Torabhaig Legacy Series – Allt Gleann Second Release 70cl Bottle

Only 1 bottle per customer. Nose: Musky smoke, mixed with crystalline saltiness and a slight bready quality (fresh baguette) acting as underpinning. Theres a real soft fruit sweetness, a little hint of turmeric and curry leaf. More direct with water, theres now some green olive and brine as well as just-mown grass. Balanced. Palate: A sweet, smoky, and minty start with some sage/heather-like quality and an oily feel. Lemon zest, salt, the sense of fresh sashimi (texture, floral touches, a hint of the sea), then comes menthol elements, dried flowers and sea lettuce. The length for a young whisky is quite amazing. Very gentle on entry with water – this will make a substantially good Highball. As it dries, the salt crystals seem to form but there is also rich fragrant/smoky mid-palate complexity. Finish: Long, drying, some ashes. Conclusion: This is a distillery thats set up beautifully. Dont just sit back and wait, leap in now. Rating: *****