Bunnahabhain – 1978/2023 44 Year Old Cask 7638 Signatory Vintage 35th Anniversary Rare Reserve (70cl, 41.5%)
US$2,069.00
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- Distillery
- Bunnahabhain
- Region
- Islay
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 44 years
- Bottle Size
- 70cl
- ABV
- 41.5%
- Cask Type
- Second-fill Oloroso sherry butt
This Bunnahabhain is a 44-year-old single cask Islay single malt, bottled by Signatory Vintage for its own 35th anniversary and part of the Rare Reserve series.
It was distilled on 18 December 1978 and matured in a second-fill Oloroso sherry butt, cask 7638. It was bottled on 5 October 2023 at 41.5%, giving 238 bottles of 70cl. It is non-chill-filtered and has no added colour.
The nose opens with paraffin and cod liver oil, then walnuts, ripe banana and pale tobacco. On the palate, honey comes with an unusual cannabis-like note, then pear, nuts and herbs. The medium-length finish has ginger, hay, walnuts and pears.
Tasting Notes
Pronounced paraffin and cod liver oil, walnuts, a touch of ripe banana, light pepper, pine, almonds, pale tobacco, hay, cosmetic powder and wildflowers
Honey and an unusual cannabis-like note, pear, nuts, herbs, a hint of Belgian tripel beer, mild yellow fruit sweetness, pine needles and tobacco leaf
Medium length; ginger, hay, walnuts and pears, with aromatic herbs lingering
