Ledaig Aged 12 Years Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Chorlton Whisky (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 55.5%           Age: 12 Years Old         Country: Scotland

A relatively new Indie bottler with very interesting and colourful designs on the labels. Some fantastic spirit within the actual bottlings, it’s a range of whiskies that you cannot overlook, normally bottled undiluted, uncoloured, unchillfiltered, cask strength and a limited run, all leading to great reviews across the board.

The Ledaig or Tobermory Distillery is a single malt whisky distillery located on the island of Mull in the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland. Originally founded in 1798 by John Sinclair, under the name Ledaig (pronounced ‘led-chigg’). The distillery closed in 1837 and reopening in 1878, the distillery was acquired in 1890 by John Hopkins and Company. Today, Tobermory is the only distillery on the Isle of Mull.

The distillery has quite a small annual capacity of just one million litres and runs at but three quarters of this capacity. In 1930, the distillery closed and was used as a power plant. It was not the only time Tobermory had been used for purposes other than whisky distillation; in 1982 the buildings were leased to a dairy company who used them for storing cheese. The distillery uses malted barley which is shipped from the Port Ellen maltings at the South-East of Islay, also home to a more recent experiment whereby some casks are sent for maturation on the island, these are bottled as Ledaig. The usual releases show us that when it’s bottled Tobermory then no or little peat has been used in the production but when it is released as Ledaig there is a high amount of peat content in the production and therefor a smoky whisky is created.

This single malt whisky was distilled at the Tobermory/Ledaig distillery before being placed in a single ex-Bourbon Hogshead and left to mature for 12 years. It was bottled at 55.5% abv with only 311 bottles being produced for worldwide enjoyment.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Smoky with orchard fruits and malted barley, very Laphroaig like!

Palate: Clean and fruity, marshmallows, almonds, malted barley and signature smoke.

Finish: Dry and creamy, barley sugars and smouldering embers.