Torabhaig distillery
57°6′46.85″N 5°50′54.8″W / 57.1130139°N 5.848556°W / 57.1130139; -5.848556
Torabhaig distillery, 2019 | |
Location | Teangue, Sleat, Scotland |
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Owner | Mossburn Distillers |
Founded | January 2017 |
Founder | Sir Iain Noble |
Water source | Allt Gleann Thorabhaig and the Allt Breacach |
No. of stills | 1 wash still 1 spirit still |
Capacity | 0.5 million-Lpa (liters of pure alcohol) |
Website | torabhaig |
ABV | 46% |
Torabhaig distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Teangue on the Isle of Skye.[1][2][3][4] The distillery is the second ever licensed distillery on Skye and the first since Talisker was established in 1830.[1][2][5]
History
The distillery project was given planning permission in 2002 under its original owner Sir Iain Noble but on his death, it was acquired by Mossburn Distillers, a subsidiary of Marussia Beverages BV.[1][2][6] Work began in 2014 to a design by the architects Simpson and Brown.[7][8] In 2014, the distillery was estimated to cost more than £5 million.[8] The distillery was incorporated into a converted former farm steading and completed in 2017.[2][4][7]
In 2019, the distillery adopted a baby goat named 'Goaty' as its official mascot.[9]
In 2021, the distillery auctioned two bottles of its first whisky for charity.[10]
Facilities
The distillery has a production stated to be 500,000 litres per year[2] in traditional wooden washbacks and two copper stills.[11] The distillery has a visitor centre.[3]
Products
The first whisky expression from the distillery was sold in February 2021 entitled the 'Legacy Series 2017'.[11]
The second whisky available from the distillery is 'Allt Gleann single malt' which is named after one of the burns that feed the distillery.[12][11] It was released in summer 2021 and bottled at 46% abv as the second of four expressions in the Legacy series.[5] In 2022, some of the whisky was selected for preservation by the National Museum of Scotland.[12][13]
The whiskies are described as of a peat character.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Buxton, Ian (2021). 101 Craft and World Whiskies to Try Before You Die. 2nd Edition. Headline. p. 71. ISBN 9781472279026.
- ^ a b c d e Jackson, Michael (2017). Whisky. The Definitive World Guide. Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. p. 85. ISBN 9780241328552.
- ^ a b Wishart, David (2020). Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. Pavilion Books. p. 263. ISBN 978-1911595731.
- ^ a b "Torabhaig Distillery". Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "TORABHAIG DISTILLERY GETS SET TO RELEASE ITS SECOND MALT WHISKY". Scottish Field. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Andy Gemmell's Drinks Cabinet: Torabhaig Distillery in Skye". The Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Torabhaig Distillery". Simpson and Brown. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b "New Torabhaig malt whisky distillery planned for Isle of Skye". BBC News. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Scottish whisky distillery adopts baby goat and it's incredibly cute". Scotsman. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Skye distiller Torabhaig auctioning two rare bottles of its first whisky". The Drinks Report. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Skye's Torabhaig Distillery to release a second single malt whisky". Scotsman. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Museum preserves story of Scotland's booming 21st century whisky industry". The National. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Story of Scotland's whisky industry preserved in museum collection". STV. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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