The Whisky Agency Bunnahabhain 1989

This item is archived.

Bottled at 40.4% after maturing 28 years in a Hogshead cask. Bottled as a collaboration between The Whisky Agency and Heads & Tails, this whisky is dangerously drinkable. "Antique-y" to quote industry legend John Glaser.

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: wow, this is my jam; creamy, old, antique-y, loads of tropical fruits; floral with a hint of the sea and sandy beached on a sunny day; white chocolate Hershey’s Kisses, cranachan and Earl Grey tea crème brulee.

Palate: waxy, creamy and floral; loads of tropical fruits: melons, flambéed banana, sliced mango, ripe papaya and even some kiwi fruit; loads of honey and beeswax and more cranachan; more vanilla and creamed heather honey; silky, so many layers, even some savoury salty tones and possibly a whiff of smoke? 

Finish: creamy, floral and toasty; sweet, more honey, vanilla and tropical fruits; silky, elegant and sublime.

Comment: this is a beautiful older malt, with the profile of a much older whisky; it would be dangerous to leave me alone with a bottle like this!” 

700 ml