Bunnahabhain 1968 Auld Aquaintance, Hogmanay Edition

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 28 by Michael Jackson and Martine Nouet.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose A rich, moist Dundee cake. Toasted nuts. Salty. Sea breezes. Palate Malted milk. Chocolate. Nonetheless avoids being cloying. Deftly balanced. Finish Dark cocoa powder. Comment A brilliantly sunny winter's day; a walk by the sea in late afternoon; a dram at dusk. Still Bunnahabhain, but so different.

Martine Nouet Nose Rich, delicate. Bouquet of granny's wardrobe. Gingerbread, orange peel. Dried roses. Prunes. exotic wood. Old furniture. Palate Creamy, sweet. Wood apparent with liquorice and eucalyptus notes. Hint of resin. Finish Nice orangey aftertaste. Slight bitterness in final notes. Shorter than the nose suggests. Comment A truly distinguished acquaintance.