pkingmartin
Torabhaig 2017 The Legacy Series
Single Malt — Skye, Scotland
Reviewed
February 11, 2022 (edited November 11, 2022)
The nose starts with a lightly peated lemon lime soda with sea salt then vanilla extract followed by tangy barbecue sauced tender jackfruit, salted orange and red grapefruit that transitions to steamed mussels with white wine broth and light ethanol burn.
The taste is a thin mouthfeel starting with a moderately bitter and slightly sour spice that slowly fades to charred lemon and lime with a moderate minerality of sea waves crashing over shore rocks then vanilla meringue followed by tangy barbecue sauced tender jackfruit, salted orange and red grapefruit pith that transitions to baked stuffed clams and light ashy oak with light ethanol burn.
The finish is medium length with baked stuffed clams, light peat, lemon frosted Angel food cake and lightly ashy oak.
For just 3 years old, this came together well with a mix of citrus, green vegetal notes, light peat and seafood, but the taste is thin and leans towards a moderate bitter and sour spice that throws the balance off for me.
This expression shows real promise for their future releases with some more age to them and a huge thank you to @Richard-ModernDrinking for the generous sample for me to try.
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