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SMWS 42.58: Tobermory

“Subtle complexity” · Past release, no longer on sale
Subtle complexity - SMWS 42.58Sold outMay 2021
42.58

Subtle complexity

SMWS regionHighland
Age26 years
ABV51.4%
Outturn190 bottles
Cask2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 42
DistilleryTobermory
RegionIslands

In short · Tobermory (Islands), 26 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member A lot of head-scratching from baffled panel members; crisp green apples at first followed by a gentle sweetness wrapped around…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£215View on SMWS

SMWS 42.58 is a single cask of Tobermory, in the Islands region, 26 years old, bottled at 51.4%, released in the May 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 42.x is from Tobermory.

How the price compares
At £215, this 26-year-old cost more than 12 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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