Bunnahabhain 2013 Valinch & Mallet The Young Masters Edition 9 yo

 

 

 

52,8°

Distillery : Bunnahabhain - Islay 

Sherry Cask 

Independent Bottling 

By Valinch & Mallet Limited

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2022

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Almost Unpeated

 

 

 

A young Bunnahabhain aged in a Sherry cask always does well in a collection. Here it is The Young Masters Edition, so don't expect some venerable juice. Only 378 bottles are put on sale, exclusively for the Scottish market it seems. We already know it's going to be hard to find.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Pleasant, liquorous nose, with a fine Sherry influence. Hazelnuts, fig and raspberry jam, dried apricots, muscat grapes. Forest berries, undergrowth, tree bark, vegetable moss, pine needles. It's also a bit sweet, with genoise and marzipan. Very round and well-balanced on the palate. Fruity, of course, with a hint of candied fruits. Spices under control, paprika, saffron, nutmeg. Very long finish, Vieille Prune, blackberry coulis, hint of blackcurrant, black earth, just the right amount of power. Charcoal, hot chestnuts.

 

In Short, 

Even young Bunnahabhains go very well with Sherry, here it is reminiscent of an old red fruits liqueur, with beautiful spices, a pure Christmas whisky, where the fruits are candied, braised, rather than simply served. A very nice expression, I found it on Italian sites at an acceptable price, elsewhere they're laughing at us, it's nonsense.

Score : 90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                           Allison Russel - Nightflyer