Whisky Review #3: Bunnahabhain 12 - 46.3% | Overrated?!? 

The Bunna 12 in terms of box ticking actually does tick the boxes and the value is great. Of course taste is subjective but I love it!

The Bunna 12 is far from overrated. One of the best 12 year olds out there EASILY. Needs a real heavy weight 12y old to outclass the bunna (and the price will probably be double the price of the Bunna in most markets)

So I got a miniature not too long ago and I got excited to try it for the first time only to get right away this off-note resembling phosphorous on matches on the nose...it was quite persistent and now I don't know if it was a bad sample or I just have a very specific reaction to it

I went to binny's in Rockford IL just 3 day's ago, picked up the 12 for $50 and the 2023 cask strength, which was a stroke of luck, every time I come back to Bunna I ask myself why I buy anything else.

A fantastic breakdown of a bottle where I had the same viewpoint as yourself "Bunnahabhain 12 is overrated" . You raised some brilliant points and got me itching to return and try it again. Really glad to have stumbled on your channel and looking forward to diving deeper into your videos especially the Dalmore ones! Keep up the great stuff, cheers! 🥃

I found that bunny 12 has lost a little something over the last 7-8 years.. Still great though

Bought a Bunna 12 three summers ago and wasn’t blown away by it. Wasn’t disappointed either, as I found it a fairly pleasant sipper, just slightly bemused by the rave reviews it gets. Will try it again at some point, but weirdly it hasn’t been that visible in my market recently.

Seems to me that the better the reputation the more harsh people will be. Would never expect a bad bottle from Bunnahabhain. When I decided to start theis journey and I had a dozen 12 year olds open this was not evn in the top half. Years later I went back to that juice and realized what they were all hyped up about. There is no arguing with subtle complexity, combined with simply delicious malt. I was trying to chase a finish. Certainly the flavors of single malt are not the same as bourbon or coctails or beer. But if the experience ended with a twist I was blown away and this didn't go there. I'm still chasing that complex finish but now I appreciate a dram that just delivers a consistent intriguing experience. Bunna 12 does that very well. Its a moderately sherried 46% malt. Its not anything else. What else is like this? Tomatin 18, $100. The early BW GlenAllachie 12's. New Arran 10's.

No not at all. For the price this is a seriously delicious single malt scotch. It’s so well regarded with good reason.

I’m glad that RU-vid threw this at me! You hooked me with the potentially negative review you hinted at, but I was delighted with what you said! 😂 The recurring love it receives is a massive credit to Masterblender Julieann’s skills, particularly as you are correct in saying that 80’s, 90’s, & 00’s batches contained a lot of stock aged well beyond the quoted age statement. This point was also evident in a “12 & 18 through the decades” Tasting we did with the Bunnahabhain Distillery Appreciation Society last year (maybe 2022🤔) where the early bottlings were very well thought of. Finally, if I’m forced into giving Tasting Notes, I regularly quote Chocolate/Orange/Orange oil, but even more so on the 18 than the 12. 🤷‍♂️ Anyway, Slàinte from Islay. 😁👍🥃

In my experience the Bunna 12 is quite 'batchy'. I loved my first bottle, but the next was very flat and boring (I suspect overused/tired casks). I know this is objectively a good whisky, but its frustrating when you get a dud; I will likely stay away from the standard 12 for awhile. However, I was able to try the 12 yo 2023 CS recently and was blown away.. I wish I could find a full bottle. Keep up the great content!

thanks

I held off on trying Bunnahabhain for way too long. When I finally gave it a try I loved it and now I can't find it anywhere in the city I live in

Im not a big sherry fun! I dont like bunnahabhain as a distillerie! But yes, super review! Very good show with a lot of usefull information! Thanks!

Someone on the Internet changing their mindset based on looking at data and reexamining their experiences? Is this allowed? Love it!!

Malts from the past are no longer the same, even if made the same way: woods, barley, water distillation, ... all differ now. Peeps live in their memories when drinking, you review the NOW-malts... My stocks from 1994 differ greatly from 2004, and 2024 . . .

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It's my go to dram, love it

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