Bunnahabhain 1997 TWEx
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
| Bottler | The Whisky Exchange (TWEx) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1997 |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 22년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 5448 |
| Bottles Released | 199 |
| ABV | 51.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep gold
air Nose
looks like we've struck peat. This very specific impression of damp, leafy smoke, bonfire embers, charred shellfish, ink, tar and embrocations. Was this a sherry hogshead? It speaks with a rather sherried accent. Also some lighter toned underneath of beach sand and seaweed. With water: more herbal, sooty and ethereally smoky. Metal polish, steel wool, camphor and fir wood. Really good
restaurant Palate
deeply tarry, mentholated and unctuous. Could almost be some kind of old Ardbeg with these big peppery, leathery and tarry aspects. Lots of burnt rope, creel nets, black olives and brine. Really excellent and impressive! With water: doubles down on this wonderfully dry smokiness, cured game meats, herbal ointments and tinctures, resinous peat smoke and wood ashes. Also more natural tar, rope and black pepper
timer Finish
long, leafy, smoky, tarry, salty and with more wonderful notes of black olive, brine, peat and pepper