Bunnahabhain 15 2004 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask

Thanks to my buddies for this dram. So we’re at the end. And I’m both happy and sad. Sad because I seem to be out of Bunnahabhain to review until one kicks it all off again. Speaking of which: Bunnahabhain 16 2004 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask is what kicked off this particular set. I was […]

Bunnahabhain Port Askaig 45 1968

Years ago someone did a group of reviews on Bunnahabhain. In it, the person reviewing mentioned that the 1960s were a golden era for the distillery, pumping out the top of the whiskies from the distillery, bar none. Now this isn’t a crazy idea: I can attest to the amazing whiskies that people speak of […]

Bunnahabhain 44 Single Malts of Scotland Director’s Special

So we’re done now, right? All old Bunnahabhain have yet again been tasted and then gone to an ignoble burial somewhere in my liver and potentially in a fat reserve near my right love handle? No. We’re never done. Wait, no, that’s too fatalistic. We’re nearly done. That’s more factual and doesn’t have the same […]

Bunnahabhain 43 1975 Single Malts of Scotland Director’s Special

So at this point I’ve had two 40+ year-old Bunnahabhain and wow, I’ve been biassed: Only from Signatory? Really? Not really cool TOM, not really cool at all. We thought better of you, you early-aughts edgy humour drunk. And as such, we’re moving onto Bunnahabhain 43 1975 Single Malts of Scotland Director’s Special. Many of you […]

Bunnahabhain 42 1973 Signatory Vintage Rare Reserve – Cask Strength Collection

So we’re into the 40-year-old Bunnahbahains, and for those of you who are just showing up, I’ve been reviewing Bunnahabhain whiskies attempting to find a “great” one. I found it, it was the last one. That mean we’re stopping? I mean, I could, but where’s the fun in that? So if the last one was […]

Bunnahabhain 40 1978 Signatory Vintage 30th Anniversary

So we haven’t found a great Bunnahabhain yet. The closest I’ve had was years ago when I found a 37-year-old one, and even then it was on the cusp between “very good” and “great.” What does that mean? It means it’s time to amp ourselves up another level. Human’s like sets of 10: A bunch […]

Bunnahabhain 30 Hunter Laing Old & Rare

So I just reviewed Bunnahabhain 30 (the original bottling), and that immediately questions the beg (that seems right), what if there was a single cask Bunnahabhain to compare and contrast to it? But who would have that? Aha! You fell for one of the classic blunders! Being a writer’s strawman! Also maybe you got involved […]

Bunnahabhain 27 That Boutique-y Whisky Company – Batch 18

I have a hard time coming to terms with pretty bottles. Don’t get me wrong: Bunnahabhain 27 That Boutique-y Whisky Company – Batch 18 deserves to be in the search for a “great” Bunnahabhain like any other. The nice label on this single cask, 27 year old 500ml bottle doesn’t detract from that. It does muddle my […]

Bunnahabhain 16 1988 Scott’s Selection

There’s a few distilleries that I lean towards: Some I want to review as soon as I get them, and some I collect a variety of samples together to do in a series. So what are we up to this time? Much like how one let’s off steam automatically in a nuclear plant, so too […]

Glenturret 27 1990 Chieftain’s

Today we’ll be reviewing Glenturret 27 1990 Chieftain’s, makes me realize that I’d drink more Glenturret if I could. Let’s expand on why: First off, you have peated and unpeated Glenturret. And while I haven’t dug too deeply on peated Glenturret, if I’m hunting Glenturret, I’m going for the unpeated, so far. That doesn’t mean I’m […]