Ledaig Tobermory 1973 14 Year Old Sestante

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 18 Year Old 1990 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 1990 and bottled in 2008. It...

Score 85/100

Ledaig 23 Year Old 1998 Barrel Selection Special Release

The advantage as well as disadvantage of tasting as much as I do is that I often think I have a series ready for publication, but by the time I am ready to put the notes online, a new release will appear. This Ledaig matured on an oloroso sherry cask for 23 years and the label proudly boasts 100% UK Proof, which equates to 57.1%. Strangely enough,...

Score 88/100

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