61,1°
Distillery : Torabhaig - Islands
1st Fill, Refill American Whiskey and Bourbon Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated arouund 78 ppm
This, the distillery's first Batch Strength, is also the last Batch of Allt Gleann, the expression that was the distillery's benchmark for two years. Before the team embarked on a new adventure, they wanted to release something remarkable so that Allt Gleann would be remembered. The maturation hasn't really changed in two years, but this time the juice is older, at least 60 months, that is 5 years, which is starting to look respectable. The peat content after grain malting is 78 ppm, but only 22.8 ppm after distillation, which follows a specific process to soften the peat and make it more palatable. I would have liked to know the number of bottles produced.
Let's Taste It :
A creamy, mille-feuilles nose, almost pastry-like, with vanilla, peat is very present, unctuous, warm, and the iodine character is slightly subdued. Shortbread biscuits, liquid honey, some white fruits, plums and grapes. Pleasant on the palate, velvety, cooked apple, pear coated in white chocolate, egg yolk. Not much spice, but some cloves. The finish is strong, very peppery, long as it should be, iodised lemon, limestone, bushes and heather. A touch of grapefruit. Citrus tart.
In Short,
It's much better than the previous editions I tasted. The juice is more mature, rounder and more balanced. It's starting to have a character of its own, more mellow than Talisker, even if the resemblance is still there. What's more, the finish is really well done. The price is quite right, and I'd recommend buying it without reservation.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Geese - Disco
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