PBMichiganWolverine
Bunnahabhain PX 14 yr distillery only
Single Malt — Islay , Scotland
Reviewed
June 12, 2018 (edited August 5, 2018)
This is a hand filled distillery only 14 yr old that’s matured exclusively in PX casks. It’s in a much smaller 375ml bottle, about $60. At first pour, I was surprised that the color wasn’t dark. I guess I expected a much darker hue if it’s in PX cask. But, it is NCF and No-coloring...so maybe weaker casks? Nose isn’t much to write home about. Oysters and brine. Weak at best. But, the palette...that’s different. Sweet lemon cake. Real sweet..almost like a white wine spritzer. This would be PERFECT on a hot summer afternoon. Think wine spritzer, with a dash of grilled lemons, in a salt brim glass. Finish is shortbread cookies. Sweet. Really sweet. Personally I loved it, but it’s not an everyday dram. Save it for a hot muggy night or sweltering hot afternoons. Addition: I normally take 2 hours to finish a pour of 2 ounces. This one took me 15 minutes tops. It’s so much like dessert.
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Bunnahabhain has quietly produced some great stuff. Under lead blender, Dr Kirstie McCallum, their range of products has been outstanding, more so than ever.
@LeeEvolved I stand corrected...it’s 200ml. Not 375ml. $60 for 200ml, yeah...that’s expensive.
And now I must get my hands on this!
@Richard-ModernDrinking I routinely take that long for a 2oz sample. Whisky needs time to open up and develop in the glass. How else are you to experience all the wonders locked inside?
@Richard-ModernDrinking I know...it’s baby sips. Usually one dram last me through a Netflix movie. So...yeah...90 min to 2 hours ☺️
@PBMichiganWolverine Two hours for 2oz must be a world record for slow drinking.
@LeeEvolved yeah—-mine is 375ml at $60, hand filled at the distillery tour by my colleague. Maybe the difference is what’s in the tour vs a gift shop? Not sure. Either way, $60 for 375ml is like $110 for 700ml...so maybe not bad, especially considering the one-off uniqueness. Unlike that Westland I sent in round 6, this lacks the same emotional quotient for me b/c I wasn’t there ☺️
So, yours is a 35cl bottle and not a 20, like what I bid on? That makes it a slightly better deal, I guess. Thanks in advance for the pour, too. Looking forward to it, my friend.
@LeeEvolved yeah...it’s a small bottle, and expensive in terms of just volume. Me personally, I’d rather pay for a smaller bottle, just because I can’t ever finish a full bottle. I have about 1/2 of this still left—-will send over a pour in round 7.
@PBMichiganWolverine - I was in the running for this on Scotch Whisky Auctions a couple of weeks ago where I bid 50£. I didn’t notice that it was a 20cl bottle until after I placed my bid. So glad I lost out on the final day. I would’ve ended up paying $166 for 6.7 ounces. I’m glad it’s good, but there’s no way it’s worth that kind of money, lol.
@Rick_M. A colleague was at the Islay festival. I paid him to bring back a bottle of the Lagavulin Feis Ile 2018 as well as this from a distillery tour he took.
@PBMichiganWolverine, where did you find that gem?