Rich sherry, sweet caramel, polished leather — luxurious from the start
Sweet berries and cream evolving into roasted nuts and malt — 25 years of patient sherry maturation
Soft, dry, sweet sugar and spiced oak — long-lingering
Bunnahabhain 25 — sherried Islay benchmark. Recently uprated to 46.3%. IWSC Trophy 2020.
Rich sherry and leather nose. Berries and roasted nuts palate. Soft long sugary finish. Magnificent sherried Islay.
Bunnahabhain 25 earns a 9 — magnificent, well-balanced sherried Islay benchmark at £480. Luxurious if pricey. The unpeated outlier at its peak.
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