53,2°
Distillery : Tobermory - Islands
Bourbon Hogsheads and 1st fill Murça Tawny Port Finish
Independent Bottling
By Murray McDavid
Limited Édition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 37 ppm
Murray McDavid is an independent bottler that has been in business since 1994. Their The Art of Maturation range features some daring blends. Here, this Ledaig spent 13 years in 5 Bourbon Hogsheads, followed by 2 years in Tawny Port casks. This gives a total of 1,547 bottles. I'm not entirely sure that the juice is Cask Strength, only one sales website mentions it, but it's in accordance with the alcohol content.
Let's Taste It :
Chimney fire, iodised freshness, almost velvety, black cherries and gooseberries. Perfectly integrated alcohol, damsons, cranberry tart, pastry cream, strawberry jam. On the palate, gooseberry and raspberry juice, peppery on the finish, tinder and walnut wood. It is syrupy and silky, honeyed and slightly herbaceous. The finish is close to perfection, with grilled sausages, notes of charcoal coated in meat juice, liquorice covered in treacle, fudge, figs and dried bananas.
In Short,
It's a very good Ledaig, the peat and alcohol are perfectly integrated, and go very well with the Port. I gave it to a whisky lover who doesn't like peat and she thought it was excellent. Only Ledaig and Port Charlotte can produce such fine blends, despite the presence of a lot of peat. The price is a little high, but in line with the current market.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Amenra - A Solitary Reign
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