Bunnahabhain

Bunnahabhain small bottle Bunnahabhain Logo


 

BUNNAHABHAIN


 

Location : Bunnahabhain, Port Askaig, Islay (NorthEast Coast), Argyll. Strathclyde Region. – Situated towards the north east tip of Islay on the bay from which it takes its name.
Region : Islay
Country : Scotland
Type : Single Islay Malt
Distillery :  The Islay Distillery Co. / Highland Distillers and Matthew Gloag & Sons Ltd.
BUNNAHABHAIN DISTILLERY
Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Argyll PA46 7RP (PA46 7RR)
Phone: +44 01496-840646
Fax: +44 01496-840248
GPS: 55.8828 North , ,6.1256 West.
Founded : 1883 by The Islay Distillers Co.
Owner : Diageo
Producer :  ?
Water : River Margadale.
Remark :

Bunnahabhain

Mostly used to blending.
At Bunnahabhain they also produce Black Bush.

first visit to the distillery was a bit like standard, but a special warehouse tour in 2016 was awesome.

Staff still “burning” for whisky distillery and not like the big commmercial distilleries. 

Soul and polite staff.

The hill down to Bunnahabhain distillery

Barrels from Bunnahabhain beeing loaded into truck

You will find the visitor centre on your left, but you may have to buy your ticket in the shop.


Low Wines

Some of the selection from the Bunnahabhain shop
Bunnahabhain Visitor Centre


If you have seen the commercial with the “rock” you’ll recon the angle


John Mac Lellan
Bunnahabhain Distillery Manager

 

 

From the book ‘The Scotish Collection’ Classic Malts by Carol P. Shaw :
Tasting notes : Less characteristically peaty than some other Islay malts, Bunnahabhain is a mellow whisky with an aromatic flavour, and a smooth, long finish. Taste rating = 3
Bunnahabhain, on the north shore of Islay, is one of the more isolated of the island’s distilleries. Founded in 1881, it has changed very little in the invervening century despite expansion in the 1960’s. All its production formerly went into blends. Bunnahabhain was owned by the Islay Distillery Company who bought Glen Rothes Distillery in 1887, together forming the Highland Distilleries Company. They still own Bunnahabhain today.

From the Whisky pilot by Uniqum Systems :
Bunnahabhain Distillery was founded in 1883 by two farmers, close to the mouth of the River Margadale which also is used as the watersource for the distillery. The distillery was later merged with Glenrothes-Glenlivet, to form Highland Distilleries Co. Extended from two to four stills in 1963.
Bunnahabhain means “mouth of the river”.
Prior to the building of this distillery which is the island’s most northerly, the adjacent area was inhospitable and uninhabited. Now a small hamlet has built up around the distillery.
Situated towards the north east tip of Islay on the bay from which it takes its name.

 

From the book ‘The Scotish Collection’ Classic Malts by Carol P. Shaw :
Tasting notes : Less characteristically peaty than some other Islay malts, Bunnahabhain is a mellow whisky with an aromatic flavour, and a smooth, long finish. Taste rating = 3
Bunnahabhain, on the north shore of Islay, is one of the more isolated of the island’s distilleries. Founded in 1881, it has changed very little in the invervening century despite expansion in the 1960’s. All its production formerly went into blends. Bunnahabhain was owned by the Islay Distillery Company who bought Glen Rothes Distillery in 1887, together forming the Highland Distilleries Company. They still own Bunnahabhain today.

From the Whisky pilot by Uniqum Systems :
Bunnahabhain Distillery was founded in 1883 by two farmers, close to the mouth of the River Margadale which also is used as the watersource for the distillery. The distillery was later merged with Glenrothes-Glenlivet, to form Highland Distilleries Co. Extended from two to four stills in 1963.
Bunnahabhain means “mouth of the river”.
Prior to the building of this distillery which is the island’s most northerly, the adjacent area was inhospitable and uninhabited. Now a small hamlet has built up around the distillery.
Situated towards the north east tip of Islay on the bay from which it takes its name.


Bunnahabhain Whisky 12 years old Bunnahabhain Distillery - drawing


Bunnahabhain Bottlings


Bunnahabhain
12 years old
  Bunnahabhain 12 years old Bunnahabhain 12 years old - the label. Bunnahabhain 12 years old the back of the bottle / label
Age : 12 years old.
Vol : 40%
Type : single Islay malt whisky
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Sorry no Bunnahabhain remarks at present time.
Total Score : 6/7

Bunnahabhain
vintage 1969
  Bunnahabhain vintage 1969 single Islay malt whisky
Age : Vintage 1969 – 30 years old
Vol : 40,1%
Type : single Islay malt whisky
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Danish Distributor Mac Y has a SMCS0166 Bunnahabhain 1969 30 40,1 70 on stock.

Bunnahabhain Single Islay Islay 12 40 Highland Distilleries bottling.
Bunnahabhain Islay – Malt. Islay 12 12 Years old Malt.
Bunnahabhain 25 years old Single Islay Islay 25 1964 46 Master of Malt bottling.
The Hunnahabhain Whisky bottle The Bunnahabhain Whisky label.
 

Danish comment: 
The Bunnahabain Single Islay Malt Whisky, 12 Years old. Whisky Bottle.
Igen noget reklame gøjl. (Ikke vores mening – For den er ikke testet 🙂 

Bunnahabhain Single Islay Malt 12-Years-Old 

Navnet Bunnahabhain er gallisk og betyder flodmunding. 

Destilleriet ligger ved mundingen af floden Margadale. 

Islay Malts er normalt kraftige og en anelse salt i smagen, men Bunnahabhain er den blødeste og mest delikate af alle Islay Malts.


 

LINKS………. to official Bunnahabhain or related web pages.
URL : None at present time.

 


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