54,9°
Distillery : Tobermory - Islands
Bourbon Hogshead and Oloroso Sherry Finish
Independent Bottling
By Berry Bros. & Rudd
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
There are around 25 bottlings in the Coasts & Shores series, which is designed to highlight the coastal character of distilleries, often located close to the sea. Here we have a Tobermory, which certainly took a few years to finish in an Oloroso Sherry cask. Will the influence of Sherry obliterate the costal character of the distillery? We shall see. 446 bottles have been released for sale.
Let's Taste It :
Quite dry sherry, redcurrants and pomegranate, then it becomes more pulpy, red plums and grapes, cherry clafoutis, raspberry coulis, lovely woodiness, elastic leather, quince jam, gingerbread. It's silky on the palate, soya milk and red fruit, egg yolk, morello cherries, some spices, candied rhubarb. Long finish, close to explosion but not quite, soft bark, mahogany, nutmeg, pudding, stuffed figs, dried dates, apricots, liquorice, squid ink, candied cherry. Cashew nuts.
In Short,
So, it's a superb Sherry Bomb, but there's none of the distillery's costal character, which is already discreet, even in a Bourbon bottling. The Sherry is intense, very present, and I don't think anyone could identify any other elements. That said, it's really well made, it's not sickening, there's no sulphur, it's very fresh Sherry, and if I only had one Sherry-finished bottling, I wouldn't mind it being this one. The price is pretty attractive, and I'd recommend buying it for those who like the profile, but there's not much left, so you'll have to hurry.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Rəhman Məmmədli - Dervish
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