48°
Distillery : Tobermory - Islands
Refill Sherry Butts
Independent Bottling
By La Maison du Whisky
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2020
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 37 ppm
The 4th bottling from the 4th batch of the Artist Collective series founded in 2017 by La Maison du Whisky is a Ledaig, in other words a peated Tobermory, aged in 2 Refilled Sherry casks. On the label is an original work by Marie de Franceville, entitled "L'Explorateur". It appears to be a trompe l'oeil work.
Let's Taste It :
Beautiful maritime peat, a little dirty, with thick hints, enhanced by the Sherry, which gives body, some red fruits, rather gooseberry and blackcurrant, but also lychee and pear. Some iodine appears after a while, but the whole is fairly balanced. Delicate on the palate, where smoke intertwines with a touch of hazelnut and soya milk, followed by fuel oil. Well-managed spices, cumin and nutmeg. A very good finish, coaly, earthy, deep without being aggressive, long and woody. Dried apricots.
In Short,
This is a very successful Artist Collective, which impressed me I must say, but I love Ledaig, and I taste it too rarely. That said, it's very good, both violent and balanced, with everything I love about this distillery. On the other hand, I find the price excessive.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Stray Cats - Rock This Town
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