Tobermory “G” EDITION 9.1 Cl (Claxton’s)

A Tobermory single malt, chosen and bottled by Claxton's, aged 11 year old from 2008, drawn from cask 1981-52F and bottled at 56%. A release of 69 bottles. 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 drawn off stills with their S shaped lyne arms, for a medium bodied, fruity spirit. A sherry butt held it, the wood lending raisin and walnut. Still young, it is fruity and oily with a nutty edge. Long maturation turns the green young spirit towards honey and ripe fruit. It is one of the oldest commercial distilleries in Scotland still working. Tobermory has distilled in the island's harbour town since 1798. The town of Tobermory was laid out by the British Fisheries Society a decade before the distillery came. The distillery's history is broken by long silences; its buildings once stored a local cheddar.

At a natural 56% it is bold and full. Green apple, citrus and a herbal lift, and raisin and a nutty sherry depth build. The texture is oily and waxy, the fruit threaded through. Wax and ripe fruit see out a long finish. This is Tobermory's oily, unpeated island single malt.