Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair

Name: Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair
Brand: Bunnahabhain
SKU: 96989
Rating: 81.07 (403 reviews)

Overall rating: 81.07/100
votes: 403

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Bunnahabhain
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottled: 2017
Casktype: First and Second Fill Sherry Casks
Strength: 46.3 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 750 ml
Bottle code: P040614 L5 16:38 17142
Barcode: 5029704218639
Added on: 05 Jun 2017 5:06 pm by holborndrinker

Average value

€ 41.19

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Whisky Reviews for Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair

72 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 81.07 points

Cubey666 scored this whisky 75 points
08 Jul 2017 9:58 am
No... this is not what a Bunnahabhain is supposed to be...

Nose: bit briny, young spirit-like, malty, baked bread and a whim of fried potatoes with onions and bacon

Taste: Alcoholic burn, more intense than the ABV% would suggest, Spirity, bit harch, reminds me a bit of Grappa

Finish: none so what ever.

In short: the name is more complex than the body
- Nose
  
  80 80
- Taste
  
  72 72
- Finish
  
  70 70
peatbogger scored this whisky 83 points
05 Jul 2020 1:57 am
I'm not sure what they went for here. Stiùireadair means helmsman, and the helmsman of the Wyre Majestic, the ship wreck outside of Bunnahabhain, admitted to have been drunk out of his senses when they docked on the rocks. Maybe they have tried to recreate his dram of choice?
Anyway, it's an affordable bottle with the decent strength that is Bunna's chosen standard; 46,3%
I see no reason to stock up, but there's no regrets in getting a bottle.

Nose

85 85

The nose is a bit weird, but I find weird interesting.
By weird I mean it's sweet and fruity, but at the same time there is a clear salty tinge to it.
In one sniff I catch the sweet sherry, in the next it is more of a sour wine note. Not unpleasant, just weird... and interesting.
Cooked apple, sugar sweet orange.
Alc is barely noticable.

Taste

82 82

I like the taste, even though I struggle to define it.
It's not typically sherry, yet it's sweet dark berries, close to black currant, yet it's not.
Pinch of salt before the pepper sets in.

Finish

83 83

The drying spice manage to drag it across medium length.
Sweet fruit, bitter chocolate. A wave of rum raisin at the very end.
PunxsutawneyPhil scored this whisky 75 points
12 Oct 2018 5:31 pm
Wow, I really wanted to write a positive review after those negative ones below. But the more attention I gave this, the worse I think it is. The IB's and 2017/2018 Feis Ile bottlings are a great lot better, luckily, IMHO.

Nose

82 82

Not quite Bunna-like. Fudge, vanilla, some ammonia chloride, musty oak wood, all covered in annoyingly present sulfur,

Taste

78 78

Watery, then sherry notes, some fudge and vanilla sticks, then sulfur and then quite peppery,

Finish

65 65

Short, bitter in the end, slightly drying. Sulfur, fudge and some sherry notes die quickly on the tongue and on the side of the tongue. Not pleasant.
grinface scored this whisky 80 points
10 Feb 2020 9:29 pm

Some nice things: Walnuts and a mild sherry profile.
Some not so nice things: Wood taking over and too much bitterness for me.
Overall I like the dirty Mòine better.
Myke scored this whisky 80 points
05 Jan 2020 8:21 pm
inexpensive Bunnahabhain with a maritime note; Possibly two or three drops of water are worth it. Water makes the orange notes stand out better. Very little smoke, if any.
Now that the Bunna has spent a year in a half-full bottle, this sherry tiger becomes, and the nut-almond-marzipan-brown sugar aroma has become stronger. Here the oxidation 'improved' the whisky. That gives me an upgrade from 74 -> 80.

Nose

83 83

Sweetness, caramel; Vanilla something in the background. Slight maritime note. dried (red) fruits (very much) and light almond notes. Brown sugar and associations of spice cakes. Sherry is not so present in the nose.
With oxidation: clearly pronounced sherry note.

Taste

79 79

all the more spicy and peppery, subsides a little and changes into something oily (slight salivation). Nuts a little more clearly. Some oak in the background. With the second sip the maritime note again. After adding a little water: taste of orange and light honey. Clearly sherry.

Finish

77 77

Tart coffee. Spices! A little salty. Dark chocolate -> slightly bitter, but still very bearable. With fancy red dried fruits. Very late some malt and some smoke (felt like 5ppm).
PaulDvorak scored this whisky 83 points
14 Sep 2019 11:46 am
Adult spirits play very well, despite a certain porridge in the aroma, the drink left a positive impression.

Nose

At first very closed, reluctantly revealed. Mash dried fruits, sherry, piece of wood, chocolate, nuts, cinnamon, a little sweet caramel.

Taste

Saturated, dense. The nuances of seaweed mixed with dried apricots, raisins, prunes, wine acidity and walnuts.

Finish

Medium + length, sharp sweet. Remains in the language of wine acidity, dried fruits, a little marine theme and the remains of chocolate with sherry.
ASWhisky scored this whisky 81 points
03 Oct 2018 11:41 am
why 81P and not 80 P?
Dectel said
"that was the cutter chugging past"
yes that was it

Nose

Smells like Buna / Sherrymaritim
smoky like at the harbor
salt licorice
caramelized ivy leaves
Rum from the bottle
raisins
Salmiak moderately - the eucalyptus

Taste

cool & smooth at the start
Nougat chocolate on the tip of the tongue, then smoky warm, filling the mouth, sweet cider apples, herbs on the tongue, light alcohol note
gets biterier and a bit spicy if it's longer in the mouth

Finish

Rum, cider apples, and bitter apple peels remain on the palate
slightly smoky sugar in the throat
Oldpultnie scored this whisky 83 points
26 Sep 2018 11:50 am
2 nd review after 7 months. No change in rating.

Nose

84 84

Good sherry nose, Vanilla, caramel, nuts and a maritime touch. Loads of malt.

Taste

83 83

Light creamy, honey and sherry sweet with a good amount of spiciness. Too salty near the end when drying out.

Finish

81 81

Short finish, dry wood and some salt
ColdAesthetics scored this whisky 83 points
13 Jun 2018 10:33 pm
Since surprise me the rather below average ratings, this special sherry mix would have to please the Sherryheads, I think it's very interesting.

Nose

Hui, gross nose, very own sherry notes of gravy, onions, cumin, camphor, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, boiled ham, blood orange, raisins and prunes, some black pepper too

Taste

Here, all the mentioned sherry notes mix directly with the sea salt, coffee, dark chocolate, leather, nutmeg, pepper, cloves, camphor, gravy, onions, cinnamon, walnuts, caraway, raisins, prunes

Finish

Very dry bitter, but with beautiful sherry sweetness, dusty furniture, old leather, salt, clove, nutmeg, onions, nuts, long and warm
wisekycourse scored this whisky 83 points
06 Nov 2017 10:39 pm
On the nose, it's malty, full of cereals (hay in August !!), and vanilla, and scent of dried fruits!
On the palate, vanilla, almost pastry, dried flowers, dry emblems and a spicy sweetness, return of light salty smoke.
In the finish, simple but tenacious, not very strong, but monolithic and durable on the dry fruit, and a little cocoa.

A surprising dram, not peaty, but traces of dry smoke, rather scattered fruit aromas, towards blackcurrant, vanilla that regulates everything!
a NAS supposed to replace the 12?
simple, but in my strings!

Nose

malt, macerated fruit, spicy, velvety, nuts back.

Taste

spicy, malt, sherry with mold and slightly cooked fruits, some wood and salt iodine.
woody, kernel, crushed almond and still waxy on the nut!

Finish

frank, short to medium on the same scents !!

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