Bunnahabhain 22 Year Old 1991 Chester

The Feis Ile has only just ended, so might as well try a few Islay drams. I will put two Bunna H2H, both bottled by Chester. The first was a 16 Year Old Bunnahabhain on refill sherry hogshead, this one is a 22 Year Old on bourbon. Let us get to it!

Surprising nose. Not many maritime elements, although they linger on the horizon, but mostly graeffe (light brown) sugar. Underneath loads of sweets in the shape of banana and coconut. Rather atypical, if you ask me. But pleasant nonetheless.

Oily and full on the palate. More Bunna than on the nose, if you take my meaning. Pretty briny, which was completely absent on the nose. The sweet and salt go head to head, making for an interesting palate. Smoky, but probably more from the wood than the peat.

The finish delivers quite some liquorice and pepper and ends in a sweet note.

If I were to taste this blind, I would never have guessed this was a Bunna (but that probably says more about me than it does about the whisky). Very nice whisky. Around 90 EUR.

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