Bunnahabhain Feis Isle 2013 Sgeul Na Mara Bottle No. 81

A limited edition bottling of Bunnhabhain released for celebration for Feis Isle festival in 2013, the annual Islay whisky festival hosted in late May. 

Bunnahabhain Sgeul Na Mara (pronounced " Skee-all na Marra" - meaning "Tale of the Sea") was filled in sherry butt cask no. 79 on the 20th February 2003 and left to mature in Bunnhabhain's warehouse No. 7 for a decade. 

One of only a small number of bottles released, this Bunnahabhain has no come of age, And, as you see it has been granted partial freedom. All that remains is for it to be uncorked.  One of 606 bottles, Bottle No.81. 

Tasting Notes 

Nose: Fresh, Floral and aromatic with honeyed oranges, lip-smacking creamy toffee, polished leather, an outspoken suggestion of sherry and just the gentlest puff of smoke. 

Palate: Toothsomely nutty, spicy and sweet malt balanced with fruit. Followed by a vertiable sweet trolley of gingerbread, vanilla pastries and, finally, sugar-coated roasted nuts. 

Finish: Spicy oranges, ginger, white pepper, butter candy. Then a fleeting smack of sea salt.