Description
Age: 12 years
Alcohol: 56.6% Vol
Content: 70 cl
Distilled: May 2009
Bottled: February 2022
Barrel number: CM 285
Edition: 261 bottles
Single cask bottling, uncoloured, not chill-filtered
Tasting notes
Color gold.
Nose: Heather, earthy smoke, orange peel
Palate: Peat smoke, walnuts, oranges with cloves, earthy pepper, liquorice and cherry
Finish: Clove and liquorice increase, some dark cherry notes harmonize with rich, roasted barley and strong black pepper.
Origin
Ledaig is the name of the peated whiskies from the Tobermory Distillery on the Isle of Mull.
The Tobermory Distillery was founded in 1798, but was closed for long periods in the 19th century. From 1916 to 1930 it was owned by the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) and from 1930 to 1972 it was closed again. In 1972 the distillery was reopened as Ledaig Distillery (Tobermory) Ltd., now even expanded to 4 stills, but had to close soon after bankruptcy in 1975. In 1978 the distillery was sold to Kirkleavington Property and renamed Tobermory again. The distillery was closed from 1981 to 1989, but from 1990 production was resumed on a small scale. In 1993 the distillery was taken over by Burn Stewart Distillers Ltd. In 2013 the South African Distell Group Ltd. bought Burn Stewart Distillers for £160m. On March 31, 2017, the distillery will cease production for approximately 24 months in order to carry out renovation work on the site.
The water of the distillery, which is part of the Highlands/Islands region, comes from the Mishnish Loch. The malt used comes from the Port Ellen malthouse. The distillery has a mash tun (4.5 t) made of cast iron, four fermentation tuns (total capacity 92,000 l) made of Douglas fir, two wash stills (18,000 l each) and two spirit stills (16,000 l each).
Tobermory has a visitor center and can be visited.