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Intro:
This is an independent bottling of spirit distilled at Bunnahabhain, bottled by SMWS after 11 years of aging in an ex-bourbon barrel. This bottling, "Pork Scratching Eau de Vie" is bottled at cask strength, with no coloring or filtering. Let's see how it is.
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Nose:
Sweet, waxy fruits. Nutty, almond forward. Waxy Dole fruit syrup - peaches and pears. Really interesting. Sweet. Maybe some faint minerality. No big hit of ethanol.
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Taste:
Thin to medium in mouth feel but the heat is really well behaved for the proof. Sweet creme brulee, cherries, toffee and light sulfur. Fresh baked bread and brine.
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Finish:
Long, a bit hotter here. Mineral forward, lots of ash, fresh baked bread, honey and amaretto.
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Overall:
Really interesting dram, showing off a lot of stuff we don't typically see in a Bunna.
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Score:
6
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
