Tobermory (Ledaig) Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Tobermory distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery situated on the Hebridean island of Mull, Scotland in the town of Tobermory. The distillery, which was formerly known as Ledaig, was founded in 1798 and has changed hands several times, having undergone a number of periods of closure. The only distillery on Mull, it is currently owned by Burn Stewart Distillers, a subsidiary of Distell Group Limited of South Africa. Its main product, Tobermory single malt, is used in the blends Scottish Leader and Black Bottle. The distillery also produces a smaller amount of peated whisky, which remains known under the former name, Ledaig. It was acquired by John Hopkins & Co in 1890, and by Distillers Company in 1916 before closing in 1930.

In 1972 it was reopened under the name of Ledaig Distillery (Tobermory) Ltd. Warehouses were sold off for conversion into flats, and as such maturation no longer takes place on site. It closed again until 1989, and in 1991 it was purchased by Burn Stewart Distillers for £600,000 plus £200,000 for stock. In 2013 Burn Stewart was bought by Distell Group Limited of South Africa.

The Tobermory Single Malt is distilled from unpeated malted barley. A heavily peated whisky is also produced, but in small quantities, named Ledaig. The water for the distillery comes from a private loch near to the Mishnish lochs.

Production was upgraded in 1990, with the distillery becoming capable of producing a million litres of spirit a year. It uses a traditional copper–domed cast iron mash tun, four washbacks made of Oregon pine, and four spirit stills. The whisky is matured in both former bourbon whiskey and sherry casks. Maturation takes place at the distillery at Deanston.