Tobermory 12 Years Old whic Landscape of Taste (whic – Whiskycircle)

Single malt Tobermory, picked by whic - Whiskycircle, a 12 year old release and bottled at 65.4%. Only 140 bottles were released. Made on the Isle of Mull, Tobermory is the unpeated single malt of the island's sole distillery. Water comes from the Gearr Abhainn, a private hill loch above the town of Tobermory.

The spirit was worked through the boil ball stills for an oily, fruity make, for the waxy, fruity spirit Tobermory is known for. Ex-Sherry wood added a dried fruit richness to the oily make. Around the mid teens the malt gains a fuller, waxier body. Coastal warehousing lends a mineral edge to the fruity malt. Burn Stewart revived production in 1993, and Distell bought the distillery in 2013. The stills carry boil bulbs and a kink in the lyne arms, which lifts the reflux. Water is drawn from a private hill loch, the Gearr Abhainn, above the town. Its painted home town gives the unpeated malt its name.

At its natural 65.4% it is concentrated. A fruity, waxy sweetness, and the Oloroso gives dried fruit and a toasted nuttiness. A baked apple and a nutty note lift it. The finish is deep, waxy and nutty. This is a waxy, fruity island single malt.