Three expressions from Bunnahabhain Distillery to mark Fèis Ìle 2023

To mark Fèis Ìle 2023, Islay’s renowned whisky and music festival, Bunnahabhain Distillery has unveiled three new expressions: Canasta Cask Matured, 1998 Manzanilla Cask Finish, and 17-year-old Triple Cask Moine.

Fèis Ìle is one of the biggest events for many single malt whisky lovers, where thousands of people travel to Islay to visit the nine distilleries that each get their own dedicated ‘day’ – Bunnahabhain’s being on Friday 2nd June.

Two of the new expressions, the Canasta Cask Matured and the 1998 Manzanilla Cask Finish will be available globally. A special experimental peated expression, the 17-year-old Triple Cask Moine being exclusively sold at the distillery and at bunnahabhain.com.

The polished mahogany colour Canasta Cask Matured is a distinctive expression, inspired by the success of the Bunnahabhain 1980 Canasta Cask Finish limited release. This spicy and sweet combination compliments the Bunnahabhain unpeated spirit exceptionally well, adding layers of complexity and richness. With no added colour and non-chilled filtered, the expression comes with an ABV of 51.2 percent.

The chestnut colour 1998 Manzanilla Cask Finish is a celebration of the influences experienced at Bunnahabhain’s unique coastal home at the northern most part of Islay. Manzanilla is famed for its coastal, nutty and salty characteristics, which pair beautifully with Bunnahabhain’s unpeated sherried spirit, resulting in a warming and welcoming dram; bottled at cask strength with an ABV of 52.3 percent.

The 17-year-old Triple Cask Moine expression is exclusively available at the distillery. It comes across as a golden colour liquid. This experimental expression was inspired by Julieann Fernandez, Bunnahabhain’s Master Blender, and her love for rum and raisin ice-cream. A contrast to Bunnahabhain’s house style, the 17-year-old has an ABV of 52.6 percent and is a marriage of three skillfully blended peated single malts that offers notes of fine artisan rum and raisin ice-cream, with a wonderfully smoky finish.