Ledaig 2008 (Signatory Vintage ‘The Un-Chillfiltered Collection’ )

Christopher Hayn — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 17:32:46 +0000

Today should get interesting. As some of you might know, I am not exactly the biggest fan of the Ledaig 10 Years Old. While I definitely can appreciate its “in-your-face-attitude”, I think it is just a bit too rough and undefined overall, at least for my taste. So basically it is just not really my cup of tea – or should I say dram of whisky?

I have yet to taste a older Ledaig, but I could image that the spirit really benefits from some more years in a cask. With that being said, I was a little more than just skeptical about today’s Ledaig 2008/2015 from Signatory Vintage’s ‘The Un-Chillfiltered Collection’ given its young age of 7 years.

But little did I know that my skepticism was completely unfounded.

Facts

Ledaig 2008/2015 ‘The Un-Chillfiltered Collection’ (Signatory Vintage)

Name:	Ledaig 2008/2015
Bottler:	Signatory Vintage
Bottling Series:	‘The Un-Chillfiltered Collection’
Distilled:	21.02.2008
Bottled:	23.03.2015
Age:	7 Years Old
Category:	Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery:	Tobermory
Cask Type:	Hogshead
Cask No:	31 + 32
Strength:	46.0% vol.
Colored:	No
Chill Filtered:	No

Nose

A delicate triumvirate of cold coal smoke, smoked beef and a whiff of iodine. Followed by vanilla and a few lemon drops. Roasted cocoa beans, filter coffee and dark wild berries in the back. There is also something that reminds me of furniture polish.

Taste

Starts with a lot of chocolate, followed by rose pepper and dark fruits. Again filter coffee. Not as much smokiness as in the nose. Only hints of cold and dry smoke.

Finish

Medium with a slightly dryness and touches of spices. Ends with dark berries.

Overall

What a pleasant surprise! A really nice dram despite the young age. Very balanced from start to finish and way smoother than expected.

Score: 86 / 100

Sample provided by whic.de

Ledaig 10 Years Old

Christopher Hayn — Fri, 29 May 2015 17:59:33 +0000

Tobermory is the only distillery on the Isle of Mull and produces two different kind of single malts, the unpeated Tobermory and the peated Ledaig with a phenol content between 30 and 40 ppm. So far I have reviewed only two Tobermorys, the 10 Years Old and the Tobermory 15 Years Old and to be honest with you, I am not the biggest fan of both. But who knows, maybe my perception of this distillery will change after I had some of their Ledaig 10 Years Old?

The peaty Ledaigs are meant to represent the distillery’s original style and the distillery itself was named Ledaig for some of the time. Now, I am anything but fluent in Gaelic, but from what I know, the correct pronunciation of Ledaig is even on the Isle of Mull not without controversy. Whatever the case, the name translates to ‘safe haven’ in English.

Facts

Ledaig 10 Years Old

Name:	Ledaig 10 Years Old
Age:	10 Years Old
Category:	Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery:	Tobermory
Strength:	46.3 %
Colored:	No
Chill Filtered:	No

Nose

Cold coal smoke, slightly burned rubber and a whiff of iodine. There is something sweet-sour in the background which reminds of lemons and sweet balsamic vinegar.

Taste

Oily with spicy toasted oak and cold ash. Followed by freshly ground black pepper and red chili peppers. Burns on the tongue. The spiciness fades away with some time and lemon drizzle cake comes to light.

Finish

Long. Again cold ash. Paired with white pepper and salt water.

Overall

This single malt is hasty, wild and not afraid to show that. A bit too rough for my taste but I find this in-your-face-attitude rather refreshing.

Score: 82 / 100

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