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Ledaig 19 Year Old 1994 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice

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@markjedi1Review by @markjedi1

10th Jun 2014

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The Connoisseurs Choice from Gordon & Macphail is always bottled at 46% ABV. This Ledaig was presented at the Festival for Independent Bottlers in Belgium and I was told that it was somewhat atypical. So I simply had to try it, of course.

It is indeed atypical on the nose. Very little smoke, but loads of herbal notes with vanilla and honey. A bit of gingerbread, maybe? Hints of pears and green apples. Touch of white chocolate and a pinch of pepper. Nothing earthshattering, I have to confess.

It is fairly creamy on the palate, wonderfully spicy and mouthcoating. That makes up for things, actually. Apples and pears again. Yes, loads of pears now. Some caramel too. Nice development on the smoke as well. This is actually pleasant.

The finish is somewhat short, with a very floral, almost perfumy element at the death.

The nose was weak, the finish too perfumy, but the palate was quite good.

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