape:
Medicinal Smoke:
Floral:
Grape:
Apple:
Bonfire Smoke:
Cherry:
Pear:
Lemon:
Almonds:
Cinnamon:
Anis:
Banana:
Nutmeg:
Blackberry:
Barley:
Medicinal Smoke:
Blackberry:
Floral:
Hay:
Wheat:
Ginger:
Heather:
Mint:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Malt:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Sherry:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Herb:
Herb:
Fruit:
Salt:
Salt:
Fruit:
Seaweed:
Nuts:
Seaweed:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Oil:
Oil:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Dried Fruit:
Chili:
Leather:
Leather:
Heather:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Heather:
Hazelnut:
Hazelnut:
Honey:
Floral:
Cake:
Berries:
Bonfire Smoke:
Tobacco:
Bonfire Smoke:
Floral:
Iodine:
Raisin:
Apple:
Honey:
Berries:
Zitrus:
Hay:
Apple:
Raisin:
Hay:
Iodine:
Cake:
Tobacco:
Zitrus:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.0
Rate
459
185
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
08. Nov 2012
04. Mar 2013
11. Oct 2015
21. Sep 2015
10. Oct 2016
Being a more restrained and virtually unpeated version of an Islay whisky, Bunnahabhain 12 tends to be overlooked - which is a shame! The superb quality (46.3% ABV, non-chill filtered and natural color) brings out the maritime character of this Single Malt. The nose is very engaging, intense and robust with seaweed, iodine, dark fruits and a complex, nutty creaminess. Tastewise, delicate sherry and a rich toffee note harmonize with dark chocolate, walnuts and a hint of oak. With a long, sweet and spicy finish, the whisky underscores its outstanding quality.
RATING: 4.0/5.0 ≙ 88 pts
RATING: 4.0/5.0 ≙ 88 pts
28. Jun 2018
19. Jun 2017
Nosing: 
Intense and fruity. Orange peel sherry character, much more so than I remember in the past. Salted caramel and vanilla. The smokiness if there is any is as good as undetectable, I remember it coming through in previous bottles but this is much more fruit led.
Taste: 
Intense and sweet arrival. Sherry again, fresh mixed fruit and vanilla. A background hint of woodsmoke. Very viscous mouth feel.
Finish:
Long and sweet with some oakiness showing through. Residual spiciness.
Comment:
I hadn't had a bottle of this in a while and decided to revisit it. I think its changed a bit since I last had it, the sherry influence is definitely more pronounced, not that that's a bad thing. The flavour is intense, and although I very much prefer to see whisky bottled at higher percentages I think this can actually take a generous drop of water just to calm it down a little. This is definitely one of my favourite standard bottlings and although its not quite how I remember it, its still very good.
Intense and fruity. Orange peel sherry character, much more so than I remember in the past. Salted caramel and vanilla. The smokiness if there is any is as good as undetectable, I remember it coming through in previous bottles but this is much more fruit led.
Taste:
Intense and sweet arrival. Sherry again, fresh mixed fruit and vanilla. A background hint of woodsmoke. Very viscous mouth feel.
Finish:
Long and sweet with some oakiness showing through. Residual spiciness.
Comment:
I hadn't had a bottle of this in a while and decided to revisit it. I think its changed a bit since I last had it, the sherry influence is definitely more pronounced, not that that's a bad thing. The flavour is intense, and although I very much prefer to see whisky bottled at higher percentages I think this can actually take a generous drop of water just to calm it down a little. This is definitely one of my favourite standard bottlings and although its not quite how I remember it, its still very good.
07. Jun 2020
07. Aug 2021
07. Aug 2021
