Bunnahabhain 36 Years Old 1978 Mission Gold Limited Release (50.4%, Murray McDavid, Bourbon Barrel + Willi Opiz Dessert Wine Cask #1, 269 Bottles, 2015)
- Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky
- Origin: Bunnahabhain Distillery
- Bottling: Murray McDavid – Mission Gold
- ABV: 50%
- Cost: £TBA
- Score: 92/100
What they say:
BUNNAHABHAIN 1978 Autumn 2015
By taking an old, naturally rich Bunnahabhain single malt whisky, then finishing it in a Willi Opitz Austrian premium dessert wine cask for the best part of a decade, we have created an enormously complex spirit. This dram bequeaths aromas of fresh cut wood chippings, rum-like molasses and polished walnut, against a very subtle smoky background. In the mouth, the deeply developed flavours of cigar smoke and salty nougat linger on the tongue, finishing with a luxurious dark chocolate and black cherry symphony. A fine example of the art of maturation.
Aged 36 Years
MISSION GOLD
- Region Isle of Islay
- Bottled October 2015
- Wood Bourbon barrel
- Finish Willi Opitz Wine cask
- Cask# 1
LIMITED RELEASE
REF15/131
70cl/50.4%Vol

What I say:
Sampled as part of the #MurrayMcDavid twitter tasting
Colour:
Refractive new copper or brass (10/20), inexorably slow-forming fine tears and fine legs
Nose:
Polished walnut dashboard, molasses, sweet and spiced, rum, fruit & a hefty dash of vanilla essence, gorgeous!
Taste:
Salted caramel, butterscotch and highland toffee, cigar boxes, dark chocolate, Christmas pudding, cinnamon schnapps, spiced rum, black cherry & blackcurrant
Finish:
Long, gently spiced fruit pudding with brandy and chocolate sauce
Categories: Bunnahabhain, Islay
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