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Toffee, tobacco, fruits, honey, a very bit of lemony, leathery, wood - I can't enumerate all the rest. It's extremely well balanced and enjoyable to drink. In short just a fantastic whisky - 96 points!

Quick hit review. A rare treat that you will definitely not taste every day, and what a dram it is! It smells antique, think of leather armchairs, dark cherries and walnut cake. Black Forest gateau in a bottle, but slightly earthy and maritime as well. Lychee and chocolate chime in - this is delightful. On the palate, baked apples, currants and raspberries accentuate dryer and more acidic flavors, very reminiscent of cherry cough drops (Kids Em‑eukal). Tobacco, fresh herbs and eucalyptus add complexity. The long finish slowly fades with cranberries, oak spices and hints of marzipan. I wish I had more than just a wee sample - a stunner! RATING: 4.5/5.0 stars ≙ 92 pts → SUPERB

Old Bunna H2H, Auld Acquaintance V the rest 1960-1968 1 – Bunna 1964 25 year cask 4852/3/4/5 46% Signatory Dumpy – WB ID 7581 2 – Bunna 1964 25 year cask 423/4/5 46% Moon Import, The Animals –WB ID 8683 3 – Bunna 1966 35 year cask 4379 46.1% OB Feis Ile 2002 – WB ID 21051 4 – Bunna 1967 33 year cask 3315 41.1% Malts Of Scotland, bourbon hoggy – WB ID 16817 5 – Bunna 1968 41 year cask 12401/2/3 41.2% Adelphi, refill sherry - WB ID 15142 6 – Bunna 1968 50 year Cask Mos 18032 42.1% Malts Of Scotland, sherry butt – Warehouse Diamonds – WB ID 121396 7 – Bunna 1968 34 year cask 43.8% Auld Acquaintance OB,sherry - WB ID 3105 8 – Bunna 1960 39 year cask 43.4% Douglas Laing OMC, (peated) – WB ID 5597 Bunna stopped peating in 1962 or 1963, so the OMC is a rare beast, and will be tasted last. , but will the Auld Acquaintance or the 50 year Mos tame it? RESULT 1 - 60 Douglas Laing OMC 2 - 68 Auld Acquaintance 3 – 68 50 year Cask Mos 18032 4 - 66 Feis Ile 2002 OB 5 - 68 Adelphi almost as good as the 66 6 - 67 Mos 33 year cask 3315 7 – 64 Signatory 8 – 64 Moon Import I really cannot split the 1960 Douglas Laing (peated) and the 1968 Old Acquaintance but on an emotional level I will give it to the DL, but both these whiskies must be the best Bunna ever bottled. The 50 year Malts of Scotland is quality and the 1966 OB Feis Ile is very rich and a quality dram and not far behind is the 1968 Adelphi which surprised me in a good way. The 67 Mos is nice and all of these 6 are way in front of the two 1964 offerings which were not really at the races because they are lighter with less going on basically. In truth the first 6 are all excellent, this was a great H2H.

23 24 23 23 93 Berry delight! Jam, dried berries, tannins, beauty!

Very close in profile to the 1966 35yo maybe a touch more subtle but both are beautiful sherry bombs

[March, 2005]  I had this dram during a MaRa rarities tasting at Limburg. In my old rating system (ten scales that translate into WB points: 50 - 66 - 75 - 80 - 82,5 - 85 - 87,5 - 90 - 92,5 - 95) I scored it 92,5. My notes state a sweet sherry profile which is well balanced.  It is delicious and very quaffable.

24-23-24-23 red berries, powerful sherry

A dreamboat of a whisky, displaying an incredible complexity on the nose especially, but also the palate. Incredibly glad to have tasted this legend.

Rich plum marshmallow tones combined with iodine and a light touch of paint make this whisky extremely interesting.

It definitely exudes age and class, but I can't get the special kick that would give it such a high rating. Old aromas, yes. Pickled fruit. 81-85 – Wow, really good one

5434'96: strawberry red berry jam fantastic aroma: https://youtu.be/KZswtxZyM4Y

A gentle giant, undeterred he trudges through the high grass and the willing observer forgets the stress of this world. It scores with persistence and harmony of aromas, while not being overly complex. But what he tackles, he turns into gold. For the full review, go here: https://keinehalbendrinks.de/2023/01/29/bunnahaven/

N23 P23 F23 B23

A creamy body.