Bunnahabhain Amontillado Finish 2003 (Distlery only bottle)

Nose: the typical unpeated cask strength spectrum with dark malt, orange oil, toasted wood, dried spices. But in the back is a welcoming smooth syrupy custard cream, dark roasted chocolate, vanilla, strawberries and sweet juicy dried fruits. It is intense and strong but also quite intrusive and aggressive. Palate: very sweet up front, then the spices ascend to meet with oak and chocolate flavors where the sweetness reduces bit by bit. Finish: spices and an equally balanced sweetness and dry sourness. The wood and aromatic spices linger around in the back for a long time and are the remaining flavors at the very end. A really nice and interesting whisky. Curious to see what those single casks from Bunnahabhain are like. Really not comparable to the standard bottlings but interesting non the less. Super flavorful, rich and intense. A bit too much so to be a relaxing dram. I wouldn’t label it enjoyable but exiting.

Got sample in sample exchange. Great stuff with a nice sweet, dry, and savory flavor profile. Nose: Raisins, Walnuts, Hazlenuts, Caramel, Dark Chocolate, Citrus, Apricot, Banana, Buttery Cookies, Mango, Sultanas, Pepper Palate: Orange, Raisin, Sherry, Citrus, Pepper, Oak, Salt, Dark Chocolate, Pineapple Finish: Citrus, Passion Fruit, Flowers, Pepper, Almonds, Walnuts, Coconut

Light peat Sweet Toffee

Very complex, this was getting me into non-peaty whiskys