Ledaig 7 Year Old 2005 Carn Mor

I have tried four Ledaig 2005 so far, with mixed results. The best by far was the Smoking Buffalo 4 that was released early last year in Belgium. This new one has only just hit the market, bottled by Carn Mor in their Strictly Limited range. It is a release of two hogsheads that yielded 785 bottles together. It costs around 45 EUR.

The nose of this Ledaig is rather dirty (which is not a problem, or course). Loads of smoked fish and peat. Mildly sour. The fruit is limited to lemon with a hint of Granny Smith. Fairly straightforward, but pleasant enough.

On the palate it is fairly sweet and mildly creamy. The peat is loud and offers up a bit of a farmy touch. Hay and heather. Good continuation of the nose.

The warm finish is pretty long.

Despite the rather modest ABV, this is a powerful, good and dirty Ledaig.

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