53,4°
Distillery : Tobermory - Islands
Refill Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By The Whisky Jury
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2025
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 37 ppm
Ledaig, as a special brand for peated whisky from Tobermory, has only been around since the 1990s, so bottlings over 20 years old are not that common. That's why this one caused something of a stir when it was released, especially as it was launched by The Whisky Jury, a highly reputable Belgian independent bottler founded in 2019. Having matured for 24 years and 9 months in a single Refill Hogshead, the distillate is very little influenced by the cask. Only 248 bottles are available for sale. It is written Heavily Peated on the label, yet it can only be faded after all this time.
Let's Taste It :
Misty peat, the weather is damp, with a gentle minerality, the tide, nougatine, caramel, light floral notes and honey crystals. Yellow fruits and tobacco leaves, crushed banana, and gradually the peat becomes more insistent, maritime and rocky, full-bodied. Quartz, slate, gypsum. On the palate, slightly oily rose water, then powerful spices, cumin, clove, black pepper. A few lychees. A sufficiently long and intense finish, notes of charcoal, soot, mineral-rich earth, gently bitter wood. Asparagus and coffee. A zest of lemon.
Let's Taste It :
Even after all these years, Ledaig has lost none of its subversive character. There is very little peat, but the mineral character is intense and the maritime notes are harsh. This does not prevent a slight creaminess and some welcome fruitiness. But overall, it is austere, distinctive, even a touch monochrome. Nevertheless, the price is quite low for a whisky of this age and from a bottler of this reputation, making it a unique opportunity to try a malt of great quality and with a unique profile.
Score 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Gealdyr - Drui
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