Bunnahabhain 1977 WF
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
| Bottler | The Whisky Fair (WF) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1977 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 29년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 45.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
very nice! It seems that there’s a lot of smoke but not too much peat, which is unusual under these latitudes. Granted, there’s quite some peat in fact (Lagavulin sort of stands out) but also nice vanilla, gingerbread, hints of mangos and bananas (could that be Bushmills?), wood smoke, a little coal, pepper… And kiwis? Really super
restaurant Palate
a very successful blend of Islay’s south shore and of its gentler colleagues from Ireland, Jura and Islay. Actually, it’s so nicely composed that it’s hard to believe that it’s not a master blender who made it and that it’s a vatting done almost at random instead. Really??? Superb fruitiness, mangos, guavas, passion fruits… Plus the peat and loads of various spices (dozens)… It’s extremely drinkable, probably one of the best vatted malts I ever had (together with John Glaser’s Flaming Heart)
timer Finish
long, sort of soothing, ideally balanced between the peat and the fruits. And, of course, a little salt. Just great, 91 points (one of the points is for the idea). Quick, let’s start to experiment with home vattings of Lagavulin and Bushmills… MUSIC – JAZZ - Recommended listening: let's be bit cliché today... Take your favourite dram, sit in your favourite armchair, close your eyes and click on Diane Schuur 's perfect interpretation of New York state of mind.mp3 (well, the other way 'round). And then please buy her music... August 2, 2007 CONCERT REVIEWS by Nick Morgan - TRIPLE REVIEW BONUS EXTRA! Well with life being what it is I’ve been away from my desk for a little while, in the course of which a few reviews have been waiting to be written. And as a number of hefty gigs are looming it seemed the best way out of this problem, without doing a disservice to the artistes involved, was to write three (thankfully no doubt for some) abbreviated pieces. So here they are. PAT METHENY AND BRAD MEHLDAU The Barbican, London, July 2nd 2007 It’s just a shame that we went to see Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau so soon after Chick Corea and Gary Burton. The latter robbed me of my sparse vocabulary of jazz descriptors and superlatives, and to re-use them again so soon would be a disservice both to you, dear reader, and to my limited literary talent. Metheny of course has been around for years – coincidentally starting his career in Gary Burton’s band – at 37 (almost to the day) Mehldau is a relative whipper-snapper. However this equally ill-matched couple – think of Garth from Wayne’s World meets British snooker ace Steve Davies – play together as if joined at the hip (more than ably supported for some of the set by Mehldau sidekicks Larry Grenadier on bass and Jorge Rossy on drums). Metheny as one would expect is more forward and perhaps obvious, Mehldau’s keyboards restrained and subdued yet complex beyond belief. The result is entrancing. Well almost. Metheny plays in the classi
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