Glenglassaugh Torfa

Tasting Notes

• Tasting notes by Billy Abbott (The Whisky Exchange)

  • Nose

    A little bacony to start, but packed with sweet and candied notes behind that – Werther’s Originals, rhubarb & custards, strawberries and cream boiled sweets, fudge and good old vanilla toffee. With time, the bacon smoke becomes more leafy, with spicy brown leaves and sharp green ones mixed up with a bit of bark and some earthiness.

  • Taste

    Sour to start, with some on-the-turn butter, pine needles, pink custard and a bucket of burning leaves and flowers. That smokiness comes with rich earth, liquorice and fruity dark chocolate, continuing on through gravel to fresh fruit. Behind the smoke, apart from a pinch of vanilla, it’s all spirit character, with sour orchard fruit and a hit of youthful heat.

  • Finish

    A burst of farmyard muckiness (in a good way), leads to stony fire pits and stacks of burning peat – medicinal, pungent and rich. That calms down to more of the turning butter from the nose, baked apples and some spice, which hangs around until things die away.

  • Comment

    This is a great young smoke bomb, with plenty of character and lots barbecue smoke. The higher strength gives it more oomph, but it still does well with a drop of water.

• Producer's Notes

  • Appearance

    Gleaming yellow gold.

  • Nose

    Vivid, sweet, sooty campfire smoke and sea air infuses zest of lime, apricot jam and ripe soft fruits; all gently warmed by hints of stem ginger and cracked black pepper.

  • Palate

    An eloquent, sweet coastal peat smoke engulfs candied peel over melon, pineapple and roasted red apples. Oat biscuits, hints of heather honey and a gentle cigar box spice all combine to give a terrific balance to the expressive smoky character.

  • Finish

    A heady, yet elegant harmony of distinct coastal peat and striking spiced fruit flavours.