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18th July 2012 |
The first
heavily peated distillery bottling of
Bunnahabhain to be introduced in the
United States.
 Many
of you this side of the water will
already be familiar with Bunnahabhain
Toiteach, the heavily peated single malt
from Bunnahabhain. Anyway the good news
for those of you on the other side of
the Atlantic is Bunnahabhain are
releasing Bunnahabhain Toiteach in the
US.
Toiteach is Gaelic for 'Smoky'.
Bunnahabhain was founded in 1881. It was
therefore still a new venture when
visited by the author Alfred Barnard
when he was researching his definitive
book on distilleries in 1886. One of
Alfred's many observations of this young
distillery was that, "Nothing but peat
is used in the kilns, which is dug in
the district and is of exceptionally
fine quality." This, however, is a stark
contrast to the gentle Bunnahabhain of
today.
Now, over a century and a quarter later,
Toiteach (pronounced 'Toch Chach' or
perhaps easier to say 'toe-chack') has
been created in honour of Bunnahabhain's
origins, that long-lost style of peated
Bunnahabhain single malt scotch whisky.
In keeping with its heritage, Toiteach
uses the same pure, natural spring water
source, the Margadale spring, that has
run clear for over a 100 years, and
Bunnahabhain is the only distillery on
Islay to do so.
Toiteach is considered
by whisky experts to be amongst the
finest peated Islay Malts ever created,
and is one of the most highly
anticipated whisky releases by
connoisseurs and collectors in the
United States. It is a very small
production, with limited availability,
but as with all Bunnahabhain Single Malt
Whisky, Toiteach is un-chill filtered,
and contains no added colouring, purely
the way whisky should be.
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Bunnahabhain Toiteach
Tasting Notes
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose has a charming
subtle peatiness with prickling strength
emanating from the dram.
Taste:
The taste has immediate warming flavours
drifting towards a slightly sweet sherry
influence with delicate peppery notes.
Finish:
The finish has a good robust length with
an extremely pleasant aftertaste –
beautifully peated Bunnahabhain single
malt for the discerning palate.
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