Bunnahabhain Warehouse 9 2005 Cask 332 Manzanilla

I went to Islay with a local whisky club, and we basically rented a bus and had a chauffeur drive us around the island for a few days. We had planned a Bunnahabhain visit, but for ferry schedule reasons we had to skip it. I was of course upset by this but managed to convince the stern but fair tour guide to let me hijack the bus (with the driver) and make a run for Bunnahabhain while the rest of the group had a beer after coming back from Jura, before heading over to Caol Ila. Said and done, I made a run for the bus just after crossing The Sound of Jura and left before the others could notice. When the winding roads to Bunnahabhain finally came to an end, I literally ran to the gift shop and grabbed whatever distillery exclusives I could find, paid for them, shot a longing glance at the distillery and warehouses, ran to the bus and made it back in time. I tipped the driver afterwards, of course.

Quite a ride. A whisky with a statement and a challenge. Fun for sure, but I think the dry sulphury overload at the end kind of ruined it a little bit bit, to be honest. Even with the deep and awesome oakiness that usually is found in really well-aged whiskies, this wasn't a great hit for me.