ralfy review 983 - Bunnahabhain Toiteach a Dha @46.3%vol: (Peated)
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
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Ralfy you are the best. I have learned so much about scotch whisky and how to appreciate the difference in areas and distilleries from you over last year. You have done an extraordinary and amazing work of art with your videos not only by your reviews but also with all the extra topics. Specially keeping it real and as honest as possible. Thanks again and hope God gives you the health to continue these for years to come….
I could spent whole nights watching Ralfy videos just to witness what the automatically generated subtitles make of Bunnahabhain or Bruichladdich every time Ralfy says the names. It´s absolutely hillarious and it doesnt repeat a single version once.
When they first upped the twelve from 40 to 46.3%, they also brought their peated version out, labeled Toiteach,
It was a pleasant surprise, to say the least!
Raw peated character it had with lovely herbal notes till everything subsided to fruity dryness as incrementally water-treated.
I must have recycled my last bottle a good three years ago.
Now I'm drinking the one reviewed by Ralfy tonight.
I find that the two extra syllables, a Dha, haven't made it any better. If anything, a little more " technical" and a bit more timid.
Still an absolute joy of a malt moment!
Lastly, although it certainly takes water well, I have to say that I find this bolus attack a tad hasty if not cruel.
Gradual water addition surely prolongs the experience and lets one enjoy three or four different drams in the same session,
Happy drams everybody!!
Wow, nice to see Ralfy impressed by a NAS . His excitement was clearly palpable . Great content as always 🙏
As a beginner of drinking whisky Ralphy opened my eyes and taste ,its still a nice journey for me to discover different styles and taste of whisky's!Greetings from Amsterdam!
I agree on what you say about oxidization, up to the point where we're talking about rough or characterful or high alcoholic strength whiskies. I noticed whiskies with 43%, especially my beloved benromach 10, go stale over the course of several years. Admittedly, not stored in a cool dry climate but in my whisky cabinet, since it was an open bottle actively used. On the other hand, Springbank 10 did not suffer one bit. I think the jump from 43 to 46% is what provides longevity over the years of opened bottles.
Since then I started decanting whiskies with a fill level of about 1/3 into smaller bottles. And especially grand bottles you want to open and enjoy over many years like an old pulteney 21 are stashed in the cellar and when I want a dram, I consciously go on a whisky pilgrimage to get the good stuff haha.
One of my favorite bottles last year. Absolutely loved the way the clove and mesquite notes mingled with the burnt-twig peatiness... and with that oily texture... loved every pour.
Thanks Ralfy, I have a bottle of this in my stash. The interesting thing I find is that even through the smoke it still tastes like Bunnahabhain.
I have a bottle of 7 year old staoisha open for about six months and I've been kind of forcing myself to drink it. The spirit is there, but there was just something lacking in the finishing. I also bought a toiteach a dha a couple of weeks ago from a local shop on discount despite being sceptical (due to the so-so staoisha). When I saw Ralfy dropped this i thought it was a sign to crack that bottle and it's miles better than the staoisha. Bunna have been on a roll recently, and after the super eirigh na greine, this is a belter at the price point!
No harm in having favourites or being sentimental when the distillery deserves it!
This NOS is always higher priced than the 12 year in the states. Now I've got to give it a tumble. As always, thanks Ralfy! 😊
almost $90 here in northeast US
This bottle has been a favourite of mine for a while. Hits the spot and not the pocket. A quality bottle indeed. Massive Bunna fan and the legend Davie Brodie too ….. in a word, proper.
I am realizing that anything peated is generally asking a premium price, this particular expression although no age statement is selling for around the same price here in Canada as the 12. Have both though and will thoroughly enjoy, Have a couple independent Bunna's from Cooper's Choice and Blackadder to get into as well. Cheers.
Will look out for it dear Ralfy. Much appreciated as usual. Kindest regards, ciao 👋 S.
I've been wanting to pull the trigger on this one for over a year now and this review came out at a very good time! Long weekend ahead and I'm wanting to treat myself so I think I know what's going into my bag this weekend. Thank you for the review!
Bunnahabhain, Ledaig and Deanston, which are all under the same ownership umbrella, are all bottled at 46.3°.
I like the peated Bunnas a lot!
The Toiteach a Dha is a really nice version at a really good price.
Most of the non-peated Bunnas are quite nice, as well. But the smoke suits that spirit very well!
84 points according to the "revised Ralfy System" is really well deserved!
Not an easy review with that young Toiteach a dhà! 84 is fair and well deserved considering the youth of that spirit. Yes, pouring water calms down young spirits an reveals their hidden side. Thanks Ralfy for your sharp and unshakeable enthousiasm! Slàinte Mhath!
In my zombie apocalypse prepping pantry there is space for bunna and by the sounds of it this little beauty is going in there.
Very nice Bunnahabhain. Solid top quality, at least for my pocket and taste.
Ralfy is by far the best whisky reviewer on UA-cam. He also presents the whole thing without fancy gear or help, well versed and knowledgeable work.
Only problem is some times he mispronounces the malt M-mentions because some of you guys kinda overstretching them.
Like with Glencadam 10 i bought this about 1 year before ralfy's review and not disappointed.
I never drank it this dilluted and after dilluting it i got a lot of licorice and cinammon cloves.
Thanks Ralfy youre a legend i grew as a whisky fan with your videos. Cheers fae Transylvania.
Hi. I am so glad you have reviewed this. Having enjoyed the unseated sister of this quite a lot, I'v been tempted, but the $75 price here in NJ has kept me wary. Since the choice is currently between this and the Glen Scotia 15, I may well go after this one now, since I do like the peat! Thank you again, as always.
Thank you very much. That did take a lot of water and by the sounds of it, improved it greatly over time. I can't wait to play with that bottle 🥃
On a rare cold morning in Western Australia, that made me feel warm waiting for the early train. Cheer’s
Awesome! Never had this and ordered a few bottles last week. Now I’m excited as hell to get them.
I was hoping you'd review this one as I'd had my eye on it for a while. Will be visiting Bunnahabhain Distillery next year in May. That was a top malt mention by the way 😊
Bunnahabain is quickly becoming ny standard-bearer for quality scotch. You really can't go wrong with anything they produce.
I'm not very happy with Ralfy's new scoring policy. Everything is now between 81-85? That doesn't help much to make buying decisions.
Can’t wait for the bit on oxidation. My glendronach 12 didn’t seem to like a few months stashed away with only 1/4 of the bottle left.
Very excited to be visiting the distillery next month.
Not too different from Ardbeg 5 in some respects but more pine needle/ vegetal - beats Laphroaig Lore, in my view (not least due to the higher ABV). And excellent value!
Just poured the older version of this 46% white label. Good fun thanks Ralfy
Nice one looking forward to the xtrazzzzz. Been gassing with Shane ( lock ) there are some good priced malts out there that help protect you're fave bottles eg my 18 Ledaig. As you say times are a bit harder for some of the malt mates, this Bunna and Ledaig Rioja mean you can keep you're good stuff for a while longer 😉😉😉😉
Bub eye!
Good stuff as per usual bud 👍
Great dram. ❤
I really liked this one! its def not very complex but very enjoyable nevertheless. Reminded me on Ardbeg quite a lot (especially the An Oa) but less spicy and sweeter on the palate.
One of my favourites great value for money and very characterful tasty stuff .
Ralfy, what's going on! I've now had to skip 2 adverts. I don't recall this in any of your other videos 🤔.
Thanks for the review, it's educational as ever. In future videos, please could you inform us on the price you paid too.
Me to had to skip 4 ads, don’t mind if it helps Ralfy but can’t remember having to skip so much ads
But another great and informative review.
I just unsubscibed. We know that UA-camrs are in it for the money, but Ralfy vowed not to exaggerate, and thus never to insert extra ads in his videos. He lied.
Where are you guys watching from? I’m streaming in Amsterdam and there are ZERO adverts…
Correction: I just got 1 advert, but I was able to skip it immediately… so, not that annoying for me.
UA-cam can choose to add as many ads as they like into videos, the more popular the channel the more likely you will get more ads.
Love this drunk one 3 in the stash 😅
Another peaty version of Bunnahabain is Four Styles Peaty Bunnahabain, bottled at Bunnahabain distillery.
It's the same price as the Port Charlotte 10, Ledaig 10, Ballechin 10, Ardbeg 5 and 10 so that young NAS will have a hard time here among these heavyweights) And also there are many nice NAS heavily peated blended malts twice cheaper)
This whisky is strange to me. I don’t like it right out of the bottle, but love it with some water, the transformation is unreal. I’ve never had a whisky I didn’t like that became likable with water.
I haven’t had a bottle of Toiteach in almost ten years - it was a good session dram back in the day. Curious about Bellachin. Is it still worth a bash? I still enjoy an Edradour from time to time. Cheers, good sir!
Bunnahabhain Cruach Mhona is a nice dram
Just ordered a bottle
I had Lagavulin 16 and then Glenlivet Caribbean cast and I picked up a hint of Peat surprising for a Glenlivet😮
Happy Malty Monday Dear Sir! ❤
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I bought Bunnahabhain Moine as a peated one. I did not open yet.
You want an Islay based blend at full strength and natural colour....
Chapter7 Peativerse.
Black Bull Peated
Do you worry that now Distell have been bought by Heineken that Bunnahabhain, Deanston, Tobermory (Ledaig) might be compromised in the future?
. . . the 'compromise' will probably happen, sooner rather than later.
The Toiteach is a bottle that definitely gets better with some months after being opened. Great stuff!
If left in the glass for an hour with water I wonder if you would add less than 15ml watet
Will be interesting to see if Distell or whatever they are now called, do with their integrity bottlings, now Brendan McCarron has left. I have a feeling the strength may be reduced, I hope not.
I think I have figured out your malt mark system based on your nosing and tasting comments. Been guessing the number for a while now and get it bang on about 95% of the time. today I even said "83......no....84" when you first pulled the first card out of the cup......lol
Nearly ten years ago I've had an 8 year old peated Bunna by Gordon and MacPhail, which did not convince me at that time. Maybe i wasn't ready for it. The Toiteach a Dha (and also the Cruach-Mhòna) are on my to-to list now for a while and I'm very curious to try them. Thank you for your opinion on this whisky...
METHANOL NOTES! 😂😂😂😂
Actually, I would love a spirit that tastes like Meths Smells!
Maybe a Vodka..
Meths SMELLS nice.
I really enjoyed this. I’m a sucker for peat/sherry drams and this is definitely one of the better ones. How would you compare this against the Lagavulin/talisker distillers edition - would like to hear your thoughts
Bought this bottle semi blind a year and a half ago. Not opened yet but I'm happy to know I was lucky and it's pretty good.
Happy to see you tackle this one. I took a chance on one a couple months ago and liked it enough to get two more while they were still on sale.
One more time Ralfy BRAVO🎉, and thanks a lot for the clean and ptistine information, by the way, what is the logistic in order to join your patrón group, thanks a lot 🤘
Have you ever tried Hungarian Palinka? I was gifted a bottle, 51% and good lord, not in a hurry to finnish it
This vs kilchoman sanaig, which is more recommended?
For nearly same price that is, prices and availability suck in this country, so both are 93-100$
Perfect replacement for the now overpriced Lagavulin 16. Date I say it’s better? It’s got more integrity for starters.
How does this differ from Bunna's heavily peated Móine? Both would be available here but Móine is 10€ cheaper!
how does it compare to unpeated sherry finished Bunnahabhain An Cladach?
Was your bottling a recent one?
I had a bottle of Toiteach a Dha some years ago and I thought it was fabulous. Unfortunately, I’ve never been able to find another bottle since.
Along with Kilchoman's Sanaig I gotta reluctantly admit that they were both a pleasant experience. BUT I also only ventured into these NASes *based on consistently favorable aggregated reviews* on Whiskybase and that's still a bit of a foolish gamble to me. But hey, they delivered. Thank you Ralfy for your perspective!
Anyone know a lightly peated version of Bunna? I'd be very much interested, and since they make a bajillion bottlings, both official and indy, there might just be some... .
edit: also as with most Bunnas - all the names of the NAS malts should always be followed with the _Godzilla had a stroke trying to read this_ meme. Ok, I'll see myself out.
Cruach monar, I think I spelled it right, travel exclusive but can be bought online, hush hush it's exceptional with a hint of pete. Luvely.
The Stiuireadair might be what you're looking for
How does this compare to the also peated and official bottlings Cruach Mhona and Moine? Love your videos, by the way, they’ve been helping me drink better!
. . . a good run on most of the Bunna range recently.
Cruach is exceptional if it comes anywhere near then it's alright by me. Dogz bollox.
Am I the only one who hates paying a higher premium for younger whiskies? After decades of being sold on how older whiskies are better now they’re trying to sell us on younger more “extreme” whiskies. Not a fan, not my money sir!
I agree, Ardbegs ‘wee beastie’ 5yr old I find terrible
@@Hereward47 and now it’s more expensive that I used to buy the 10 for maybe 3-4 years ago and the 10 is jacked up. They want us to pay the same for younger liquor… no thanks. Don’t do it mates… if you do we are dooming the future of malts to be 3-5 years old on average
Ralfy, could you please film an extras video about cask buying programs? Its something i would like to do, but its difficult trying to convince friends to split an 18 year investment.
In this age of ridiculous permutations we need to appreciate distillers like Clynelish and Ancnoc more. I know I do!
Clynelish? For sure not.
Clynelish is now Diageo guff. And once Diageo gets it's hands on distilleries it's over. Plenty of better Scottish whisky.
@@barryhamilton7845 I’ve bought a bottle perhaps two months ago and still found it to be excellent. I’ve bought a bottle pretty much every year for the past 7 years and while it’s a little different I still find that it stands up.
@@robfut9954 Yeah I'm sure it's still alright,but nothing like bottles from the 10-20 year ago. Diageo thinks putting out anything that it'll still live upto it's reputation because of past success,that's why we don't bother with Diageo whiskies here in Scotland.1.They're foreign owned and 2.Its all about packaging and marketing with them and not enough integrity.
Annoying adverts during the review.........2 times
And yet again, a mark within the 82-84 range. That’s all we see with the new marking system……and this is better than Glenfarclas 15…..yes, sure…..
Moine
❤👍🥃
Love this distillery