Bunnahabhain 34 years 1980 Silver Seal Whisky Company Cask n°84 - One of 270 - bottled 2014 Whisky is Art Co

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Bunnahabhain 34 years 1980 Silver Seal Whisky Company Cask n°84 - One of 270 - bottled 2014 Whisky is Art Co

The wine

Silver Seal is an Italian independent bottler founded by Ernesto Mainardi in 2000. The business was sold to Massimo Righi, also the owner of Whisky Antique, in 2010. This bottling is from 2014 and was part of the Whisky Is Art series. It is an old unpeated Bunnahabhain distilled in 1980 and matured for 34 years.

About the Producer Bunnahabhain

Scotland, Isle of Islay. Distillery operational. Owner: Burn Stewart Distillers – Distell Group

Developed by the Highland Distilleries company in the late 19th century, before joining the Edrington group (Macallan, Glenrothes, Highland Park, Tamdhu) in the 20th century, Bunnahabhain was, until the early 2000s, only Islay's second malt to opt for an unpeated profile. A major supplier for blends (over 90% of production) such as Black Bottle, Famous Grouse, Cutty Sark and Scottish Leader, Bunnahabhain made a name for itself in 2002 with the releases of a magnificent 1968 vintage named Auld Acquaintance, a 1966 Feis Isle, a 1980 single cask and a black label 34 year old. It was a prosperous year for a distillery which until then had only a single expression, Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old, presented in a stocky green bottle and strongly influenced by its sherry cask maturation. Since being bought in 2003 by Burns Stewart Distillers (Distell group), Bunnahabhain has released numerous limited editions and finally made the most of its potential.