Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old

Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old is one of the oldest official releases from Bunnahabhain, the Islay distillery founded in 1881 in a remote spot on the island's coast. Unlike most of its Islay neighbours, Bunnahabhain is known for working with unpeated malt and fresh spring water drawn from away from the island's peat bogs, so its whisky is led by fruit rather than smoke. This single malt spent four long decades maturing in the distillery's warehouses by the sea before being bottled at 41.9% ABV. That extended time in cask turns up the fruit and oak character for which the distillery is known: tropical fruits, berries and creamy toffee open into sweet oak, vanilla and toasted nuts, leading to a long, sweet and fruity finish. A rare, collectable Islay single malt for special occasions. 700ml.

Tasting Notes: Tropical fruit, berries and creamy toffee over sweet oak and toasted nuts.

Nose: Tropical fruits, banana, berries, creamy toffee, vanilla, rich nuttiness and delicate sweet oak.

Palate: Sweet malt, creamy caramel, vanilla and creamy berries, with toasted nuts, tropical fruit, banana and pineapple.

Finish: Long, sweet and fruity.

Serve: Neat, at room temperature, in a nosing glass.