Product description
Hidden Spirits is a young player on the whisky market from sunny Italy, following the path paved years ago by legends such as Silvano Samaroli and Pepi Mongiardino.
Andrea Ferrari, an early whisky blogger and collector, founded the company in 2013 and, like Samaroli and Mongiardino, focuses on single casks. Hidden Spirits is available in three series: Highproof Collection, Classic Collection and Young Rebels Collection, the latter for whiskies aged 8 years and younger. This is where the Bunnahabhain presented here is found – distilled in 2008, it spent seven years in cask no. BU 815 and bottled at 48% abv in 2015, in an edition of 180 bottles.
Nose: barley malt, freshly cut grass, honeydew melon, white nectarines, bananas, vanilla, smoked bacon, sea salt and a pinch of pepper.
Palate: apricots, nectarines, banana cake, vanilla, mocha, cinnamon, cloves, white pepper and a fleeting trace of smoke in the background.
Finish: medium long, with notes of vanilla, caramel, summer fruits, white pepper and a hint of ginger.