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Like more than a few good things in life, my whisky passion started with a dram, a dram of whisky on my wedding day. It was nothing fancy mind, just an aptly named “Founders Reserve”. From there I dived deep into the whisky ocean, and went - like a lot of you I imagine - on a wonderful journey of discovery. A journey not just of taste, places, and special moments in time...but of whisky people and their stories.

Whisky is a wonderful medicine. When treated with respect, it brings people together, and encourages community, sharing and enjoyment. Whisky stimulates creativity and its appreciation. It can open up the heart and stir the soul.

From just the three simple ingredients of barley, water, and yeast, and then through a romantic industrial - or even alchemical process - beautiful spirit emerges to be filled into casks, and rests there for time and wood to work their magic. Later, sometimes much later, design & bottling occurs. Only then comes the special moment for us all to taste and discover this water of life.

East Coast Whisky represents the continuation of this journey, into sharing with you what whisky is out there, the experiences and stories it brings, and the people it meets along its way.

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Mull Madness Vol.1 - Friday 31st July 2026

East Coast Whisky
3 days ago
1 min read

The last of our Summer Tasting Series 2026 takes us to the beautiful Isle of Mull and the delicious distillery of Tobermory/Ledaig!! Curiously not as well known as some but still creating excellent drams of both the unpeated and peated varieties. This is definitely worth a discovery. Also the ECWC will be visiting in person next year on tour.

The Drams

Tobermory 40%

Tobermory 24 52.5%

Tobermory 26 53.1%

2004 Tobermory 22 55.6%

1998 Ledaig 27 53.1%

1994 Tobermory 32 55.3%

1972 The Macnab 15 43%

2001 Ledaig 24 TWJ 53.4%

1997 Ledaig 20 Kingsbury 59.2%

1995 Tobermory 25 HiS 50.2%

1994 Ledaig 26 SMWS 42.58 51.4%

1995 Ledaig 26 TBros 44.7%

1993 Ledaig 30 VCLV 42.3%

1993 Ledaig 30 G&M 57.2%

AND a free dram of Ledaig Castaway 61.1%

AND entry into a raffle to win 1995 Tobermory/Ledaig 25 TWA 48.5%

The Tasting

15ml & 20ml packs are available for all members of the East Coast Whisky Circle. To join message us or email dram@eastcoastwhisky.com

The tasting itself can be joined live on Zoom from 7.30pm on July 31st, or alternatively we record it and you can watch back, with the drams, at your leisure.

After this we will be back in September for a return to Islay tasting, and much more to come!