57,1°
Distillery : Tobermory - Islands
Bourbon Barrels and Burgundy Wine Finish
Independent Bottling
By La Maison du Whisky
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2018
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 37 ppm
This is the 2nd bottling from the 2nd Batch of the Artist Collective range, and it is the
first Ledaig in the series. Having followed a first maturation in three Bourbon barrels, it was finished in Burgundy wine casks, but we don't know for how long.
811 bottles were produced. I am not sure if it is a Cask Strength, it is
presented as such on the German sites, but not elsewhere. The rate of
57.1° corresponds to the traditional 100° Proof, it would be quite a
coincidence if they had not reduced anything. The label and the
box are adorned with an artwork by Swain McCaughrin entitled "Dissolve".
Let's Taste It :
Wave of iodine, ashy and gritty smoke. Seafood, razor clams, whelks,
scallops. A few hints of vanilla, fairly strong peat, typical of the
brand, peanuts and diesel oil, it's scrappy, metallic. Burnt plastic,
mineral sheen, seaweed and kelp. And at the same time, it's ethereal,
silky, a drop of caramel, olives. On the palate, sweet at first,
coconut, soft caramel, fudge, then spices, cardamom, cloves, cumin.
Beautiful finish, long and powerful, with nutmeg, resin, heather, damp
earth. Black tea. A coffee bean.
In Short,
The nose and the finish are really well made and complex, on the other
hand the palate is good but nothing more. I barely felt the wine casks, maybe this is what gives the spicy and forestry character in the finish. I found it more coastal than usual, especially on the nose,
and the divisive distillery markers are discreet. It remains a
very good product, not the perfect
Ledaig, but it provides an enjoyable time. The price is not right in
my opinion, it was already expensive when it came out, and now it hasn't
improved.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Damned - Plan 9 Channel 7
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