Bunnahabhain 10-year-old GM

Overall rating
84.69/100
votes
103
Whiskybase ID
WB137984
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Gordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling serie
Discovery
Bottled
19.07.2019
Stated Age
10 years old
Strength
43.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Bottle code
190337
Barcode
5020613073388
Added on
29 aug 2019 11:59 am by Whiskylifestyle
UncoloredNon-chillfiltered
Bunnahabhain 10-year-old GM
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Bunnahabhain 10-year-old GM
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Bunnahabhain 10-year-old GM
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Bunnahabhain 10-year-old GM
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Average value

€ 52.61

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Whisky reviews for Bunnahabhain 10-year-old GM

20 users have left 20 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 84.69 points.

  1. SwiftyMcVeigh scored this whisky 84 points Expert Senior

    Good to average smoky Islay standard. For the price, around € 44 upwards, a bit expensive.
    • Nose
      85 85
      Slightly phenolic peat smoke (medium strength) and harbor water. Lime zest. Mussel water, paprika and light malt sweetness.
    • Taste
      83 83
      Present peat smoke (slightly phenolic), limes, sea salt in interplay with malt sweetness. Vanilla. Oak seasoning.
    • Finish
      83 83
      Peat smoke, lemon, oak seasoning. Medium length.

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  3. captaintroll scored this whisky 81 points Member Junior

    camp smoke, brine and sweetness. Honey glazed ham, toffee. Apple and pears. More smoke and peat on the palate. Nice initial burst of flavour on the mouth but predictable short finish with the 43% abv.

  4. ZLako scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    A 10-year-old peated Bunnahabhain. 43% / Natural Color / Non Chillfiltered

    N: Sweet and creamy. Wonderfully round. Sea salt, seaweed and citrus zest. Shortbread and some pears. Everything wrapped in a nice cold peat smoke. (88)

    P: Lime, lemons, liquorice and shortbread. Silky and soft. Sweet and very oily texture. Some toffee and vanilla perhaps from the casks. Ash. Sea salt. And that wonderful cold peat smoke again. (89)

    F: Long and pleasant. Oak spices and a nice campfire smoke after the fire has been extinguished and you are smelling into the smoldering ash. (86)

    88 / 89 / 86 = 87 pts / 100

  5. molpet scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    A simple, yet enjoyable, entry level peated Islay malt that has been too much watered down. In my opinion, this needed to be bottled at least at 46% ABV. I am missing the oilyness (it's been probably chill filltered). The peat/smoke is quite restrained, slightly medicinal with a recognizable seaweed note. Pretty much one dimensional. Basic sweetness (honey, faint vanilla, caramel, no specific fruits) combined with a light to medium smoke. I can't locate any citrus note. There is a very light maltyness and also saltyness. Yes, it's drinkable, but I wouldn't buy a second bottle of it...
    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      83 83

  6. bankimate scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      85 85

  7. hzs275 scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      86 86

  8. Malthead19 scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    COLOUR: straw (without FS)
    - a surprisingly good 10y Bunna and a very tasty one
    Representative from the DISCOVERY series by G&M
    - I didn't expect it, much better than a Lappi 10,
    fully on par with Ardbeg TEN
    - a good PLV for just under €50
    - sometimes a completely different direction than, for example, the
    Standard 12 y.
    - worth trying
    • Nose
      slightly sweet, shortbread, shortbread, lemon, subtly smoky, young
    • Taste
      silky soft harmonious smoky attack, sweet-buttery, toffee, fudge, grapefruit, pleasantly present (but not dominant) cold smoke
    • Finish
      medium-long, soft, smoky finish;
      medium-long light aftertaste with ash aromas

  9. schengel10 scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    An "inexpensive", very tasty, wonderfully smoky Bunnahabhain - this independent easily leaves many original Islay bottlings of the same age behind...
    [color:] = straw;
    • Nose
      slightly sweet, shortbread, shortbread, lemon, subtle aromatic smoke, looks young;
    • Taste
      silky soft, harmonious, smoky, sweet and buttery, toffee, fudge, grapefruit, pleasant but not dominant cold smoke;
    • Finish
      medium to long, sweet, cold smoke, ash;

  10. KB201 scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    A smoky bunnahabhain from the island of Islay with salted caramel and peat smoke.
    • Nose
      Sweet and creamy, vanilla, lemon, sea salt, algae and reeds around the nose. All aromas are enveloped in light peat smoke.
    • Taste
      Lime and lemon, pears, raisins, milk chocolate, licorice.
    • Finish
      Long and soft finish with complex oak spices, campfire smoke.

  11. Nazin scored this whisky 71 points Expert Senior

    Nothing surprising, yet another peated whisky with nothing distinguishable.

  12. Dris scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  13. Sporx scored this whisky 84 points Connoisseur

    Aroma
    Maritime, sweet smoke, salt, vanilla

    taste
    Smoke, slightly sweet, nutty, some citrus

    finish
    Medium length, salt, maritime

  14. Tordeaux scored this whisky 84 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      83 83

  15. markjedi1 scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    Wet Sand

    In their Discovery range Gordon & Macphail offer approachable entry level malts and today I’ll put two of those to the test, both for the Islay distillery of Bunnahabhain. Both are quite young, but one matured on a bourbon cask, while the other slept on a sherry cask. I’ll start with the 10 years old on bourbon.

    On the nose it is immediately clear that this is peated Bunna on sweet malt, cured meat, sea fruit and wet sand. Some paprika powder, charcoal and a medicinal note. Iodine and burn ointment.

    Nicely mouth coating and a lot sweeter than the nose promised. Toffee, barley sugar and liquorice. The salty edge returns and the peat smoke becomes relatively dominant. Nice balance.

    The finish is long, sweet versus salty with lots of notes of charred wood.

    Not really entry level in my book. Much better in fact. And more interesting. Very entertaining Bunna, around 50 EUR.

  16. man2392 scored this whisky 84 points Expert Senior

    Nose: very peaty, malt, Bovril, saltwater, lime zest and vanilla
    Palate: gose, bitter lemon, preserved lemon and kumquats
    Finish: burnt ginger, star anise and hashish, cassia bark

    With water:
    Nose: candied ginger, lemongrass, raw prawns and white grape
    Palate: softer- pear and simple syrup
    Finish: mustard seeds

    Tasted as part of The Dusties: Monsters of Peat Gordon and Macphail tasting with sales manager Luke Todd Webb

  17. Dionysus scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      85 85

  18. Islay1815 scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      86 86

  19. Cubey666 scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    tasted at a Gordon and MacPhail tasting in Rijswijk january 2020
    • Nose
      85 85
      light peaty, smoke, citrus, sea coast, smoked meat, mussels, grilled bell pepper
    • Taste
      83 83
      lime, sea, peat, toffee, easy, hot coals, sweet, creamy
    • Finish
      82 82
      filmy, peat, smoked wood, oily, sweet pepper.

  20. Rom scored this whisky 82 points Expert Junior

    Slightly smoky and iodized nose. The mouth is on the same aromas. Average final. Easy to drink and pleasant no more.

  21. PX-Michl scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      85 85

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