Soba45
Bunnahabhain 12 Year
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
May 23, 2017 (edited August 22, 2020)
I'm running another whisky, poker and home brewed beer night shortly and one of the whiskies I'm bringing will be Bunnahabhian 12. Now whiskies don't always taste the best fresh out of the bottle so I thought I'd take one for the team and crack open the bottle before hand. I'm impressed. It's an oily malty nutty taste, Springbank 15ish in a mild uncomplicated way. After trying the remaining amounts of my Benriach 12,16 and Macallan 12 bottles (also to be sacrificed to the mob) and not being that impressed this was a refreshing change. The crazy part is the price. I saw it on special recently here for just over $40USD! That's probably the best value for money I've ever seen. High threes for taste and value for $ takes it well over the 4 mark. I note from cascode's review that an opened bottle oxidises quite quickly though so good job it'll be finished off in 3 weeks time
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Yeah now I'm well into my whiskey obsession I'm really starting to notice how oxygenation really impacts the flavour. Which ones improve in the initial stages and which fade quickly. Good casks, age and the oiliness of the new make definitely seem to make the difference. Usually it's beer and poker. When whiskey is involved it's usually the sole focus so it'll be an interesting game :-)
I'll be interested to read your thoughts as to how it tastes after a few weeks, and if you also note the change in character. I think my bottle lasted about 3 months, and by the end of the time I was glad to be finished with it, which was very different to my initial feelings. Most of my group tastings are with my cards mates too - usually canasta or poker - although the cards sometimes occupy a lot less time then the whiskies :-)