Ledaig Batch 10 TBWC Un-Peated

Single malt Ledaig, from the independent bottler That Boutique-y Whisky Company, a 23 year old and bottled at 47%. A release of 2321 bottles. Ledaig is the peated malt made at Tobermory on Mull, a distillery founded as Ledaig in 1798. The distillery was founded in 1798 by John Sinclair, a local kelp merchant, as the Ledaig distillery.

The spirit was made in the kinked copper stills from peated barley, for a smoky, tarry make with a sweet core. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, a light sweetness under the peat. Beyond twenty years the smoke turns gentle and sweet, soot and brine over deep fruit and wax. Sherry wood and peat smoke twine together, dried fruit meeting soot. The distillery sits at the head of the bay, beneath a steep wooded hill. 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.

At its natural 47% it is concentrated. Peat, iodine and a fruity sweetness, and the ex-Bourbon lends vanilla and a soft honey. A sweet fruit and a medicinal note sit under the smoke. The finish is deep, tarry and sweet. This is the smoky side of Tobermory distillery.