ezioaudit scored this whisky 85 points 
Ledaig 2005 W-F
- Whiskybase ID
- WB52855
- Category
- Single Malt
- Distillery
- Bottler
- Whisky-Fässle (W-F)
- Vintage
- 2005
- Bottled
- 2014
- Stated Age
- 08 years old
- Casktype
- Bourbon Hogshead
- Strength
- 53.3 % Vol.
- Size
- 700 ml
- Label
- Duck Label
- Added on
- 12 mar 2014 9:08 pm by Mose
Average value
€ 74.00
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Whisky reviews for Ledaig 2005 W-F
20 users have left 21 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 86.73 points.
ezioaudit scored this whisky 85 points
PunxsutawneyPhil scored this whisky 90 points
A bottle I traded with Benny in 2017.PunxsutawneyPhil scored this whisky 90 points
Absolutely brilliant. Right up my alley. I love the fact that the peat comes first and the ash only in the finish. Great balance between the distillate and the bourbon cask.-
Peat, barn, silage, but also sweet honey, vanilla sticks, even some banana and peach, some grapes
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First sweet honey, then honey soaked peat, vanilla, some grapes and banana, but then the ash comes steamrolling in
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The ash comes in a big wave that fades slowly, leaving peat and hints of honey, some wood notes
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Malinois scored this whisky 88 points
The bourbon barrel makes the dirty Ledaig fresh. Really love the ash in the finish. This is a example that young whisky can be very good!squaadgras scored this whisky 89 points
P.A.O.K.you_are did not rate this whisky
Ledaig 8 yo 2005/2014 (53.3%, Whisky-Fässle, bourbon hogshead)
Colour: very white wine. Nose: very similar, of course, but this one’s
rather rounder, and has fewer notes of smoky mezcal. Big soot, ashes,
coal, tar, crushed sardines (paste), tarama… And a little vanilla. With
water: stays a bit soapy for a long time, and then everything gets
better again. Smoked vegetables, gherkins, olives and a massive
sootiness. Mouth (neat): everything’s perfect in this one. Perfect
brine, lemon juice, smoked fish, olives, smoked tea, more lemon juice…
With water: balanced lemon, salt and kippers. What’s not to like?
Finish: same for a long time. Comments: it’s infuriating that these
Ledaigs could be so good when so young. That’s both unjust and unfair.
Oh well… But watch out, I’ve found some flawed ones as well in the past.
SGP:456 - 87 points.
Whiskyfun.comPeter87 scored this whisky 88 points
Hare&Copper scored this whisky 87 points
A nice surprise. Single whiskybase sample.-
Mostly peat at first then a sweet smokiness. A lot of mezcal. Some ink/newsprint. Brine.
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Nice balance of peat, fruit (lemons), sweetness and salt. Really clean.
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Long, ashy.
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Shane_IL scored this whisky 91 points
Not much to this but the peat, but not a bad thing.-
Very earthy peat. Bit of barnyard mud. Mulch. Jungle floor. Hint of cereals. Salt. Old engine oil.
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Big blast of earthy peat. More compost, mulch and jungle floor. Bit of dry wood. Moss on salty rocks. Bit of porridge.
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Long. Very dry. Earthy. Salty. Peat.
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molar3rd scored this whisky 86 points
Nose : This is a peated whisky for sure, there’s a lot of it around. It’s not the medicinal coastal peat you get from Islays, but it’s more farmy and reeky. I was discussing the nose with Sjoerd, and he mentioned Compost which was on the money. It feels young to me, under 12 for sure.
Palate: Palate is kicking and quite fierce, but not in terms of ABV. lots of peat and smoke going on here, with dry ash, and mossy casks. Not getting any fruity notes, but maybe some malt to add a bit of sweetness to the otherwise tart palate.
Finish: Smoke, ash and pepper.
This has to be my favourite whisky so far (or #2), I really like the Ledaig peat and the reek and compost here. I’m a fan. Not very complex, but lovely IMHO.
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Rom scored this whisky 87 points
Nose on a beautiful lemon and smoke peat. Identical mouth, well integrated alcohol. Final very long. A bit monolithic but very good and efficient.Mannix65 scored this whisky 84 points
Much more pleasant in the mouth than in the nose. A few more years in the barrel would have stood him well-
Smoke, phenol, wet wool sweater, compost pile, fermented grass, farm, after a long time in the glass comes more harmony, campfire
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In the mouth much more balance, smoke bomb, a certain sweetness, stimulates the salivation
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The smoke sticks to the palate for a long time
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turfsmurf scored this whisky 87 points
Notes based on a blind sample. It's hard to pick up notes besides the peat, but I think it's a fine, well-made, (probably young), clean, peat bomb.-
Peat galore. More on the smoky than medicinal peat. A bit of camphor and motor oil. A bit of maritime influence as well. A bit of rusted metal.
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A great explosion of peat. Not sharp at all. Intense and smoky. A few fresh eucalyptusy notes.
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Long and smoky finish and forest floor.
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KayMeertens scored this whisky 86 points
Sample from the BTC 2014. My guess was a peated Bunna.-
Peat, toffee, gingerbread, citrus, soy sauce, apple, tangerine, orange, salt, barley and a little lychee. A malty whiff with straw and cooky. Also tobacco and a vegetal touch like an autumn forest. A very nice, complex nose at this young age.
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Peat, orange, citrus, pepper, nutmeg, toffee, dark chocolate,
gingerbread, tobacco and autumn leaves. A bit acerb, the juicy
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Peat ash, dark chocolate, gingerbread, toffee, barley, spice and some nuts.
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thijs100 scored this whisky 84 points
Good stuff. Very one dimensional - which is why it doesn't get a higher rating - but the good kind.-
Fresh peat and sauerkraut, which is sort of how I would describe the distinctive Ledaig aroma. Some coal and seawater are accompanied by white fruit. Very minimalist, but rather enjoyable.
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Coal, ashes and smoked fish. Dirty and organic with brine, leather and olives. Some pleasant lemon as well.
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More of the same with ash and peat smoke.
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Erik Elixir scored this whisky 84 points
blind tasting BTC 2014 - #4-
ashes, briny like walking on the beach, vanilla, grains and some iodine
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peat, meaty, smoke, briny - salt and ashes
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oily, grains and peaty
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Ivynor scored this whisky 88 points
A very good whisky, simple and well done. To retest for me to perhaps increase it by one point. 88 +-
smoked (remind me of the mezcal), iodized, lemony, a little green olives. Alcohol well integrated.
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Fat, always smoke, lemon, marine notes, plants. It's very simple, but well melted, greedy, well done. Alcohol well integrated.
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smoke, wood, ashes
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Tomh scored this whisky 87 points
tomy63 scored this whisky 89 points
(drunk in parallel of 2013) straw color, nose less expressive, a little less peaty, more lemony, less farmer. Similarly in the mouth, here too the alcohol is perfectly integrated, much more iodized than the 2013, with shells, seaweeds, oysters, close to a Caol Ila or a Bowmore of about twenty years, a lot of finesse, a little less peat. It is older, less on pear, more on lemon and grapefruit. About as long. It seems a little better than the 2013, thinner, more complex.Hvdree scored this whisky 90 points
Whisky Genießer scored this whisky 91 points
This young Ledaig promises what I imagine. He is not very complex. He does not have to be. It is fruity and on the palate and especially on the finish it reminds me very much of a Laphroaig. The nose is dominated by peat, smoke and coastal flavors. The fruitiness appears in the finish. The price / performance ratio is very fair! So all in all, a good all day dram to slip away!
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