First Impressions
Allt Gleann — Gaelic for 'the glen burn', the stream that runs past the distillery — is the second release in Torabhaig's Legacy Series, following the inaugural 2017. It is the work of only the second whisky distillery ever to operate legally on Skye, more than 190 years after Talisker.
Distillery & Heritage
Torabhaig was built inside a restored Victorian farm steading at Teangue, on the Sleat peninsula in southern Skye. It opened in 2017 under the ownership of Mossburn Distillers, part of the Marussia Beverages group, and was originally championed by the late Sir Iain Noble. The house style is fully peated, with a phenol level around 60ppm in the malt and around 17ppm in the new make — slow distillation through tall stills gives a lighter, fruitier peated spirit than the heavyweights of Islay.
Tasting Notes in Detail
Allt Gleann is bottled at 46%, non-chill-filtered, natural colour, and matures in first-fill bourbon barrels with a small portion of refill. The smoke is bright and coastal rather than oily — drier and more mineral than Islay, with a citrus edge that is becoming a Torabhaig signature. There is real precision here for a young whisky.
Verdict
A confident, characterful second release. Torabhaig is rapidly carving out its own corner of the Hebridean peated map.
