Bunnahabhain – 23 Year Old Triple Sherry Wood Finish (Feis Ile 2024 Release) (53.3%)

This Bunnahabhain was distilled in 1999 and matured for ten years before being finished in three sherry casks in sequence: Amontillado, then Oloroso, then Manzanilla. The finishing lasted seven years, making twenty-three years in all. It is an unpeated Islay malt, bottled at a cask strength of 53.3%, non-chill filtered and with no added colour. It is one of 4,002 individually numbered bottles in the Feis Île 2024 festival release and is not part of the standard range. The nose offers almond pastries, sweet berries, fudge, rose petals and desiccated coconut. The palate brings vanilla pods, butterscotch, strawberries, honeyed cashews, wood spice and a little tobacco. The finish is dry, with pine needles and blackcurrants.