2008 Mystery Malt Part 2 55.2% 70cl

A full bodied, fruity single malt whisky, from the Tobermory Distillery on the Isle of Mull. During an online tasting with our sister shop Royal Mile Whiskies, and the excellent independent bottler Berry Bros & Rudd, participants in the tasting were asked to guess this dram. The whiskies guessed were the likes of Mortlach, Benrinnes and Glenrothes, all sharing the full-bodied nature that this whisky has. The winner, the one who guessed the distillery and age, gets our respect, and they received 5 bottles of single malt as a prize! Here is their tasting notes: This dram has a rich nose of fruit cake - the kind made moist and sticky with treacle. Lots of peels and a bit of Mulloch funk the taste confirms the nose though dark chocolate, treacle toffee and a little ash comes through. At the back there's the outside-y, west-coast character. With plenty of heft in there this sherry cask can risk a splash of water - rather than treacle making the fruit cake sticky it's now citrus marmalades. A dram with integrity the sweetness is held in balance by the west coast character and the tangible waxy structure. Only 240 bottles produced.