From Torabhaig Distillery in the Isle of Skye the new release Chaper 4 from the Legacy Series 'Sound of Sleat'.
This Single Malt is made from of Concerto and Laureate Malted Barley with an in-grain Phenols Level of 78+PPM and an in-glass Phenols Level of 14.5PPM.
This has been fermented with Pinnacle MG+ Yeast and aged in Quercus Alba American Oak.
Non Chill Filtered with Natural Colour and bottled at 46%.
Nose: Notes of delicate orange lead followed by touches of apricot and popcorn lending sweetness to the maritime seaweed that echoes in the glass. Subtle pipe tobacco adds to the elegant smokiness and is rounded out by honey, vanilla and boiled sweets.
Palate: Light and zesty oak spice is joined by the rich and sweet bonfire smokiness that is so unmistakably Torabhaig spirit. Subtly waxy with hints of honey and vanilla balancing sea salt and seaweed that ebbs away to white pepper and sweet spice.
Finish: Like a sunset over the Sound of Sleat, this is lingering and elegant with notes of honey, storms and the ocean.
Behind the Torabhaig distillery is the Sound of Sleat. A narrow and powerful strip of sea dividing Skye and the mainland, called Linne Shleite in Gaelic. For the fourth chapter in the Distillery Legacy Series, this has been named Sound of Sleat.
The wild and rugged Sound of Sleat hasn't just inspired our whisky but also our packaging.
For this release Torabhaig have asked Ellis O'Connor, an amazing local artist from the Sleat Peninsula to capture the essence of the Sound of Sleat for this label and box.
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