Overlooking the sleepy fishing harbour on the Isle of Mull, Tobermory Distillery produces both an unpeated and a heavily peated spirit with the latter being bottled under the distillery’s original name, Ledaig (pronounced lay-chack). Overall not quite as good as the 10 in my opinion,but if you want a sweeter islay then this is worth a try. Each and every Member must be of legal drinking age in its country of residence to be allowed to use the Service.

Ledaig Sinclair Series Rioja Cask Finish | Malt - Whisky Reviews Ledaig Sinclair Series Rioja Cask Finish | Malt - Whisky Reviews

We visit Tobermory every year as part of our pilgrimage to the Ardnamurchan peninsula - we travel over the moors to Lochaline, catch the short-hop ferry over to Fishnish and then journey the 25 minutes or so to this wee place. You will defend (at our option), indemnify and hold harmless us and our parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, (sub)licensees, assignees, successors, authorized third party contractors from any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or expense (including reasonable outside legal fees and costs) actually incurred as a result of a third party claim arising out of a breach or alleged breach of your obligations, representations and warranties made herein.However, another bottle caught my eye and I wondered if it might be worth investigating that instead. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof. We went back to our holiday home, via the Fishnish ferry, the Morvern moors and the stillness of Strontian. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The Sinclair series is named after John Sinclair, a maverick businessman who played an integral role in the establishment of Tobermory distillery.

Ledaig Rioja Cask - Jeff Whisky Ledaig Rioja Cask - Jeff Whisky

Christopher Coates, Editor of Whisky Magazine, said: “This year’s results are a testament to the great work that’s been done by Scotch whisky makers over the past year.For me the biggest pet peeve is it has the cheek to be part of a series with no other bottles on the horizon.

Ledaig Rioja Cask Finish Sinclair Series - House of Malt

Fully matured in Bordeaux red wine casks, with layers of heather and pine cones, intertwining with woody sea salt leading to floral notes and lime pastilles. Comment: This is a really interesting mix of smoke and sweetness, layers wave over you one after another. It proves that the industry has not just overcome the challenges of the past two years, it is thriving in spite of them, with producers demonstrating a remarkable level of innovation and excellence. The finish ends on a high with a savoury vegetal smoke: think of putting a cabbage patch fire out with a jar of Marmite. Without limiting the foregoing, the License does not include (a) the right to resell or use the Service commercially (unless explicitly allowed under the applicable subscription plan), (b) the right to make the Service publicly available or use for public display, (c) any downloading, duplicating, or copying, collection and use of any contents of the Services, e.This 9 year old Ledaig single malt whisky, bottled in 2019, is one of 411 bottles aged exclusively in a refill hogshead. Still, it was worth just having a wander about in case that situation had changed by the time we arrived.