Bunnahabhain 10 Years Old 2006 10.118 Enthralling pink and peat intensity (60.6%, SMWS, 257 Bottles, 2017)
- ABV: 60.6%
- Age: 10 Years Old
- Bottling: SMWS, Cask 10.118, 1st Fill Port Barrique Finished, 254 Bottles
- Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky
- Cost: £Sold out
- Origin: Bunnahabhain Distillery
- Vintage: 2006
What they say
Cask No. 10.118
Enthralling pink and peat intensity
Cask: First-fill Port barrique
Age: 10 years
Date distilled: December 2006
Alcohol: 60.6%
After nine years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky directly into a 1st fill Port barrique for the remainder of its maturation.
Official tasting notes:
- The colour, a red blush like a rose wine, was aptly followed by sweet and fruity aromas of raspberry smoked maple jam, red candied apples and pink candyfloss.
- Hot, smoky and ashy on the palate like applewood smoked chicken with Dijon rub as well as pancakes with maple syrup and bacon. With water it felt like being in a small smoky cottage eating exotic dishes like smoked plum and nectarine ice cream and macarons with a raspberry ganache whilst drinking a glass of smoky, refreshingly crisp mineralic Riesling rose wine.
What I say
Bottled by SMWS in 2017, this peated Bunnahabhain (Margadale) was matured in an ex-bourbon hogshead for 9 years before being finished for at least a year in a 1st fill ex port barrique, lending it its name Pink & Peat.
My tasting notes:
- Appearance: Yellowy rose gold (7/20), large, oily tears and stout legs.
- Nose: Peat smoke and ash but with a huge sweetness, smoked scallop meat, briny, strawberry marshmallow roasted over peat fire or beach bonfire, strawberry and lime jam, rose Turkish delight.
- Taste: Hot, quite thin on the palate, hot smoked bacon/meat on rosemary skewers, jammy sweetness but oddly thin in texture, with time, well-toasted granary/brown bread coated in strawberry, plum and rose jam and candyfloss or marshmallow sweetness.
- Finish: Long, gently sweet and nutty/creosote peat lingers with earthy coffee grounds and dark chocolate
Overall
A lovely mixture of sweet port influence and smoke. I was worried the palate at cask strength may have been a little overpowering but actually the sweet and peat aren’t too much. A nice earthy/turfy influence grounds this whole whisky while gentle spices fizz in the background. A pleasant surprise, a wonderful nose sets the standard for a great dram throughout.
Score 87/100
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