Ledaig 2008
Single malt Scotch whisky · 70cl
Distilled at Ledaig on the Isle of Mull in 2008 and matured for 18 years in a single ex-bourbon hogshead, a coastal, coal-smoked Pendulum release from an outturn of 249 bottles.
Tasting notes
- Candied Lemon
- Coal Smoke
- Sea Salt
- Wet Stone
- Vanilla Cream
- Barley Sugar
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Why we chose this cask
Ledaig is Tobermory's peated make, and our 1993 cask was the exception that set the smoke aside. This one does not. Eighteen years has sanded the edges off without taking away the coal smoke and engine oil, and underneath it there is lemon drizzle and vanilla cream. If you want to know what Ledaig actually tastes like, start here.
One cask, 249 bottles.
Who it is for
For the drinker who already owns an Islay and wants the island next door.
Coal smoke and sea salt up front, candied lemon and vanilla underneath, and eighteen years of polish holding the two together.
Flavour profile
Tasting notes
Deep antique gold with polished bronze reflections.
Immediately unmistakable as Ledaig. Bright citrus lifts first, freshly baked lemon drizzle cake, before it settles into railway coal smoke and warm engine oil. Given time, wet stone, sea spray and a touch of brine appear, bringing a freshness that keeps everything in balance. Beneath it all sit soft notes of honeyed malt, vanilla and gentle oak that only become clearer the longer you spend with it.
Full-bodied, oily and deeply satisfying. Sweet citrus and honeyed barley arrive first, before mineral smoke, charred oak and coastal salinity build across the palate. The industrial character is always there but never takes over: it gives the whisky shape, letting vanilla cream, barley sugars and a rounded richness develop with every sip. The finish is long and warming, smoke fading into cooling embers and fine ash while wet stone and sea salt linger, and as the peat retreats candied lemon peel and gentle barley sweetness remain.
- Candied Lemon
- Coal Smoke
- Sea Salt
- Wet Stone
- Vanilla Cream
- Barley Sugar
The cask
Nº 700122
About Ledaig
IslandLedaig is the peated malt of Tobermory distillery, founded in 1798 on the Isle of Mull and one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland. From its harbour-side home in the town of Tobermory, the distillery draws soft water from the island's hills to create a maritime spirit defined by Hebridean peat and sea air. This cask is that spirit at full voice: eighteen years in ex-bourbon oak has rounded the smoke without quieting it, leaving the coal and the salt intact and revealing a sweetness underneath that only long maturation brings.
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