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SMWS 42.51: Tobermory

“Dark and filthy” · Past release, no longer on sale
Dark and filthy - SMWS 42.51Sold outFeb 2021
42.51

Dark and filthy

SMWS regionHighland
Age14 years
ABV56.1%
Outturn213 bottles
CaskRefill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 42
DistilleryTobermory
RegionIslands

In short · Tobermory (Islands), 14 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member A strong maritime scene conveyed sea kelp and shellfish before burning heather drew us into a dark place of dirty engine rags,…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£72View on SMWS

SMWS 42.51 is a single cask of Tobermory, in the Islands region, 14 years old, bottled at 56.1%, released in the Feb 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 42.x is from Tobermory.

How the price compares
At £72, this 14-year-old cost more than 4 of the 9 Tobermory bottlings aged 12–15 released 2020–2022 that we hold. They ranged from £65 to £72.50, with a median of £72.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Tobermory

At the head of the bay in Tobermory, the brightly painted harbour town at Mull's northern tip, the island's only distillery was founded as Ledaig in 1798 by John Sinclair. It has closed and reopened more often than most, and now makes two spirits: unpeated Tobermory, fresh and coastal, and a heavily peated sibling that keeps the old name, Ledaig. Distell's, now Heineken's.

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