Bunnahabhain Single Cask 2013 9 Year Old (Tri Carragh)

Tasting Notes Appearance : Pale gold, Chardonnay. European oak 2 nd -fill cask? Moderate beading (owing to its youth). Nose : A mild nose-feel, with considerable prickle. The first impression is of fruit loaf (with sultanas) – very light, and soon joined by light medicinal and maritime notes (Elastoplast, sea salt, edible seaweed), on a base of warm sand. The latter becomes more earthy at reduced strength; the fruit loaf notes return and maritime notes reduced. Taste: A creamy mouthfeel and a taste which starts sweet, becomes slightly salty and finishes hot and spicy (at natural strength). Similar at reduced strength, but more accessible Comment : Fresh and light-bodied, with the light phenolic and maritime notes showing its West Coast origin. A picnic on a beach on a warm day came to my mind!