Bunnahabhain 1973 SV Rare Reserve - Cask Strength Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | Rare Reserve - Cask Strength Collection |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | 2016 |
| Age | 42년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | 12145 |
| Bottles Released | 427 |
| ABV | 47.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 천천히 돌리면 1973년 빈티지의 깊은 마호가니 빛이 잔 벽을 두꺼운 흔적으로 흘러내린다. 잔을 코끝에 가져가면 리필 셰리 버트가 입힌 말린 무화과, 가죽, 짠 미네랄이 동시에 들어선다. 한 모금을 머금으면 42년 숙성과 47.9도가 빚어낸 다크 초콜릿과 호두 껍질이 입천장을 부드럽게 채운다. 부나하벤 특유의 짭조름한 미네랄이 시가 박스 잔향과 길게 따라간다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
certainly refill indeed, since it’s golden
air Nose
it’s the most floral Bunnahabhain since we started this little series. Lilac, lilies of the valley, roses… Then light all-flower honey, various aromatic herbs (wormwood?), then more raisins and dried plums. Sweet ham. I often write this, but it does remind me of some great old Sauternes. No, this time, it’s true ;-)
restaurant Palate
magic! Really punchy, with not one jota of fragility or over-oakiness, shock-full of earthy dried fruits (I’m think Turkish small figs), and becoming meatier, in a gracious way. No big beef, rather ham again. Ham and figs, did you know about this great combo? The strength is utterly adequate, you do not have to intellectualise it to enjoy it to the max – which sometimes happens with very old whiskies
timer Finish
medium, jammy, almost fresh, without any traces of any obvious woodiness. Rooty raisins and Saharan mint tea in the aftertaste