48,4°
Distillery : Bunnahabhain - Islay
Refill Bourbon Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Douglas Laing & Co.
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2020
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Almost Unpeated
The Old Particular range contains a variety of hand-selected, unchill-filtered and uncoloured Single Casks of particular quality. Although reduced, the alcohol content remains relatively high to keep the whisky "as natural as possible". Here we have a Bunnahabhain aged for twelve years in a bourbon single cask, which is quite unusual, and allows us to discover the brand's natural distillate, without peat or sherry influence. 329 bottles have been released for sale.
Let's Taste It :
I can immediately feel Bunnahabhain's usual hint of mineral iodine, but this time without the Sherry. It's a little cerealy, a little vanilla-scented, rocky, on river pebbles, tall grass on a fine spring day. Gravel, yellow fruits, plums, greengages. On the palate, woody, lemon, sea salt, before falling into spices, cumin, ginger, pumpkin seeds. The finish is fairly long, but not interminable either, on charcoal, beautiful loose earth, heather, fine sand, pine cones.
In Short,
Yes, it's not bad at all, and it has the advantage of being original. It's surprising, you can recognise the distillery's trademarks, and at the same time you get the sensation that it's brand new. On the other hand, the price seems rather excessive to me; it would have needed a few euros less to be worth it.
Score : 87
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Guns'n'Roses - November Rain
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