Bunnahabhain 1969 W&W
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bunnahabhain |
| Bottler | Whyte & Whyte Importers Ltd. (W&W) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1969 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.8% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
아일라 북동부 부나하벤은 다른 아일라와 달리 피트를 절제해 짭조름한 바다 향과 셰리 풍을 빚어낸다. 셰리 캐스크에서 25년을 보낸 1969년 빈티지는 잔에 짙은 호박빛을 띠고, 코에는 말린 과일과 호두, 소금기와 가죽이 무르익어 솟는다. 52.8도의 강건한 입안에서는 무화과와 토피, 짭조름한 미네랄이 풀바디로 맞물린다. 오랜 숙성의 여운은 마른 셰리와 바다 소금을 길게 남긴다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
mahogany/coffee
air Nose
one of the olorosoest noses I’ve ever come across but what’s quite incredible is that it’s not exactly cloying, or aggressive, or too jammy. Having said that there are truckloads of prunes, black raisins and chocolate, too the point where not much else manages to come through. Maybe hints of old pinot noir or rather Bourgogne? Cherry liqueur? With water: black raisins all over the place, then more parsley and lovage, as often. ‘Maggi’
restaurant Palate
heavy and totally sherry-infused but once again, it’s no fatty-lumpy sherried malt whisky. Having said that, the dose of chocolate is massive. It’s also got this old-Armagnac side that’s sometimes to be found in old sherry monsters in my experience. With water: yeah, it’s what happens quite often with sherry monsters, water makes the oak come out more, which makes the whole a notch too drying and grapey. Grape seed
timer Finish
this is much better again, with more oranges, maybe star anise, tobacco…