Just Whisky 🥃: Bunnahabhain 12 Cask Strength 2022 vs 2021 (official re-review)

[@michaelwood3203]

Great comparison. It is always good to hear an an honest opinion and you have done a great job. Well done and thank you.

[@justwhisky]

Appreciate that Michael! Cheers 🥃

[@Rohit_M]

First off bravo on putting the two to test again. Wow, the blend at the end forces me to rethink and maybe hope to get my hands on a 2022 release. I've added A'bunadh's heavy sherry influence to bourbon finish scotches before and I've experienced a great winning combination before so I know how you feel. These two maybe what's needed for that elevated experience. Great idea John!

[@justwhisky]

Happy to help Rohit! Cheers 🥃

[@WhiskyJason1]

Thanks for the shout-out!!

[@MultiCasking]

Preach! Neck pours are their own entity; going back and taking your time with a dram later is the best way to judge the bottle. Cheers to ya!

[@justwhisky]

Praise the Lord! Cheers 🥃

[@SaltyCuban]

The two most memorable neck pours I’ve ever had were from a bunnahabhain 12 and from a Springbank 12. Powerful and Unique taste on those two. Both changed significantly after that but of course we’re still very enjoyable.

[@justwhisky]

@@SaltyCuban my two most impressive dramatic neck pours were Ardbeg Scorch and Bunna 12 CS 2022

[@cecilrobbins5182]

John, I love your straight forward review style! I’ve already seen the Whisky Jason comparison and he, being the sherry head that he is LOVED the 2022! I am much more of balance or even bourbon guy……I’m so glad to see you give a different take on the Bunnahabhain 12 CS tasting. I ended up with 2 bottles of the 2021 and haven’t seen the 2022. And now…..I’m not looking. I don’t need deeper sherry expression as whisky Jason was so impressed with. Thank you,thank you, thank you! Now I need information about your glasses. Are those the “perfect measure “ glasses that are a Glencairn with a stem? Where can I get a couple? I’m in Michigan and would love to own a pair……Please Help!!!

[@justwhisky]

Thanks Cecil for the kind words. Much appreciated! I try to keep it real as best I can. I bought those glasses as a set of 4 on Amazon for @ $40. Cheers 🥃

[@thewhiskyenthusiast]

Thanks John, these head to head reviews really help!

[@mikebennett3741]

Enjoyed playing along. I’m not ready to declare a preference, but 2021 has done well as the underdog in 3 tastings so far. Thanks for the video.

[@justwhisky]

Thanks for sharing in the 🤩 fun

[@ChristopherWalker-k2y]

Sat here doing exactly the same tasting 2021 vs 2022 and wow, everybody says the 2022 is the best, but I totally agree with you , I think the 2021 has less sherry and is much more balanced and the 2021 is definitely my absolute favourite, but both are fantastic...now going to mix them, delicious ...but I still prefer the 2021 !

[@justwhisky]

@@ChristopherWalker-k2y I really appreciate that Christopher … I did get some pushback but I try my best to keep it real and relay my experience and perspective. Sometimes I swim against the tide but haven’t drowned yet😇 Cheers 🥃

[@jamescostigan3721]

I've got the 2022 and it is phenomenal. I wish I could compare it to the 2021. Bur I'll just be happy to have the 2022 and savor it, making sure I save enough of it for celebrating Christmas with the family 8 months from now. It just seems so Christmasy to me.

[@justwhisky]

Makes sense as the newer versions are more sherry dominated. I need to try it. Cheers🥃

[@jackthepickledhound]

Master blender.

[@MaLiCeCoLtRaNe]

Live tv, ain’t nothing like it!

[@DJMJRyder]

Maybe the 22 was getting rave reviews because the reviewers were rushing to get a review up on KZbin and only sampled the neck pour?

[@justwhisky]

My thoughts as well. Cheers 🥃

[@DJMJRyder]

I tried both and found the more sherry forward 22 a bit close in profile to the regular 12 whereas I found the 21 batch felt more like it's own thing

[@justwhisky]

@@DJMJRyder agree

[@DJMJRyder]

How do you feel about their peated releases? I find they are getting better and the feis isle bordeaux moine really was bunnahabhain at its finest (challenging octomore for high quality peated in wine casks)

[@MaLiCeCoLtRaNe]

Neat only, John? How’d they go with a little water? And wow, how Bunna’s reputation has changed since its days as a near-forgotten sleeper. These CS releases disappeared so fast in my area I never even got a whiff. Yet there is the standard 12 on the shelf, always in stock and reasonably priced.

[@justwhisky]

I usually play around with water before the review, but I usually prefer straight cask strength with few exceptions…like Highland Park cask strength benefits with copious amounts of water. As far as Bunna… The core B12 @ 46.3% is all one needs. Cheers 🥃

[@hombreleon]

I wonder if blending each of the cask strength Bunnas with the regular 12 will also improve the taste. 🤔

[@justwhisky]

That’s one more open bottle 😳

[@hombreleon]

To clarify, for those that only have one of the CS Bunnas, perhaps blending it with the regular Bunna 12 might also improve the taste.

[@peatbull3426]

Bunna 12 has fantastic taste and IMHO doesnt need to be improved. It make sense when whisky is 40% like HP10/12 or Laphi 10 or even Select what i actually do and recommend. 😁🥂🙋🏻‍♂️

[@justwhisky]

@@peatbull3426 i catch your drift 👍

[@jackthepickledhound]

That would be adding 53.5% fine Scottish spring water for every measure of the standard. That is how I drink GlenFarclas 105 and Glengoyne NAS CS. If you're going to add water anyway......

[@C.._]

Is that Lochlea 'First Release' in the background? Where did you pick that up from?

[@justwhisky]

Yes… Massachusetts retail… sold out now

[@C.._]

@@justwhisky Julio's?

[@justwhisky]

@@C.._ sold out now at Norfolk wine and spirits but they still have Harvest and Sowing left

[@CoinneachMacAnndrais69]

Just to note in Scottish Gaelic a 'bh' is usually pronounced as a 'v'. The 'bh' in Bunnahabhain is pronounced as a 'v'. *copied from their own website: WELCOME TO BUNNAHABHAIN Pronounced 'Bunn-na-ha-venn', meaning 'mouth of the river' in Scots Gaelic, our distillery is the most remote on Islay, nestled in Bunnahabhain Bay on the shores of the Sound of Islay.