Bunnahabhain 8y/o North Star Oak Barrel Exclusive 49.9%ABV 30ml

The Oak Barrel’s Tasting Notes

An amalgam of notes from The Oak Barrel team. Please note these notes were based off a bottle that had been open for roughly a month.

Nose:

Blake: Candied orange peel, cacao nibs, toffee, leather, cedar.

Josh: Brown sugar, cornflakes, spiced mead.

Pete: Vanilla and golden syrup.

Paul: Cedar wood, almonds, apple and earthiness.

Tom: Honey, nutmeg, handfuls of barley.

Palate:

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Tasting notes by the Oak Barrel team.

Blake: Stewed apple, light caramel, gentle earth, warm baking spices, almond.

Josh: The brown sugar from the nose makes itself known on the palate, accompanied by toffee apple, a whisper of smoke and a zingy line of spice.

Pete: Dried apple and charred caramel.

Paul: Sweet and fruity.

Tom: Maple syrup, roasted pineapple, prunes, brioche.

Finish:

Blake: Firm oak tannins, lingering dryness with gentle bitterness.

Josh: Lingering finish of tablet (the Scottish sweet, not the electronic device) and cocoa powder.

Pete: Butterscotch and subtle, lingering smoke on the finish.

Paul: Soft finish reminiscent of muscat liqueur.