Coming Soon - 1975 Signatory Vintage 35th Anniversary Bunnahabhain 48 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

"Whisky heaven... This for me is the best whisky I have ever drank." - whiskybase.com

An extraordinary Islay edition, bottled as part of the Signatory Vintage 35th Anniversary collection. Distilled in 1975 and aged for nearly five decades in a single Oloroso sherry butt (#2845), it exemplifies Bunnahabhain’s rich, sherried style with unparalleled maturity, depth, and complexity. Multiple sources report the stellar quality on offer, and combined with a direct import price, it's up there with some of the finest deals in very old single malt Scotch this year. Bottled in 2023 with 361 individually numbered bottles released. 50.2% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. Extremely limited stocks.

Other reviews... The influence of the old sherry is noticeable. Very fine. Whisky heaven, best stuff. - whiskybase.com

This for me is the best whisky I have ever drank. On the nose you get a powerful sherry aroma with all-sorts of complexity. Very woody. Notes of leather on the palate, tobacco, dark fruits berries. The finish has no sign of ending. This is superb value and beats Bunnahabhain's own oldest releases. Comes with a whopping 50.2% abv suggests the cask must have been excellent quality to have stayed above 50% after almost 50 years! - whiskybase.com

...It's always very classy when bottlers decide to release their whiskies at ages like 48 or 49 years rather than waiting for the 50-year mark, which would add £1,000 or more to the bottle's price. Colour: deep amber. Nose: it must be admitted that an additional 8 or 9 degrees of alcohol can change a lot of things. Here we are firmly in the territory of an old cognac. Baked peach, sultanas, dried apricots, hints of menthol, a tiny bit of aniseed, then apple compote and quince tart, followed by very ripe damsons... All this parades by quite magnificently. With a drop of water: it moves even closer to an old cognac, quite spectacularly. Mouth (neat): yes, here we bow down, even if, or perhaps because there's a kind of brutality, charred wood, burnt cakes, carbonised nuts... And we love it! (he's crazy). With a drop of water: everything falls into line, the old cognac is back. But this global feeling might stem from the fact that we taste much more very old cognacs than very old malts. I mean, really old ones. It's really very good but be careful in a blind tasting! Finish: the old wood stands out more but the whole remains gentle, quite fruity, and moderate in terms of spices. Lovely bitter oranges and quinaquina in the aftertaste. Oddly, black pepper comes in right at the very end. Comments: all in all, this all makes sense (there, a conclusion that was really worth it, S.) 92 points - whiskyfun.com