Brand
Ledaig
Age
19 years old
Expression
1998/2018 Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish
Whisky type
Single Malt
Distillery
Tobermory Distillery
Origin
Island, Scotland
Year distilled
1998
Year launched/bottled
2018
ABV.
55.70%
In collection

Review by Ledaig

Colour

Deep amber gold

Nose

Toffee, chocolate orange, with raisins, figs, rich sweet dried fruit and a peppery smoky background

Palate

Sweet syrupy mouth feel, hints of creamy toffee, dark chocolate orange, berries, vanilla and rich oak, developing into a sweet velvety smokines

Finish

Long and lingering with hints of sweet toffee and black pepper

Note

Distilled in the summer of 1998, this enticing Ledaig Limited Edition, spent 18 years maturing in traditional oak whisky casks, before being selected by our Senior Blender, for finishing in some newly acquired PX sherry casks. The result is a 19YO Single Malt, with a depth of flavour and colour which betrays its almost 2 years of finishing, in casks which once matured one of the sweetest sherry varietals.

As our distillerys peated variant, Ledaig is a perfect partner for our Senior Blenders selection of Pedro Ximénex casks. The marrying of the quintessential rich, smoky character of our Ledaig Single Malt, and the classic sticky sweetness of the Pedro Ximénex Sherry, imparted from the casks which once matured them, is a delicious fusion of black pepper, sticky toffee, and a bitter dark chocolate orange.