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Archives Tobermory 2008

Archives Tobermory 2008

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More stock coming.

Bottled at an impressive 68.2%, this 8 year old Tobermory is a beast. Matured in a Sherry Butt, little more than a dozen bottles are coming to Canada.

About the Label: The Fishes of Samoa: “The picture of the Lagoon Triggerfish drawn by M.E. Bloch and published over 200 years ago in “Histoire naturelle des poisons.”

Andrew’s Tasting Note

Nose: brown sugar melting in butter in a pan; Panda brand licorice, soft leather, jujubes and some chewy malt.

Palate: big, rich and very sherried; more licorice, firm new leather, Christmas cask and candied fennel; dark chocolate and engine oil; softer orange and malty notes struggle to emerge from underneath the powerful, but not over the top sherry.

Finish: the greatest trick this whisky every pulled was convincing the world it didn’t exist; puff... and like that it was gone.

Comment: this is a beast, but a tame, characterful and interesting beast; it would be hard to fault anyone for adding a single drop of water, it is almost 70%...” 

700 ml
Region:Scotland > Islands