Ledaig 2005 SV

Name: Ledaig 2005 SV
Brand: Ledaig
SKU: 90512
Rating: 87.8 (95 reviews)

Overall rating: 87.80/100
votes: 95

Whiskybase ID: WB90512
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Tobermory
Bottler: Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling serie: Cask Strength Collection
Vintage: 08.11.2005
Bottled: 22.11.2016
Stated Age: 11 years old
Casktype: 1st Fill Sherry Butt
Casknumber: 900160
Number of bottles: 654
Strength: 58.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Added on: 17 dec 2016 8:53 am by Sapiano

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€ 140.00

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Whisky reviews for Ledaig 2005 SV

17 users have left 18 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 87.80 points.

ailean scored this whisky 89 points
22 jan 2022 9:46 am
Nose

89 89

Taste

90 90

Finish

89 89
PRV scored this whisky 85 points
16 nov 2021 9:02 am

semi-sweet, alcoholic, smoked fruits, honey, prunes, bell pepper, firebrand
22/21/21/21
korelatio scored this whisky 85 points
11 nov 2020 1:38 am

N: dried fruit, pineapple, citrus, soy sauce, dried plum, gum, grill lighter
S: dried fruit, sweetness, fruit, citrus, ash, salt, lips nicely balanced
F: bitter, gum, salt

Poorly balanced
E: 86 M: 84
Kensay scored this whisky 88 points
14 apr 2020 11:09 pm
Tasty, balanced and calm enough for a young Ledaig, more like Port Ellen

Nose

engine oil, a little kerosene, but quite calm and balanced

Taste

pleasantly burns with oil seasoned with kerosene and sherry

Finish

dry, diesel fuel with spices, long enough and pleasant
matfrl scored this whisky 90 points
28 mar 2020 9:38 pm
Nose

90 90

Taste

90 90

Finish

89 89
rpvdwel scored this whisky 87 points
06 sep 2019 9:19 pm
Nose

88 88

Taste

87 87

Finish

87 87
JacobaEd scored this whisky 87 points
17 jun 2019 10:43 pm
Nose

89 89

Taste

87 87

Finish

85 85
Koalafant scored this whisky 87 points
26 may 2019 2:02 am

Gladi-Treffen 25.05.2019
87/100
mema82 scored this whisky 90 points
19 aug 2018 12:53 pm
Nose

90 90

Taste

91 91

Finish

89 89
KayMeertens scored this whisky 87 points
28 jun 2018 9:59 pm
Nose

Peat, strawberry, blackberry, toffee, cornflakes, calcium and a whiff of sulphur.

Taste

Peat, caramel, gingerbread, cranberry, chocolate and a little sulphur.

Finish

Peat, caramel, cranberry and barbecue ash.
wisekyofcourse scored this whisky 87 points
21 jan 2018 11:50 am
peat, lemon, spices!

Nose

86 86

Taste

88 88

Finish

85 85
wisekyofcourse scored this whisky 87 points
19 nov 2017 11:55 am
A good dram, typical islay with a combination of lemon peat well convoluted.

Nose

Vanilla, intense lemon, fresh peat, uncompromising and a sweet pastry back!

Taste

Simple, linear, on peat and lemon!
Then a return of maderized oranges appears, as well as the woody aspect.
A little toasted almonds.

Finish

On the same aromas, but with a length that lasts, the peat dries to give way to smoke!
St. Pauli scored this whisky 88 points
12 oct 2017 7:13 am
Wow, that's a blockbuster. Full of dirty elements, and with a high intensity of the peat smoke. There is a nice fruitiness in the nose as well, but overall the heavy side clearly dominates. Balanced is not the right word here, but it's very a very strong style and I like that.

Nose

Big time funky barnyard style as is so typical from Ledaig, but then with old rusty, oil leaking engines. The peat smoke comes across as salty and dirty as can be. There is a bit of rubber in it too. I read another note describing it as pencil eraser, I think that's spot on! Then there is also toast, smoked wood chips and lapsang tea. At the end, a grassy note pops up.

Taste

Nicely sour, not too hot, with some room for pineapple, cherry, but certainly the bold peat smoke. It's less oily than on the nose. Apart from that, it's more on coal, and there is a nice note of licorice attached to it. Then, burnt twigs and grass.

Finish

The finish doesn't end, it goes on! There is plenty of licorice root, a dash of black pepper, the dirty, farmy and oily peat smoke, and ash.
Shane_IL scored this whisky 87 points
19 sep 2017 10:35 pm
This is really a top quality cask. Ledaig is very good at most stages of maturation but the combination of young, peaty character of the still very active spirit and full, thick sherry is really quite stellar here in particular.Reviewed in my blog:http://iwriteaboutstuffilike.com/2017/09/19/ledaig-2005-signatory-vintage/

Nose

Light funk. Ash. Gasoline. Pencil erasers. Nutmeg. Cherry jam. Currants. Toasted wood. Dark maple syrup. Candy apple.

Taste

Quite sharp. Red apple. Tart strawberries. Leather. Coal dust. Medicinal. Smoked red fruits.

Finish

Long. Slightly coppey. Bitter wood. Rubber. Cooking oil. Cherry menthol lozenges.
squaadgras scored this whisky 89 points
16 jun 2017 10:10 pm
- Nose
  
  89 89
- Taste
  
  89 89
- Finish
  
  88 88
Rowald Sweet Empire scored this whisky 87 points
11 may 2017 2:26 pm

Smoky strawberry flavoured jam. Love it. Although I miss the typical mustiness/earthy/forresty taste older Ledaigs have. Still a good and powerful dram.
Hvdree scored this whisky 87 points
22 apr 2017 11:25 pm
- Nose
  
  88 88
- Taste
  
  87 87
- Finish
  
  86 86
Fight65 scored this whisky 88 points
15 apr 2017 3:26 pm
- Nose
  
  88 88
- Taste
  
  88 88
- Finish
  
  87 87

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