Ledaig 2005 (Brühler Whiskyhaus)

Brühler Whiskyhaus bottled this Ledaig matured to 11 year old from 2005, drawn from cask 900097 and bottled at 60.4%. Only 236 bottles were released. Ledaig is the peated malt made at Tobermory on Mull, a distillery founded as Ledaig in 1798. The stills carry boil bulbs and an S shaped kink in the lyne arms, which raises reflux.

Run through the distillery's boil ball stills from peated barley, to build the medicinal, briny Ledaig character. Ex-Bourbon casks held it, soft oak that lets the peat lead. At a youthful age the smoke is vigorous and coastal. The phenols soften with age into a gentle, sweet wood smoke. The distillery was refurbished and its stills renewed between 2017 and 2019. Mull's maritime climate works into the maturing casks over the years. It is one of the oldest commercial distilleries in Scotland still working. Tobermory has distilled in the island's harbour town since 1798.

At its natural 60.4% it is concentrated. Soot, sea salt and a sweet fruit, and the refill bourbon lends a quiet vanilla. Beneath the smoke run brine, tar and a sweet fruit. The finish runs smoky, sweet and warm. This is the peated island malt of Mull.