SMWS code 10 is Bunnahabhain, in the Islay region. It is an operating distillery, founded in 1881. Any Society bottling numbered 10.x (for example 10.1, 10.42) is a single cask from Bunnahabhain.
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“Bunnahabhain distillery was founded in 1881 near Port Askaig on Islay and is owned by the Scotch whisky producer Distell Group Limited a subsidiary of Heineken N.V,. The village of Bunnahabhain was founded to house its workers.”From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles single casks under numeric codes rather than distillery names, so a label reading 10.403 means cask 403 from distillery 10. That distillery is Bunnahabhain, in Islay. More on Bunnahabhain at Wikipedia.
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Sold outSep 2026In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 12 years, Bold & Peaty.
“Briny, that was the common denominator on the neat nose, next to thick peat smoke.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outAug 2026In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 12 years.
“Mesquite-smoked vegetable stock leapt forward on the nose, its salty and gamey quality emphasised by seaweed dipped in soy sauce and rapeseed oil.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outFeb 2026In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 12 years.
“This opened with a spring-summer mix of floral and evergreen perfumes on the nose, notably gorse blossom, heather ale and spruce syrup.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJan 2026In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 11 years.
“Autumn leaves and coffee beans fell into tar pits as coal soot dusted the thick head atop a pint of milk stout.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJan 2026In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 11 years.
“Ready to embrace your taste for adventure?…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJan 2026In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 16 years.
“A superb aroma greeted the Panel, one that recalled heather ales, salted dark chocolate, aniseed gobstoppers and chocolate-coated peanuts.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outNov 2025In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 11 years.
“Nothing could prepare us for the explosion of smoke which awaited us nosing this dram neat.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outSep 2025In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 11 years.
“The nose had us all dancing around a beach bonfire, upwind of which we could just detect sea shells, tar, lemon zest, olive tapenade, sherbet straws and tulips wrapped…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJul 2025In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 11 years.
“We took a capsule of crispy seaweed, filled it with hard toffee and salt crystals, dipped it in beechwood tar and tumbled it over sand dunes.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outApr 2025In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 11 years.
“Ready to embrace your taste for adventure?…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outMar 2025In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 11 years.
“A handful of salt and pepper cashews came wrapped in the contents of a first aid kit, accompanied by warm tar, fennel and thyme, and a serving of vanilla ice cream.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outMar 2025In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 11 years.
“Last year saw the release of five special whiskies to celebrate International Women’s Day, with five per cent of the profits from the total sales donated to OurWhisky…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
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Other Islay distilleries: 3 Bowmore, 23 Bruichladdich, 29 Laphroaig, 33 Ardbeg, 43 Port Ellen, 53 Caol Ila, 111 Lagavulin, 127 Bruichladdich (Port Charlotte), 129 Kilchoman · all Islay codes
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