7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Fruity,apples, pears, treacle tart, slightly floral honey, funky molasses and sweet vanilla-oak.
Taste
Toffee, nougat, dark chocolate, candied orange rind, malt biscuits and a little stem ginger.
Finish
Very long,woodsmoke, dried fruits, more molasses and treacle, slight bananas and overripe pineapple.
Nose
Soft spices, subtle notes of chamomile, healthy amount of Marsala
Taste
chewy toffee and banoffee pie, with dried figs and cranberries.
Finish
A surprising and welcomed dry development of tobacco and biscotti from the old oak, balancing out the boisterous Caribbean cask influence
Liquor
Lark Single Malt Sherry Cask Cask Strength
Type
ABV
58%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Cinnamon, nutmeg, liquorice and orange peel with vanilla, butterscotch and oaky aromas.
Taste
Intense vanilla, Christmas cake sweetness, Citrus, butterscotch, stewed fruits, maple syrup and a hint of Tasmanian peat smoke.
Finish
Citrus, spices and toffee notes develop into a warming finish that stays long
Nose
Very malty, spicy nose, with big notes of dried fruit, especially dates, figs and sultanas. A touch of nutmeg, cinnamon and black pepper heat, with a suggestion of smoke.
Taste
Big and bold, with plenty of sweetness, and a curious, oily peat which builds to a crescendo atop chili, toffee apples and malt.
Finish
Decent length, with vanilla sweetness and Christmas spices. Toffee again, with spicy oak and smoke.
Nose
Very soft peat with a gentle smoke,barley and malt extract, with walnut and pine oil and a hint of iodine, dried fruit and nuts.
Taste
Spice and smoke gathering above the charred oak. The peat is quiet and dry with a touch of black pepper and earth.
Finish
Medium-length and slightly smoky with spice.
Nose
Very soft peat with a gentle smoke,barley and malt extract, with walnut and pine oil and a hint of iodine, dried fruit and nuts.
Taste
Spice and smoke gathering above the charred oak. The peat is quiet and dry with a touch of black pepper and earth.
Finish
Medium-length and slightly smoky with spice.
Liquor
Ledaig 10 2004 Signatory Vintage Single Cask Seasons – Winter 2014
Type
ABV
60.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Orange, cloves (reminds me of hot cider), orange Pekoe tea, sour cream doughnut, water adds more cinnamon doughnut
Taste
Cinnamon, ginger, apple syrup, raspberry, sourdough / With water: passionfruit funk, honey
Finish
Cinnamon, cloves, lemon-lime, brown sugar / With water: honeydew melon, brine, baked apple
Liquor
Ledaig 10 2005 Wilson & Morgan
Type
ABV
57%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Brine, smoke, farmy, apple-cinnamon
Taste
Farmy, apple, cinnamon, rough cereal, banana
Finish
Lime, cereal, cinnamon, anise, more farm, basil, cocoa
Liquor
Ledaig 10 Signatory 2004
Type
ABV
61.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Richly sherried with sweet tobacco, brandied raisins and a big wave of smoke
Taste
Dried orange peel and quite a bit of salt, citrus, hint of bacon and maple syrup
Finish
Long. The smoke and the salt are the main story here and the salt expands with every sip.
Liquor
Ledaig 10 Wilson Morgan 2005
Type
ABV
57%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Brine, smoke, farmy, apple-cinnamon
Taste
Farmy, apple, cinnamon, rough cereal, banana
Finish
Lime, cereal, cinnamon, anise, more farm, basil, cocoa
Nose
Quite light , very soft peat with a gentle smoke, notes of barley and malt extract, with walnut and pine oil and a hint of iodine, dried fruit and nuts.
Taste
Medium-bodied and quite rich, notes of spice and smoke, charred oak. The peat is quiet and dry with a touch of black pepper and earth.
Finish
Long, smoke and hint of salt
Liquor
Ledaig 11 2005 Hermitage Gordon & MacPhail
Type
ABV
45%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Cherries, red wine, mulled wine sweets, Oak, strawberries, blackberries and cloves.
Taste
Oily, smoky, warm.
Campfire, pepper, red fruits.
Herbs, spices and sweet fruit.
Oak and espresso.
Finish
Long and warm
Smoke, espresso, oak, wine and spices.