Tobermory and Ledaig

Tobermory is situated just outside the town of the same name, the capital of the Hebridean island of Mull. The distillery produces single malt under two different labels - the lightly peated Tobermory and the more heavily peated Ledaig. The distillery itself is one of Scotland's oldest, having been established in 1798 by John Sinclair, a local merchant. Tobermory draw their water from a private Loch and the team operate four wash stills and four spirits stills, producing around one million litres a year. Once filled into barrel, the spirit is aged at Deanston distillery before bottling.

The distillery offers a range of age-statement drams and some limited edition cask finishes while independent bottlings from the likes of Gordon & MacPhail offer the change to sample single cask editions from Tobermory. Beyond the peatiness, the flavour profile ranges from fresh and malty with notes of honeyed orchard fruit to rich and nutty depending on the age and cask finish.