Jan-Case
Ledaig 18 Year
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
February 29, 2020 (edited March 1, 2020)
Even if I didn’t really like this whisky, I’m still glad I tasted it. It wasn’t a negative experience but also not a positive one as well. The really present and straight forward peat on this one wasn’t for me but I can understand that this might be really enjoyable to others who like peat-heavy whisky.
The nose overwhelms you directly with a peat that doesn’t smell burned though. What I got from it was tobacco and raw earthy peat. And it also comes with a very intense waxed leather smell - a bid like when you open a box of new suede boots. A bid chemical almost - and medicinal.
The palate is more relaxed first. When you get behind the peat you find some molasses, licorice and also some Marmite first but this quickly gets overshadowed by tobacco ash tastes, that aren’t very pleasant. It tastes like a wet ash tray smells. This bid is what made this whisky fail for me. Everything else was still quite enjoyable but the aggressive ash on the taste which sticks to your tongue for a very long time, just was too much.
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Great review and yes I agree. Without wanting to offend anyone as it is a quality dram, its really not the peat profile for me. Personally I'd rate it higher (I try and balance my enjoyment of the dram with the overall score I believe it deserves in terms of quality e.g. this would be a 2 for enjoyment and a 4.25 for quality and construction so for fairness I'd rate it a 3.5 - but that's just my personal approach everyone is different 😊)