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SMWS 42.56: Tobermory

“Sipping whisky from an oyster shell” · Past release, no longer on sale

Sold outSep 2021

42.56

Sipping whisky from an oyster shell

SMWS regionHighland

Age26 years

ABV51.5%

Outturn180 bottles

Cask2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel

SpiritMalt Whisky

Distillery from SMWS code 42
DistilleryTobermory
RegionIslands

In short · Tobermory (Islands), 26 years.

“Limited to 1 per member A subtle nose of cinnamon buns, Turkish delight, muscle rub and ‘a smouldering cigar in an artist’s studio’ (tobacco leaf and linseed oil).…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

£190View on SMWS

SMWS 42.56 is a single cask of Tobermory, in the Islands region, 26 years old, bottled at 51.5%, released in the Sep 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 42.x is from Tobermory.

How the price compares

At £190, this 26-year-old cost more than 11 of the 13 Tobermory bottlings of any age released 2020–2023 that we hold. They ranged from £65 to £215, with a median of £72. We don’t hold enough Tobermory bottles of a similar age, so this compares across all ages; older casks usually cost more.

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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