64,8°
Distillery : Tobermory - Islands
Refill Sherry Butt
Independent Bottling
By La Maison du Whisky
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 37 ppm
Released as part of the Artist #12 range
by La Maison du Whisky, this well-peated Ledaig has the particularity of
being very high in alcohol. Few angels'share with these almost 65° of
alcohol. This will perhaps be softened by the ageing in a single Sherry cask.
456 bottles were produced, and put on sale with a beautiful
illustration concocted by Gesine Arps, the artist chosen to personify
this batch.
Let's Taste It :
Nose with a wax-like effect, the Sherry curiously combines with this strong charcoal peat, medicinal and plasticky. Notes of raspberries, Belle-Hélène pears, a few gooseberries, and the swell laden with marine humidity, heavy undergrowth, motor oil, hazelnuts with their shells. The palate is just too strong, and yet I've added water. Quite coastal, it releases notes of red fruits, blackberries, blackcurrants, with a tarry background, thick herbaceous peat. Explosive spices, cumin, cloves, nutmeg. On chicory, then the marine flavours return. Atomic finish, more explosive than long, but it doesn't scrape the gullet, it remains civilised. Cola, earth, humus, liquorice, coffee, burnt onions.
In Short,
This Ledaig is really something, I tell you. It's very interesting, very good at times, but I found it a bit too rough. Good quality, boldness,
originality, but the balance could be better. It remains a very nice dram overall, which will certainly delight fans. The price slaps your face even stronger than the product itself.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
NOFX - Doors and Fours
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