Bunnahabhain 12 Year

Nose - tropical fruit, almonds, vanilla, caramel, dark fruits and some maltiness Palette - syrup and fruit, dark and rich, nice mouthfeel and really balanced Finish - rich and lingering, sweet and brown sugar, mild burn

Nice lush unexpected nose that is floral and fruity with hint of vanilla. Smooth entry with mild peat and fruit centric approach. Good palate placement without peat and burn. Finish is quite decent. The only thing is it doesn’t really taste or present itself as a typical Islay scotch and this might be a let down for folks expecting something more peated and smoky. Overall more approachable islay for the Spey side and highland crowd and very good for the age and price

Nose cherry. Velvet feel. fruity.

First of all, it is natural colour, non-chillfiltered and bottled at 46,3 ABV, so this simply cant be a bad whisky. On the nose the profile is very smooth, no sharpness there at all. Mainly dark nutty and fruity character accompanied with small smokiness. The presence of sherry and bourbon is definetly there. First without a drop of water, on palette there is oakiness, dark fruits, raisiness. It has strong and full arrival. It leaves fresh fruity flavours in the mouth. After some time the smoke starts to push back in with some oakiness there as well. After a drop of water the arrival is much smoother and longer, and much more tasteful. There is also a new note for me, "earthiness". It is very creamy, and more toffee/caramel like. The aftertaste IS very long, with oaky and fruity flavours. It is quite a complex whisky, and I will definetly spend lots of time with this one, and maybe update this review accordingly.