Ledaig 1975 Bottled 2000 Rare Old Gordon & Macphail

Ledaig 10 Year Old

Evidently this stuff is pronounced "Led-chig." Well, duh. On the nose this is very Islay-ish. Sweet, tarry, medicinal, sort of swampy. An interesting nose with a fair bit going on. Better with water. In the mouth it hits with immediate peat and a very Bowmore-like sweetness, and also a touch of that Bowmore dirtiness that sometimes...

Score 86/100

Ledaig 6 Year Old 2005 Approved by Anverness

A little over a year ago, you could get your hands on a special Ledaig (say ‘let-sjick’), approved by the Belgian shop Anverness and bottled by David Stirk’s Creative Whisky Company. It was a very quaffable 9 Year Old. Peter now takes that a step further. This Ledaig, again from the CWC and bottled in the same Exclusive Range, is even younger....

Score 82/100

Ledaig 18 Year Old Batch 2 Sherry Finish

I recently attended a lovely tasting for Burn Stewart Distillery where they served samples from both their whiskies. The unpeated Tobermory and the lightly peated Ledaig. The evening was conducted by their Master Blender Ian MacMillan who was there to not only educate us but share with us two exclusive firsts. The first of those firsts was the...

Score 87/100

Ledaig 12 Year Old 2007 Mobsters on Mopeds

The Mobsters on Mopeds are back! After a delicious Blair Athol, a lovely Cambus grain and an outstanding Ardmore, they now return with a young Ledaig from the Tobermory distillery. You know that I love young Ledaig, so you can imagine I was happy with this one. It is a limited edition of only 50 bottles and bottle 50 of 50 founds its way into my...

Score 86/100