Bunnahabhain 1979 DT The Octave
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
| Bottler | Duncan Taylor (DT) |
| Bottling Series | The Octave |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | 33년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon / Sherry Octave Cask Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 45.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold/amber
air Nose
rather similar at first nosing, but soon to get much flowerier, with lots of nectar, dandelion, buttercup. Extremely honeyed, at that, with again these beautiful notes of old sweet white wine. It then gets rather waxy and smoky, with also some bold notes of earl grey tea coming through (bergamot). Whiffs of oak, and maybe a little camphor. Fantastic, as enjoyable as the Samaroli but a little more complex. Near perfection considering its profile
restaurant Palate
more powerful than the Samaroli but almost as drying, despite its younger age. Notes of flour, cocoa, cinnamon again, cardboard… Lots of tannins in there! Gets then very chocolaty, with also lots of cold over-infused tea… A mater of tannins, definitely. Much more drying than the Samaroli, in fact. The tongue starts to stick to the palate, id’s ve’y ha’d do go on li’e d’at… Well, you got it, the spirit couldn’t stand the wood. Was it brand new oak? But the nose was fabulous, no doubt. 83 points . MUSIC – Recommended listening - Gotan Project 's nu-tango. These guys rock! Have for instance a go at Una Musica Brutal.mp3 and then buy their music. November 28, 2005 TASTING - THREE OLD INDIE BUNNAHABHAINS Bunnahabhain 33 yo (45.5%, Royal Mile Whiskies, cask #6249, 201 bottles)
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