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Bunnahabhain 1966

Bunnahabhain 1966

Brand Bunnahabhain
Expression 1966
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Vintage 1966
Abv 46.10%
Produced at Bunnahabhain Distillery
Region Islay
Launched 1881
Availability Bunnahabhain distillery only
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.bunnahabhain.com

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Smoke melding with fresh sea breezes. Could that be the puffer leaving for Glasgow?
Palate
Rich, creamy body. Fresh flavours. Unusually estery. Ginger toffee. Becoming nutty.
Finish
Dusty. Spice-shop. Long and warming.
Comment
The blood-orange hue suggests that this Bunnahabhain will in all senses be more colourful than the gentle 12 Years Old we normally encounter. Sun-dried whisky?

Dave Broom

Nose
Heavy wood influence hits immediately. Leather, pipe smoke, Armagnac like (prune nut and earth).
Palate
A sweet start, the (tannic) wood puts a grip on things pretty quickly but there’s still some attractive sweet honey notes/apple sponge in centre.
Finish
Ginger then roses and spice.
Comment
It’s more Jerez than Islay. I can‘t help feeling this would have been a cracker a few years ago.

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