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SMWS 10.260: Bunnahabhain

“Chalice of intensity” · Past release, no longer on sale
Chalice of intensity - SMWS 10.260Sold outMar 2024
10.260

Chalice of intensity

SMWS regionIslay
Age9 years
ABV58%
Cask2nd Fill Ex-PX Hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 10
DistilleryBunnahabhain
RegionIslay

In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 9 years.

“Peat-smoked croissants smothered in mace-infused butter were accompanied by ginger wine in a sandalwood chalice.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£82.50View on SMWS

SMWS 10.260 is a single cask of Bunnahabhain, in the Islay region, 9 years old, bottled at 58%, released in the Mar 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 10.x is from Bunnahabhain.

How the price compares
At £82.50, this 9-year-old cost more than 17 of the 24 Bunnahabhain bottlings aged 7–11 released 2022–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £72 to £88, with a median of £79.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Bunnahabhain

On Islay's north-east shore, facing Jura across the Sound, Bunnahabhain has distilled since 1881; the village was built to house its workers, and until a road arrived in 1960 everything came and went by sea. On an island famed for smoke, its classic spirit is the gentle exception, made from unpeated malt: nutty, salty-sweet and at ease in sherry wood. The name means 'mouth of the river'. Distell's, now Heineken's.

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