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The story
Founded in 1798 by John Sinclair, the distillery originally operated under the name Ledaig Scottish Gaelic for “safe haven” right on the brightly coloured harbourfront of the Isle of Mull. Its history has been spectacularly turbulent: multiple bankruptcies, a silence of over forty years between 1930 and 1972, and even a stint as a Royal Navy canteen and storage facility during the Second World War. Today under CVH Spirits it stands as a fiercely independent island survivor, producing two completely distinct and highly celebrated single malts under one extraordinary roof.
January to June:
Tobermory
– Unpeated, fruity and floral island malt
July to December:
Ledaig
– Heavily peated, intensely smoky island malt
Character and Production
Both Tobermory and Ledaig share a beautifully thick, oily, and robust underlying texture a prized mouthfeel created by the highly unusual copper pot stills in the historic stillhouse. The lyne arms feature a sharp, completely accidental S-shaped bend, originally designed simply to make the stills fit inside the cramped historic building. This quirky engineering creates massive reflux, trapping heavier compounds and producing a wonderfully nutty, heavy new-make. Combined with an exceptionally long fermentation of up to 120 hours in traditional Oregon pine washbacks, the resulting spirit is packed with character and perfectly suited for decades of maturation.
Flavour profile
Fruity
Floral
Maritime
Thick and oily
Nutty
Distillery Facts
Annual capacity
Malt specification
Mash tun
Stills
Condenser
Heat source
Washbacks
Fermentation
Water source
Investment Outlook
Performance and returns
Any Bottle retail figures mentioned on this page refer to independent bottlings, not cask valuations.