Reverend357
Ledaig 18 Year
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
December 27, 2018 (edited January 18, 2021)
Day 22. Damn I'm really late with these. But I'd rather finish my advent calender until the 31st than chug a couple samples until the 24th when I'm just not really up for it.
Ledaig 18. The 10 was my first tasting note if I remember correctly, and I loved it back then. Even got a bottle of it for my collection just because it was my first try.
The 18 is a bit of a different beast. For some reason, I feel the peat is more pronounced here, but also more rounded if that makes sense.
Let's start with the nose. There is a decent peat dose up front, but also a lot of fruityness going on. Pears, apples, berries. Sherry influence maybe? There is also a sweet honey and salt note. I dig it.
The taste lacks the fruityness of the smell, but in my opinion bumps up the meat. Pepper, peatyness, salty bbq bacon and some grilled apples that still have some of the charred meat from before sticking to them. All in all, very nice, but a tad bitter for my tastes. Not so bitter that I dislike it, but it's on the end of my tolerance for bitterness. I can deal with sweet and salty much better than with bitter.
Aftertaste is charred, salty meat. Just like after a nice BBQ.
All in all, a very good entry into the peaty side of things, but for the price I'd still rather grab a bottle of the 10 and a Laphroaig 10. That should be about the same amount of money.
So yeah, cheers. The last 2 samples are probably coming on the weekend.
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Great series of reviews. Enjoyed reading them all :-)
Thanks guys. It's been fun getting back into it. @PBMichiganWolverine I got 2 samples left. Hine Rare VSOP and Ron Barcelo Imperial if I remember correctly.
My New Year’s Eve resolution will be to make the Ledaig 10 one of the five pours I’m eligible for at the Caledonia Bar Hogmany Party.
Great series—-any more left, or all done with the advent calendar?
I agree that the 10 is better than the 18, not just in value
Better late than never. @Reverend357 Great series of reviews.