LeeEvolved
Bunnahabhain Toiteach A Dhà
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
February 25, 2019 (edited October 21, 2024)
This smoky, NAS Bunnahabhain is the follow up to the original Toiteach release from 2017. It’s part of the Bunnahabhain Unable For Americans To Pronounce series. Toiteach (pronounced toch-tach) translates to “smoky” in Gaelic, so Toiteach A Dha translates to “smoky two”. It’s a robust 46.3%ABV. It’s straw and light gold in color, oily and produces very heavy legs in the tasting glass. Medium, but numerous, droplets form slowly around the lip as it settles back after a spin.
The nose is peppery and perfumed oak with a heavy, BBQ smoke and sea salt. There’s a bit of sawdust and ABV swirling around before finally turning sweet with a hint of vanilla.
The palate starts off with more BBQ grill smoke and salted vanilla chews. It’s slightly dry and warming while being ever so harsh. Youthful juice, for sure. The backend delivers a sweeter presence and leaves behind a healthy punch of juicy smoke. This is all smoky peat- there’s no earthy characteristics to be found.
The finish is medium to long with mostly lingering oak. It’s dry and a bit salty with a smoky coating covering your entire mouth. Cigar lovers would probably love this whisky for its flavor and finish.
Overall, there’s really good value for your whisky dollar here as I paid $50 for this one. It’s an excellent sequel to the original Toiteach- maybe offering a slightly deeper flavor profile and a little more depth. Both bottles are highly recommended and it’s another win for Bunnahabhain’s NAS whisky run. They keep knocking them out of the park. 4-4.25 stars. Cheers.
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@SolanaRoots no sir...all 4 Local Barley Springbanks.16, 11, 10, 9 😀
@Generously_Paul you told me to get it organized and structured. And then I went to task. Which is how I found I had 400+ bottles and some hidden in off beat places
@PBMichiganWolverine not sure how I sparked your organization methods, but I’ll take it!
@PBMichiganWolverine Ha, unreal! After you said you had each of the Springbank Local Barley bottles, I came to conclusion that you just have everything :)
@SolanaRoots it’s scary to think I’ve only been organized with my haphazard collection since one year. Prior to that (I have @Generously_Paul to thank for the organization catalyst), I had bottles stashed away in locations all over the house that I soon forgot. Case and point...I pulled out a 1974 single cask Ardbeg from a box of old VHS tapes, and a 1964 North Port Brechin from a bin of old kids clothes.
@LeeEvolved Hope you can track down this elusive bottle you’re pursuing. If I had to wager, I’d guess @PBMichiganWolverine already has a bottle of it tucked away in his stash :)
Nice review. A lot of their NAS's as with any distillery which pumps out to many I'm not actively grabbing samples of. This one I made an exception and glad I did by the sounds of it :-)
@PBMichiganWolverine- the Palo Cortado one. I’m watching it very, very closely over on SWA.
@LeeEvolved the Palo Cortado? 13 yr or that 20 something yr old?
@PBMichiganWolverine - I’m actively chasing that new one at auction. It will be mine, oh yes it will be mine.
Yeah, likewise—-grown to really Bunna. I’ve heard their most recent one, palo cortado is amazing as well
@LeeEvolved this sounds great. And the price makes it that much better. Need to get this one. I am a fan of Bunnahabhain. They just seem to do it right and well.