Torabhaig distillery

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Torabhaig distillery

Torabhaig distillery, 2019
Location	Teangue, Sleat, Scotland
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.com
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

1. Buxton, Ian (2021). 101 Craft and World Whiskies to Try Before You Die. 2nd Edition. Headline. p. 71. ISBN 9781472279026.
2. Jackson, Michael (2017). Whisky. The Definitive World Guide. Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. p. 85. ISBN 9780241328552.
3. Wishart, David (2020). Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. Pavilion Books. p. 263. ISBN 978-1911595731.
4. "Torabhaig Distillery". Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
5. "TORABHAIG DISTILLERY GETS SET TO RELEASE ITS SECOND MALT WHISKY". Scottish Field. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
6. "Andy Gemmell's Drinks Cabinet: Torabhaig Distillery in Skye". The Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
7. "Torabhaig Distillery". Simpson and Brown. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
8. "New Torabhaig malt whisky distillery planned for Isle of Skye". BBC News. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
9. "Scottish whisky distillery adopts baby goat and it's incredibly cute". Scotsman. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
10. "Skye distiller Torabhaig auctioning two rare bottles of its first whisky". The Drinks Report. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
11. "Skye's Torabhaig Distillery to release a second single malt whisky". Scotsman. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
12. "Museum preserves story of Scotland's booming 21st century whisky industry". The National. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
13. "Story of Scotland's whisky industry preserved in museum collection". STV. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.