Bunnahabhain 2003 vW The Ultimate
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
| Bottler | van Wees (vW) |
| Bottling Series | The Ultimate |
| Vintage | 2003 |
| Bottled Year | 2016 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | 1st Fill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | 1154 |
| Bottles Released | 767 |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
typical coastal notes, I find it actually more coastal than it ever was in my book. So sea breeze, then something a tad metallic (old pocket knife) and leafy (peach leaf), then the expected cereals, chestnut honey, and even puréed chestnuts (crème de marron). Add to that some sherry, walnuts, raisins, more coastal fino-like notes (amontillado aged in Sanlucar). Globally, I find it tenser and less soft than the 12 was in the olden days. As far as I can remember…
restaurant Palate
I think they upped the oak influence and made use of more dry sherry. That made it more leathery than usual, with more maritime notes too, salt, oranges… It’s pretty firm, even a wee tad smoky, and certainly not ‘the gentle Islay’ anymore
timer Finish
long, on walnuts, salt, burnt cake… You cannot not think of amontillado. Nutty aftertaste
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