Torabhaig Allt Gleann The Legacy Series 2nd Edition

Enjoyable enough, but I remember liking the first release a little more. I still get the lemon drop candy, but this one seems smokier with more ash on the finish. If you can still find the first release, I'd buy it over this one. I thought it was better, and a few bucks cheaper.

The advent of Torabhaig and Ardnamurchan was among the most exciting developments in whisky this year, announcing that Scotland was just as able to birth promising new distilleries as the rest of the world. I liked the first release from Torabhaig so much I joked that they must have stolen their spirit from neighbor Talisker, but this second release isn’t as strong overall. The nose is sublime: toffee, butterscotch and barley, joined after after a while by grapefruit and lemon before the butterscotch returns. But the palate is thin and woody, with a touch of lemon the only echo of the nose. Disappointing then, but this whisky is still young and I look forward to it realizing more of its potential next year.

Salt and peat on the nose from the bottle. The same on the pallet but it's youth mutes the power somewhat. An interesting whisky and will be good to see it a little further aged. ~4yrs.

(Good Spirits Co. Glasgow – Virtual Whisky Tasting, 17 September 2021). Nose: Salt/brine, light peat, smoke, vanilla, honey Palate: Gently - but punchy - sweet peat and smoke. Oily, nutty, fennel/aniseed, slightly floral. Lightly medicinal. Salt/brine. Spirit driven. Finish: Medium short finish. Green/herbal, light sweet fruitiness, more salt/saline. Dry smoke. Similar to their fist expression, there’s a green/herbal and slightly medicinal note. Unlike the original this doesn’t sour so much on the finish. A more pleasant dram and really heading in the right direction. Still a little young tasting, but not to distraction. Spirit driven - not much evidence of cask influence. Came joint first out of the six drams, with 29% (6 votes) of the final vote for favourite of the night. 86% (18 votes) of those present said they enjoyed the whiskey. I had already bought a bottle of this before the tasting.

Smokey and light in colour

A cradle burning, full of fruits.