Ledaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The story with Ledaig is the Tobermory distillery was closed down in 1928, reopened in 1972 and renamed Ledaig. The distillery now offers a peated whisky keeping the name Ledaig and an unpeated whisky known as Tobermory.
It has a surprisingly dark colour for a 10 year old, almost caramel in colour. Although this is where any similarity to caramel ends. If you only drink sweeter whiskies you won't like this.
The nose is medicinal and peaty, with notes of iodine, butterscotch, fresh cut grass and warm wildflower honey. Over all a beautiful bouquet on the nose, warm and rounded.
On the palate, Ledaig is big and oily, briny and full
of driftwood flavors. Burnt vegetation, seaweed, and ash mix with brown sugar and spice. Very bitter chocolate finish.
The finish expands from the oiliness on the palate to a very salty and smoky round finish.
If Laphroaig is the dark horse of the family then Ledaig is most definitely the cousin.
The islands of Islay, Jura and Mull all lie within very close proximity. Tobermory is the only distillery on the Isle of Mull (that I know of).