Bunnahabhain 2000

9 year old Islay 59.2% % vol

1 of only 554 bottles from cask no. 947

This comes from a highly active, first-fill sherry butt and the liquid has a deep magenta hue, dark and rich. The influence of the European oak is immediately apparent on the nose – buttery scrambled eggs on burnt toast – but this soon gives way to rich toffee with lemon zest (Moffat toffee) followed by vanilla ice cream drizzled with chocolate sauce. At full strength, the taste is so sweet it’s bitter – crystalline sugar in espresso coffee – with a hint of salt. A big mouthfeel. Water raises leather and shoe polish, but the Moffat toffee is still there, with buttery notes and walnut liqueur. The taste is now unctuous and sweet, becoming salty; bitter chocolate (85% cocoa) in the finish, and chocolate covered coffee beans in the aftertaste. A massive whisky – astonishing for its age.

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