Staoisha 9 Year Old 2013 (casks 2 & 3) - Un-Chilfiltered Collection (Signatory) | 700ML

Staoisha is the heavily-peated single malt from Bunnahabhain distillery, which joins the Un-Chillfiltered Collection from indie bottler Signatory. The Islay whisky was distilled in 2013 and matured for nine years in first-fill pinot noir red wine casks.

Staoisha 9 Year Old 2013 (casks 2 & 3) - Un-Chilfiltered Collection (Signatory) | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Coastal smoke, with some red summer berries, roasted malt, and vanilla.

Palate: Large helpings of peat, with toasted nuts, dried cherries and currants, dark caramel, and peppery spice.

Finish: Peat smoke lingers, along with spiced berry compote.

Distillery Information

Bunnahabhain is a distillery situated on the north coast of Islay. The distillery was founded in 1881, and today it produces a variety of whisky styles. Bunnahabhain is best known for its unpeated whiskies, which are light and fruity in style. The distillery also produces peated whiskies, which are more robust and smoky in character. Regardless of style, all of Bunnahabhain's whiskies are renowned for their smoothness and balance. Deriving from the Gaelic for ‘mouth of the river’, Bunnahabhain was founded in 1881 by William Robertson and brothers James and William Greenless. A very smooth, easy-drinking Islay malt, Bunnahabhain (pronounced ‘BOO-na-HAven’) closed and reopened twice during the twentieth century and eventually production was limited to a mere few weeks annually following Edrington's 1999 acquisition of previous owners Highland Distillers. In 2003, Edrington sold Bunnahabhain to Burn Stewart Distilleries for £10 million. Included in this deal was the popular blend Black Bottle, whose contents feature a quantity of spirit from every distillery on Islay. Today, Bunnahabhain production stands at 2.5million litres a year. Of this, 21,000 casks are kept at the distillery for maturation and the resultant whisky will be used for the Black Bottle blend and for bottling as Bunnahabhain single malt. The rest of the outturn is sent for maturation elsewhere. In relative solitude, Bunnahabhain is the Northern-most Islay distillery. It sits in a large bay to the North East of the isle, drawing its water from the Margadale Spring.

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