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Torabhaig distillery57°6′46.85″N 5°50′54.8″W / 57.1130139°N 5.848556°W
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] HistoryThe 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] FacilitiesThe 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] ProductsThe 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] References
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