Bunnahabhain 1968 / 38 Year Old

The Independent bottler Duncan Taylor exists since 1938. They have quite a couple of series that range from affordable (Octave, Battlehill, NC2) to… well… no so much. The series Peerless can be found on the other end. But then these are exclusive bottlings. This Bunna for example, was distilled in 1968 and only 150 bottles were extracted from the cask after almost 4 decades of maturation.

Bang!! Sorry, I just fell out of my chair. What a divine nose this is! Wonderful, tropical fruit goes hand-in-glove with salted caramel and resin. As for the fruit, think mango, pineapple, papaya, kiwi and some banana. Boy, this is good! With some patience, you’ll also get chocolate, oranges, espresso and almonds. Layered bliss!

While the body is rather light, the taste more than makes up for it. It’s a bit old school, dusty on cedar wood and ginger, but the fruit is there, as is the chocolate – that turns a bit into praline filling. The second sip is quite spicy. Think nutmeg, cinnamon and a lost clove. Nice, very much so!

I would not have minded if the finish lingered a bit longer, but I’m already way too happy with this to care. Oranges and chocolate at the death.

Bang!! Shit, I dropped out of my chair again. What a beautiful old Bunna fruit bomb. You can hardly find it nowadays and if you do… make sure you have 500 EUR on hand. Thanks, Timon, for the very generous sample!

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