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Bunnahabhain. Thirty-seven whiskies.

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A bottle of Bunnahabhain, from the shelf in the shop in Bathmen
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From the shelf

Six of the 37

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Bottle of Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair, whiskyBunnahabhain StiuireadairScotland€ 39.99Bottle of Bunnahabhain Moine Peated, whiskyBunnahabhain Moine PeatedScotland€ 43.99Bottle of Bunnahabhain 12 Years Old, whiskyBunnahabhain 12 Years OldScotland€ 46.99Bottle of Bunnahabhain An Cladach, whiskyBunnahabhain An CladachScotland€ 49.99Bottle of Bunnahabhain Toiteach A Dha, whiskyBunnahabhain Toiteach A DhaScotland€ 49.99Bottle of Bunnahabhain Provenance 8 YEARS Old Islay Single Malt Whisky, whiskyBunnahabhain Provenance 8 YEARS Old Islay Single Malt WhiskyScotland€ 54.99

Why here

Twenty single casks alongside the full own range

Bunnahabhain is one of the few Islay distilleries where you can get to know both the unpeated and the peated side well. We have the complete own range from Stiùireadair up to forty years, plus eight bottles from the smoky side and twenty single casks from independent bottlers.

These bottlers are especially interesting here, because the peated spirit appears with them under the name Staoisha. We have five of them, so you can put five different casks of the same smoky Bunnahabhain side by side. If you are not sure which to choose, just give us a call. That is what we are here for.

The core range

From Stiùireadair to forty years

The unpeated core of the house, almost all at 46.3 percent and with plenty of sherry influence.

About the distillery

The Islay distillery that avoids peat

  • The distillery in five moments
  • 1881Built at the mouth of the Margadale, in the north-east corner of Islay.
  • 1887Part of Highland Distilleries; the malt goes into blends.
  • 1960A road to it finally arrives; before that, everything went by boat.
  • 1963From two to four stills.
  • 2003Burn Stewart buys the distillery; since then the emphasis has been on own bottlings.

Bunnahabhain lies in the north-east corner of Islay, on the Sound of Islay with a view of Jura. The name is Gaelic for ‘mouth of the river’ and is pronounced roughly ‘boo-na-HAA-ven’. Until 1960 the distillery could only be reached by boat; a small village grew up around it that depended entirely on the work.

What sets Bunnahabhain apart on this island is the choice not to use peat. The water comes from the Margadale spring and is piped in underground, precisely to prevent it from running through the peat layers as it does at its neighbours. The result is a full, lightly salty whisky with a lot of sherry influence instead of smoke.

Since the 1990s the house has also made peated batches, and these come with a name of their own: Mòine is Gaelic for peat, Toiteach means smoky, and Staoisha, named after a small lake nearby, is the most heavily peated variant. Independent bottlers almost always use that last name.

The bottles are never cold-filtered and no colouring is added. The label has shown the same sailor for years.

Bunnahabhain, Mòine, Toiteach or Staoisha?

Four names, one distillery. If it only says Bunnahabhain on it, the whisky is unpeated. Mòine and Toiteach are the peated own bottlings. Staoisha is the heavily peated spirit as independent bottlers release it. If you search in the online shop, search for Staoisha as well, otherwise you will miss part of the range.

The peated side

Eight bottles under the names Toiteach and Staoisha, from 46 to well over 64 percent.

View all Bunnahabhain in the online shop

Forty-one bottles, with the current price and stock. Also search for Staoisha.

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Own releases with a Gaelic name

Eight bottles outside the core range, including two festival bottlings for Fèis Ìle.

Fourteen casks from independent bottlers

From Van Wees, Signatory, Gordon & MacPhail, North Star, The Maltman and Valinch & Mallet. From 47 euro.

Sixteen to forty-two years

The top of the page: six old casks, with a 1973 vintage as the finishing piece.

Frequently asked questions about Bunnahabhain

How much Bunnahabhain does ’t Bockje have in stock?

Forty-one bottles, all available for immediate delivery: twenty-one from the distillery itself and twenty from independent bottlers.

Is Bunnahabhain peated?

Not the regular Bunnahabhain. The water is brought in underground to avoid the peat layers, and the barley is unpeated. You can recognize the smoky bottles by the names Mòine, Toiteach or Staoisha.

What is Staoisha?

The heavily peated spirit from Bunnahabhain, named after a small lake near the distillery. Independent bottlers almost always use that name. We have five of them, so you can set different casks side by side.

Which Bunnahabhain should you try first?

The 12 Years Old. It shows the style of the house most clearly: full, slightly salty and rich in sherry, without smoke. The Stiùireadair is the cheaper way in.

How do you pronounce Bunnahabhain?

Roughly like ‘boo-na-HAH-ven’. It is Gaelic for mouth of the river, after the Margadale which runs right past it.

Does ’t Bockje also ship Bunnahabhain abroad?

Yes. We ship to around forty countries. Email info@bockje.nl if you want to know whether your country is included.

Order, collect or drop by

  • In stock in our shop at Brink 2 in Bathmen
  • Available to order online and have delivered, including abroad
  • Order online or collect in Bathmen
  • Personal advice via 0570 541 278 or info@bockje.nl
  • Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 09.00–18.00, Saturday 09.00–17.00. Closed Monday and Sunday
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Photo of the distillery: Martin Cígler (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Bottle images: own online shop.

Brink 2, Bathmen

All our stock is in the shop, not in a warehouse somewhere else. If you walk in with a name you couldn't find anywhere, it is often simply here on the shelf. You can also call: 0570 541 278.

Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18

  • Tuesday to Friday 09.00 – 18.00
  • Saturday 09.00 – 17.00
  • Monday and Sunday closed