Tobermory Distillery

Children under 18; free audio-visual presentation; guided tour with free dram at the end; gift shop. Large groups are advised to book.

The Tobermory Distillery is the only Distillery on the Isle of Mull in the Hebrides, the remote islands off the west coast of Scotland.
It dates back to 1798, and became fully established in 1823. The distillery is situated at the southern end of Tobermory's famous harbour.
Tobermory was a centre of commerce in the late 18th century, and indeed was actually built to be just that. The fine natural harbour made it the chosen site for a fishing station that was built from scratch, work beginning in 1788. Within four years both the fishing operation and general trade conducted through the port were substantial it was only a matter of time before a distillery became part of the scenery.
While there were certainly numerous stills in production over the centuries on Mull, Tobermory, or Ledaig as it was originally named, is the only permanent distillery to figure in official records. Tobermory seems to have been the island's sole legal distillery and it continues to play a role in the island s life.
The application in 1797 by a local merchant called John