Ledaig 7 Year Old 2005 Creative Whisky Company

I am sure you are aware of the fact that Ledaig is actually the peated version of Tobermory. If not, you are welcome. David Stirk apparently has quite a few casks of Ledaig. This is already the fourth bottled by his Creative Whisky Company. I quite liked the previous releases. This one ended up in last place at a recent tasting that I hosted, much to my surprise, but there you go.

On the nose, it is clearly a young and aggressive little beast with loads of peat, hay, earth and ashes. Nicely fruity as well, with melon and citrus. Mostly citrus. Very clean. Vanilla and a few drops of olive oil. Rocks in the surf. Tarry ropes. Salmiak. I love it.

Your palate will be confronted with sweet versus salty versus peppery. Sweet in the shape of citrus fruit and melon, but also green apples and even a hint of grapefruit. The salt and pepper speak for themselves. All this is nicely wrapped in a jacket of smokiness, which is pretty dominant. Which comes as no surprise with such a young whisky.

The finish is medium long, smoky and sweet.

Remember the wonderful Smoking Buffalo 4? That was cask 6. This is sister cask 7 and is almost as good. A little less punch (lower ABV), but really worth seeking out. Just under 50 EUR.

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