Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 'The Turbo'

• Peated Speyside single malt Scotch whisky produced by The GlenAllachie Distillery in Aberlour
• Limited annual release (2025 Edition)
• 100% malted barley peated with mainland peat from St. Fergus, one mile from the North Sea coast (final spirit ppm of 72)
• 160-hour fermentation in stainless steel washbacks
• Twice distilled in copper pot stills
• Aged 5 years in a combination of 5 American virgin oak casks and 4 Oloroso hogsheads
• On the nose, a heady whiff of dark caramel and charred cedar blossoms into butterscotch accented by molasses and candied orange peel. On the palate, nuances of heather and honey along with roasted hazelnuts and baking spices lead to crystallized ginger and a lovely trio of fruitcake, mocha, and charred ember, finishing with dark chocolate notes and stone-fruit compote.
• No added coloring
• Non-chill filtered; 50% ABV

Boldness is the byword for Meikle Tòir’s aptly named Turbo expression, in which every flavor variable seems cranked to 11. Fermentation times are stretched to an unheard-of 160 hours; the measure of mainland peat, amplified by distiller’s cuts that separate the heart of the heart of the run, tops 72 parts per million; and it’s all wrapped up in a 5-year age statement that could portend brashness rather than refinement. The result, however, is an amplified but elegant expression of the classic Scotch interplay between fruit and smoke. Neither sherry bomb nor peat monster, it’s a charmingly emphatic whisky that finds its comfortable middle by exemplifying the best qualities of these extremes. Imagine a fruit tart that was baked in the coals—a beguiling sipper brimming with the mastery of craft.