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concert_goerGlenAllachie Meikle Tòir 5YO OB 70cl 48% ABV
The Sherry One series
Spirit phenol content: 35 ppm; used mainland peat from St. Fergus
Matured in American oak ex-Bourbon barrels, followed by Pedro Ximénez & Oloroso Sherry puncheons
Bottled August 25, 2023
Meikle Tòir is pronounced "mee-kuhl tor" and means "big pursuit" in Gaelic
Color: deep amber.
Nose: smoke, peat, engine oil, heather, rosin, nectarines, cherries, tobacco, dates, cranberries in sugar, apricots, figs, strawberries, lacquered wood, dried squid, and pencil shavings. Very nice — quite phenolic, with notable sherry influence.
Taste: smoke, peat, mint, pepper, ginger, coffee, ash, lemons, and a hint of salt. Not too complex, yet pleasant and round, still with sufficient strength.
Finish: pears, smoke, peat, coffee liqueur, ash, lemons, dark chocolate, cloves, and pepper.
Score: 8 ½. Good. +2+1+1.
Conclusion: a pleasant peated and sherried Speyside malt. A bit too young, though quite interesting — would love to see how it matures over, say, ten years. I prefer it over Meikle Tòir The Original, but it doesn't quite reach the level of The Turbo, so here we are: 86/100.
The Sherry One series
Spirit phenol content: 35 ppm; used mainland peat from St. Fergus
Matured in American oak ex-Bourbon barrels, followed by Pedro Ximénez & Oloroso Sherry puncheons
Bottled August 25, 2023
Meikle Tòir is pronounced "mee-kuhl tor" and means "big pursuit" in Gaelic
Color: deep amber.
Nose: smoke, peat, engine oil, heather, rosin, nectarines, cherries, tobacco, dates, cranberries in sugar, apricots, figs, strawberries, lacquered wood, dried squid, and pencil shavings. Very nice — quite phenolic, with notable sherry influence.
Taste: smoke, peat, mint, pepper, ginger, coffee, ash, lemons, and a hint of salt. Not too complex, yet pleasant and round, still with sufficient strength.
Finish: pears, smoke, peat, coffee liqueur, ash, lemons, dark chocolate, cloves, and pepper.
Score: 8 ½. Good. +2+1+1.
Conclusion: a pleasant peated and sherried Speyside malt. A bit too young, though quite interesting — would love to see how it matures over, say, ten years. I prefer it over Meikle Tòir The Original, but it doesn't quite reach the level of The Turbo, so here we are: 86/100.
