Glenallachie Meikle Toir The Original - 700 ml

Meikle Tòir "The Original" is the foundational peated single malt Scotch whisky produced by The GlenAllachie Distillery in Aberlour, Speyside, Scotland, under the stewardship of Master Distiller Billy Walker. As the core pillar of GlenAllachie’s dedicated peated imprint; Meikle Tòir (The Big Pursuit in Scottish Gaelic) "The Original" showcases the pure, unmasked profile of the distillery's mainland peated spirit. Crafted to challenge the convention that peated whisky belongs exclusively to the Scottish isles, it offers a mainland alternative defined by sweet, earthy, and heather-forward smoke rather than maritime brine.

Spirit Description

The Original is made from Scottish malted barley peated to roughly 35 ppm using inland peat sourced from St. Fergus in Aberdeenshire. The mash undergoes an extended fermentation period of approximately 160 hours—more than double the industry average—fostering high levels of fruity esters before double distillation in GlenAllachie's copper pot stills. Maturation takes place in a tailored combination of first-fill American oak ex-bourbon barrels, virgin American oak casks, and rye whiskey casks. Bottled non-chill filtered and with natural color, this cask recipe creates a balanced dialogue between sweet oak vanilla, light baking spices, and mainland wood smoke.

• Colour: Bright golden amber with polished brass highlights.

• Aroma: Fresh, sweet, and aromatically smoky. Opens with baking spices, ginger, and honeyed malt, layered over sweet heather smoke, toasted almond, crisp orchard fruit, and charred oak.

• Palate: Supple, vibrant, and textural on the entry. Flavors of crème brûlée, sweet vanilla pod, and roasted coffee beans meld with gentle campfire embers, dried apple peel, and a touch of rye spice.

• Body: Medium-to-full-bodied with an oily, mouth-coating viscosity.

• Finish: Long, warm, and clean, trailing off with lingering sweet peat smoke, cinnamon, toasted oak, and a soft peppery snap.

• ABV: Bottled at 50% ABV (100 Proof), non-chill filtered and natural colour.