Nose: Iodone, mint, anise. Toffee, treacle. Green bell peppers, camphor. Earthy peat and smoke - oversmoked brisket. Green apples with lemon juice, honey, with some floral characteristics.
Palate: Earth, iodine, ash. Honeyed stonefruits, orange blossom, green apple. Black pepper, vanilla, and some oak. Wintergreen, lemon oil, pine sap and tar. Graham cracker and a slight cocoa/dusty leather. Mouthfeel is medium light, with medium-high oil content. Finish begins with a wash of wood, ash, dusty earth, and light stonefruit. The sweeter layers peel off revealing some cocoa and dusty leather, which stays pretty consistent until the end, when some of the tannins pop out and you get a little brightness from the ethanol, along with green apple at the very tail end. Medium-long finish.
Other notes: Being totally unfamiliar with anything else Bunnahabhain, I'm liking this. A little different from what I normally reach for as far as Islay is concerned, the flavors on display are nice, albeit unique. This sits somewhere between Ardbeg and Laphroaig, if I had to make a comparison. Well worth a buy, though I probably won't seek it out again.
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