Bunnahabhain 11 Year Old 2009, Single Sherry Cask, 50.08% abv 700ml

Our very own Casa de Vinos selection for the first release of the Sansibar and Charles Fazzino Traveller series collaboration.    Last year Jens Drewitz from Sansibar Whisky asked us if we wanted to be a part of this series comprising of 3 bottlings – one selected by Jens, one by Shinanoya of Japan and one by us.   Of course, our response was a resounding yes and we went about selecting our cask, landing on what we feel is a hugely expressive Bunnahabhain.   You don’t need to leave this one in the glass to let it become expressive, its jumping out of the glass from the minute it hits it.   Nose is Christmas pudding, sultanas, morish nougat and decadent caramel.   The palate… now we are in sherry bomb territory, rich a luscious with whacks of cinnamon, cocoa nibs, sea salt and Tim Tams.    Lengthy finish with the dried fruit of the initial nose returning with the noble spices lingering.

Sansibar Whisky

Founded in Germany by renowned whisky collector Jens Drewitz, Sansibar Whisky has been supplying the Sansibar restaurant with many fine casks of both whisky and rum for years. Located on the Sylt island just between Germany and Denmark, the restaurant has become a hot retreat for those looking to experience the very best in food, wine and spirits. Jens hand picks almost every cask selected, often directly at the distilleries themselves, before bottling them under the Sansibar brand. Often collaborating with bottlers/importers across the globe, Drewitz has picked some of the worlds finest single casks of whisky and some of the rarest rums money can buy. Sansibar also acts as the importer and distributor of other bottling labels to Germany such as North star and Hidden Spirits.