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Bunnahabhain 11yr Manzanilla 2008
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Distiller:
Bunnahabhain
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Bottler:
Bunnahabhain
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ABV:
52.3%
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Age:
11 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 94
- Publication: WhiskyCast
- Excerpt: This 11-year-old Islay single malt spent its entire maturation time in Manzanilla Sherry casks, and the nose has a good fruity character with notes of Christmas cake, fresh berries,salted caramel, and a touch of oak.
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- Raided Score: 91
- Publication: Whisky Monster
- Excerpt: I don't regret it at all. This one was exceptional. The complexity is at another level.
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- Raided Score: 95
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Fascinating influence from the manzanilla here, revealing a moderately sherried release that hits all the right notes.
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Intro:
Released from an outturn of just under 10,000 bottles, this release from Bunnahabhain was bottled after 11 years of aging in a Manzanilla wine cask at cask strength with no coloring or filtering.
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Nose:
Sweet cream, honey, praline, pungent creme brulee. The sherry character is sweet, butterscotch forward and quite nutty. Dessert on the nose for days.
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Taste:
Medium mouth feel. A hint of ethanol, but very little. Sweet praline, werthers caramel, light maltiness. Great pepper component offsetting the sweetness, with a hint of oak. Sweet, complex, enticing.
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Finish:
Long finish. Caramel, light red berries, a bit of wine sweetness and some more praline / cinnamon / brown sugar.
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Overall:
Fascinating influence from the manzanilla here, revealing a moderately sherried release that hits all the right notes.
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Score:
8
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