For someone who comes from Scotland, I must admit that whisky is never really my first drink of choice. However, I do find the process of making whisky fascinating, with all the little details each distillery needs have in order to make their finished whisky taste interesting and unique.
This weekend, my family were up visiting from Glasgow and we decided to show them some of South Skye. If you've been following along with my blogposts so far this year, you'll have seen how much I've grown to love the Sleat Peninsula (you can read about my first time visiting this end of the Isle of Skye here) and we've even managed to visit some of Skye's best foodie destinations.
Torabhaig Distillery sits just outside Teangue on the Sleat Peninsula in the South end of the Isle of Skye. Built in an old mill with views over to Knoydart on the Scottish Mainland, it is a truly picturesque setting for a distillery on a beautiful island. This distillery is only the second distillery on the Isle of Skye and only started making their own whisky in the last 10 years, so they are pretty new and interesting venture in part of the Isle of Skye.
After an interesting introduction about the history of whisky in this part of the Isle of Skye and a basic introduction into how whisky is made, we headed into the the production areas to see the various processes that happen during the process. Even as someone who wouldn't consider themselves a whisky drinker, hearing about all the different stages that have to happen before you get the finished product is fascinating.
Then it was onto the tasting. My thoughts? I actually liked this whisky. I would say I'm not really a fan of Island Whiskies, which are normally quite peaty and smoky in flavour. Unlike other island malts though, Torabhaig is lighter on the peat and smoke, making it a much easier whisky to drink. I still haven't been converted into a whisky drinker, but I can definitely understand all the love for Scotland's national drink
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Torabhaig runs distillery tours everyday, although you do need to book in advance. You can do this through their website. They also run whisky and chocolate pairing tours some day, which you can also book on their website.
Don't have time to stop for a distillery tour but want to give Toabhaig a try? You can stop by Torabhaig's gift shop to buy their whisky, as well as other whiskies, Torabhaig clothing and other gifts from the Isle of Skye
Torabhaig have a cafe which is open Monday to Friday. It is not open at weekends currently. After our tour, we had lunch at An Crubh a few miles along the road
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