A fun sample I had to pick up being from a birth year distillation. As a peat fan, Bunnahabhain isn’t my favorite distillery out there, but the two bottles I have distilled in 1989 and matured for just shy of 30 years did not disappoint. I’m glad to have another opportunity to try one.
Minutia: Distilled in 1989 and matured in a hogshead for 27 years and bottled in 2017 yielding 247 bottles. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Amber, 0.7.
Nose: Appley cereal/malt. Floral.
Taste: Light. Honey, wood.
Finish: Add some malt into the taste. Medium.
Far from complex, and very light, that isn’t bad. This doesn’t tickle the powerful, smoky desires I tend to have for a whisky, but it’s still very nice. A great choice when you want an unchallenging but still bright and rewarding.
Score: 81
Musical Evocation: Bob Dylan – “Moonshiner” (but YouTube doesn’t have that recording so here’s The Tallest Man on Earth’s)
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