Ledaig 2004 5 Year Old Sherry Casks Murray McDavid

Ledaig 18 Year Old 1994 Connoisseurs Choice

I recently was offered the possibility to try no less than nine Ledaig from Gordon & Macphail’s Connoisseurs Choice head-to-head, all distilled between 1990 and 2004 and bottled between 2011 and 2017. Well, that was an opportunity I could not pass up. Let’s give those a go. This is the Ledaig that was distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2013. It...

Score 82/100

Ledaig 1990 / Connoisseurs Choice

Neat at Marmo bar, Madrid. It pours intense golden, bright and clean. Aroma is very high and very sweet: marshmallow, vanilla, pudding. Alongside these we can smell sandalwood and tobacco (peaty scents), dry lemon and a subtle tinge of Jalapeño pepper. Nice. Mouthfeel starts soft and pungent (that pepper forecasted this); then somewhat lacking...

Score 88/100

Ledaig 13 Year Old 2004 Connoisseurs Choice

I recently was offered the possibility to try no less than nine Ledaig from Gordon & Macphail’s Connoisseurs Choice head-to-head, all distilled between 1990 and 2004 and bottled between 2011 and 2017. Well, that was an opportunity I could not pass up. Let’s give those a go. This is the Ledaig that was distilled in 2004 and bottled in 2017. It...

Score 84/100

Ledaig 10 Year Old

Nose: you wake in a tent after a night camping. The air is cool and moist. You open the flaps of the tent and survey the detritus from the night before. There are some empty cans and bottles but the main scent carried across the damp air is from the campfire, long gone out. The dew laden grass contributes a moist, organic aroma. Taste: you're sat...

Score 80/100