Bunnahabhain- Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: Islay
WF Distillery Ranking: Quatrième Cru Classé (all current rankings here)

Status: Active - Stills: 4 (2 wash, 2 spirit) - Founded: 1881
Address: Port Askaig, Islay, Argyll, PA46 7RR - Phone: +44 (0) 1496 840646
Web: www.bunnahabhain.com - More info:Malt Madness

My favourite expression so far:
Bunnahabhain 34 yo 1968/2002 'Auld Acquaintance' (43.8%, OB)
93 points - Last tasted: frequently - Tasting notes: sorry no recent notes

General Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
<20yo: Sherry Caramel Orange Cake Tea Honey Chocolate Liqueurs Apricot Malty
>20yo: Sherry Fruits Tannins Tea Honey Malty Oak Caramel Oranges Bananas

Points, whiskies
93 - Bunnahabhain 34yo 1968/2002 'Auld Acquaintance' (43.8%, OB)
92 - Bunnahabhain 40yo 1966/2006 (40%, D. Taylor, C#4878, 193 Bts., D. 06/'66 Btl. 07/'06)
91 - Bunnahabhain 12yo (86 Proof, OB, 1990's, US import)
91 - Bunnahabhain 33yo 1967/2001 (41.25%, DL OMC, 204 Bts.)
91 - Bunnahabhain 1971/2006 ‘125th Anniversary’ (44.9%, OB, 750 Bts.)
90 - Bunnahabhain ‘Moine’ (59.6%, OB, C#3180, Btl. 20/5/'04, for Feis Ile)
90 - Bunnahabhain 12yo (43%, OB, Mid to late 1970’s, 75cl)
90 - Bunnahabhain 20yo 1979/1999 (57.7%, Signatory, C#9676, Sherry, 420 Bts.)
90 - Bunnahabhain 20yo 1980 (54.8%, Prestonfield, Sherry)
90 - Bunnahabhain 24yo 1979/2005 (55%, Signatory, Btl. 04/03/'05)
90 - Bunnahabhain 26yo 1978/2005 (54.6%, Signatory, C#2539, Sherry, 468 Bts.)
90 - Bunnahabhain 34yo 1968 (43.5%, OB, Black label, 1620 Bts.)
90 - Bunnahabhain 37yo 1966/2004 (40.1%, MMcD Celtic Heartlands, 276 Bts.)

• Bunnahabhain ‘Moine’ (59.6%, OB, bottled 20/5/2004 for the festival, cask #3180) - 180604
• Bunnahabhain 'Moine' NAS (58.4%, OB for Feis Isle 2009, 642 Bts, Bottled 29/04/09) - 300509
• Bunnahabhain ‘Toiteach’ (46%, OB, 2007) - 220408
• Bunnahabhain 'Darach Ùr' Batch No.1 (46.3%, OB, 2008) - 200509
• Bunnahabhain 12 yo (43%, OB, 75cl, mid/end 1970’s) - 150106
• Bunnahabhain 12 yo (86° proof, OB, US import, late 1980’s or early 1990’s) - 310506
• Bunnahabhain 12 yo (43%, OB, +/-2000) - no notes - 74
• Bunnahabhain 12 yo (40%, OB, 2004) - 051104
• Bunnahabhain 12 yo (43%, OB, 2005) - 150106
• Bunnahabhain 12 yo (40%, OB, circa 2006) - 081106
• Bunnahabhain 12 yo ‘Islay Festival 2005’ (53.4%, OB, Port wood finish, 766 bottles) - 060806
• Bunnahabhain 16 yo (54%, OB, Oloroso Shery cask, cask #274, 190 bottles, Feis Isle 2007) - 101207
• Bunnahabhain 16 yo (53.2%, OB, manzanilla finish, 3792 bottles, +/-2009) - 200509
• Bunnahabhain 18 yo ‘XVIII’ (43%, OB, 2005, 1500 bottles) - 240106
• Bunnahabhain 25 yo (43%, OB, 2006) - 081106

• Bunnahabhain 1963 (43%, OB) - 070804
• Bunnahabhain 40 yo 1963/2003 (42.9%, OB, 743 bottles, D. 05/'66 Btl. 05/'03, Feis Ile 2003) - 180604
• Bunnahabhain 34 yo 1968 (43.5%, OB, 1620 bottles) - 310305
• Bunnahabhain 34 yo 1968/2002 'Auld Acquaintance' (43.8%, OB) - no notes - 93
• Bunnahabhain 1971/2006 ‘125th Anniversary’ (44.9%, OB, 750 bottles) - 300107
• Bunnahabhain 22 yo 1980/2002 (42.3%, OB for LMdW, cask #5684, 156 bottles) - 200509
• Bunnahabhain 14 yo 1992/2006 (52.6%, OB for Feis Ile 2006, 761 bottles, finished in Pedro Ximenez casks for 2 years) - 310506

• Bunnahabhain 27 yo 1977/2005 (50.6%, Adelphi, cask #7850, 201 bottles) - 281105
• Bunnahabhain 9 yo 1997/2007 (59.6%, Adelphi, cask #5265, 597 bottles) - 101207
• Bunnahabhain 7 yo 1998/2005 (59.3%, Adelphi, cask #2921) - 060806

• Bunnahabhain 1974/2005 (46%, Berry Bros & Rudd, casks #11534-11536) - 281105

• Bunnahabhain 24 yo 1979/2003 (50.6%, Cadenhead's, Bourbon, 234 bottles) - no notes - 82

• Bunnahabhain 12 yo 1989/2001 (43%, Chieftain's, cask #9039, 967 bottles) - no notes - 73

• Bunnahabhain 34 yo (40.5%, DL Old Malt Cask) - 180604
• Bunnahabhain 33 yo 1967/2001 (41.25%, Douglas Laing Old Malt, US, 204 bottles) - 181006
• Bunnahabhain 20 yo 1979/1999 (50%, Douglas Laing OM, 358 bottles, sherry matured) - 310506
• Bunnahabhain 16 yo 1985 (50%, DL Old Malt Cask) - 180604

• Bunnahabhain 11 yo 1994/2006 ‘Manzanilla Finish’ (46%, Dun Bheagan, casks #90361/90362, 1590 bottles) - 261206

• Bunnahabhain 36 yo 1966/2002 (40.1%, DT Peerless, White port) - no notes - 80
• Bunnahabhain 36 yo 1966/2003 (40.7%, Peerless, cask #4874, white port) - 060304
• Bunnahabhain 40 yo 1966/2006 (40%, Duncan Taylor, cask #4878, 193 bottles) - 070307
• Bunnahabhain 36 yo 1967/2003 (40.1%, Peerless, cask #3327, 203 bottles) - 051104
• Bunnahabhain 37 yo 1968/2006 (42.1%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld, cask #7010, 350 bottles) - 180608
• Bunnahabhain 38 yo 1970/2008 (40.3%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld, cask #4073) - 030908
• Bunnahabhain 38 yo 1970/2008 (40.2%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, cask #4075, 213 bottles) - 200409

• Bunnahabhain 1989 (40%, G&M MacPhail's Collection, circa 2000) - 220408
• Bunnahabhain 1990 (40%, G&M MacPhail's Collection, circa 2003) - 220408
• Bunnahabhain 1991/2006 (45%, The MacPhail’s Collection, sherry) - 150507

• Bunnahabhain 35 yo 1967/2002 (40,5%, Hart Bros. Finest Collection, 378 bottles) - 180608

• Bunnahabhain 1967/2002 (40.5%, JWWW Prenzlow Collection, 120 bottles) - 310506
• Bunnahabhain 31 yo 1976/2008 (46.5%, Jack Wieber, Old Train Line, refill sherry, cask #3128, 324 bottles) - 161208

• Bunnahabhain 14 yo 1977/1992 (52.6%, James MacArthur, cask #5473) - 270605
• Bunnahabhain 20 yo 1979/1999 (57%, James MacArthur Old Masters, cask #9677) - 270605

• Bunnahabhain 1997/2007 (43%, Jean Boyer, Best Casks of Scotland)- 300608

• Bunnahabhain 23yo 1979 (50%, Lombard, Jewels of Scotland, bottled +/- 2002) - 101207

• Bunnahabhain 37 yo 1966/2004 (40.1%, MMcD Celtic Heartlands, 276 bottles) - 070307

• Bunnahabhain 1978/2008 (50%, Samaroli, Coiltean, sherry butt, cask #7224) - 200409

• Bunnahabhain 1997/2004 (57.8%, Scotch Malt Whisky Circle, cask #5665) - 310506

• Bunnahabhain 1977/2005 (49.6%, Scott's Selection) - 261206
• Bunnahabhain 1983/2003 (57.5%, Scott’s Selection) - 310506

• Bunnahabhain 25 yo 1964/1990 (46%, Signatory, C/S) - no notes - 87
• Bunnahabhain 25 yo 1969/1995 (53.3%, Signatory) - 060304
• Bunnahabhain 22 yo 1978/2000 (43%, Signatory, cask #1890) - no notes - 86
• Bunnahabhain 26 yo 1978/2005 (54.6%, Signatory Cask Strength, sherry butt #2539, 468 bottles) - 081005
• Bunnahabhain 27 yo 1978/2005 (54.9%, Signatory Cask Strenth, refill butt #2541, 483 bottles) - 081005
• Bunnahabhain 27 yo 1978/2006 (55.6%, Signatory, cask #2542, 509 bottles) - 181006
• Bunnahabhain 20 yo 1979/1999 (57.7%, Signatory, sherry, cask #9676, 420 bottles) - 081005
• Bunnahabhain 20 yo 1979/1999 (56.7%, Signatory, cask #3184) - no notes - 65
• Bunnahabhain 24 yo 1979/2005 (55%, Signatory, bottled Friday, March 4th) - 310305
• Bunnahabhain 20 yo 1980 (54.8%, Prestonfield, Sherry) - no notes - 90
• Bunnahabhain 9 yo 1997/2007 (59%, Signatory, refill sherry butt, cask #5272, 645 bottles) - 150507
• Bunnahabhain 9 yo 1997/2007 (46%, Signatory, refill butt #5274, 864 bottles) - 020807
• Bunnahabhain 10 yo 1997/2008 (58.9%, Signatory, cask #5354, 576 bottles) - 300608

• Bunnahabhain 27 yo 1979/2007 (46%, The Single Malts of Scotland, cask #11488, 234 bottles) - 020807
• Bunnahabhain 28 yo 1979/2008 (46%, The Single Malts of Scotland, cask #18831, 234 bottles) - 030908

• Bunnahabhain 20 yo 1977/1996 (55.4%, SMWS No 10.31) - 081106
• Bunnahabhain 16 yo 1985/2001 (54.9%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #10.51) - 161208
• Bunnahabhain 6 yo 1997/2003 (59.4%, SMWS 10.56) - 180604 - 051104 - 270605

• Bunnahabhain 35 yo 1973/2008 (50.1%, The Whisky Agency, refill sherry, 509 bottles) - 200409
• Bunnahabhain 34 yo 1974/2008 (59.3%, The Perfect Dram, oloroso, 300 bottles) - 200409
• Bunnahabhain 32 yo 1976/2008 (55.7%, The Whisky Agency, fino sherry, 300 bottles) - 200409
• Bunnahabhain 29 yo 1977/2007 (45.1%, The Whisky Fair, bourbon hogshead, 108 bottles) - 020807

• Bunnahabhain 33 yo (45.5%, Royal Mile Whiskies, cask #6249, 201 bottles) - 281105
• Bunnahabhain 25 yo 1964/1990 (46%, Masters of Malt, cask 4852-6) - 310506
• Bunnahabhain 32 yo 1976/2008 (40.7% Villa Konthor, Limburg, Germany) - 180608
• Bunnahabhain 1976/2009 (52%, Malts of Scotland, Germany, sherry butt, cask #6388, 275 bottles) - 230609
• Bunnahabhain 1977/2006 (43%, Private Cellar Collection) - 070607
• Bunnahabhain 28 yo 1977/2006 (45.1%, Thewhiskytrader ‘Edition 01’, 210 bottles) - 070607
• Bunnahabhain 16 yo 1979/1995 (56%, Glenscoma, Germany) - 230609