![]() ![]() Nose: even ‘more fresh’ than the 1980, and certainly fruitier. As for this baby being a Bunnahabhain, well, it’s not Caol Ila (or it would come from the old distillery), so it’s most probably ‘a Bunny’. Whaff! I’ll update as soon as more data’s available online. Sadly, I took a photograph with my iPhone and I can’t read the ABV. Port Askaig 45 yo (40.8%, Specialty Drinks, 2014) This one’s brand new. Comments: a very, very fine dram for sure, but less greenness and more roundness would have made this baby sexier in my book. Finish: rather long but I find it a notch too sour and bitterish. ![]() A sour note as well, the apples are back. Then these notes of beer again, light honey and plenty of green tea, from the wood. Mouth: the sherry’s more in the front, with more raisins. A little beer and hops as well (IPA?) A fine nose, as they used to say in old adverts. Ripe gooseberries plus one oyster plus a touch of honey and two spoonfuls of honeydew that make it pleasantly piny. What’s fine and nice is this combination of sea air and ripe garden fruits. Nose: the sherry’s rather unobtrusive, if I may say so. Auld Acquaintance, anyone?īunnahabhain 34 yo 1980/2014 (45.9%, The Whisky Fair, sherry wood, 230 bottles) Colour: pale gold. As if the spirit wasn’t big enough to stand too many years, but of course there’s been some brilliant ones as well, especially sherried versions. These old Bunnahabhains can be hit or miss I’ve already got quite a few tired ones in my tasting glass. One old Bunnahabhain and a possible even older one ![]()
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