Bunnahabhain 18-year-old XVIII
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | XVIII |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 천천히 돌린 뒤 코를 가져가면 부나하벤 특유의 셰리 향이 호두와 말린 오렌지, 옅은 갯내와 함께 부드럽게 올라온다. 한 모금 머금으면 43도의 매끄러운 질감을 따라 건포도와 견과, 다크 초콜릿의 단맛이 흐르고 아일라 몰트답지 않게 절제된 훈연이 뒤에서 은은하게 감돈다. 18년의 시간이 셰리와 곡물을 부드럽게 다듬은 이 XVIII는 짙은 호박빛만큼이나 원숙하다. 삼키면 견과와 마른 과일, 옅은 소금기의 여운이 혀 위에 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
powerful but not overpowering at all, starting on sherry as expected, together with the usual official Highland Park’s complexity. Something faintly acidic (kiwis), metallic (silverware) and distinctively heathery that makes me think of the greatest old bottlings (with the black round labels). Lots of mocha, with also something smoky (wood smoke), tary, nicely rubbery, with dried oranges, flowers from the fields, notes of old roses… Just superb!
restaurant Palate
oh yes, it’s a perfect Highland Park, maybe just a tad too rubbery now. Creamy, bold and ‘wide’, with loads of candy sugar, orange tree honey, these metallic tastes again (nothing unpleasant, quite on the contrary) and some smoky, tary notes as well. Notes of violet sweets, lavender sweets, fruitcake, caramelized cashews (I think it’s a Chinese ‘desert’, it’s excellent) and old sweet wine – the sherry, not a dull, sweetishly sweet one at all. And it keeps developing, mostly on crystallized sweets (and candied angelica). The finish is long, bold, almost ‘thick’ and very satisfying. Almost perfect, but why only for (our friends) the Dutchmen? ;-) Anyway, 91 points for this one. Once again with Highland Park, the OB wins, head and shoulders (and thanks, Michel). MUSIC – Recommended listening - Just a very good little band, but a very good little band indeed: it's Fojimoto playing Virginia.mp3 . Please buy their music if you like it. January 24, 2006 TASTING - TWO RECENT BUNNAHABHAINS Bunnahabhain 18 yo ‘XVIII’ (43%, OB, 2005, 1500 bottles)