Bunnahabhain 1987 DR Vintage Cask Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
| Bottler | A.D. Rattray (DR) |
| Bottling Series | Vintage Cask Collection |
| Vintage | 1987 |
| Bottled Year | 2017 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 1298 |
| Bottles Released | 243 |
| ABV | 48.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
it's like the 1976 but with more oomph, more tension, more precision, mainly focused on a beehive, with its honey, beeswax, and pollen, then overripe apples and the nectar from flowers like dandelions. It's very beautiful and honestly, blindfolded, I would have guessed it was from 1972 or 1976. I know, the concept of vintages is dubious when it comes to whiskies. Unless I'm wrong, generally, it's barley from the previous year that they're using; anyway
restaurant Palate
only a slight hint of intrusive woodiness might prevent it from reaching the heights of a 91+. Aside from that, the vanilla pod custard, acacia flower fritters, notes of fresh panettone, earl grey, and Middle-Eastern pastries (stay strong!) are sublime. I need some good synonyms for sublime, without veering too much into the clownish or the sexist, as the whisky world has already been there, done that. If you have any ideas, send me a postcard
timer Finish
quite long, a bit mentholated and aniseed. Drops of sweet absinthe