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Distillery : Bunnahabhain - Islay
Sherry Casks
Original Bottling
Travel Retail Edition
Single Malt
Launched in 2018
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Almost Unpeated
There are three different Bunnahabhain bottlings for the travel trade, Eirigh Na Greine, Cruach Mhòna, and the latest release, An Cladach, which has the merit of being the least unpronounceable. Aged entirely in sherry casks, it is also presented as a limited edition, although the number of bottles produced is not mentioned. Bottling took place in 2017, but it seems that the item didn't go on sale until the following year.
Let's Taste It :
A wisp of charred smoke. Then a fairly heavy, thick sherry. Morello cherries, dark chocolate. A hint of astringent peat. Behind, red fruits, blackberries, muscat grapes, but it's light. Ripe peach. Dried fruits, waxed wood, leather. On the palate, chocolate pear, metallic flavour and more red fruits, but it's a little sickening. Cherry and blackcurrant. The spices rise slowly. Sparkling finish, charcoal, earth and peanuts, almonds, oat. Not very long.
In Short,
I'm not very enthusiastic. The sherry is not expressive enough, I didn't smell the salty iodine typical of the distillery, the whole lacks identity and character. What's more, it's quite young on the palate. I wouldn't recommend buying it, Bunnahabhain does better in all areas, but it's better than a lot of the stuff I've tasted, I have to admit.
Score : 83
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Ahmad Jamal - Autumn Leaves
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