Review #1317 – Ledaig 13yr Single Cask Nation 2005

This is an independent bottling of spirit distilled at Ledaig (Tobermory) and bottled by Single Cask Nation. Distilled in 2005 and bottled in 2018, this release was matured in a 2nd fill sherry cask and bottled without coloring or filtering at cask strength.

Review #1317 | Scotch Review #466

Distiller: Ledaig

Bottler: Single Cask Nation

Selection: Single Cask Nation

ABV: 57.1% ABV

Age: 13 Years

Nose: Sweet syrupy fruits, caramel, honey. Ashy, minerality, pungent peat. Seriously earthy.

Taste: Thick, syrupy and rich mouth feel. Mild heat. Lots of syrupy fruits – currant, toffee, figs, blackberry, stewed fruits. Then storms in the ashy, mineral forward peat. Lightly pungent, but more mineral and wood forward peat and smoke. Powerful and complex.

Finish: Long, powerful and pungent. Berries, stewed fruits, toffee and ash. Lots going on, with great balance.

Overall: SCN has picked a great one with this cask. Good, wine forward Ledaigs are much harder to find these days, but this one sticks all the things I love about the profile.

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Rank: 8

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Decoded:

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but many things I’d rather have.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect