31st Jul, 2024 10:00
Whisky | The Rare Malts Collection
BUNNAHABHAIN 1997 15 YEAR OLD SIGNATORY
ISLAY SINGLE MALT
Heavily peated.
Distilled: 11/12/1997
Bottled: 18/01/2013
Matured in Hogsheads #5562 - 5564
Bottle Number: 814 / 1190
46% ABV / 70cl
Purpose built in 1881 by William Baxter, Bunnahabhain distillery on the northeast coast of Islay featured housing for its workers, as well as its own pier for ease of transporting whisky and materials to and from the mainland. As with most distilleries, much of its life was spent producing blending stock, but in the late 1980s it began to appear as a single malt.
Initially this single malt output was mostly sherry matured and so lightly peated as to be barely perceptible, placing Bunna’ firmly in the minority of Islay whiskies. However, since its takeover by Distell in 2013 around 20% of the spirit produced there is now heavily peated, with these expressions bearing the name “Moine” (the Gaelic word for peat).
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Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
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