Who owns Tobermory Distillery?

28/08/2022

Who owns Tobermory Distillery?

Tobermory distillery

Region: Isle of Mull
Owner Burn Stewart (Distell)
Founded 1798
Founder John Sinclair
Status active

What does Ledaig mean?

safe haven
Ledaig (meaning ‘safe haven’ in Gaelic, and pronounced “lea-chick”) is the peated expression offered by the Tobermory Distillery, located on the isle of Mull. Mull, located in the Hebridean Isles, is a neighbor to other famous whisky producing islands such as Islay, Jura, and Arran.

Where is Ledaig from?

Hebridean Isle of Mull
Ledaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky is produced at the Tobermory Distillery, the only distillery on the picturesque Hebridean Isle of Mull. It name comes from the original name for the area, Ledaig (Led-chig), from the Gaelic, meaning ‘safe haven’. Ledaig, unlike Tobermory, is distilled from heavily peated malted barley.

How do you pronounce Ledaig?

As pointed out in the video above Ledaig is not pronounced Lead ache or Led Egg but Led chig. Although not actually a distillery – it’s Tobermory’s peated expression – this one gets in for the sheer number of times it’s mispronounced.

What’s the population of Tobermory?

1,000
Tobermory, Mull

Tobermory Scottish Gaelic: Tobar Mhoire
Tobermory Location within Argyll and Bute
Population 1,000 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference NM504551
• Edinburgh 120 mi (193 km)

What kind of Whisky is Tobermory?

Scotch whisky
Tobermory Single Malt is a Scotch whisky distilled by the Tobermory Distillery, Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, a Hebridean island in western Scotland, north of the isle of Islay.

Is Ledaig the same as Tobermory?

What we didn’t know at the time was that in fact they are the same whisky. There is only one distillery on the island and that is Tobermory. The distillery produces a peated version and a non peated version. The unpeated version they market as Tobermory and the peated version is, you guessed it, Ledaig!

Who owns Tobermory Island?

Tobermory Single Malt

Region: Isle of Mull
Owner Distell
Founded 1798
Founder John Sinclair
Status active

Is ledaig an Islay?

Ledaig (pronounced le-chaig or le-chick) is not a very well known single malt whisky – even among peated whisky fans. It is produced by Tobermory distillery on the isle of Mull, just north of Islay.

Who owns Tobermory island?

Is Tobermory whisky good?

This is a very pleasant, well-rounded nose that brings ripe fruits and sweetness. In the mouth: as in the nose, ripe fruits coated with vanilla and brown sugar, sprinkled with some sultanas and a few cloves added into the mixture, some machine oil and a zesty note round the palate off.

Is Tobermory a good whiskey?

Is Tobermory a Balamory?

Tobermory with it’s colourful waterfront was chosen by the BBC as the location of the popular children’s television series Balamory. The houses are situated in Tobermory apart from Archie’s Castle which is now a hotel called Fenton Tower in North Berwick and the Nursery shots were taken in Glasgow.

Is Tobermory an Islay?

Tobermory Single Malt is a Scotch whisky distilled by the Tobermory Distillery, Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, a Hebridean island in western Scotland, north of the isle of Islay….Tobermory Single Malt.

Region: Isle of Mull
Age(s) 10 years old 15 years old
Ledaig (standard, sherry, 15, 20, 31, 32)