nose:
dry and gripping peat, a little iodized, lemon, seaweed at high tide, salt arriving, a little fruit on citrus
mouth:
the alcohol fire is quite young, then a pleasant sensation of smoke near the fire, a little fruit on the cooked tangerine, a little mold in return, peppery spices, the malt returns a little toasted, seaweed still in a little parched package.
Final:
fairly short, smoky, dry wood, fruit a little macerated at last.
simple, missing a bit of final.

This Bunnahabhain Toiteach a Dhà is the sequel to the original Toiteach. Made with Moine peat barley, this whisky is aged in old bourbon and sherry barrels.

This Bunnahabhain is very much extremely delicate. The first nose is very pleasant, on orange zest. The rest is very complex, mixing a smoky and salty scent that lets out notes of hay, sherry and vanilla. Although not a tsunami, this nose is a harmonious breeze.

On the palate, the attack is herbaceous, then on peat smoke. The mid-palate is spicy (pepper), woody (old oak), and we sip notes of fresh mint, hazelnut, orange and dark chocolate. It is both tender and delicious, it is fluid and more than pleasant to drink.

The finish gives me a nice minerality, we find the salinity characteristic of Bunnahabhain. The peat is manifested by notes of earth and barbecue smoke. A hint of custard sublimely concludes the tasting.

This Bunnahabhain is a beautiful mellow distillate, of a rather disconcerting complexity which is the fruit of a well integrated peat and of the dual aging in sherry and bourbon barrels, which gives it a more than interesting aromatic profile.