Bunnahabhain 12 Year

Natural coloring and no chill-filtering, it starts well, and in the glass the gold stands out in an attractive way. Approaching the nose, the influence of Sherry is immediately present: raisins, candied fruit and caramel fill the nostrils, reached shortly after by the ocean that accompanies them gracefully. A very soft, caressing, sweet smell. Some also perceive peaty notes which, however, have not come to me. Sipping, the alcohol content just above average pushes the flavors into the mouth, making them less velvety than the nose, but always remaining on a sweet profile. The presence of the ocean becomes more pronounced, softening the sweetness that turns towards salted butter, and here I perceive the peat, but in its more vegetable, non-smoky, herbaceous aspect. Still candied fruit, caramel, but without skidding in the strongest sherried: the refinement is there but it is well integrated with the Bourbon. Maybe for some it will still be too sweet, but I find it an apt, full-bodied and mature balance. In the finish, the sweet / salty and herbaceous appearance remains, not too long lasting.

neus: fruitig, groene appel smaak: warm, complex, gedroogd fruit, sinaasappeldschilletjes, kaneel, noten. warme lange afdronk

Riche, sucré, petite fumée, bien balancé, fruité, fleurs