Single Malt
Bunnahabhain, Single Malt An Cladach, Islay
Bunnahabhain, Single Malt An Cladach, Islay is a single malt from Bunnahabhain. It is distilled by Bunnahabhain and matured in oloroso and bourbon casks.
- Whiskey style
- single malt
- Distillery
- Bunnahabhain
- Cask type
- oloroso and bourbon casks
- ABV
- 50%
At a glance
- Producer
- Bunnahabhain
- Whiskey style
- single malt
- Distillery
- Bunnahabhain
- Cask type
- oloroso and bourbon casks
- ABV
- 50%
Key facts
Production
- Peat character
- unpeated
How it's made
As published, Bunnahabhain, Single Malt An Cladach, Islay is distilled by Bunnahabhain, matured in oloroso and bourbon casks. These are the producer-disclosed production details; steps that are not published are not shown.
Taste & aroma
The producer describes: “dried fruit, caramel and vanilla with rich sherry on the nose; a creamy palate of sherry, nuts and spice with briny coastal notes; and a long dried-fruit finish” (source)
Flavour notes identified from the producer’s tasting description (mapped to WhatDrink flavour guides — not necessarily the producer’s exact words):
Bunnahabhain, Single Malt An Cladach, Islay — questions
- What is the ABV?
- Bunnahabhain, Single Malt An Cladach, Islay's abv is 50%.
- What cask type is published?
- Bunnahabhain, Single Malt An Cladach, Islay's cask type is oloroso and bourbon casks.
- Which distillery produces it?
- Bunnahabhain, Single Malt An Cladach, Islay's distillery is Bunnahabhain.
- What style of whiskey is this?
- Bunnahabhain, Single Malt An Cladach, Islay's whiskey style is single malt.
How it compares with other Bunnahabhain bottles
Exact-product differences from governed facts present on both bottles, plus flavour-node differences mapped separately from each producer tasting note. Missing facts are not inferred.
- Cask type — this bottle
- oloroso and bourbon casks
- Cask type — comparison bottle
- a combination of casks
Single Malt An Cladach and Single Malt Cruach Mhona Limited Edition differ on cask type: oloroso and bourbon casks vs a combination of casks. Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt An Cladach maps to Caramel, Creamy, Dried fruit, Vanilla, while Single Malt Cruach Mhona Limited Edition maps to Herbal, Peaty, Pepper, Smoky in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.
This bottle only
Caramel, Creamy, Dried fruit, Vanilla
Shared
Spice
Other bottle only
Herbal, Peaty, Pepper, Smoky
- ABV — this bottle
- 50%
- ABV — comparison bottle
- 41.7%
Single Malt An Cladach and Single Malt Limited Edition 40YO 41.7% differ on abv: 50% vs 41.7%. Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt An Cladach maps to Dried fruit, Spice, while Single Malt Limited Edition 40YO 41.7% maps to Banana, Oak, Pineapple, Toffee in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.
This bottle only
Dried fruit, Spice
Shared
Caramel, Creamy, Vanilla
Other bottle only
Banana, Oak, Pineapple, Toffee, Tropical
- ABV — this bottle
- 50%
- ABV — comparison bottle
- 46.3%
Single Malt An Cladach and Single Malt 25YO differ on abv: 50% vs 46.3%. Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt An Cladach maps to Creamy, Dried fruit, Spice, Vanilla, while Single Malt 25YO maps to Cream, Oak in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.
This bottle only
Creamy, Dried fruit, Spice, Vanilla
Shared
Caramel
Other bottle only
Cream, Oak
- ABV — this bottle
- 50%
- ABV — comparison bottle
- 53.3%
- Cask type — this bottle
- oloroso and bourbon casks
- Cask type — comparison bottle
- Sherry cask
Single Malt An Cladach and Single Malt Feis Ile 2024 Triple Sherry Wood Finish 23YO differ on abv: 50% vs 53.3%; cask type: oloroso and bourbon casks vs Sherry cask. Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt An Cladach maps to Caramel, Dried fruit, while Single Malt Feis Ile 2024 Triple Sherry Wood Finish 23YO maps to Almond, Butterscotch, Nutty in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.
This bottle only
Caramel, Dried fruit
Shared
Creamy, Spice, Vanilla
Other bottle only
Almond, Butterscotch, Nutty
Style context — Single Malt Scotch
WhatDrink style-level reference data for Single Malt Scotch. These are typical relationships for the style, not measured facts about this exact bottle.
What Single Malt Scotch means
Single Malt Scotch Whisky is Scotch Whisky made at one distillery from water and malted barley without other cereals, using batch distillation in pot stills.
How Single Malt Scotch is generally made
Made from malted barley at a single Scottish distillery, fermented, distilled usually in copper pot stills, and matured in oak casks.
Style-level production context only. The exact-product production section above takes precedence where available.
Flavours associated with Single Malt Scotch
Style reference only. The producer tasting section above is the authority for flavours stated about this bottle.
Food pairings for Single Malt Scotch
General style pairing references — not a claim that this exact bottle was tested with these foods.
Glassware for Single Malt Scotch
- Glencairn Glass
Style-level serving context, not a producer instruction for this bottle.
Sources & provenance
- ProducerOfficial producer product pagePublished product specifications shown on this page.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-05.
Part of WhatDrink's Whiskey guide.