Bunnahabhain 21-year-old (D.1997, B.2019) Pomerol Wine Cask Finish, Murray McDavid /54.7%/ 0.7l

Murray McDavid was founded in 1996 by Mark Reynier, Simon Coughlin and Gordon Wright.

In 2000, she acquired Bruichladdich Distillery and built it into a 21st-century icon. However, relations between the partners soured; in 2012, Bruichladdich was sold to Rèmy Cointreau, and a year later, Aceo Ltd acquired the Murray McDavid line. This Bunnahabhain 21 years old, distilled in 1997, was aged in a hogshead barrel before being transferred to a wine cask from Pomerol (Bordeaux). Bottled in 2019 at 54.7% abv in the Mission Gold series.

Nose: lots of red fruits, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, milk chocolate, cappuccino, white pepper, sea salt, notes of tobacco and seaweed.

Taste: cranberries for meat, cherries, plum jam, raisins, milk chocolate, a bit of cinnamon and vanilla, a handful of fresh herbs and a pinch of salt.

Finish : quite long, with notes of red berries, milk chocolate, vanilla, pepper, licorice and oak.