Ledaig 10 Year Old
Safe Haven
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Review by @markjedi1
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Since October 2010, Burn Stewart no longer applies chill filtration and has therefor started bottling all of their whisky at 46,3% ABV. Ledaig (say letsjick) is, as you probably know, the peaty whisky that comes out of the stills at Tobermory. The malt for Ledaig is peated up to 30 to 40 ppm. About half of Tobermory’s output is this peaty Ledaig.
The nose is very peaty and slightly medicinal, but at the same time has a sweet and grassy side to it. Hints of cornflakes. Touch of salt. Citrus and heather. A bit of farmer butter. You could easily believe to be on Islay when sniffing this blind. Do not leave it to breath for too long, but a little rubber may then appear.
It is a bit sweeter and drying on the palate. The salt takes control, while the sweet fruit gives its best shot and getting through. Nice body. A bit creamy. Dried flowers, now. Spices: ginger and black pepper.
The smoke and some liquorice shine trhough on the medium long finish.
This is all together a nice malt, despite the young age. Dit you know, by the way, that Ledaig is Gaelic for safe haven? There, you have learned something after all. Around 35 to 40 EUR. Thanks, Pat!
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I originally tried Ledaig NAS a few years ago and it was one of the worst single malts I've ever tasted - cheap and nasty, it tasted of burnt rubber, (but did only cost £15).
However I tried this 10yo a year or two back and the difference compared to the NAS was immense. This was an intense peaty and very flavoursome affair - much improved.
The original unpeated Tobermory, (40%) was also pretty bad - reminded me of vegetable oil. However, the newer un-chillfiltered release at 46.3% is rumoured to be much better and I have just ordered myself a bottle.