The Distillery
The Bunnahabhain distillery was built in 1881 at what was an otherwise isolated area of Islay. The area was so desolate in fact that a whole village, with the same name, was built in order to house the workers from the distillery.
Bunnahabhain has had a number of owners over the years, most notably it changed hands in 2003, from Edrington to Burn Stewart, a group which is now owned by the South African Distell group.
Bunnahabhain is one of the milder Islay malts, with peated malts only produced for a short period each year. The standard style of this whisky would be an unpeated sherried dram, with notes of sweet dried fruits and a chocolaty smooth sweetness. It has a full range of age and non age statement whiskies being released from the distillery, all of which are rather delicious.
If you like Islay malt, and if you like your whisky mild then we at the Whisky Foundation have got you covered. The Bunnahabhain independently bottled expressions that we stock are an absolute joy to look at and a pleasure to drink.
