Bunnahabhain 12 Year

Sweet, with winter season notes of vanilla and spice.

Nose on this is molasses, prunes, maltiness typical of scotch, and a kind of fruity syrup note. The smoke is very faint at only 3 ppm peat. The glass smelled of sweet chocolate milk an hour after finishing the dram. Mouthfeel is a very pleasant velvety richness Taste of honey, molasses, figs and dates, chocolate, vanilla, and a wee bit of smoke. Finish was medium. I wanted it to hang around a bit longer. Overall, a delicious dram!

The smokey peaty flavor overwhelms the typical fruity and floral notes you get with a scotch but not completely. This one has more bite at the finish than at the beginning. I haven't delved much into the peated scotches and those that I have tried I haven't been a huge fan of, but I do enjoy this one. Time to start trying others again as well!

Des noix caramélisées, des fruits séchés et du zeste d’orange bénéficient d’un vent salin et quelques notes de cuisson aux accents d’umami pour un 12 ans complexe et plein de personnalité. J’adore.