57°6′46.85″N 5°50′54.8″W / 57.1130139°N 5.848556°W
![]() Torabhaig distillery, 2019 | |
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]
57°6′46.85″N 5°50′54.8″W / 57.1130139°N 5.848556°W
![]() Torabhaig distillery, 2019 | |
Location | Teangue, Sleat, Scotland |
---|---|
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]