Nose: Manuka honey, worn leather and chocolate, with roasted hazelnuts, raisins and burnt orange peel. Mouth: Intense peat, honey and mocha, followed by smoky spices, roasted chestnuts and charred oak.
Meikle Tòir, which means 'great aspiration', represents the seasonal production of peated whisky that Billy Walker and his team at GlenAllachie began in 2018. Using continental peat from St Fergus, around 100,000 liters of spirit are produced in around six weeks a year. Meikle Tòir production begins with a long fermentation period of 160 hours - almost three times the industry average - and produces a fruity, ester-rich whisky.
Producer GlenAllachie Distillery Brand Meikle Tôir The Turbo Origin Scotland / Speyside Provenance and type of barley(S) Undisclosed Tourbage 71 ppm Maturation(s) Three American virgin oak casks and five Oloroso casks Alcohol: 50.0% Specifications: No chill filtration or outturn colorants Undisclosed
Nose : Approachable and rich. First polished wood and nuts (toasted hazelnut) dominate, then stewed fruits (baked apples), dried fruits (sweet dates), and soft brown sugar take over. Mossy too, after a while.
Palate : Sweetness and crunchy nuts impress at first, then there’s a smooth, fruity Speyside richness to enjoy. Firm, with a balancing sweetness. Brown sugar and espresso coffee. Warming and pleasant.
Finish : Medium to long, elegantly drying and crisp, completed by a pleasant, sweetly nutty chew-ability.
Nose: Leather, plums, currants and barley malt followed by burnt oak and notes of cinnamon, green apple and black pepper. Smoke, discreet at first, is lifted by aromas of red fruits, creamy briar porridge and a touch of pipe tobacco.
Mouth: European oak is clearly perceptible. Dry and spicy, it offers notes of burnt oak and roasted coffee beans. A sweetness close to candied and dried fruit cake, a hint of black pepper. With a little water, the smoke and fruity cask sweetness intensify, bringing out notes of Apples and pears.
Finish: Smoky malt, glowing charcoal, sea salt and earthy smoke.
Nose: Introducing itself with a balanced blast of smoke, brine, and sweet oak spice; this batch strength expression of Sound of Sleat has subtle tones of fragrant tobacco, orange barley sugar and touches of apricot and seaweed behind the peat reek.
Palate: A big but elegant whisky: zesty oak spice, bonfire embers and a waxy mouthfeel combine with hints of sweet vanilla, white pepper and a little whiff of oriental smoke.
Finish: Long and elegant with a youthful fiery spirit kick; the lingering well-knit structure comes through in abundance to give spice, capsicum and more than a little coastal nod that leaves you in no two minds of its island origins.
Nose: Glen Deveron 10 Year Old offers aromas of green apple, vanilla and toffee, with hints of honey and dried fruit. Feel: On the palate, this Scottish single malt reveals flavors of tropical fruit, oak and cinnamon, accompanied by notes of honey and nuts. Finish: The finish is smooth and lingering, with notes of vanilla and dried fruit that linger on the palate.
Nose: Notes of ripe fruit and vanilla emerge on the nose, with a delicate hint of honey. Palate: On the palate, this whisky reveals aromas of dried fruit, caramel and oak, for a smooth, balanced texture. Finish: The finish is long and warm, with notes of candied fruit and a hint of spice that lingers on the palate.
Nose: Baked fruit with light peat smoke in the background.
Mouth: Old-fashioned baked sweets, baked apple, Brazil nut.
Finish: Persistent fruit and hazelnut, all interwoven with hints of Islay peat smoke.
Nose: Manuka honey, worn leather and chocolate, with roasted hazelnuts, raisins and burnt orange peel. Mouth: Intense peat, honey and mocha, followed by smoky spices, roasted chestnuts and charred oak.