Bunnahabhain Toiteach A DHA / 46.3% / 0.7l
- The 2008 release of Toiteach (Gaelic for “smoky”) caused a little sensation. It was the distillery’s first heavily peated expression distilled from barley malted to specification of 38ppm phenols.
Product description
Bunnahabhain Toiteach (Gaelic for "Smoke") debuted in 2008 to excellent reviews.
Distilled from malt with a phenol concentration of 38 ppm, this whisky showed the “smoky and peaty” side of Bunnahabhain and immediately became a core offering. It was matured almost exclusively in ex-bourbon casks, with a minimal addition of sherry casks. On the tenth anniversary of its debut, the distillery introduced the Toiteach a Dhà, or Toiteach No. 2. Compared to the original, Kirstie McCallum, the blending master of Bunnahabhain’s Burn Stewart, used more sherry casks.
Nose: well-balanced, peat smoke, raisins, dried plums and apricots, orange peel, seaweed, nutmeg, cloves and a trace of tobacco.
Palate: sherry, peat smoke, caramel, toffee, almonds, dark chocolate, raisins, pears, plums, apricots, pepper, nutmeg, licorice and sea breeze.
Finish : medium long, smoky, with notes of pepper, sea salt, dried berries and oak tannins.