Bunnahabhain 6 2013 SMWS 10.200 "Tuscan drunken chestnuts"/"The storm-tossed sea"

 

Here and forthcoming are each of my reviews of the Bunnahabhains I have acquired from the same distillation conducted independently.

Bunnahabhain 6, 2013 Vintage, Scotch Malt Whisky Society 10.200, Islay Single Malt, 60.3% ABV

Minutia: Distilled on October 17, 2013 and matured in an ex-bourbon hogshead for 5 years and then a 2nd-fill charred red wine barrique for the duration yielding 285 bottles. This is part of the Peated flavor profile named “The storm-tossed sea”. It was renamed due to TTB nonsense, and that is the name of the 750ml bottle released for the United States which I have. The name of the whisky for 700ml markets is “Tuscan drunken chestnuts.” Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.

Color: Burnished, 1.1.

Nose: Meaty smoke, some leather and citrus in there, perhaps leather oiled with a citrus-based product.

Taste: Thick, sweet, some spice.

Finish: Tobacco, wood, smoke.

This is really very nice. I love the meaty notes and the tobacco that comes in there.

Score: 91

Musical Evocation: I – “The Storm I Ride”