Torabhaig distillery
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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