Bunnahabhain Cruach-Mhona
A smoky and peaty version of Bunnahabhain, Cruach-Mhona (pronounced Cru-ach Vhona) means peat stack. This whisky was originally just produced for the travel retail market.
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Bunnahabhain Cruach-Mhona
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Tasting Notes from the Producer
Flavour
Expect flavours of burning grass, hay and sweet herbs burst into flavours of nuts, white pepper, seaweed and sea salt to give an intense smoky and spicy whisky.
Fact Sheet
Additional Information
Natural colour, un-chillfiltered.
Fluid
100cl
Alcohol %
50%
Country
Scotland
Region/AOC
Islay
Awards and/or Press Quotes
Awards and/or Press Quotes
Gold - Single Malt: Islay – No Age Statement - Scotch Whisky Masters 2021
World Whiskey Awards 2021 - Category Winner - Single Malt
Master - Islay No Age Statement - 2018 - The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)
Gold - Islay No Age Statement - 2019 - The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)
FAQs
Islay whiskies are peaty because the island's distillers traditionally used locally cut peat to dry malted barley in their kilns, and many continue to do so. Burning peat produces phenolic compounds, primarily guaiacol and cresols, which are absorbed by the malt during the drying process and carried through distillation into the spirit. The specific character of Islay peat, formed from decomposed coastal vegetation, seaweed, and heather, produces the distinctive medicinal iodine, seaweed, and maritime smoke associated with Ardbeg, Laphroaig, and Lagavulin.
