Ledaig 12 Year Old 1997 Dun Bheagan Ian MacLeod

Tobermory 10 Year Old (old presentation)

I got a light household cleanser smell on the nose, mixed with stale candy, dry pasta, and Swiss cheese. I thought the palate was, overall, sweet and “spring fresh” like after a rain shower. The finish was not outstanding, but was rather nice. Sort of peaty with a little candy in there too. I couldn’t readily identify the notes with any particular...

Score 70/100

Tobermory 13 Year Old 2008 Claxton’s

This relatively young Tobermory was finished on a small port cask, a Port Quarter Cask to be precise. That will undoubtedly yield a lot of sweetness. It was bottled in the so-called Exploration Series. Well, this makes me doubt whether it is Tobermory or Ledaig, because there are a lot of salty, maritime notes in this nose. But no, I don't really...

Score 86/100

Tobermory 11 Year Old 2006 The Ultimate

Tobermory Distillery is set to reopen this year, after two years of refurbishments. Next to their very peaty Iona (only available at the distillery) and their mildly peaty Ledaig, they also have an unpeated malt named after the distillery. This youngling was bottled from a first fill sherry butt and cut to 46% by Dutch bottler Van Wees in the...

Score 83/100

Tobermory 10 Year Old (old presentation)

Tobermory 10 year old was purely a nice surprise. Very gentle for a 10 year old whisky, but still managing to offer character and some edges to keep it interesting. Funny how Tobermory 10 yrs is a bit on the dry and fruity side, which I usually don't go for but in this case I do 'cause those elements come gentle enough. Tobermory 10 yrs is gently...

Score 89/100