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Ledaig 21YO tasting notes
Apr. 12th, 2025 03:43 pmLedaig 21YO Atom Brands 50cl 47.9% ABV
Darkness range
Finished in Oloroso Sherry octave casks
Sample
Color: amber.
Nose: smoke, distinct notes of roasted nuts, pickles in brine, burnt plastic, peat, orange zest, electrical tape, apples, engine oil, and dried mushrooms.
Taste: smoky and oily, with lemons, salted caramel, smoke, pepper, peat, apples, and mint chocolate. Quite smooth overall.
Finish: lemons, pepper, apples, cocoa, honey, pears, salted caramel, sweet toffee, and lingonberries. Somewhat sweet.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: a powerful sherried Ledaig. Though it's unclear whether this whisky was bottled at cask strength, it has enough power and character. Darkness is a range of independently bottled single malt Scotch whiskies, part of the Atom Brands group, which also includes Aerolite Lyndsay, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Rumbullion, and Bathtub Gin, as well as the retailer Master of Malt and the group's distribution arm Maverick Drinks. All whiskies in this series spend a few extra months maturing in small octave casks. 88/100.
Darkness range
Finished in Oloroso Sherry octave casks
Sample
Color: amber.
Nose: smoke, distinct notes of roasted nuts, pickles in brine, burnt plastic, peat, orange zest, electrical tape, apples, engine oil, and dried mushrooms.
Taste: smoky and oily, with lemons, salted caramel, smoke, pepper, peat, apples, and mint chocolate. Quite smooth overall.
Finish: lemons, pepper, apples, cocoa, honey, pears, salted caramel, sweet toffee, and lingonberries. Somewhat sweet.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: a powerful sherried Ledaig. Though it's unclear whether this whisky was bottled at cask strength, it has enough power and character. Darkness is a range of independently bottled single malt Scotch whiskies, part of the Atom Brands group, which also includes Aerolite Lyndsay, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Rumbullion, and Bathtub Gin, as well as the retailer Master of Malt and the group's distribution arm Maverick Drinks. All whiskies in this series spend a few extra months maturing in small octave casks. 88/100.
