Tasted neat and with a little bottled water
Distilled on 05/19/2003 and bottled on 05/09/2018, this 14 year old “Secret Islay” (Bunnahabhain) spent its life in a first-fill Olosoro Sherry Butt #1828. Mine is bottle #189 of a massive 565 total in this cask-strength release.
- Color: brown sherry (1.9)
- Nose: cracked leather, sandalwood, dry sherry, iodine, and baked bread
- Taste: oak, stewed plums, pistachio gelato; pipe smoke, red grapes
- Finish: long, warming, and beefy
This is a monster of a dram, and proof that Islay can do more interesting things than just pure peat.
Rating: 90/100
