Meikle Tòir 2019

Meikle Toir 8 Years Old – Single Cask #12715, 60.4% If you're looking for a whisky that doesn't hold back, this 8-year-old Meikle Toir single cask certainly delivers. Bottled at a formidable 60.4% ABV, this is a powerful and heavily peated dram with plenty of heat, smoke and charred character. The young age is noticeable, but rather than being a weakness, it gives the whisky an energetic and punchy character. The combination of peat, scorched heather and dark fruit makes this a particularly interesting dram. This is a big, bold and unapologetically peaty whisky. At only eight years old, it already packs an impressive amount of character, particularly with those layers of peat, scorched heather, earth and charred wood. The 60.4% ABV certainly makes itself known, but for lovers of powerful, heavily peated whisky, that's exactly where the fun begins. A dram with serious attitude and plenty of potential for those who enjoy their whisky loud, smoky and spicy.

Dealer information: Some masterpieces require time and patience before they reach their full potential – and sometimes just six years are enough, when cask, distillate, and craftsmanship work together perfectly. This Meikle Tòir from Oloroso Sherry Hogshead No. 12715 is just such an example: powerful Speyside peat smoke meets the dark, spicy depth of an Oloroso sherry cask, resulting in an exceptionally complex overall impression. Distilled on June 14, 2019, it matured for six years in a single cask at the GlenAllachie Distillery under the continuous supervision of Master Distiller Billy Walker. With 47 ppm peat, a natural cask strength of 60.4% ABV, and only 334 bottles produced, it is a strictly limited single cask bottling, non-chill filtered, and without added coloring. The glass displays a rich burnished mahogany color, while on the palate notes of smoke, dark fruits, mocha, cinnamon and candied zest unfold in a multifaceted way.

Toasted oak, salted caramel, earthy peat, dried fruits, red fruits, spices, honey, malt, pepper. Medium drying finish, it's a little spicy but the 60.4% abv is integrated decently for only 6 years.