Bunnahabhain 1980 SV Vintage Collection

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Bunnahabhain
Bottler	Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling Series	Vintage Collection
Vintage	1980
Bottled Year	1998
Age	18년
Cask Type	Oak Casks
Cask Number	5639 + 5641
Bottles Released	640
ABV	43.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

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Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Honey

Fruity

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Citrus

Smoky

Chocolate

Herbal

Floral

Nutty

Peaty

Maritime

Tasting 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)

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