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BUNNAHABHAIN Established: 1883 Status: Working Location: Bunnahabhain, Port Askaig, Isle of Islay Visitor centre: Yes Website: www.bunnahabhain.com • Aged 12 Years, 46.3% (new bottling, 2010) Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (92 points) (Colour: deep amber / Nose 23 points: chocolate, fruity, honey, nutty, spicy, winey / Taste 23 points: caramel, coffee, fruity, honey, sweet, toffee / Finish 23 points: long and toffee flavoured finish / Balance 23 points. Excellent version of this 12 YO.) • Aged 12 Years, 43% (westering home bottle) Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (89 points) (Colour: sunset/amber / Nose 23 points: nutty, sweet, salty, sea, perfumed, hint of smoke / Taste 22 points: salty, woody, full-bodied, caramel / Finish 22 points: medium long and salty / Balance 22 points.) • Bunnahabhain Vintage 1997, 9 Years Old, distilled 1.12.1997, bottled 19.1.2007, matured at refill butts, cask #5266, bottle #675/833, 46% (Signatory Vintage) Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (89 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 21 points: smoky, iodine, peaty, sea, salty, leather, rubbery after adding water / Taste 23 points: smoky, tar, medicine, full-bodied, salty / Finish 23 points: long and smoky / Balance 22 points.) • Darach ur, batch no 1, 46.3% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (88 points) (Colour: orange dark / Nose 22 points: woody, teabag, spicy. After water: vanilla / Taste 22 points: full-bodied, woody, oaky / Finish 22 points: long and oaky / Balance 22 points.) • Aged 9 Years, d 10/2001, b 7/2011, cask #D1 REF7503, cask sherry butt, Advance sample, 50% (Old Malt Cask, Douglas Laing) Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (86 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 21 points: cooked vegs, grassy, perfume / Taste 22 points: full-bodied, caramel, sherry / Finish 22 points: long and sherry / Balance 21 points.) • Aged 12 Years, 40% Legless Scotsman's rating: 8+ (83 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 20 points: chocolate, sherry / Taste 21 points: medium-bodied, chocolate, fruity, sweet / Finish 21 points: medium long, sweet and nutty / Balance 21 points.) • Aged 32 Years, d 2/1979, b 6/2011, cask #1774, b #431/459, oak cask, 46.9% (Duncan Taylor) Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (81 points) (Colour: cider / Nose 23 points: nutty, sherry, winey, woody / Taste 20 points: medium-bodied, nutty, oaky, spicy, rubbery / Finish 20 points: long / Balance: 18 points. Quite out of balance whisky, scent was better than the taste.) • Aged 18 Years Legless Scotsman's rating: 7.5 (77 points) (Colour: dark brown / Nose 20 points: cognac, sweet, alcohol, leather / Taste 18 points: sweet, pale, medium-bodied, one-sided / Finish 20 points: medium and sweet / Balance 19 points. Quite a disappoinment.) |
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