Tobermory 24 Years Old 1994 Cask #11628 (C. Dully Selection)

From C. Dully Selection comes this Tobermory, a 24 year old island malt from 1994, drawn from cask 11628 and bottled at 47.2%. The outturn was 215 bottles. Tobermory is the unpeated single malt of Mull's only distillery, founded in 1798 in the island's painted harbour town. The distillery was founded in 1798 by John Sinclair, a local kelp merchant, as the Ledaig distillery.

The spirit was distilled from unpeated malt in kinked copper stills on soft Mull water, giving the oily, fruity island make. A sherry butt held it, the wood lending raisin and walnut. At this age it is rich and oily, the fruit folded into a waxy, honeyed body. Years in oak round the spirit, the fruit and wax deepening with age. The distillery was refurbished and its stills renewed between 2017 and 2019. Mull's maritime climate works into the maturing casks over the years. It is one of the oldest commercial distilleries in Scotland still working.

At a natural 47.2% it is bold and full. Orchard fruit, wax and a nutty note, and raisin and a nutty sherry depth build. A baked apple and a nutty note lift it. A long, waxy finish carries a green lift. This is Tobermory, the unpeated malt of the Isle of Mull.