Ledaig 18 Year Old presents Tobermory's peated spirit at genuine maturity — sixteen years of initial bourbon cask maturation followed by two years of finishing in premium sherry casks. The extended aging allows the heavy island peat (35 ppm) and the sherry influence to reach a genuine integration.
Eighteen years transform Ledaig. The youthful peat of the 10 Year Old has mellowed and complexified, gaining layers of sherry-derived dried fruit, chocolate and spice. The maritime character — seaweed, sea salt, sea spray — remains vivid, threading through the sherry richness with a coastal freshness that inland sherried malts cannot provide.
Ledaig 18 is one of the most impressive sherried-peated island malts available. The eighteen years of maturation provide genuine depth, the sherry finishing adds richness and warmth, and the Mull maritime character gives it genuine island identity. A magnificent, award-winning expression from Tobermory's peated alter ego.
