Whisky Forum - Old style Tobermory

newhey · Single Malt Member Joined: 11 Jun 2011 Posts: 58

Just seen half a dozen bottles of the old style Tobermory 10 yr old 40% in my local Coop. Ironically the new one is there as well on offer at Â£25, but the old one is Â£35! Wonder how they turned up there?

Kenny M · Master Of Malts Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 860

I come across an old round dumpy bottle of the Highland Park 12 in a Coop a couple of years ago and that was replaced by the current bottle quite some time ago now. I bought a bottle thinking i would sell it on but curiosity got the better of me and i opened it to compare it to the current bottle and i found the old bottling slightly more peaty.

Crane · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:44 pm Post subject:

Probably collecting dust in a storeroom for years. The new Tobermory is a big improvement on the old 40% bottle.

jcarrick · Master Of Malts Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 951

newhey · Single Malt Member Joined: 11 Jun 2011 Posts: 58

Alexppp · Master Of Malts Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 1791

Agreed, though Tobermory certainly has 'character'! And I think Ledaig is actually quite good, still has a 'farmy' nose but in a heavily peated context it works.

Big Mac · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:38 am Post subject:

I never really liked Tobermory old or new bottling but i thought the new Ledaig 10 was a fantastic improvement on the old Ledaig .

Apparently the Tobermory 15 is supposed to be worth a try due to some good sherry influence but i havent had the pleasure. They could do with sticking some Ledaig in a good sherry cask as i think it good work well for this malt.

raithrover · Single Malt Member Joined: 17 Aug 2014 Posts: 73

Cadenhead's have a Tobermory sherry cask as part of their July releases and lovely it is to and only around Â£55.

Ihasadram · Double Malt Member Joined: 13 Aug 2014 Posts: 79

I only stumbled across the Tobermory 15 recently. I don't know that much about it, but the local "Scotch Guru" at the liquor superstore said this year is the best Tobermory since the 70s. Basically, if I understood correctly, he said that there were some owners who were neglectful, but the latest owner has been picking casks by hand and this years Tobermory 15 is the first fruit of that attention. He said he actually prefers it over MacCallan 18.

I've never tried any other Tobermory, but this Tobermory 15 seems on a par with anything else I've tried. I'd describe it as a Highland Park 18 with a Sherry finish that tastes like Maple Syrup.

Kray · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 11:12 am Post subject:

Tobermory have had a rather up and down past but Burn Stewart the current owners have really improved things with a decent cask selection program and they have used some very good olorosso sherry casks for the Tobermory 15 and i can highly recommend giving it a go.