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SMWS 42.53: Tobermory

“Mull Me(n)tal” · Past release, no longer on sale
Mull Me(n)tal - SMWS 42.53Sold outJan 2021
42.53

Mull Me(n)tal

SMWS regionHighland
Age12 years
ABV60.2%
Outturn303 bottles
CaskRefill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 42
DistilleryTobermory
RegionIslands

In short · Tobermory (Islands), 12 years.

“We imagined being on board a CalMac ferry, heading to Craignure ferry terminal, standing next to the funnel, expelling engine exhaust to keep warm as we ate greasy oily…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£65View on SMWS

SMWS 42.53 is a single cask of Tobermory, in the Islands region, 12 years old, bottled at 60.2%, released in the Jan 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 42.x is from Tobermory.

How the price compares
At £65, this 12-year-old cost less than all 8 Tobermory bottlings aged 13–14 released 2020–2022 that we hold. They ranged from £66.30 to £72, 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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