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Tobermory 10 Year Old (old presentation)

Tobermory was a single malt that i alwasy felt a bit sorry for. For one it comes from one of the locations i would most like to visit (Oban, sound of Mull&Isle of Mull) secondly it seems to be that eternal cinderella malt. And i don't know why, but the characteristic i seem to share the most with scots as a non-scot, is this under-dog...

Score 86/100

Tobermory 10 Year Old (old presentation)

I’m waiting in anticipation to receive a bottle of Tobermory 15, something I’ve been hoping to try for some time now. In the meantime, I recently came across a miniature of the Tobermory 10 and I figure I’d give it a go. This isn’t the new bottling at 46.3%, this is the old pre-2010 one at 40%. Apparently this wasn’t “top shelf,” in its day, but...

Score 72/100

Tobermory Blended

During a recent spring clean, I went through my collection of miniatures and came across this one: the Tobermory Blended Scotch Whisky. Wait… what? Blended? Yup. A bottling from the 1980s, it would seem. The nose reveals a malty heart with loads of white fruit and honey. There is a lovely trace of smoke. Some gooseberries, unripe kiwi and...

Score 82/100

Tobermory Aged 12 Years

Well, I missed yesterday just because, um, I didn't feel like doing it. So now I have two to catch up on today! This is quite a commitment! This is the first time I've seen a 12 Year Old Tobermory - I had always thought that the entry level was a 10yo, with the next being 15. But apparently the 12 is the new core expression, launched in 2019 to...

Score 89/100