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Tobermory 1972 Moon Import / De Viris Illustribus

Lot: 132421

Tobermory 1972 Moon Import / De Viris Illustribus

Winning Bid: £1,700

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Tobermory
Age: 
n/a
Vintage: 
1972
Region: 
Island
Bottler: 
Moon Import
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
50%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Tobermory 1972 Moon Import / De Viris Illustribus

Moon Import was founded by Pepi Mongiardino in 1980. Heeding the advice of the late, great, Silvano Samaroli, he opted to be "free from the big companies," and became the official distributor for Islay's Bruichladdich, and later Tamnavulin and Tullibardine, preferring however to procure casks from private owners. Mongiardino bottled his first whisky in 1982, titled the Half Moon series. Always beautifully labelled, Pepi is acclaimed for designing the packaging for Moon Import bottles himself, using images found in old books. The famous Birds, Animals, Costumes and Sea series were all labelled using pictures he discovered in an 18th century German encyclopaedia. These iconic designs, coupled with the quality of the liquid saw Moon Import steadily grow in popularity, and with the help of Intertrade founder, Nadi Fiori, they exported their first bottles to Japan in 2001. Moon Import now occupies an important place in the pantheon of historic whisky greats, and we are delighted to bring this unrivalled collection to market in this exclusive auction.

This is a 1972 vintage Tobermory from their De Viribus Illustribus series. 1972 was the first year of production at Tobermory distillery since 1930, and it was actually briefly named Ledaig at this time. This name lives on today as the title of the distillery's peated expression.

Bottled for Moon Import in 1995 by Brae Dean. De Viris Illustribus is Latin for "about famous men."

Bottle number 271 of 600.

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