Scotland, Islay: Single malt whisky through the producing distilleries: history, making, production and tasting notes

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Bunnahabhain

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The distillery

Bunnahabhain Distillery
Port Askaig
Islay - Argyll
PA46 7RP
+44 1496 840 646

Owner: Burn Stewart Distillers

Creation date1880

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Built by the Greenlees brothers between 1881 and 1893 on the model of a castle of the French Bordeaux region, the Bunnahabhain distillery belongs since 1887 to the Highlands Distillers group after having operated under the name of Islay Distillery.
Extended in 1963, it was temporarily mothballed until 1983. Bunnahabhain was luckier than Port Ellen, definitively closed during the same year.
After having been closed for alteration works during several months, it resumed the production in autumn 2001.
The distillery was sold in may 2003 to Burn Stewart Distillers by Highland Distillers Co. Burn Stewart has been bought by a company based in Trinidad, CL Financial Ltd, who owns Angostura amongst other spirit brands. Other distilleries belonging to Burn Stewart are, Tobermory et Deanston
95% of the production is for blends, amongst others Black Bottle and The Famous Grouse.

The whisky

The sites below offer tasting notes for this distillery. Please click on the logo to access this notes.

		www.whisky-distilleries.info
		passionnesdumalt.free.fr
		Club o. mosellan des amateurs de whisky
		Single Malt Passion by Laphroaig43
		www.whisky-distilleries.info
		www.whisky-fun.com

Geography

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Islay

The Isle of Islay on the West coast, is by far the most appreciated producing area amongst the single malt lovers. Even if its surface is rather small, there are no less than 8 active distilleries, including a new one.

Click on the map for a list of the distilleries of the area, on the title for further information
about the Islay area, and if you want to make an "alphabetical journey" through the area, please
click on one of the pagode roofs, according to the direction you want to follow

Photos of the distillery

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Photos Tony TTN

Bunnahabhain

Last update: Friday, 24-Jul-2009 18:49:28 CEST
Thu 29 07 2010, 17:58 - 92 visiteurs au cours de la dernière heure et 8 visiteurs sur le site en ce moment.
Copyright:Jean-Marie Putz (2003-2007)

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