| Torabhaig distillery | |
| Location: | Teangue, Sleat, Scotland |
| Founded: | January 2017 |
| Founder: | Sir Iain Noble |
| Stills: | 1 wash still 1 spirit still |
| Source: | Allt Gleann Thorabhaig and the Allt Breacach |
| Capacity: | 0.5 million-Lpa (liters of pure alcohol) |
| Abv 1: | 46% |
| Owner: | Mossburn Distillers |
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.[5]
The 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]
The distillery has a production stated to be 500,000 litres per year[2] in traditional wooden washbacks and two copper stills. The distillery has a visitor centre.[3]
The 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]