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
This Bruichladdich is extremely creamy, maritime and bright. Full of power and peppery, waxy texture, it shows the robustness of Islay whisky without the peat. And it's a true island single malt, evocative and beautifully coastal and mineral.
Nose: Johnnie Walker Double Black offers intense aromas of smoke, peat and vanilla, typical of Scotch whiskies. Feel: On the palate, there are notes of dried fruit, black pepper and dark chocolate, with a rich, velvety texture. Finish: The finish is long and warm, leaving lingering notes of peat and burnt wood on the palate.
Nose: Herbaceous, sweet and fragrant. Subtle notes of smoke, lemon, linseed oil and candied walnuts follow. A little water and the perfume intensifies, releasing heather honey, a touch of creosote and a tiny trace of tent cloth.
Mouth: Beautiful sparkling texture with real effervescence on the tongue. Initially intensely sweet, it evolves towards anise, caramel, cookies, peppermint, menthol, tar and coffee.
Finish: On soot and tar with a taste of cough drops, bitter oranges and fine tannins.
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.
