Welcome to day 13 well if day 12 did not float your boat we have something more traditional but also super tasty for you its hard to go wrong for most with a Bunnahabhain smokey and inviting it draws you in like a lovers kiss. So thirsty see you all tomorrow
Whisky
Country: Scotland
Age: 10 years
ABV: 46.3
Profile
Burn Stewart Distillers incorporated the Bunnahabhain Distillery Company as a dormant business to oversee the operation of the eponymous distillery it had recently acquired from Edrington.
The company is directly owned by Burn Stewart’s South African parent company, Distell.
History
Although Bunnahabhain distillery was constructed during a period of confidence in the Scotch whisky industry in the late 19th century, its current owner appeared over 120 years later.
William Robertson (of Robertson & Baxter) founded Bunnahabhain on Islay’s remote north east coast in 1881, in partnership with the Greenlees Brothers. The partnership was incorporated as the Islay Distillery Company Ltd the following year, and became a founding company of Highland Distillers (the precursor to Edrington) in 1887.
Bunnahabhain’s single malt whisky was always destined for blending, particularly for Robertson & Baxter’s The Famous Grouse, Cutty Sark and – eventually – Black Bottle blends.
In 2003, despite growing demand for single malt whiskies, particularly from Islay, Edrington sold Bunnahabhain and Black Bottle to Burn Stewart Distillers for £10 million. The distillery’s new owner incorporated the Bunnahabhain Distillery Company the same year to oversee its operation.
Burn Stewart itself was sold by the receivers of its Trinidad-based owner CL Financial – which went bust in 2009 – to South African drinks producer Distell in 2013.
Tasting Notes
Nose: roasted peanuts, cinnamon and red chilli flakes, blackcurrant and Port.
Taste: Sea salt and kippers, dark chocolate, sultanas, a touch of cantaloupe
Finish: Barley, dry smoke and pepper.
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