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SMWS 42.87: Tobermory

“A smouldering treat of pickles and peat” · Past release, no longer on sale
A smouldering treat of pickles and peat - SMWS 42.87Sold outAug 2024
42.87

A smouldering treat of pickles and peat

SMWS regionHighland
Age18 years
ABV55.9%
Caskrefill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 42
DistilleryTobermory
RegionIslands

In short · Tobermory (Islands), 18 years.

“At first nosing we detected a sooty, ashy and yet nicely crisp smokiness.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 42.87 is a single cask of Tobermory, in the Islands region, 18 years old, bottled at 55.9%, released in the Aug 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 42.x is from Tobermory.

How the price compares
At £105, this 18-year-old cost less than all 3 Tobermory bottlings aged 17–19 released 2023–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £115 to £135, with a median of £125.
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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