Clavius Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I love the Islay single malts. So far I've had - Lagavulin 16; Laphroaig 10, 18 and Quarter Cask; Ardbeg 10, Uigeadail and Corryvreckan; and Bowmore 12. Laphroaig 10 is my favorite with Lagavulin 16 a close second. But whenever I purchase an Islay I go with Laphroaig 10 since, for the money, I think it is the best bargain.The only thing I know about Bunnahabhain is that it's on Islay and I'm interested in trying an Islay I haven't had before. I saw a bottle of Toiteach for about $65 earlier today and it intrigued me. Any thoughts on this one? Is there something else I should look into?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall Eye Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I haven't tried the Toiteach but have had a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12. If it hadn't said Islay on the bottle, I wouldn't have know it from the taste. It was a very nice whisky, but it had no typical Islay peat - at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutton Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I believe standard Bunnahabhain is unpeated. The Toiteach is their peated bottling, which is atypical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I've not had it, but it seems well regarded. It's definitely on my "to try" list on account of it being heavily peated. I've considered buying IBs of heavily peated Bunnahabhain, but they are getting fairly expensive and I figure Toiteach is a safer bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDew Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I tried this at a bar a few months ago and both my wife and I really enjoyed it. I can't comment much past that, we had a few other drams that night and were eating smoked meats with them so we did not exactly approach it with a clean palate. However, we both enjoyed it enough that she asked me to buy one when I saw it available (so far I have not seen it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Mike Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 As Sutton mentioned, Toiteach is the peated version of Bunnahabhain, anything else from them will be unpeated. Same goes for Bruichladdich, they have a few peated expressions, but most of what they put out is unpeated. I tasted the Toiteach at the distillery in 2012. I was good, but my tasting notes were pretty brief - "Floral up front, then into peat smoke. Slow, mellow, long lasting peat."If you're looking for other heavily peated single malts to try, its a pretty short list:Caol Ila and Kilchoman from Islay (Kilchoman is a newcomer, they just started distilling at the end of 2004, so everything they put out is still kind of young, but quite good nonetheless)Longrow from Campbeltown (heavily peated variant of Springbank)Ledaig from the isle of Mull (peated version of Tobermory)Talisker from the isle of Skye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavius Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Appreciate all the input. But I ultimately went with some bourbon instead of this scotch. However, I will keep all this info in mind for the next time I purchase another Islay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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