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10th July 2024 |
The
GlenAllachie has unveiled the second
annual release of its peated single
malt, Meikle Tòir The Turbo 2024
Edition, and if last years release,
which was outstanding, is anything to go
by this wont be around long.
 The GlenAllachie Distillers Company has
announced the release of the second
instalment of the annual limited release
of its peated single malt brand, Meikle
Tòir: The Turbo 2024 Edition.
The first release was launched in
September 2023 and if the first release
is anything to go by I would say don't
hang around if you fancy a bottle of the
Meikle Tòir The Turbo 2024 Edition as
the first release was an outstanding
deliciously peaty sherried pleasure and
I reckon the new release will sell quickly.
Those of you who may be unfamiliar with
the Meikle Tòir brand, it is a peated
single malt whisky brand created under
the leadership of the GlenAllachie's
veteran whisky maker Billy Walker, back
in 2017 the distillery began annual
peated productions of approximately six
weeks.
The yearly output of peated new make
spirit is around 100,000 Litres of
Alcohol (LOA), representing roughly a
tenth of the distillery’s total
production and some of that production
is now being bottled under the brand
name Meikle Tòir and the new whisky has
received numerous accolades since its
launch, including 93 points for The
Turbo 2023 Edition (IWSC, 2024). Judges
praised it as a "delight of peach and
fruity notes, balanced by a zesty
finish."
The name, coined by Walker, reflects the
intense smoke character achieved by
capturing the spirit cut with the
highest phenol level during
distillation.
At bottling, the spirit’s phenolic
content was an impressive 70 Parts per
Million (PPM), balanced with "waves of
toasted nuts, salted caramel, and dark
chocolate truffles" after five years in
rich casks.
To create Meikle Tòir, The GlenAllachie
used mainland peat from St. Fergus,
which is said to impart a sweeter smoke
flavour compared to island peat.
Additionally, the whisky underwent an
extended fermentation period of 160
hours—a change implemented by Walker to
develop a complex and flavourful
distillate rich in esters.
All Meikle Tòir products proudly feature
a five-year age statement, are free from
added colouring, and are non-chill
filtered.
The brand’s packaging, featuring a
hand-drawn illustration by Scottish
artist Iain McIntosh, is sourced
exclusively from UK-based suppliers to
reduce its carbon footprint.
Meikle Tòir’s core range includes
three other products:
Meikle Tòir The Original 5 Year Old,
Meikle Tòir The Sherry One 5 Year Old,
and The
Meikle Tòir The Chinquapin One 5 Year
Old.
Remarking on the new release, Walker
comments: "We have been thrilled at the
reception of Meikle Tòir among the
whisky community and beyond over the
last ten months. For the team and I, it
was essential to begin a peated campaign
when we took over the reins at The
GlenAllachie and use mainland peat to
complement the spirit’s heather honey
DNA.
"The Turbo, by its nature, is incredibly
limited, but if you can get your hands
on it, it’s an opportunity not to be
missed. The 2024 Edition is a very
moreish dram packed full of sweet
campfire smoke alongside dried fruit and
chocolate tones."
Meikle
Tòir The Turbo 5 Year Old 2024 Edition
is bottled at 50% ABV, it is naturally
coloured and non-chill filtered and has
a RRP of £55.99 and will be available from
specialist online whisky shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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Meikle Tòir The Turbo 5 Year Old 2024 Edition Review
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Bottled at 50% ABV.
Producer's
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Smoked
blood orange, cinnamon spice and manuka
honey, with bursts of rich dark
chocolate and roasted hazelnuts.
Taste: Worn
leather, baking spices and cigar box,
followed by honey, hazelnuts and dried
red berries, with burnt orange peel and
salted caramel.
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