Tobermory 14 Year Old 1996 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Tobermory 8 Year Old 2008 Archives

Another very young malt from Tobermory, only 8 years on a sherry cask, with a devilishly high ABV. But in this case it’s the unpeated malt from the distillery, so no Ledaig this time around. Almost 70% alcohol and yet not scorching on the nose – how can this be? Be that as it may, I get lovely notes of red fruit with strawberries in the lead,...

Score 87/100

Tobermory 10 Year Old

Looks as if Tobermory is trying to improve the image of their 10 YO bottling. From what I've read and heard, (never having tasted it) the old 40% offering was often a grim affair with little to recommend it other than the low price. Although overly bitter, the new 46.3% version shows quite a bit of promise and affords some nice moments. Nose:...

Score 82/100

Tobermory 18 Year Old 1994 Adelphi

In 2013, Adelphi released this Tobermory from 1994, which had matured for 18 long years on a sherry butt. I feel the ABV is still quite high after almost two decades. But the color makes me happy up front. I hope it tastes as good as it looks. Succulent nose on all kinds of dark fruit, both juicy and dried, upholstered with lots of green and umami...

Score 87/100

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