Ledaig reviews

I've developed a taste for young Ledaigs. I'll admit I didn't care much for anything Tobermory produced and still don't for anything bottled under the latter name. Young independent Ledaigs as it turns…

sample from a friendThis may be my first Ledaig, and I am going into this one with very little backstory for the bottle. No expectations, no ideas. What fun!Nose: That's a powerful nose and it needs a…

This young Ledaig from Signatory is probably the palest I have tried so far. It is lighter than white wine, almost as clear as spirit. Strange (well, maybe not) considering it matured on a sherry cask…

The Whisky Mercenary - aka Jürgen Vromans – just launched its first peated non-Islay whisky. It is a Ledaig from 2005. I quite like Ledaig 2005. Remember the bottlings for Anverness, Smoking Buffalo and…

Sweet creamy vegetal/herbal well balanced arrival develops a quick and smooth steady smoky earthy finish.

Ledaig 1996 Connoisseurs Choice by independent bottlers Gordon and MacPhail. Bottled in 2013. Young age really shows and not in a flattering way. Not a bad whisky at all but more on the mediocre side.I…

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.…

I’m not a fan of this expression from the Tobermory distillery. Some parts of this malt show promise (the nose) but the overall effect is unbalanced. This bottle was bought some time ago and more recent…

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…

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…