21 Year Old Cask Strength: 2025 Edition

Chocolate Cherries, Roasted Nuts and Unpeated
ABV 53.1%
Limited Edition
Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez

Available to pre-order from October 1st 2025. Orders will be shipped from October 8th.

Limited to just 2,568 bottles globally, this 21 Year Old Cask Strength marries the sherry heritage of Jerez with the coastal soul of Islay. Finished for 21 months in sweet Pedro Ximénez casks, it's a whisky shaped by patience and precision, power and poise.

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21 Year Old Cask Strength: 2025 Edition
21 Year Old Cask Strength: 2025 Edition

TASTING NOTES

NOSE
Rich dried fruits, treacle toffee, and brown sugar lead, with hints of walnut, leather and a whisper of coastal clarity.
PALATE
Sweet PX-soaked raisins and chocolate cherries lead, with roasted nuts, spiced oak, espresso, and warming cinnamon and clove on the finish.
FINISH
Long and warming with dark chocolate, prunes, and a touch of sea spray.

ABOUT

This 21 Year Old limited edition is where Jerez meets Islay. It is a rare marriage of two time-honoured crafts: the sherry heritage of Jerez and the robust strength of Islay's most remote distillery. A long 21 month finish in hand-selected Pedro Ximénez casks honours the richness of Spain's sherry-making legacy while allowing Bunnahabhain's coastal character to shine through. It's a whisky shaped by patience, craft and place. From the chalky soils of Jerez to the salt-laden air of Bunnahabhain Bay, this is more than maturation. It is a dialogue between Spain and Scotland, sweetness and salt, power and poise.

MATURATION JOURNEY

First laid to rest in ex-Oloroso sherry casks, our robust, oily spirit developed depth, structure, and coastal character. But its journey didn't end there. For 21 months, the whisky was finished in 21 hand-selected Pedro Ximénez casks. A bold choice that brings indulgent layers of sweetness and spice. PX's rich, syrupy character weaves seamlessly through the spirit rather than overpowering it. The result is a whisky that balances the luscious influence of sherry with the unmistakable soul of Islay. Rare, refined and bottled at 53.1% cask strength ABV.

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PROFILE

AGE

21 Years Old

CASK TYPE

Ex-Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez

STRENGTH

Cask Strength ABV of 53.1%

NATURAL COLOUR

With no added colour, this dram retains its natural deep auburn hues.

TASTE

An indulgent dram that opens with layers of PX-soaked raisins and chocolate-dipped cherries, before giving way to roasted nuts and spiced oak. A single malt where sweetness, spice and coastal soul meet in perfect harmony.

This whisky is a true celebration of depth and character - the luscious sweetness of Pedro Ximénez casks weaves through our coastal spirit, creating a dram that's indulgent, complex and unmistakably Bunnahabhain.
Andrew Brown, Distillery Manager

WHERE UNIQUE MEETS EXCEPTIONAL

UNPEATED ISLAY

UNPEATED ISLAY

Unlike other distilleries on Islay, Bunnahabhain is known for its iconic, unpeated Islay Single Malt Whisky.

A ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

A ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

Situated on the Sound of Islay, Bunnahabhain is the most northerly distillery, only accessible by boat until 1960. Now by single track road, it is an adventure for whisky enthusiasts.

TALLEST ON ISLAY

TALLEST ON ISLAY

Bunnahabhain's pear-shaped stills are the tallest on Islay. Their unusually long swan necks promote a lighter, delicate spirit character as heavier flavour compounds can't reach the summit.

UNCOMPROMISING SPIRIT

UNCOMPROMISING SPIRIT

Non-chill filtered with no added colour, Bunnahabhain is a robust, oily spirit that stands up to full maturation in sherry and bottlings at Cask Strength.

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