Tobermory 1973-2016 - 42 Year Old - Sherry Cask

INFORMATION

Tobermory 1973 - 2016. 42 Year Old. One of 650 bottled matured in a Sherry Butt. 70cl. 47.7%.

DISTILLERY:Tobermory

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:47.7%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

Bottle PRODUCED:650

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Island

DISTILLED YEAR:1973

BOTTLING DATE::2016

AGE:42

Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull was founded as Ledaig in 1798 but has had a turbulent history with long periods of closure - Ledaig distillery was operational for a total of less than six years between 1930 and 1989. 

After four decades of silence, a brief post-refurbishment spell between 1972 and 1975 produced the Ledaig distillery’s greatest ever malt whiskies, dense and heavily peated.  In 1979 the distillery reopened as Tobermory, but production was sporadic and both quality and peating levels were very inconsistent; the distillery was closed again between 1982 and 1989. 

In 1993 Burn Stewart bought Tobermory and reinstituted the production of both unpeated spirit (Tobermory) and heavily-peated spirit (Ledaig). Finally under stable ownership, Tobermory slowly began to thrive, particularly after Distell’s 2013 acquisition of Burn Stewart, and the heavy, uncompromising Ledaig now has a cult following.