Torabhaig Allt Gleann - The Legacy Series

After the successful launch of their Inaugural Release, the Torabhaig distillery founded on Skye in 2017 came up a few months ago with this second release in their so-called Legacy Series. The young malt, composed from around 300 bourbon barrels from 2017 and 2018, listens to the name Allt Gleann, which means as much as Old Valley. Like its predecessor, it is bottled at 46%.

I stick my nose in the glass and immediately get the feeling of standing with an old pharmacist’s shop. Burn ointment, plasters and something that reminds me of jute bags. Soft, sweet peat, white fruit and orange peel with a hint of kelp. In all honesty, reminds me a bit of Caol Ila or even Ledaig.

It is surprisingly soft on arrival. The body is even a bit on the light side. But immediately peaty on soot, brackish water, aniseed, vanilla and icing sugar. A little farmy. The comparison with Caol Ila and Ledaig is again valid, much more than the often made comparison with Talisker.

The aftertaste offers menthol, peat, green herbs and a slight bitterness. Gently drying.

For his young age, this is already quite a malt. As it is also friendly priced (about 55 EUR), I can only be happy about this release. They are making good progress at Torabhaig.