Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair

Overall rating: 80.84/100
votes: 262

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

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Whisky Reviews for Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair

53 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 80.84 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
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.
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 !!
Georges scored this whisky 82 points
09 Aug 2019 10:20 pm
Pronounced Stu-Radhur, matured in first-fill and second-fill sherry casks .

Nose

84 84

Sweet, sherry, malt, caramel, vanilla, nutty, seasalt, blackberries, apricots, baked bread

Taste

82 82

Hot, spirity, pepper, bitter, nutty, toffee, mocha, salty

Finish

81 81

Rather short, sweet, malty, salty, berries, chocolate
WhiskyMonster scored this whisky 50 points
04 Aug 2019 11:22 pm
Fair as NAS editions go but with usual caveats of such releases - lacks coherence

Nose

40 40

Sadly significant sulphur is apparent masking the more subtle coastal aromas but honeyed figs are potent enough to make an appearance

Taste

60 60

Some (initially sulphured) sherry raisins with a generous mouthfeel moving to icing sugar and light smoke. Palatable

Finish

50 50

Medium, dry and unspectacular, echoes of a good Glenfarclas
coldsun scored this whisky 63 points
29 May 2019 5:48 pm

Flavor has elements of nutmeg, Oloroso sherry, prunes, dried fruits, sweet barley malt. Taste is oily, buttery, malty, sweet dry sherry. Finish is long and bold, echoes taste.
ARDBERG scored this whisky 85 points
25 Mar 2019 12:31 pm
This dram resembles the PX sherry casks at the warehouse 9 tastings at the distillery, though not at cask strength of course.

It is a good sipping whisky with some earthy and PX notes. Certainly lacking complexity but that's not the order for a sipping whisky like this.

Sampled at a tasting...

Nose

85 85

Taste

86 86

Finish

85 85

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