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SMWS 42.74: Tobermory

“Flaming sheep” · Past release, no longer on sale
Flaming sheep - SMWS 42.74Sold outJan 2022
42.74

Flaming sheep

SMWS regionHighland
Age14 years
ABV58.7%
Outturn274 bottles
Caskrefill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 42
DistilleryTobermory
RegionIslands

In short · Tobermory (Islands), 14 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member The initial nose suggested to us bonfire smoke caught up in oily sheep wool.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 42.74 is a single cask of Tobermory, in the Islands region, 14 years old, bottled at 58.7%, released in the Jan 2022 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 10 Tobermory bottlings aged 12–15 released 2020–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £65 to £89, 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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