A Bunnahabhain, as you can not imagine ...
I opened the bottle very fresh and poured the first dram. The first impression: "Trabant".
Holla ... can that be? Again, nose in and actually: I smell the two-stroke! GsD also comes a little bit behind it (Turkish honey, cotton candy, rose petals, plum ...)
On the palate, the exact image of what you already had in the nose. But even here, the smoke is only superficial and the flavors of the second "attack series" determine the picture. Very unusual, but apparently the Port Barrique has to oppose the dominance of the smoke. The finish is powerful but also short. No matter! This suits this, outrageous SMWS Bunnahabhain: "I'm here ... but you also have to want me!"
Sensational!

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N: The 1st-fill Port Barrique finish gives this whisky the colour of Zinfandel with amber, or a rusty, dusky salmon sunset [Ashley]. Noses of fruity peat and is so big, creamy and brash, im not sure whether anything else has a chance to shine.
T: The two lead stars monopolise the screen time.
F: Fruit<smoke.
C: Remember Benriach Heredotus? This works, but i wouldn’t want a bottle.Scores a C[-]

SMWS tasting notes:

The colour, a red blush like a rose wine, was aptly followed by sweet and fruity aromas of raspberry smoked maple jam, red candied apples and pink candyfloss. Hot, smoky and ashy on the palate like applewood smoked chicken with Dijon rub as well as pancakes with maple syrup and bacon. With water it felt like being in a small smoky cottage eating exotic dishes like smoked plum and nectarine ice cream and macarons with a raspberry ganache whilst drinking a glass of smoky, refreshingly crisp mineralic Riesling rose wine. After nine years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky directly into a 1st fill Port barrique for the remainder of its maturation.