Ledaig

Another beauty of a Ledaig, this time from The Vnatge Malt Company as part of their Cooper's Choice Range.  This is a vintage, 17 year Ledaig that has been matured in a combination of American Oak and Moscatel wine casks.  Again, a small ... Click for more info

Double Gold Medal winner at the San Francisco World Spirits competition 2019

The classic Ledaig 10 year old from the Tobermory distillery on Mull.  Using peated malted barley from the Port Ellen maltings (around 37 ... Click for more info

Older bottlings of Ledaig are something of a favourite here at HTFW towers. With a mix of big earthy peat, savoury texture and developed fruit, there's an awful lot to like.  Also with the rise in price of older peaty whiskies (noteably Islay) ... Click for more info

A 1990's vintage Ledaig from the 'old style' Connoisseurs Choice bottlings by GnM.  This 10 year old was matured in a refill sherry butt and thus adds a lovely swet and fruity note to the usually peaty and earthy Ledaig.  These releases always ... Click for more info

A distillery only bottling of Ledaig that was finished in Spanish Moscatel casks for 3 years after initial maturation in refill bourbon casks.  A release of 858 bottles and bottled at cask strength of 53.1% abv. 

Rich wine notes on ... Click for more info

A rather fine independantly bottled 10 year old whisky from the Tobermory distillery on Mull.  Ledaig, the heavily peated variation has been matured solely in a refill hogshead before being bottled at cask strength.

Earthy and malty on ... Click for more info

Another great and affordable independant bottling of Ledaig whisky, this time from Gordon and Macphail as part of their new 2018 Discovery range. 

A salty and smokey nose that leads to savoury smoked meats and a sweet toffee apple note.  ... Click for more info

A curious independent bottling of Ledaig (or the Tobermory distillery as it is now known) distilled way back in June 1973 and bottled by Ian Macleod under "The Chieftain's" label.

This will be a non peated release under the Ledaig name (more ... Click for more info

An independent bottling of a small batch Ledaig from Ian Macleod under the "Dun Bheagan" label.

A heavily peated offering from The Tobermory distillery aged for 10 years from just two individual casks and finished in red wine casks.

Distilled ... Click for more info

Matured for 10 years in a Bourbon Hogshead, this limited release Ledaig was produced by the The Single Cask Co and is one of only 270 bottle.

The entry level Ledaig 10 from Tobermory distillery in handy 5cl format.  Always a great alternative to Islay or Skye for anyone who loves peated whisky.

Distilled 21.09.2000

Bottled 04.2015

Aged in a Refill Sherry Hogshead

Cask number 61

Number of bottles 334

Strength 50.0 % Vol.

Bottled for the Gordon & Macphail retail Shop in Elgin, Speyside, Scotland

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A rather approachable and good value 15 year old, vintage Ledaig from Gordon and Macphail.  Matured in a combination of refill Bourbon and sherry casks, this has a lovely initial soft and fruity element to the whisky, grassy, floral and sweet ... Click for more info

A wonderful single cask release from Ledaig which is a heavily peated single malt from The Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull.

Meaning "safe haven" and for me one of the most underated peated malts on the market and as a fan of Islay ... Click for more info

A youthful and exuberant Ledaig, bottled by Claxtons. Aged for 9 years in a single hogshead, producing 335 bottles.

A classic Ledaig nose of earthy peat, citrus, dunnage warehouses and malt.  A real coastal offering with sea salt and brine.  ... Click for more info

Ledaig (or le-chig as some would have it) is the more heavily peated offering from the Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull and is a real Islay/peat freak fans delight.

Nose: Sourkraut, vegetal/seaweed notes, juniper, white pepper, shellfish, ... Click for more info

A Single Cask Ledaig bottled by the Single Malts of Scotland label. Bottled at cask strengh and matured in single sherry Hogshead.

This peaty malt single was distilled in 2005 and then aged in ex-sherry cask. An intense color and a greasy texture, ... Click for more info

The second batch of the rather tastey Ledaig 18 year old.  Proving that Islay dosen't have a monopoly on good heavily peated whiskies.  This cracker from the Tobermory distillery on Mull, has been finished in oloroso sherry casks.  A ... Click for more info

An independent bottling of Ledaig by Ian Macleod under the "Chieftain's" brand.

A small batch release of just three casks aged for 10 years and finished in Pomerol red wine casks from the right bank of the Bordeaux region of France.

A ... Click for more info