Ledaig 2008 Aged 11 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – High Spirits (700ml)

Ledaig 2008 Aged 11 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – High Spirits (700ml)
Volume: 700ml           ABV: 46%           Age: 11 Years Old            Country: Scotland
Cask: N/A Date of Distilling: 02/2008 Date of Bottling: 11/2019 Matured In: Ex Bourbon Cask Un-Chillfiltered
High Spirits is an Italian independent bottler owned by Ferdinando (Nadi) Fiori, which specialises in single cask single malts bottled at cask strength. The company is noted for the artistic style of its labels and packaging in particular its Scottish Colourist, Sails In The Wind and Lochs And Castles Of Scotland ranges, as well as the more surreal Life Is A Circus series. High Spirits also bottled whiskies selected by renowned Italian collector Valentino Zagatti, bottled to celebrate Zagatti’s 50th anniversary of whisky collecting in 2008. Established in 1999 the company emerged from the dissolution of Italian alcohol importer Intertrade.
The Ledaig or Tobermory Distillery is a single malt whisky distillery located on the island of Mull in the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland. Originally founded in 1798 by John Sinclair, under the name Ledaig (pronounced ‘led-chigg’). The distillery closed in 1837 and reopening in 1878, the distillery was acquired in 1890 by John Hopkins and Company. Today, Tobermory is the only distillery on the Isle of Mull. The distillery has quite a small annual capacity of just one million litres and runs at but three quarters of this capacity. In 1930, the distillery closed and was used as a power plant. It was not the only time Tobermory had been used for purposes other than whisky distillation; in 1982 the buildings were leased to a dairy company who used them for storing cheese. The distillery uses malted barley which is shipped from the Port Ellen maltings at the South-East of Islay, also home to a more recent experiment whereby some casks are sent for maturation on the island, these are bottled as Ledaig. The usual releases show us that when it’s bottled Tobermory then no or little peat has been used in the production but when it is released as Ledaig there is a high amount of peat content in the production and therefor a smoky whisky is created.
This independent bottling has been sourced from the Tobermory distillery where it was distilled in 2008. It was then placed in an ex Bourbon barrel and left to mature for 11 years. It was bottled at 46% abv in 2019.
Our Tasting Notes
Nose: Lots of maritime notes combined with peat smoke, smoked mussels and lemon citrus.
Palate: Salted cod, cured mackerel, charred garden herbs, lemon tart, sweet fruits.
Finish: Long and smokey with citrus and candied sweetness.