Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 'The Turbo'

• Peated Speyside single malt Scotch whisky produced by The GlenAllachie Distillery in Aberlour
• Limited annual release (2023 Edition)
• 100% malted barley peated with mainland peat from St. Fergus, one mile from the North Sea coast (final spirit PPM of 71)
• 160-hour fermentation in stainless steel washbacks
• Twice distilled in copper pot stills
• Aged 5 years in a combination of 3 American virgin oak casks and 5 Oloroso hogsheads
• A nose of Armagnac, mesquite, brioche, and satsuma mandarins leads to prominent but well-integrated peat on the palate accompanied by smoked cinnamon, flamed orange and clove, a note of digestive biscuits, and Sichuan peppercorn on the finish
• No added coloring
• Non-chill filtered; 50% ABV

For The Turbo, the GlenAllachie team takes only a specific cut from the distilling run, separate from the core peated expression used for the rest of the Meikle Tòir range, to produce a yearly edition of single malt with amplified smokey character. Yet Oloroso hogsheads and Meikle Tòir’s fruity profile temper this focus on peat, resulting in a surprisingly sessionable dram.

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