Torabhaig 2017 The Legacy Series

Torabhaig is the newest distillery from the Isle of Skye (the other one is one of my all time favorites, Talisker), and it is a very young spirit. Born in 2017, this single malt promises peat and bold flavors. The bottle looks a little cheap, and the marketing is inferior in comparison with other new distilleries like Raasay or Waterford. In my book, that is a good thing, because i have always believed that if the bottle is not pretty, that means that the whisky is so good that it doesn't need marketing. Bottled at 46%, pale straw color. On the nose, very earthy. Mud and grass, peaty. Very spicy on the nose, white wine and bananas. It has a tropical, peaty profile. Chilli, coconut. After a first sip it gave me a stinky but beautiful earthy aroma, with hints of chocolate. On the palate, it was very enjoyable. Grassy, vanilla, coconut and sand. A beach feeling, some very nice american oak casks have been used in here. Aftertaste is very rewarding with remarkable herbal notes. Salty and very grassy, green tea and ginger. The peat is not overpowering. Very herbal. Overall, i loved this whisky. In contrast to the inaugural release of Raasay, this dram has managed to hide its young age, and delivers something very rounded and enjoyable. For a 3 year old whisky, you can easily guess that Talisker will have some competition in some years from now. Beautiful single malt, nice experience, my score for it is 90 over 100.

Nose: sweetness, peat, salted brine Taste: lemon, peat, brine, spiced pepper Finish: peated, long oily finish Very nice, solid dram with great flavors and easy drinking.

I'm surprised how much I like this, given how young it is. Reminds me of Ardbeg's wee beastie in a lot of ways. Salt, peat, and iodine, some sweetness on the body, smouldering smoke on the finish. Would buy again, and excited to try more from this distillery as they release more.

Wow! Lovely spirit that is young but clearly very well made. If this is any indication of what’s to come - we are all in for a BIG treat as Torabaig whisky continues to mature and develop.

Yes it's a young NAS from a new distillery on Skye but more complex and intriguing than the age suggests. I'm really interested to see what Torabhaig can really produce when they have the capital from the first few releases. When they can make some unique aged whisky and some complex interesting ones as they won't be hampered by pressure to get something on the shelves. Nose is Ardbeg smoke competing with pineapple, mango and pear fruit and vanilla and toffee sweetness. Behind what jumps out of the glass is a malty cereal note, hint of citrus and also a hint of sour mineral heavy peatbog bordering on laphroaig medicinal and a touch of wet wood. Taste is a bit of a departure from this rather light sweet nose you still get the sweet tropical fruit, the smoke and light but dry oak, and the vanilla toffee sweetness but mid palate and holding all the way to the finish is a very strong black pepper note (very high rye bourbon cask influence ala 4 roses or barton) and a almost tabasco sauce slow red pepper burn not an alcohol burn but from the peppery notes. Finish is the sweet and malty notes with the dominant pepper spice. This whisky takes cues from Ardbeg10 , Laphroaig 10, Tobermory, Talisker's red pepper, and throws in a huge amount of Ardbeg's Corryvreckan spicy black pepper to come up with a everything but the kitchen sink whisky; hopefully they keep it up.