Ledaig Batch 4 (TBWC)

That Boutique-y Whisky Company selected this Ledaig matured to 19 year old and bottled at 46%. Only 1121 bottles were released. Ledaig is the smoky side of Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull, one of Scotland's oldest distilleries. The distillery was founded in 1798 by John Sinclair, a local kelp merchant, as the Ledaig distillery.

The spirit was 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 this age it is mellow and oily, the smoke folded into a rich body. Peat smoke and active oak settle together over the years, the smoke softening as the fruit deepens. It is one of the oldest commercial distilleries in Scotland still working. Tobermory has distilled in the island's harbour town since 1798. The town of Tobermory was laid out by the British Fisheries Society a decade before the distillery came.

At an approachable 46% it is balanced. Soot, sea salt and a sweet fruit, and the bourbon cask adds vanilla and a gentle honey. Beneath the smoke run brine, tar and a sweet fruit. It closes long, smoky and briny. This is the peated island malt of Mull.