| #202 Ledaig NAS Sherry Finish Single Malt Scotch (Islands) |
| This cost is what I found the likely shelf price for a 750ml bottle to be, based on an average of costs throughout the USA. Your price may differ significantly. This is not an advertisement of sale, this bottle is likely empty by now anyway Cost | $4500 |  |
| Bottler | Official Bottling |
| 00-09: | Horrid | | 10-19: | Awful | | 20-29: | Unpleasant | | 30-39: | Poor | | 40-49: | Below Average | | 50-59: | Average | | 60-69: | Recommendable | | 70-79: | Very Good | | 80-89: | Excellent | | 90-99: | Fantastic |
Taste Score | 52 |
| The whisky's score as weighed against the cost of a bottle. Adj. Score | 43 |
| ABV | 42% |
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| Tasting # 224: Ledaig of the overwhelming Sherry (21-JAN-2008) |
| Notes |  Ledaig SF tastes like someone poured a pint of sherry into the bottle. It isn't normally a bad flavor, but at these levels it's a distraction and has little else to save it. I also realize that 2008 has been a string of Scotches, a trend that will continue until Friday. |
| Smell | They're not kidding about "sherry" on the label. There's a big wave of it with a nice creamy peat that sneaks in underneath. Aside from these two major players I'm getting something nutty and almost a whisky sour flavor. Interesting. |
| Taste | The peat and sherry open, the peat is low and creamy; a nice undercurrent of warmth. The sherry however is absolutely overwhelming, leaning towards a tawny port and really just washing over everything in an offputting sticky wave. In the middle is something else. Not sure, warm and perhaps malty, but I can't get a handle on it in this sea of sherry. Toward the top the peat becomes smoke and expands nicely, some Islay influence here=> salt and a touch of iodine. Just enough (especially since I'm not a fan of iodine);. This sours everything slightly, and with all this sherry I'm not really getting the full feel of the midsection. The sherry finally moves back in the fade and I can feel around. Something about the peat is a touch off, but the finish ends decent=> sesame seeds, smoky and creamy peat and just enough of that early overdose of sherry to actually savor a bit. Not an particularly good glass, the sherry unbalances everything and there are a number of iffy flavors lurking just beyond that sweet wall. Low 50s. |
| Tasting Score | 52 |
