The third of four in Four Days of Tobermory.

The name of Whisky Galore is linked to the famous tale of how a group of Scottish islanders raided a shipwreck for its consignment of 24,000 cases of whisky. Whisky Galore is owned by Duncan Taylor, the independent bottler. Tobermory distillery is located on the Isle of Mull on the West coast of Scotland. The nose of green malt, cut grass, green peas, light solvent, varnish and some banana.  With water the nose opens somewhat and reveals malty white wine notes with some wood notes in the background. The taste is quite strong and warming with malt, barley and a slight hint of a rich cheese (although this later is not unpleasant) there is further white wine notes with a slight fizzy sweet background. With water there is a dramatic change with more malt and bourbon notes along with some oak and a slight pine or resin. The finish is quite long and is very malty with white wine layered in however there is no further evidence of the rich cheese notes.

C$90

Score 80 Points

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