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Bunnahabhain "Staoisha" 10YO Jewish Whisky Company 75cl 58.9% ABV
Single Cask Nation series
Distilled 10.2013, bottled 08.2024
Finished for 4 years in a 1st fill American Oak PX Sherry hogshead
Cask no. 160416
215 bottles
Color: mahogany.
Nose: smoke, burnt wood, sandalwood, sardines in oil, lacquer, tea, garlic stems, ash, iodine, oatmeal cookies, tires, chocolate, nuts, oilcloth, peat, pine sap, dates, tar, green apples, pears, meadow herbs, caramel, cinnamon. Extremely rich! The empty glass reveals some metallic notes.
Taste: smoky and oily, with some iodine, pears, plums, green apples, chocolate, a bit of spice, pomegranate seeds, cherries, lime zest, and salt. Smoky and somewhat sweet, though with very pleasant and refreshing sour waves. The salt shines too. Drinks magnificently!
Finish: oily, smoked fish, salt, cranberries, pepper, iodine, peat, lime zest, herbs, green apples. Somewhat spicy.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: a very solid heavily peated Bunna. Surprisingly not insanely sweet, despite spending four years in a Pedro Ximénez hogshead. The youth comes through toward the end, but the malt is still quite impressive. 87/100. This is only my third Bunna labeled as Staoisha, and it's absolutely the best of them!
Single Cask Nation series
Distilled 10.2013, bottled 08.2024
Finished for 4 years in a 1st fill American Oak PX Sherry hogshead
Cask no. 160416
215 bottles
Color: mahogany.
Nose: smoke, burnt wood, sandalwood, sardines in oil, lacquer, tea, garlic stems, ash, iodine, oatmeal cookies, tires, chocolate, nuts, oilcloth, peat, pine sap, dates, tar, green apples, pears, meadow herbs, caramel, cinnamon. Extremely rich! The empty glass reveals some metallic notes.
Taste: smoky and oily, with some iodine, pears, plums, green apples, chocolate, a bit of spice, pomegranate seeds, cherries, lime zest, and salt. Smoky and somewhat sweet, though with very pleasant and refreshing sour waves. The salt shines too. Drinks magnificently!
Finish: oily, smoked fish, salt, cranberries, pepper, iodine, peat, lime zest, herbs, green apples. Somewhat spicy.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: a very solid heavily peated Bunna. Surprisingly not insanely sweet, despite spending four years in a Pedro Ximénez hogshead. The youth comes through toward the end, but the malt is still quite impressive. 87/100. This is only my third Bunna labeled as Staoisha, and it's absolutely the best of them!
