Thx Ralfy for yet another great video on another amazing whisky. I know about the 12, but didn’t know about this 12 y.o. Cask Strength, until now! It will be on my shortlist from now on.

Love your reviews Ralphy, your insights and knowledge are very much appreciated. If you haven't already tried it yet, I very highly recommend the Bunnahabain Feis Ile Canasta cask 2023. I am no whisky connoisseur, but this wee dram is REALLY, REALY GOOD.

The 2022 edition was my whisky of the year last year, simply fabulous.

I’ve been looking forward to this review. The 2022 cask strength was simply sublime

Bought a bottle on a recent visit to Edinburgh. Just had my first dram. Amazing whisky.

I LOVE anything Bunna makes. The Manzanilla cask is lovely, as well. I love Bunnahabhain so much, It's my Hamster Puck's middle name. Once I did a photoshoot of him hanging out amongst my Bunna bottles.

Dear Ralfy, as I am on a budget, this sounds like a good value and a cracking dram. Many thanks and my kindest regards, Sandro

I purchased a bottle of this last year, it was my first experience of a cask strength bunahaibhan and it was great stuff,a must have whisky.

Spectacular 12 yo cask strength Bunnahabhain! Love the integrity and I only wish it was accessible in Canada. I have to grab this beauty when I am in the U.K. I am a massive peat liver but this is a delicious dram and I enjoy it so much! In moderation!!

I was missing this brand for a while cause of the price compared to the age. But in the last 4 years our government’s been inflation has risen most brands prices to meet this one, yet this brand hasn’t risen here much. So I tried it a while back and LOVED it. Great signature

Wow, unreal. I just opened my 2023 edition 15 minutes ago, and went on looking if there was a nice review I could watch after the first sips. To find out that there's a brand new Ralfy review of the exact same whisky from just three hours ago is astounding. 😲 I really like this whisky by the way, but for me the 2022 edition is still better.

Really enjoying the 2021 bottling. Great quality and value.

Hi Ralfy....I do enjoy a whisky, (as I do your company) but it's like everything else in life. The average person goes with flow.....a brand they like. You are a conisur, a rare label. I'm just a mere mortal, a sheep caught in the headlights of commercial capitalism. My 'go to' is JB(rare)....very smooth,room temp and no ice, just straight. Ralfi......here in Spain(Xpat), we have lots of whiskies. Love your channel mate😎☯️🌱

I'm glad this distillery is on the upswing again. There were quite a few bottlings after they switched from the black box to the red and grey tube that were...less than enjoyable.

Nice to review something that puts you in a good mood after the frustrations with Glenturret. I’ve had no bad luck with Bunna myself. A really, really good malt in my opinion.

I got this one and tasted along with you. On the nose I initially got white grape, but it got denser, more toffee/caramel, nutmeg spice. Taste was nutty, spicy, butterscotch and the white grape came through. Adding water for me brought out more fruit notes and grassy notes on both the nose and taste. I got a black licorice and coffee like finish.

Have it, love it, enjoy it. 😋👍

I could picture me in the rainy streets of Glasgow in November nights. I love when you share memories Ralfy. 🔥

I also have this strong affiliation with Bunnahabhain, I was given the 12yo as a present, it sat in a cupboard for many years then on one special occasion I opened it, not sure what to expect but it just knocked the socks off anything I had tasted and so it began. I fully agree with what you are saying about the higher strength locking in flavours (other spirits as well). I am finding the 2023 rather difficult to find and most appear to be selling at £85 plus postage. In life you don’t often treat yourself and this will be my special treat. Thanks again Ralfy.

Wow this is a strong one! I think I'd be pushing my limits with this. You are very right its a decent price for what your getting.

Just tried it for the first time today. Ralfy! Thank you my friend. This is an impressive single malt whiskey (US). Take care

Thank you so much for this review. I had the chance to buy a bottle with the help of a friend ... so happy 😀 Can’t wait to try it !!!

Man....Regular Bunnahabain 12 is now $65usd here in NY. It was only $49usd three years ago. Haven't seen CS B12 yet but I'm not looking forward to the shelf price when it does pop up.

This whisky was there! My memory is buying 1966 30 year old Bunnahabhain at Loch Fyne whisky shop sometime in the 2000s and then starting to drink it somewhere in the Lowlands. Cost £100 back then, the most I'd ever paid for a bottle, but you could buy unimaginable glories back then for £70. The best whisky I've ever tasted. So follow the advice and go to Bunnahabhain because it it is like no other. This Ralfy review is a joy!

I would love to get my hands on one of these, but in southern California, it does not commonly show up. I've seen tantalizing signs that some stores might occasionally get it, but I've never seen it on a shelf. Maybe one day, I will be in the right place at the right time, and one of these will come home with me. I've been drinking whisky for a very long time. For many years, I drank the big brands because they were all that was available, so they were the best that could be found. Glenlivet was my introduction (with the 18-year), and I must admit that I still have a soft spot for it. However, quality independent bottlings are the best way to experience it - I recently found a monster 64% ABV Signatory Glenlivet single barrel 16-year that renewed my appreciation for Glenlivet. I was perfectly satisfied with the weak, filtered, watered-down stuff until, quite by chance, I started to discover the naturally presented ones beginning about 10-15 years ago. Ardbeg and Bunnahabhain were the first two, and I have only rarely gone back to the over-filtered ones since I discovered them. At bars or restaurants, I'll sometimes order them when there are no better options and I don't feel like drinking wine. Unfortunately, my introduction to Bunnahabhain was the 18-year, which has become absurdly expensive recently. After I killed a bottle not too long ago, I saw the cost to replace it and choked, so I bought other things instead. Fortunately, the 12-year has remained reasonable. Ralfy's comment about the complexity of higher strength spirits brings to mind one that I acquired recently. I was fortunate enough to find a bottle of Blanton's straight from the barrel, a cask strength behemoth at 64%, without having to wait in a line or pay secondary prices. I'm not all that impressed with standard Blanton's or Blanton's Gold; they have a nice enough flavor, but they come across as rather simple and don't live up to the hype. I was on the fence about picking up the cask strength version when I saw it, but I had some extra money burning a hole in my purse, so I managed to talk myself into it, and I'm glad I did. It has the complexity that the other versions lack, so maybe some of the hype on this version is justified. Of course, it is a single barrel product, so it is possible that I got lucky and the bottle came from a barrel of unusually high quality. Whatever the reason, I'm not one to argue with it.

Bunnahabhain 12 (46.3) has been my regular drop ever since it was Ralfy's Malt of the year in 2010. I must try the 60.1 though I suspect it won't be easy to find in Australia and probably prohibitively expensive.

The regular 12 used to be $50/55 USD for years. Suddenly it’s $65 crazy jump in a few weeks.

Good Evening 😊 Another awesome video👌🏽Thanks for the review and enjoy your pour🥃 Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

Lovely stuff Ralfy! This Bunna sounds right up my street. Mental note to self....order a bottle. Thank you as ever.

Bunna is one of my favorite malts. I have never had the cask strength, might have to splurge soon !

I’ve just finished the Bunnahabhain 2024 FÈIS ÌLE sample 3 bottle set with 12, 14 & 19 age statements. The 14 port cask was fantastic. Has to be one of my favourite distillery.

Great review. Is that IOM TT Race Week I seem to hear in the background?

My favourite tipple by a country mile. Cycled to the distillery from Port Ellen and they were so welcoming. Been in many distilleries but this one is special. Wonderful tasting whiskey.

Thank you Ralfy for your honest review. I enjoy the talk about the spirit and of education of each expression you review. The why's and how's are, in my opinion, as revelant as the nosing and tasting. I don't drink, and enjoy, whisk(e)y because it is the trend, but because I enjoy it and the journey it takes me. Cheers!

Got a bottle of the 2021 batch which I'm yet to open. Need to get it in the queue for opening. Love everything coming out of bunnahabhain. So under the radar.

Thanks for the dust-in-the-eye tip, I almost missed work the other day for the ridiculous reason that I couldn't get a speck out. Could've used that one back then!

I’ve never bought this one, but I have come close, and now I shall. Thank you.

And weepy eyed with nostalgia. I'm going out to get a bottle tomorrow ❤

Cheers Ralfy. These bottlings are just such good value. Because of the natural presentation, you can add your water and find out where your sweet spot is. You just can't do that with 40% drinks. By the way, the 2022 version of this was unbelievable. I don't think I've ever seen scotch mist like it! Cheers mate, and take care.

Hah ordered it last week, in the post for tomorrow ! Got two bottles of 2022 last year so I am really looking forward to this year's !

True, bought several bottles of Royal Brackla from a shop that had it at a great price, the next time I went to the shop they pumped it 10 dollars a bottle. Didn't buy any and let it go for a month. The next time I went to that shop they dropped the price back to normal. Here in Massachusetts the secondary price pigs need to be taught a lesson and you have to bitch at them as well. My friends If you dont shame the bastards we will get nowhere.

That one is on my bucket list. I'm hoping to find it when I go on holiday.

Between the 12-year cask strength and the 18 year-old, I haven't felt like buying the standard Bunnahabhain 12 in over a year. Glad they're all available near me though, and very well priced.

Good review and can still be had from TWE for £75.

Great review Ralfy! I was looking forward to this one and open my bottle together with friends. Greetings from The Netherlands🥃

Haven't had the previous two CS versions, only heard that the 2023 has less sherry game. Well I do find it less sherried than my regular 46% 12yo in the cabinet. BUT it works and I believe it showcases a cleaner, saltier and fresher style of Bunna, which not many current OBs do. Imo it's a delicate malt which sometimes gets a little obfuscated by wood. Here the alcohol is integrated well and the fruit and brine combo is allowed to shine. Fairly Pulteney-y, this malt, in the best possible sense.

Great review sir. One I'm looking for.

Unfortunately it's not available near Midlothian yet..... 😔 Midlothian, Texas that is. 😆 There are a couple of online retailers that will deliver it, for $98 shipping!!

I tried Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair over a year ago it was the cheaper stuff in a supermarket, I liked it and read about how they make it and how they avoid the peat flavours. I don't like Peated or added colouring and prefer to add water - my wife's comment "Less burny on the tongue"

60% volume for 75 pound = 40% volume for 50 pound = decent value these days for good stuff....❤

thanks ralf, i enjoy whisky, its so interesting. my friends dont know that, i tried to make them like it. I look for the rumlike caracter next time

About the economics part: read Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard & Saifedean Ammous.

This brand helped me early in my Scotch single malt journey as I tried all the regions -ending w/ Islay…this was a wonderful way to ease in to the peat; subtle as it is. Recommended as well!

This hasn’t made its way to New Zealand yet 😩

Thanks for the Norwegian 60% sympathy.

I got a definite rum note from this and thought it was just me🙂

Love Bunnahabhain distillery.

What a surprise. I just opened this yesterday. Really pleasant on the nose. Oddly enough you can put your nose in there and the alcohol won’t hit you. Wet leaves, nutmeg even. Nice. That said, I’ll say this much, it’s one of the spiciest scotches I’ve ever had. I mention it because it keeps on biting. On this occasion I’ll whole heartedly agree with Ralfy here in terms of the water. It truly needs it. I did add some water. Next time I’ll add a lot more. I’ve had 60 plus abv before and those are…let’s say warm. This is prickly ,biting spice! Just had the neck pour mind you. Obviously you’ll taste the Oloroso. It’s not really a sherry bomb though. Nutty, slight milk chocolate, chili pepper. There’s a little more complexity hiding in the background. I’ll coax it out eventually with more water . I’ll get to know it better over time but this was my first impression. Edit: A week later and I’ve tried adding substantially more water. It helps a lot . It has tamed down significantly and the sherry is prominent now. It’s a bright clean style sherry. I’d say the sherry now dominates the palate. Amazing turn around. Add lots of water to this.

Ralfy! Bring back your glen cairn glass. It's cooler.

The Signatory Vintage Bunnahabhain 2012 and the Bunnahabhain Aged 12 Years are the only Single Cask Single Malt whiskys in Scotland so far that are between the 60% to 69% abv bracket with an age statement of 10 Years and over🍈🍏🥝🥒 with only one from Belgium called the August 17th Titus Edition from the Wave Distil Distillery🍎🍒🍓🍅 Well done Belgium🍨🍪🎂🍰

That is, in fact, a completely insane amount of water. I would like to understand what is going on here. Did you dilute it to 20-25%? Why?

@12:12 - Bunnahabhain Auld Acquaintance? I'll drink to that one! (oh, wait - I can't afford it, even by the dram 😲😖)

Here is one. “Malty mischievous middle aged men. “

This is a great affordable, but difficult to find dram.

Ralphy you remind me of a saying a friend said years ago...vote with your wallet. People think industries have all the power (and they do have a lot), but people forget we keep 'em going. It can take a lot of people, but what we buy CAN steer markets. I'm just hoping if more people look for certain quality markers and purchase accordingly that they don't just jack the prices of those and leave the cheap as cheap. Supply/demand can be a tricky beast to turn your way.

Can I suggest a MaltMention? I've tasted Bunnahabhain Cruach Mhona lately, it's a heavily peated Bunnahabhain. I'd like to know your opinion about this whisky. I found it a very interesting whisky.

Wish I could find it in Minnesota, USA.

😁🙌🏻🥃 still trying to find a bottling.

Bunnahabhain The Ying to the Yang of Johnny Walker.

Ralfys steamin 😂

I love the 'standard' 46% version 12 year - I want to try this one, available in Australia you think?

Hello Ralfy... Keep the Heid, Hae a Dram! When adding water to Whisky, does the mineral content matter? We have a very high quality "Mountain Valley Spring Water" available in the States, however the TDS is 200-300 ppm. Does this matter for quality Single Malt Scotch?

This is a very nice whisky and still a buy at $84 here. But it isn’t as good as the ‘22 - That was something where the stars all aligned.

What are the differences in taste in and aroma to the 2022 version?

Great review. did not manage to get or taste a 2022. The 2023 I have still to learn the whiskey. Which do you prefer 2022 or 2023 ?

75 GBP = 1.27 g of gold

Ralf, the Scotch mist appeared almost immediately when you added water (compared with other NCF malts of lower strength): is this due to the Bunny's much higher ABV?

I think you are over indulging in dissipating!🥃😂

I know Ralfy has tightened the scores but for this cask strength, no art coloring, no chill filtration banger of a whiskey I was expected at least a 90 😅

Are you ever going to try the English Wireworks Malts?

Hard to get here in toronto

Luckily Ralfy's knowledge of whisky exceeds his knowledge of economics by a lot! 😆

Those poor Norweigans...🇳🇴 😢

Bunna... old school scherried maltiness 👌🏻

Did I hear the TT?

Sorry for this, but do I hear a motorcycle in the background of the video close to the end? 😅

I can 9/10 guess what Ralfy is going to score before I start the video.

Y'all, study Jekyll Island and 1913.

How does it compare to the standard 12 yr old? My no1. of all time... probably.. definitely lives in the top 3 spots. Stiuireadair is possibly in my bottom ranking whiskies... of all time.

I am sorry, Ralfy, but I disagree with you. You should judge the whisky based on the contents of your glass not about price gouging may or may not occur. You should not deliberately pull down your points on a whiskey just because you think it will drive the price up. You should be objective, based on the content and content only. Otherwise, I like your review!

at least he's not reviewing the same things over and over again.... oh wait he is.

Is the available in the USA 🇺🇸?

Why don’t you mention the 2023 version is not as good?

Ralfy, you mispronounce the name of this distillery.

This was so bad IMHO.

Anticipation, of dissipation Is makin' me late Is keepin' me waitin' ~Sorry Ralfy, I had to do it.