Ledaig 2010 (Signatory)

From Signatory Vintage comes this Ledaig matured to 7 year old from 2010, drawn from cask 700395 and bottled at 60%. Only 243 bottles were released. Made on the Isle of Mull, Ledaig is the heavily peated malt of the island's only distillery. Water comes from the Gearr Abhainn, a private hill loch above the town of Tobermory.

The spirit was run through the distillery's boil ball stills from peated barley, to build the medicinal, briny Ledaig character. It was matured in ex-Bourbon oak, a vanilla sweetness beneath the smoke. Still young, it is smoky and briny with a sweet lift. The phenols soften with age into a gentle, sweet wood smoke. Both malts feed the Scottish Leader and Black Bottle blends as well as single malt. 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.

At a natural 60% it is bold and full. Soot, sea salt and a sweet fruit, and honeyed vanilla comes through from the ex-Bourbon. Beneath the smoke run brine, tar and a sweet fruit. It finishes smoky, salty and warming. This is the peated island malt of Mull.