Tobermory 12 2007 PX Finish (Skotchtoberfest #5)

I love Ledaig, so a while back I was order direct from their website and they had a handful of sample packs. This came in one of the sets I ordered.

Tobermory 12 2007 PX Finish, Island (Mull) Single Malt, 62.1% ABV

Minutia: Distilled in September 2007, matured for 21 years in a refill hogshead and finished in a PX hogshead before being bottled in January 2020 yielding 1324 bottles. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.

Color: Tawny; 1.4.

Nose: Musty dried fruit, some spices. Maple.

Taste: Spiced wine. Warming and hot. Maple and wood later.

Finish: Fruity malt, some heat that fades. Nutty fruit, like some kind of trail mix liquid? Long.

It’s tasty. It’s not terribly complex, but it’s not too simple. It’s simple in the right way. Not quite like a dram that does very little but does what it does spectacularly, but one that does some and does it well. It’s a bit more enjoyable than my memory of the core expressions I’ve had. A downside though, is that I don’t get anything really maritime, and it’s not quite as funky as it could be.

Score: 81

Musical Evocation: Folkearth – “The Wine-Sacks of the Emperor”