Ledaig 2007 Artist Collective #2.2 (LMDW)

From La Maison du Whisky comes this Ledaig, an 11 year old release from 2007 and bottled at 57.1%. Ledaig is the heavily peated single malt of Tobermory distillery, the only distillery on the Isle of Mull, founded in 1798. Ledaig, the old name kept for the peated malt, means safe haven in Gaelic.

It was distilled from malt peated to around thirty seven parts per million, building the bold, smoky Ledaig style. A fortified cask shaped it, the fruit meeting the smoke. At this age the smoke is fierce and ashy, the brine and medicinal note sharp. The heavily peated spirit holds its smoke well across long maturation. 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 57.1%, undiluted, it is rich and deep. Wood smoke, BBQ char and a coastal salt, and the wine cask lends red berry and a dry spice. It is bold and coastal, the peat and soot to the fore. It finishes smoky, salty and warming. This is a heavily peated malt from Mull's only distillery.