Tasted neat and with a little bottled water
I was excited to try this Bunnahabhain 12 year, distilled 12.03.2008, and bottled 15.07.2020 from a first-fill Sherry hogshead. Mine is bottle 43/275.
As per usual in the series, this is a nice non-chill-filtered, and also unlike some in the NCF collection, Signatory have bottled this at cask strength which is very nice.
- Color: mahogany (1.6)
- Nose: ocean spray, sherry, cloves, currants; honey and charcoal ash
- Taste: dried figs, blackberries, leather, mint; christmas cake and butterscotch
- Finish: long, citrus then sherry and clover
An excellent heavily sherried Bunnahabhain at a fantastic price, I can’t recommend this enough. Interestingly, it’s extremely minty with a little water, but there’s enough sherry sweetness to compensate. The sherry is not overpowering, and everything is well-integrated.
Rating: 91/100
