THE REVIEW

Meikle Toir 5YO Turbo

THROW ALL OF YOUR OCTOMORE AWAY!

Well, this was a long time coming! I’ve finally got my hands on a bottle (albeit not mine) of Meikle Toir The Turbo!

A five year old single malt with incredible attention to the spirit. Taking a cut within the hearts/middle cut of the distillate coming form the still, Billy Walker has managed to produce this super direct, turbocharged, fuzzy style of peated Speyside that focuses on all of the right things in the best way possible.

Matured in virgin American casks and refill Oloroso hogsheads, coming off the stills at 70ppm – this bottle delivers culinary, BBQ style peat and some of very decadent pecan, chocolate and cinnamon notes that I’ve ever had on a bottle of whisky before. Even as someone who isn’t a fan of cinnamon, it works on this in ways that I wouldn’t have believed before. There is also a wealth of other cooking spices, toffee, caramel sweet oak, a slight touch of youthful spirit and other tasty, candied things.

I’ve given this a big score, the biggest score I’ve given to a whisky in quite a while without actually owning it. You best believe that this is the only bottle on my 2025 list at this point. It’s time to buy less but better as the year pulls on.

An absolutely outstanding bottle of whisky that deserves all of the attention that it has received.