Ledaig 18 Year

Bought this for what seemed like a reasonable 120. It’s batch 2, which I believe is from 2016. On the nose sherry comes forward with raisin, orange, floral, along with salty peat and some industrial funk, almost Springbank-ish. The palate is wonderfully complex. Sherry flavors, vegetal peat, salty ocean, spicy pepper, tobacco, cinnamon. There’s a little funkiness of unknown provenance. There’s sweetness, but it’s in balance with savory, spice, salt, peat, and oak. I liked but didn’t love the 10-year, so wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this one. But the extra age has made this one a masterpiece. Delicious and complex. It’s a little dirty, but also refined. Highly recommend.

Nose: Diluted antiseptic, sweet smoke, pear skin, stewed apple. Retro gives off some briny qualities. Palate: Rich and slightly thick mouthfeel. Some oak wood spice. A touch of cashew. Finish: Good length with flavours of pork sausage and sweet BBQ smoke, dried fruits like sultanas. Drinks like a lower ABV whiskey but in a good way. The peat and sherry are quite nicely balanced. It won't excite those looking for a peat or sherry bomb but it ticks the box for anyone that enjoys those flavours.

Sweet iodine and peat on the nose. The palate chili sweet to sugar then creamy. The finish is warming with smoke.

Review is pretty accurate. The peat is overpowering though. For me, after the peat, oloroso notes and licorice notes predominate. Some cloves as well. Decent but I wouldn’t seek it out.

Nose: Sweet peat smoke, spice, honey Palate: Allspice, clove, chocolate, oak, hint of fruit Finish: Clove, lemon zest, hint of salt Tasty but slightly unusual - spicy and savoury. 7/10