Scotch / Single malt Scotch

Bunnahabhain 18

Name: Bunnahabhain 18
Brand: Bunnahabhain

Dried fruit, honeyed nuts and toffee deepen into rich oak and a salty, drying finish.

Dried fruitSweetnessOak

46.3%ABV

18Age · years

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Bunnahabhain 18 · reference

The Macallan Sherry Oak 18 · 2025 Release has less body.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralKey differenceLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

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03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationOloroso sherry casks

Peat statusunpeated

Mash / grainsderived from category

DistilleryBunnahabhain

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Current launch record; facts retain source and market qualifications.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Bunnahabhain · Bunnahabhain 18 ↗ · producer

Sweetness · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 85
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · 80
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 5
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 65
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 5
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]