Bunnahabhain 2023 Coterie Exclusive - 2008 Rioja Cask Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML

Bunnahabhain originally released this single malt exclusively for members of its Coterie. Distilled in 2008, the whisky finished its maturation with a generous five-year stay in Rioja wine casks before bottling in spring 2023 for a profile that's laden with sweet, vinous red fruit and lingering spice.

Bunnahabhain 2023 Coterie Exclusive - 2008 Rioja Cask Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Initial sweet notes of cherry ice cream and soft caramel fade to reveal toasted malt, dark berries and a subtle note of spice.

Palate: Roasted nuts, cloves and toasted oak are met with wonderful fruity flavours of sweet red grapes, chocolate raisins and a gentle herbaceous background.

Finish: Lingering spicy finish with a sea spray mist.

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.

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