Ledaig 2008 Valinch & Mallet The Peat(y)ful Pack Madness 13 yo

 

 

 

52,4°

Distillery : Tobermory - Islands

Bourbon Barrel 

Independent Bottling 

By Valinch & Mallet Limited

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2021

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength 

Peated around 37 ppm

Within this new range The Peat(y)ful Pack Madness, launched by Valinch & Mallet during the first days of 2022, this Ledaig embodies the classic part. The idea is that, among the 4 bottlings of the range, each must have its own maturation. And for the trivial aging in a Bourbon barrel, it's Ledaig which sticks to it. 13 years of waiting, and the result is presented in the form of 303 bottles, with an illustration of Laurina Paperina, supposed to evoke the frenzy linked to a budding idea in a field that fascinates you, whisky by example.

Let's Taste It : 

Very controlled nose, with the influence of Bourbon combining very well with the peat from the Isle of Mull. Whiffs of smoke, burnt plastic, motor oil, and at the same time icing sugar, genoise, squeezed lemon. On the palate, blood oranges, fairly strong spices, turmeric, paprika, cumin, ginger, black tea, thick, spongy, stringy peat, a little mineral. Long, explosive, medicinal finish. Ether, iodine, bandages, coal and dust. Muddy sand. This an apotheosis.

In Short, 

Superb, classic, perfectly managed, I can't stop praising this beautiful bottling, both traditional and bold, because the Bourbon influence is important. Congratulations to the bottler, great job. What I like less is the price, which is completely disproportionate. Some will tell me this is the law of the market.

Score : 89

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