ABV 46%
Although it’s not necessarily to my taste, I can appreciate the delicacy between big flavours and it did grow on me.
Phoebe Calver
Torabhaig Distillery
Brand
Torabhaig Distillery
Bottler
Allt Gleann
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
46%
ABV
Islands (Non Islay)
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Rubber bike tyres, gentle smoked salmon, cork board and bandages. A gentle hint of fresh clotted cream.
Palate: Quite intense initially, like a mouthful of creosote, then it calms to the rubber note. A milk chocolate and hazelnut bar, with wholemeal pancakes and icing sugar.
Finish: The finish is surprisingly sweet, lingering cinnamon spice warmth and rubber soles.
Comment: Although it’s not necessarily to my taste, I can appreciate the delicacy between big flavours and it did grow on me.
Score: 7.8
Taster
Nose: Delicate coal smoke and petrichor. Leaf mulch and dried limes. Pomegranate juice and sea air. Perhaps a whiff of Vaseline, with pear drop and white grape juice beneath.
Palate: Very light bodied. Barbeque-charred apples and pears, smoked orange segments and a little green olive. A touch of celery and chive. A little anise and the merest hint of TCP.
Finish: Medium length. The smoke dissipates, leaving a delicate medicinal aftertaste.
Comment: A refined peated whisky.
Score: 8
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