I’m a big fan of Ledaig, so probably there isn’t a sample I wouldn’t buy if it were available when placing an order. These days those opportunities are fewer and further between, but I did pick this up a while ago and finally it’s turned up in the Advent calendar. Here we go.
Minutia: Matured for 19 years with a finish in Oloroso Sherry casks. Reviewed blind, neat in an opaque glencairn.
Color: Chestnut, Oloroso Sherry; 1.2.
Nose: Ashy smoke, and with a tiny bit of effort you can tease out some really nice barbecue notes. To the point it feels like you’re actually smelling the sauce and meat.
Taste: Yummy fruit and smoke, tropical in nature. Paprika.
Finish: A musty version of the taste. Long.
Guess: Ardbeg is possible, but it feels more like Caol Ila. Bourbon cask.
I should’ve known. Man, every Ledaig I try makes me more and more excited to try the ones I haven’t. I don’t really get the ashy note as much with other Ledaigs as I did with this, so I think that’s what threw me on the guess. It doesn’t quite touch that parcel from fall ’05, but it’s excellent nonetheless.
Score: 90
Musical Evocation: Chaos Chaos – “Do You Feel It?”
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