More than 200 years before whisky was first distilled on the Isle of Mull, San Juan De Sicilia exploded off the coast of the hebridean island.
The ship was rumoured to be the treasure laden flagship of the Spanish Armada’s Levant Squadron. Under the terms of this legend, gold spilled from the ship and spread across the bay.
Countless expeditions have found nothing more than the wreckage of a press-ganged merchantman and not a skerrick of shining gold. The colours seem to have run across the bay and settled in the stills of the Tobermory Distillery over time.
The whisky is a non-chill filtered expression not a million miles away from what most people will consider Islay’s style. Further investigations will show that this is peat of a different ilk. The smoke is sweet, and beautifully balanced. In the mouth you’ll find it oily, salty, spicy and sweet. There’s fruit but not like the Tobermory 15.
Over ice or with a drop you’ll get a much longer and smoother experience.
$80 will get you a bottle of the true golden treasure of Mull. I highly recommend you do.
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