Torabhaig Legacy Sound of Sleat Batch Strength 60.2% 70cl

Torabhaig Legacy Sound of Sleat Batch Strength 60.2% 70cl

If vibrant, powerful peated whiskies are your thing then listen up – Skye distillery Torabhaig has a treat for you. Its much-loved Sound of Sleat expression has an even bolder sibling in the form of Sound of Sleat Batch Strength! It’s got all the nuance and complexity of the first bottling, but this time at a robust 60.2% ABV. Still peated to over 78PPM, still made with Concerto and Laureate barley, still with the same fascinating 72-hour fermentation and an unusual bourbon cask maturation. Just amped up!

Official tasting notes:

Nose: Introducing itself with a balanced blast of smoke, brine, and sweet oak spice; this batch strength expression of Sound of Sleat has subtle tones of fragrant tobacco, orange barley sugar and touches of apricot and seaweed behind the peat reek.

Palate: A big but elegant whisky: zesty oak spice, bonfire embers and a waxy mouthfeel combine with hints of sweet vanilla, white pepper and a little whiff of oriental smoke.

Finish: Long and elegant with a youthful fiery spirit kick; the lingering well-knit structure comes through in abundance to give spice, capsicum and more than a little coastal nod that leaves you in no two minds of its island origins.