BunnahabhainToiteachaDhà(700mL)

<p>Rejoice: the marvelous mòine Scotch returns.</p><p><em>Bunnahabhain</em> (pronounced the same way<em> Ewan McGregor</em> would say Guten Tag), which means<em> “mouth of the river” </em>in Gaelic, found its home on the remote briny coast of the remote Scottish <em>island of Islay</em>. It’s the most northern distillery, which should be enough for them to be knighted the King of the North (of Islay). The distillery was founded by <em>William Robertson</em> and the <em>Greenlees Brothers</em> in <em>1881</em>. After a few difficulties that included the gale blowing two perfectly good boilers into the ocean, the <em>first bottle</em> of Scotch was filled in <em>1883</em>. Unfortunately, the distillery was closed in the year when E.T. came out, but they reopened it in 2002 with new plans and a twinkle in their eye. What’s their <em>secret</em>? Their source of water, which is the cool spring in the Margadale hills. When you taste their Whiskies, it’s like being on a boat: the smell of the sea and a whiff of peat smoke. </p><p>Another lesson in Gaelic is <em>Toiteach a Dhà</em>, which means <em>“Smoky Two”</em>. It’s an explosive sequel to the popular peaty blockbuster Toiteach. The producers saw that we loved its sumptuous smoky action, so they amped it up and added a strong sherried spice character. Bunnahabhain’s Senior Blender, <em>Dr. Kirstie McCallum</em> handpicked a combo of ex-Bourbon and Sherry casks to mature this peaty-sweet paradox of a Whisky. The grand Islay distiller wows our palates yet again.</p>