Bunnahabhain 1975 SV Rare Reserve - Cask Strength Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | Rare Reserve - Cask Strength Collection |
| Vintage | 1975 |
| Bottled Year | 2023 |
| Age | 48년 |
| Cask Type | Oloroso Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | 2845 |
| Bottles Released | 361 |
| ABV | 50.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | 35th Anniversary |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
35th Anniversary
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
it must be admitted that an additional 8 or 9 degrees of alcohol can change a lot of things. Here we are firmly in the territory of an old cognac. Baked peach, sultanas, dried apricots, hints of menthol, a tiny bit of aniseed, then apple compote and quince tart, followed by very ripe damsons... All this parades by quite magnificently. With a drop of water: it moves even closer to an old cognac, quite spectacularly
restaurant Palate
yes, here we bow down, even if, or perhaps because there's a kind of brutality, charred wood, burnt cakes, carbonised nuts... And we love it! (he's crazy). With a drop of water: everything falls into line, the old cognac is back. But this global feeling might stem from the fact that we taste much more very old cognacs than very old malts. I mean, really old ones. It's really very good but be careful in a blind tasting!
timer Finish
the old wood stands out more but the whole remains gentle, quite fruity, and moderate in terms of spices. Lovely bitter oranges and quinaquina in the aftertaste. Oddly, black pepper comes in right at the very end