Bunnahabhain was founded in 1881 by the Greenless brothers on the Scottish island of Islay and means something like "river mouth". The distillery has one of the largest stills on the island and produces both smokeless and smoked whiskey. With an approximate smoke content of 38 ppm, the peated bottlings are considered to be rather mildly smoky. These can be found very often in the bottle typical of Bunnahabhain, which is very darkly colored under Gaelic names.
Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair matured in ex-sherry casks for an undefined period of time. Bottled at 46.3 vol. % alcohol, without coloring and not chill-filtered.
Aroma: hints of dried apricots, caramel and vanilla, hazelnuts.
Taste: Mild spiciness with toffee, dried fruit, citrus and a nutty note of oak.
