Ledaig 15 Year Old 1997 The Whiskyman

After the classic labels and the guitar labels, The Whiskyman now released a new series named Age Matters. You will have to look for the name of the distillery on the label, for the emphasis is clearly on the age, as you can deduct from said label. This Ledaig is the youngest in the new series.

Holy crap! Take that quite litteraly please. Boy, this stinks beyond belief! Initially I am thinking (and I am not making this up) excrement. That is right. Shit! Cow pat! The smell of a sink, rotting wood, sour milk. Damn, this is not an easy dram to sniff, let me tell you. But the funny thing is, the more you smell it, the more you come to understand that this actually works. Farmy does not even come close. The peat is unmistakable, as are some coastal elements. Sea breeze, liquorice and salted bacon with a fat rind on the barbecue.

On the palate, this is quite dirty as well. Peat, farm, tar, barbecue, spent pipe tobacco. On the palate, some fruit emerges. Oranges, hints of gooseberries and kumquat. Very salty too. Goes up and down between sweet and salt.

Wonderfully long finish with a delicious smoky and medicinal character.

Without a doubt the most special Ledaig I have ever tried. The nose is not for sissies. Around 70 EUR.

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