Battle Hill Bunnahabhain Single Malt 7 Years

One of the best values in whisky today

DISTILLERY	Bunnahabhain
REGION	Scotland, Islay
AGE	7 Years
STRENGTH	52% ABV (104 Proof)
MASHBILL	100% Malt
MSRP	$47

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GLANCE

Clear with light intensity. Has a light sand/straw color hue

NOSE

Right off the bat you get hit with the sweet smokiness, roasted pineapple with cream. This is followed with lemon, honey drizzle, sweet bbq sauce, roasted peaches and apricots. Clean with pronounced intensity

PALATE

Medium sweetness with some dryness and mouth-filling texture. Pronounced flavor intensity. Smokiness from the peat is recognized right away. Then there are delightful notes of sweet pineapple, butter, macadamia nuts, cashews, light vanilla and sea salt with graham cracker

FINISH

Long and simple with some notes of vanilla and general sweetness

CLOSING REMARKS

Duncan Taylor is a well known individual bottler and a NDP (non-distiller producer) who have released truly some wonderful expressions over the years. This 7 year expression from Bunnahabhain fits what we can expect from the Duncan Taylor brand. Distilled by Bunnahabhain in 2014, aged in oak casks for 7 years before being bottled in 2021. This is the first expression from Bunnahabhain I have ever tried and I am definitely intrigued now to try their core lineup. The overall flavor profile is light with periodic flavor bombs which makes its a fun sipper. I wouldn’t put this is a daily sipper, though the price range is at an ideal spot for a daily sipper. The aromas are very welcoming which make you want to keep coming back for more. I could keep nosing this. On the palate the fun continues with a great combination of fruits and nuts with sweet peat + salt notes. Compared to other IBs or NDPs for American whiskey, I appreciate the transparency regarding the source, and age from Duncan Taylor. At ~$47, this offers a great value for your money with