Bunnahabhain 2005

Overall rating: 88.36/100
votes: 93

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Bunnahabhain
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Warehouse 9 - Hand-Filled Exclusive
Vintage: 14.02.2005
Bottled: 2017
Stated Age: 12 years old
Casktype: Manzanilla Sherry Butt (Gonzalez Byass)
Casknumber: 332
Strength: 52.4 % Vol.
Size: 200 ml
Label: handwritten & self-attached
Added on: 19 Mar 2017 7:01 pm by Daniel Hohleweg

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Whisky Reviews for Bunnahabhain 2005

12 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.36 points

Kantenmechaniker scored this whisky 90 points
21 Jan 2018 10:52 pm
I love it. In this nut / sulfur bombs I could get into it.

Nose

very caramel, slightly burnt, then red fruits, cherry, nuts, espresso, quite dry, musty, spicy oak,

Taste

sweet, full-bodied, clear sulfur with nut, cherry, quickly a dry mouthfeel, but nevertheless sweet cherry on the palate, full load of roasted hanuta, syrup on the palate

Finish

nutty, hazelnuts, the mouth is full of flavor, the cherry is on the palate, medium in length
The_Wolfman scored this whisky 91 points
06 Dec 2018 11:12 pm
Nose

92 92

Taste

91 91

Finish

91 91
malt_fan_06 scored this whisky 89 points
08 Nov 2018 11:45 pm

Wonderful (wal) nutty, sherry-toned, leathery, intense, full, aromatic Bunna. Sweet as caramelized walnuts in a leather bag. Then also flinty, becomes dry in the finish, but never bitter.
Yes, sure striking and straight. But also wonderfully full, intense, amazingly balanced for an age. No youthful immaturity, but quite youthful fire.

Well chosen as Distillery Only. Great stuff that's really fun.
Fight65 scored this whisky 89 points
21 Aug 2018 11:47 pm
Nose

88 88

Taste

89 89

Finish

90 90
Rosebank88 scored this whisky 86 points
01 Feb 2018 1:21 pm
Nose

Delicate salty sherry notes, almond paste, raisins, light tubers, green walnuts, dark salted olives, some bacon and balsamic vinegar, as well as anchovies and capers. With water: salty, bacon-like, with oily aromas, citrus zests and brine.

Taste

Salty, dry sherry, dried tart fruits like cranberries and barberries. Bacon, brine, almond paste and cherry vinegar. With water: dense, oily, slightly salty, sardines, sour cream and citrus zests.

Finish

Long, delicate and salty. Green olives.
fradin11 scored this whisky 86 points
20 Dec 2017 10:25 am
- Nose
  
  86 86
- Taste
  
  88 88
- Finish
  
  87 87
spigray scored this whisky 86 points
06 Dec 2017 12:28 pm
- Nose
  
  83 83
- Taste
  
  87 87
- Finish
  
  87 87
spigray scored this whisky 86 points
06 Dec 2017 12:27 pm
good stuff, but not my preferred style.
still 86/100

Nose

spirity with a weird mixture of leather and rancid butter. restrained smokiness. reminds me of aged sherry expressions of springbank which can be wonderful but sometimes off-putting.
there´s also something tarry and sooty.
cannot really find something else, everything is dominated by what is an offnote for me. but mind you, others might love it.

Taste

same feeling on the tongue plus chalky notes and a little brine. it´s rather powerful and very dense. the sherry is very obvious and it reminds me of one longrow 18 which is very good but too chalky for my taste (I think it was the 2013 expression)

Finish

quite long, a little salty
Ra_Di scored this whisky 89 points
12 Nov 2017 4:06 pm
- Nose
  
  89 89
- Taste
  
  89 89
- Finish
  
  90 90
Owidram scored this whisky 91 points
29 Jul 2017 11:42 pm
Dense bad boy nose, leathery, pungent.

Potent mouth is focused and same aromas as the nose suggested. huge retro. fresh despite the old wood aroma. perfect balance and alcohol integration. thick.

Long finish, pure, sharp, coating.

I really enjoyed this whisky which is very high quality.
- Nose
  
  91 91
- Taste
  
  92 92
- Finish
  
  89 89

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