Torabhaig is a new Distillery on the Isle of Skye.
They believe once you start to study peated spirit, there’s a beguiling complexity that awaits, a seemingly endless depth to explore. That inimitable Scottish peat reek on fine spirit can seem so tangible and present, and yet so ephemeral and impossible to pin down and define. There is so much more to peat that can be captured in a linear chart or PPM values. There are many, many faces and moods to peat, there is a balance to be found between strength and refinement, between elegance and robustness.
Their quest is to find this balance which has been their obsession ever since the first day they fired up their stills. Well-tempered peat is the best way they can express what they are aiming for. And that’s one of the great things about Malt Whisky, especially the peated sort, there’s always something to surprise you, there’s always more to explore. This is heavy peat – tempered on the Isle of Skye.
Their second release in The Legacy Series, Allt Gleann is named after one of two burns that feed the distillery. An evolution on the 2017 inaugural release, Allt Gleann introduces Laureate malted barley alongside Concerto, Safspirit M-1 yeast alongside Pinnacle MG+, and re-fill whisky barrels in maturation alongside first-fill bourbon barrels. There is a little more peat and added complexity compared to the 2017 inaugural release, elegantly showcasing the evolution of their spirit.
Malt: Concerto and Laureate
Yeast: Pinnacle MG+ and Safspirit M-1
Maturation: 80% First fill bourbon and 20% re-fill whisky barrels
Spirit Phenols: 77ppm
Whisky Phenols: 17ppm
Bottling Strength: 46%
Non chill filtered and Natural Colour
A robustly Peated Spirit with a deceptively refined character, resulting in a complex and characterful maritime whisky.
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