7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Bunnahabhain 40 1978 Signatory Vintage 30th Anniversary
Type
ABV
47.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Notes of sherry aromas, walnuts, almonds, apricots, wild flowers, citrus.
Taste
Salty, exotic, raisins, passion fruit, hints of tar.
Finish
Long lasting, malty, vanilla, rhubarb, hint of smoke.
Liquor
Bunnahabhain 40 Peerless Duncan Taylor 1968
Type
ABV
40.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Many tiny notes, honeys, flowers, soft spices, figs, quinces, patchouli and pot-pourri, a little leather, cigarette tobacco.
Taste
Grapefruits and mangos on top of these honeyed and light jammy notes,some tea and cinnamon.
Finish
Long, with the expected notes of mint and liquorice kicking in.
Nose
Hints of tropical fruits, banana, berries, creamy toffee, vanilla, rich nuttiness and delicate sweet oak.
Taste
Sweet malt, creamy caramel, vanilla, creamy berries, with hints of toasted nuts, tropical fruit, banana and pineapple.
Finish
Long, sweet and fruity.
Liquor
Bunnahabhain 42 1973 Signatory Vintage Rare Reserve – Cask Strength Collection
Type
ABV
47.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Honey & peaches, licorice, sugared basil, cotton, mineral
Taste
Gummy worms, roasted fennel, lemon meringue pie, pollen, honeydew
Finish
Lemon zest, cloves, roasted fennel, oak/earth, mineral, cantaloupe
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Bunnahabhain 43 1975 Single Malts of Scotland Director’s Special
Type
ABV
41.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Mango, green banana, crème patissiere, caramelised pastry and slices of candied lemon.
Taste
Stewed apples and pears dusted with nutmeg and hot cinnamon fade to reveal a damp forest of rich rancio.
Finish
Sponge-cake vanilla becomes stewed apple that slowly sharpens as it is joined by softly spiced butter.
Liquor
Bunnahabhain 43 Malts of Scotland 1967 cask #3315
Type
ABV
41.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Blackcurrant. Seriously heavy vanilla. Leather. Wood panelling. Honey soaked barley. Oak.
Taste
Lots of tea tannins. Citrus fruit tea. Tropical fruit. Vanilla custard. Cream. Coconuts. Fox’s glacier fruits. A lot of honey cereals. Slight salted caramel.
Finish
Pineapple. Vanilla ice cream. More banana and crisp, slightly drying oak. Slight lemonade
Liquor
Bunnahabhain 44 Single Malts of Scotland Director’s Special
Type
ABV
42.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Honeycomb, canned pears, dandelion, light fennel note, hot toffee sauce
Taste
Lemon thyme, caramel, rice pudding, grassy cream, pretzel
Finish
Black licorice, lemon zest, mineral/gardening, mint, papaya
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Bunnahabhain 4yr Battlehill
Type
ABV
58%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Honey, melon, doughy. Meaty, peppery with lots of earthy, ashy peat.
Taste
Nice vanilla cream component that blends well with some faint, waxy fruits and lemon reduction.
Finish
FINISH: Long and growing more hot, but sweet and peppery. Good balance here.
Liquor
Bunnahabhain 6 Berry Bros. & Rudd 2000
Type
ABV
50.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Varnish and fruit, sweetness and sharp acetone; odd pairs that somehow work.
Taste
Honey and beeswax; maybe a touch of oak.
Finish
Light, pleasant, floral>
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Bunnahabhain 6 Moine
Type
ABV
60.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Vanilla milk and maracuja yogurt – seasoned with a spoonful of sea salt.
Taste
Heavy smoke, stewed pear, dried herbs and crab meat.
Finish
Sweet licorice and warm apple compote to form a good, lasting finish.
Liquor
Bunnahabhain 6 SMWS 10.77
Type
ABV
61.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Tangerine, lemon. Lots of malt, in the shortbread kind of way.
Taste
Tingling and sharp, oak, a lot of malt and that citrus note, sweetness, slightly salty.
Finish
Malty and sweet with some light fruits.
Liquor
Bunnahabhain 7 2006 (cask 800089) Berry Bros & Rudd
Type
ABV
57%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Brown sugar, nori, ash, lemon, bacon, soft licorice, chocolate.
Taste
Smoke, raspberry, hard candy, brine, radish.
Finish
Lager, caramel, lemon, vegetal, cloves, cinnamon, smoke, dry pear.