Rare Find Bunnahabhain 40 year old Gleann Mor

Situated on the rugged east coast of Islay, Bunnahabhain is renowned for its rich, full-bodied spirit and distinctive oily character, making it exceptionally well suited to extended maturation. This rare cask-strength single malt showcases the distillery's signature style at its finest. Bottled in 2020 from a carefully selected vatting of five refill sherry casks, it has developed remarkable depth, balance, and complexity over time. A true expression of craftsmanship and patience, this release is the epitome of the Rare Find collectio

• Single Malt vatting of 5 casks
  Age: 40 Year Old 
  Distilled: 1980
• Bottled: 2020
  Cask Type: Refill Sherry Casks
  ABV:  45.2%

Bunnahabhain Distillery

Bunnahabhain distillery was built in 1881. From the start, the project was a massive task. A pier to load and unload barrels was needed. A road and houses for the distillery workers was also needed. Some £30 000 (£2.6 million in today's money) were spent building it. 

While many distilleries on the island supplied blenders and sold their spirit as single malt, Bunnahabhain did not. All of its production was being sold to blenders. Three major blends, Cutty Sark, Famous Grouse and Black Bottle used the spirit from this distillery.

In the 1963 the production capacity of the distillery was doubled. Less than two decades later, the distillery was mothballed for a couple of years. When the distillery reopened, it kept on supplying blenders. The owners of the distillery, The Edrington Group, sold it in 2003 to Burn Stewart. Their parent company went bust in 2009 and South African distributors Distell acquired it. Bunnahabhain has gone from strength to strength ever since.