ngolofane
Ledaig 12 Year Discovery (Gordon & Macphail)
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
July 26, 2020 (edited August 23, 2021)
I enjoyed this. I always enjoy drinking ledaig. The reason I rated this 3.75 is that the ledaig 10 is a solid 4 and this added nothing to it, and cost an extra $20-25. I’ll stick with the 10 in the future.
I’m also learning that, much the same as with other peated scotch you don’t really need/want a lot of time in the barrel. It might smooth the edges a bit, but that’s where the fun and flavor are for the peated ledaig funk.
I think the sweet spot for ledaig is the core 10, which is a great value, and younger IBs finished in sherry, wine or port casks. 5-7 years seems to do the trick.
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