Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl / 56.8%
Older Ledaigs are hopefully going to become more common - the avid fanbase for Tobermory's peated whisky emerged thanks to the outstanding quality and power of some young cask strength heavily-sherried bottlings, but there's much more to Ledaig than just high strength smoky sherried drams.
Having said all that, here's a rather exciting high strength sherried Ledaig - although this one is from a refill sherry butt and is 19 years old, and should therefore demonstrate a little more restraint and complexity than some of the monstrous youngsters.
This is Ledaig from the celebrated 2001 vintage, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in February 2021 from a single refill sherry butt #278 that yielded 533 bottles at a hearty 56.8% for their Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength series.
Attributes
| Brand | Ledaig |
| Distillery | Tobermory |
| Bottler |
Gordon & MacPhail |
| Series | Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Island |
| Distilled Year | 2001 |
| Bottling Year | 2021 |
| Age | 19 |
| Limited Edition | Yes |
| Bottles Produced | 533 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | 278 |
| Bottle Size | 70cl |
| ABV | 56.8% |
| Pre-Owned | No |
Tasting Notes
Nose: Red apple and cinnamon aromas give way to brown sugar.
Palate: Red berry flavours lead to rich dark chocolate and marmalade.
Finish: Full and smoky with rich fruit.