My first Ledaig 1995 was the Ledaig 1995 from The Whisky Company, launched in 2020. It blew me away – not simply because it was such a fancy whisky, but in addition as a result of it was just about unpeated.
The Ledaig in our glass right now comes from the identical batch of casks. The Thompson Brothers say this was mixing inventory for use inside Burn Stewart. Though it’s unpeated whisky they insist on utilizing the title Ledaig. In any case Ledaig is the results of completely different manufacturing parameters than Tobermory spirit: longer fermentation occasions, completely different minimize factors and reflux settings. So undoubtedly Ledaig, solely from unpeated malt.
Ledaig 26 yo 1995 (44,7%, Thompson Bros 2022, refill hogshead, 256 btl.)
Nostril: lime, waxed papers, crushed pink peppercorns, damaged branches and lots of paraffin notes. Some menthol tobacco, light herbs and dried flowers. Then kumquats come out (very long time since we had these) and inexperienced apples. Idiosyncratic whisky, fruitier and way more elegant than your typical Ledaig or Tobermory.
Mouth: now leathery notes and light-weight honey are blended with a bitter fruitiness (grapefruit and lime), uncooked cereals and carbon paper. Loads of herbs come ahead once more, in addition to mint, lemongrass and a contact of aspirin. Then it turns in the direction of moist rocks and a refined salty word.
End: pretty lengthy, with citrus peels, oily / waxy notes, white pepper and honeysuckle.
I really like the waxy fruitiness, concord and someway ‘outdated’ notes of those Ledaig casks. If something it exhibits how the identical stills can produce completely completely different spirit. Very fascinating and easily very quaffable. Beneficial. Nonetheless out there from the Thompson Brothers webshop.
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