The PX monster isn’t hiding under the bed, it’s here.
Bunnahabhain 2009 SMWS 10.199 / 59.0%
Tasted neat
With two years finishing time in a first fill ex-Pedro Ximenez (PX) hogshead, this baby 10 year Bunnahabhain gets the name “Norse and Hawaiian mythology”, which was interestingly censored for the North American release.
While I wait for dinner dumplings to cool…
- Color: old oak (1.8)
- Nose: fudge, chocolate, tannic red wine, anise, and sea spray
- Taste: chocolate layer cake, jasmine tea, a little vanilla, and oatmeal cookies
- Finish: chocolate-malt-balls, raisins, and fruit punch
The super-wet-cask finish with PX turns this into a PX bomb, and not a terrible one, but it’s extremely heavy and overpowering, like filling your mouth with molasses.
Rating: 83/100
