Tobermory 1995 Aged 26 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – North Star (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 51%           Age: 26 Years Old       Country: Scotland

Cask Number: Batch 016
Date of Distilling: March 1995
Date of Bottling: July 2021
Matured In: a single refill hogshead
Un-Chillfiltered

Loch Lomond is very well known for producing a very diverse production of spirit. The Inchfad is a heavily peated single malt produced at the Loch Lomond Distillery. In 2007 a distillation was placed into an ex-Oloroso barrique and left to mature for no less than 14 years. Bottled in July 2021 at 49% abv and only producing 234 bottles for worldwide distribution.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Martine, sweet barley, ripe orchard fruits, with mineral notes.

Taste: Apple pie and creamy custard, garden mint and peppermint tea.

Finish: Creamy caramel, sea salt, menthol and orchard fruit sweetness.

About The Bottler

North Star Spirits is an independent bottler based in Glasgow, Scotland. They pride themselves on bottling the finest single malt Scotch whisky, blended whisky and blended malt Scotch whisky. Producing artisan single cask whisky from various regions of Scotland as well as bottling rums, gins and Bourbon whiskey. All products are small batch, bottled at cask strength.

About The Distillery

The Ledaig or Tobermory Distillery is a single malt whisky distillery located on the island of Mull in the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland. Originally founded in 1798 by John Sinclair, under the name Ledaig (pronounced ‘lea-chick’). The distillery closed in 1837 and reopening in 1878, the distillery was acquired in 1890 by John Hopkins and Company. Today, Tobermory is the only distillery on the Isle of Mull. The distillery has quite a small annual capacity of just one million litres and runs at but three quarters of this capacity. In 1930, the distillery closed and was used as a power plant. It was not the only time Tobermory had been used for purposes other than whisky distillation; in 1982 the buildings were leased to a dairy company who used them for storing cheese. The distillery uses malted barley which is shipped from the Port Ellen maltings at the South-East of Islay, also home to a more recent experiment whereby some casks are sent for maturation on the island, these are bottled as Ledaig. The usual releases show us that when it’s bottled Tobermory then no or little peat has been used in the production but when it is released as Ledaig there is a high amount of peat content in the production and therefor a smoky whisky is created.