Bunnahabhain Toiteach A Dhà

Lightly peated. Rich and spicy, with sweet and bitter notes of toasted wood and light hints of sherry. Less burn with water, which allows for the more subtle flavors to come through. Easy sipping.

I have seen this unpronounceable Bunnahabhain a lot of times and i actually never had it, but it is one of those cases where you think you have tasted a whisky till you are invited a glass and you check your notes and "Voilá", a new review must be added. Toiteach a Dha means "SMOKY TWO", because it seems this is a spin off of a best seller malt called from "Bunna", called Toiteach ("smoky"). Bottled at 46.3%abv On the nose, peaty notes! Cotton socks, cloth softener, fresh towels. A super citric lime, and the trademark chocolate from Bunnahabhain. A second sip gave me humidity and wet sticky pages of an old wet book. On the palate it is good, but too simple. Chocolate, a pair of Socks and Gooseberries. Aftertaste is all about Pepper, cotton and a fresh can of new tennis balls. Not too complex but fun. Overall, this is a winner.  Peaty / chocolate dram will always be a winner for me. Not overly expensive and definitively flavorful. A nice single malt, my score for it is 86 over 100.

Nose: tobacco, stone fruit, slight peat and lingering alcohol Mouth: smoke forward, cherry, malt, sweet vanilla crackers (nila wafers?) and mineral water. Red wine Finish: a little spicy, grilled cherries and pork, and tobacco

Nose: Peat, spice, light vanilla Body: sharp smoke, and a good stab of peat, but clean and light body Finish: light peat, sweet, oil,

Takes the original and brings it up a notch. Nose has burnt brisket ends, bacon fat, resinous smoke and graham cracker sweetness with malty oak. Palate is oily and rich. Smoked glazed donut similar to Lap quarter cask. Brisket and ribs in the pit for hours alongside seasoned oak. Good malt notes and some raw vanilla meld into the finish. Heavy charred barrel, smoky vanilla with sweet creamy malt lingering to a fade of animal cracker crumbs and cigar butts. Heavyweight smoky scotch comparable to PC series. The youth is known but not an issue for this smokebomb..........92/100.....PC10 is probably better but this is delicious stuff

Fumé, tourbé.