Torabhaig 7 Years Old 2018 Cask #1137 (Lady of the Glen)

Torabhaig opened in 2017 as the second distillery on the Isle of Skye, built by Mossburn Distillers in a restored 1820s farmstead at Teangue. This independent single cask was bottled by Lady of the Glen, the label of Gregor Hannah, as part of its Samhain Series, tied to the Celtic festival that marks the turn into winter.

Distilled in 2018 from heavily peated barley and matured seven years in Bourbon cask 1137, the spirit was bottled at its natural 60.4 percent, without chill filtration or colour. The well tempered peat keeps the smoke in balance with the coastal fruit. Bottled at natural strength without chill filtration or colour, in keeping with the distillery's open approach to what goes into each bottle.

On the palate a maritime peat smoke meets lemon, vanilla and a flinty minerality, bold and coastal, with a warming spice into a long, smoky finish fit for a dark autumn night. An independent single cask of Skye's second distillery. Lady of the Glen ties many of its releases to the turning of the Celtic year, and Samhain marks the dark half. White chocolate and a touch of burnt marshmallow round out the finish, a recurring signature of Torabhaig's young spirit.