When I saw a 20 year old Ledaig at Total Wine I was very intrigued, but it was a bit out of my budget, so every time I returned I’d just sigh and move on. Then my mother happened to get it for me as a gift and I couldn’t have been happier.
Minutia: Not much info about it other than that it is cask strength. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Russet muscat, 1.3.
Nose: Wants to be fruity at the beginning but that gets hidden by a smoky, dry, woody combo.
Taste: Spicy at first, some smoke, vegetal, earthy, dirty.
Finish: Long, dirty, menthol-like feel, goes “off” after quite a while.
I still don’t know exactly how much I like this. It’s rough around the edges, which I typically like, but I wish it were a little bit more rounded. What I can say for sure is this dram is dirty, and I think that’s what’s confusing me. Whatever might be knocking this down for me is held aloft by that dirtiness.
Score: 80
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