26 September 2022

Ledaig 8 2012 Warehouse 1 Bourbon Cask (Skotchtoberfest #9)

The follow-up to yesterday’s unpeated version on this expression, one I’ve been looking forward to for a while.

Ledaig 8 2012 Warehouse 1 Bourbon Cask, Island (Mull) Single Malt, 62.5% ABV

Minutia: Distilled on November 28, 2012 and matured for 8 years in an ex-bourbon cask numbered 564 before bottling on November 28, 2020. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.

ColorYellow gold; 0.5.

Nose: Beneath smoke and char and a seaside triage tent, something intensely sweet tries to break free. Aromatic tobacco, leather. Once the whisky’s been in the mouth, a return to the nose shows that sweet note having appeared in the form of an ice cream/cookie shake/blizzard type treat, albeit with a smoky flavor to it.

Taste: Smoke and ash. Spice, salt.

Finish: Char, smoke, burnt meat. Long.

What a treat. The nose was great and made better after a sip. The finish was great. The taste is fine, but compared to how good the other two it’s almost a let down. The taste actually kept the score down a fair bit, even though it gets a rather high score. A damn shame I don’t have a bottle of this one, it’s a real winner.

Score: 90

No comments:

Post a Comment