Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old Scotch Whisky

Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old Scotch Whisky is the crown of Islay's unpeated single malt: 40 years in sherry casks — casks discovered by the distillery's blending team in the warehouse ledgers and sourced from wine and spirits merchant JG Turney — bottled at 41.9% ABV in this 700mL bottle, non-chill filtered and natural colour — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

Bunnahabhain sits on the north shore of Islay and has always been the island's outlier: where its neighbors chase peat, Bunnahabhain built its name on gentle, unpeated spirit. This 40-year-old, launched in the United States in October 2024, is individually numbered and presented in premium packaging — four decades of sherry-cask maturation through the unpeated house style that master distiller Juliann Fernandez calls the distillery's signature.

Tasting notes (official): tropical fruits, banana, berries, creamy toffee, vanilla, rich nuttiness, and delicate sweet oak on the nose; sweet malt, creamy caramel, vanilla, creamy berries, toasted nuts, tropical fruit, banana, and pineapple on the palate; a long, sweet, fruity finish.

Why buy Bunnahabhain 40? Because 40-year-old sherry-cask whisky from a single distillery is the summit of the category — and an unpeated Islay 40 at that age is almost unheard of. Browse the Scotch whisky collection, more from the Bunnahabhain brand collection, and other aged whisky releases.

Serving note: neat, at room temperature; a splash of water is optional but never required at this age.

Is Bunnahabhain peated? No — it is Islay's signature unpeated single malt.

What casks was it aged in? Sherry casks sourced from wine and spirits merchant JG Turney, discovered by the distillery's blending team in the warehouse ledgers.

What's the ABV and size? 41.9% ABV, 700mL, non-chill filtered, natural colour.

Is it a limited release? Yes — individually numbered bottles; the current 40-year-old edition launched in the US in October 2024.