Ledaig 2005 Sherry Butt Berry Bros & Rudd

Ledaig 13 Year Old 2004 Connoisseurs Choice

I recently was offered the possibility to try no less than nine Ledaig from Gordon & Macphail’s Connoisseurs Choice head-to-head, all distilled between 1990 and 2004 and bottled between 2011 and 2017. Well, that was an opportunity I could not pass up. Let’s give those a go. This is the Ledaig that was distilled in 2004 and bottled in 2017. It...

Score 84/100

Ledaig 10 Year Old

Ledaig 10, when i saw this bottle i was mystified. An isle whisky that i have never heard of so i pulled up Jason Delby's site and had to buy it, Ledaig is the original name for Tober-Moray Distillery and with a nice balanced peatiness. Nose: Oysters, Peat, Smoke, Salt , Vanilla, Spice, light hint of fruit, pepper, chili. Palate: Oysters, Peat,...

Score 88/100

Ledaig G&M Cask Strength 1997, (Sherry Cask - 16YO)

Added some water to this but I should have checked the colour before doing so - it's become so opaque it looks like muddy water! And it really does not look very appealing, LOL. The Nose immediately hits with peat and tar! Just as you'd expect from Ledaig. Dry and briney but after time there is fruit too. Quite distinctive blackcurrant with some...

Score 92/100

Ledaig 10 Year Old

This solid Islander (and smoky big brother to Tobermory) is a nice alternative to the more familiar and aggressively peaty Islay whisky, but may still offend those with lighter tastes. Subtle-sweet fruit followed by tangy vanilla extract and gentle smoky malt, with an underlying earthy peat not dominating, but backing the entire proceedings....

Score 87/100