Bunnahabhain Toiteach

This dram hints at its being a sherried one in all its aspects. The color is an opulent amber, and the nose is full of thick toffee, leather, and dark malt. Beneath the tar-coated palate the whisky's body is raisiny and sweet. I taste wood spice and peaches with brown sugar. As I sit with it the underlying sweetness evokes baked oatmeal and cherry preserved. Don't be fooled, though — this is a spicier, more offensive Bunnahabhainn with a salty and pipesmoke mouthfeel and a freaking furnace of an ashy finish. Toiteach might be compared to Talisker Storm but in my opinion is far more exciting.