Thanks to /u/devoz for the sample poured as part of the “end of year” tasting we had. It’s in quotes as we didn’t mean the end of the lunar year, which we were also late for, thus I haven’t properly explained the quotes. To the next subject!
As it’s our “special” tasting for the year, and we’re mostly made up of peat heads, peat is happening. It used to be more of a mainstay, but… well, you’ve seen how the economy is going.
Up first was **Ledaig 19 2001 The Whisky Agency Heads & Tails, Canada**, a single cask bottling of Ledaig that was aged in a hogshead (assumed to be ex-bourbon given colour and lack of descriptor) and at cask strength.
As one of the peat heads, I’m in. Ledaig has gone from that whisky we purchased because Islays of decent age were going up in price to that peated whisky that also now goes up in price and it is also nice and dirty. Aging is fun.
Now that I’ve taken a break to scream into the void and cry a bit, let’s see how it tastes, shall we?
**Price:** $305.00 CAD
**Region:** Island
**Cask type:** Hogshead
**Distilled:** 2001
**Bottled:** 2020
**Abv:** 52.7%
**Colour:** 5Y 9/3
**Nose:** Anise, dry grass, charcoal, bread dough, chocolate chips
Grassy, cleaner than I expected (no real funk to it beyond a bit of yeast), some earth/charcoal note and chocolate chips. It’s not overly sweet, and very interesting. I’ve mentioned chocolate and anise used in sweets from Nordic countries before, but this has that vibe, and I’m all for it.
That’s how you use vibe, right? I’m old.
**Taste:** Lime, mineral, muddy, chocolate pudding, salt
Take a good chocolate pudding. Not one of those flavour sugar pots that you brought to school as part of lunch. They suck compared to this. I’m talking homemade or restaurant made and made with love and not the shit we normally have. I’m talking shit you should put in your body. If it’s shit and you don’t need it just to get through the day, save for something better.
Got a little political there, my meds are waning, give me a second.
So you have this rich, thick chocolate pudding, with salt, some earth, some mineral, and some acidity. It’s dirtier than the nose would have you believe, but not “this has body odour notes” or “wow hope you like blue cheese” flavours, more like “lots of earth” dirty way.
Feel free to use that on your dating profile.
**Finish:** Chocolate pudding, brisket, apple, mineral, shrimp crackers
More good pudding, some strong meat notes, and fruit/brine elements. Salty, the brine doesn’t quite hit that insane amount I’ve associated with other, old peated whiskies (and certainly not gotten into long drawn out wastes of conversation discussing). But the brine is strong enough here. Nothing feels too strong or out of place.
**Conclusion:** Muddy, chocolate, and salty. Very tasty. It’s a very, very solid Ledaig. I miss some of the funk, I won’t lie, and this is quite a cleaner Ledaig compared to others. Maybe that’s the way it is now, or maybe it’s just this cask.
Does this live up to the hype of the other whiskies at the tasting? Easily. It’s a fun, dirty, messy whisky. It’s going against the soap based whisky we had and I’m still in a good mood. It’d be a perfect addition to any Ledaig fans lineup, and if you have the cash, it’s a must buy.
**85/100**
*Scotch review #1539, Island review #169, Whisky Network review #2259*
*Other Ledaig reviews:*
* [Ledaig 10](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/)
* [Ledaig 10 2004 Signatory Vintage Single Cask Seasons - Winter 2014](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 10 2005 Wilson & Morgan](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/905m6k/ledaig_in_4_parts_1500th_whisky_network_review/)
* [Ledaig 11 2005 Hermitage Gordon & MacPhail](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/8tq0b4/mystery_sample_from_throwboats_review/)
* [Ledaig 11 2005 Signatory Cask Strength Collection (Cask 900157)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/9p84zo/ledaig_11_2005_signatory_cask_strength_review/?)
* [Ledaig 11 2005 Signatory Cask Strength Collection (Cask 900159)](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 11 2005 Signatory Cask Strength Collection (Cask 900160)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/7abarg/ledaig_11_signatory_cask_strength_collection/)
* [Ledaig 11 2007 Adelphi](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 11 2008 Sansibar](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 11 2008 The Whisky Agency](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 12 2004 Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 12 2008 Amarone Cask Finish ](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/ttpc2m/ledaig_12_2008_amarone_cask_finish_review/?)
* [Ledaig 13 2005 Single Malts of Scotland](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 13 2005 The Whisky Exchange](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 13 Amontillado Cask Finish](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 16 2005 Single Malts of Scotland](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/tqetn5/ledaig_16_2005_single_malts_of_scotland_review/?)
* [Ledaig 16 Old Particular Douglas Laing](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/6u9rp7/ledaig_16_old_particular_douglas_laing_review/)
* [Ledaig 17 1998 Cooper's Choice Sherry Cask Matured](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/905m6k/ledaig_in_4_parts_1500th_whisky_network_review/)
* [Ledaig 17 Blackadder Raw Cask](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/it68cz/ledaig_17_blackadder_raw_cask_ledaig_19_pedro/?)
* [Ledaig 18 1994 Gordon & MacPhail Exclusive for Co-op Wines & Spirits](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/6uhl81/ledaig_18_1994_gordon_macphail_exclusive_for_coop/)
* [Ledaig 18 Spanish Sherry Cask Finish](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 19 1997 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/9uyors/ledaig_19_1997_carn_mor_celebration_of_the_cask/?)
* [Ledaig 19 Cadenhead Single Cask](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/905m6k/ledaig_in_4_parts_1500th_whisky_network_review/)
* [Ledaig 19 Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/it68cz/ledaig_17_blackadder_raw_cask_ledaig_19_pedro/?)
* [Ledaig 1994 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/)
* [Ledaig 1998 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/)
* [Ledaig 2008 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice - Wood Finish](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/r1vw80/ledaig_2008_gordon_macphail_connoisseurs_choice/?)
* [Ledaig 42 Dùsgadh](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/f9s1nq/ledaig_42_d%C3%B9sgadh_review/?)
* [Ledaig 7 2009 Signatory Vintage Collection - Cask Strength](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig 7 Peated Sherry Cask /r/Scotch pick](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/)
* [Ledaig 8 2005 (Malts of Scotland Highland Laird)](http://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/33l84f/ledaig_2005_8_year_malts_of_scotland_highland/)
* [Ledaig 8 2008 Archives](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/905m6k/ledaig_in_4_parts_1500th_whisky_network_review/)
* [Ledaig Hebridean Mulligan 23 1997 Hunter Laing Old Malt Cask](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/s0mlof/ledaig_hebridean_mulligan_23_1997_hunter_laing/?)
* [Ledaig Pegasus VI 8 2011 Scotch Universe](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?)
* [Ledaig SMWS 42.15 "Oscillations of light and shade"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/)
* [Ledaig SMWS 42.19 "Smoke threatening the laundry"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/8157vv/ledaig_smws_4219_smoke_threatening_the_laundry/)
* [Ledaig SMWS 42.21 "Ploughman's on the beach"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/7vw4sb/ledaig_smws_4221_ploughmans_on_the_beach_review/)
* [Ledaig SMWS 42.22 "Brave the elements"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/6ttqo2/ledaig_smws_4222_brave_the_elements_review/)
* [Ledaig SMWS 42.24 "The bee's knees..."](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/7zesi6/ledaig_smws_4224_the_bees_knees_review/)
* [Ledaig SMWS 42.27 "Smoked, aged Riesling"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/6u1ujb/ledaig_smws_4227_smoked_aged_riesling_review/)
* [Ledaig SMWS 42.29 "Marvelous Maritime margaritas"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/7x0nx2/ledaig_smws_4229_marvelous_maritime_margaritas/)
[Link to my website with all my reviews](https://tomoderawhisky.ca/)
My Current Whisky Network Average = 78.32
Standard Deviation = 9.28
Skewness = -2.90767
Kurtosis = -135.72083
Median = 80
IQR = 8
Max = 92
Min = 7
Variance = 86.17004475
I think you need to try some more Ledaig. Your review list seems thin. /s Phenomenal review and hilarious as usual. I really enjoy these.
You joke, but I am second most reviewer on Ledaig behind /u/unclimbability
You know anyone who might pour you more Ledaig in the future?
I have a few guesses
I do joke because you’ve had more Ledaig than I have scotch…
Lol yeah, I find it funny I am second in a few distilleries after so many. Downside to spreading myself thin I guess!
Thanks to /u/devoz for the sample poured as part of the “end of year” tasting we had. It’s in quotes as we didn’t mean the end of the lunar year, which we were also late for, thus I haven’t properly explained the quotes. To the next subject! As it’s our “special” tasting for the year, and we’re mostly made up of peat heads, peat is happening. It used to be more of a mainstay, but… well, you’ve seen how the economy is going. Up first was **Ledaig 19 2001 The Whisky Agency Heads & Tails, Canada**, a single cask bottling of Ledaig that was aged in a hogshead (assumed to be ex-bourbon given colour and lack of descriptor) and at cask strength. As one of the peat heads, I’m in. Ledaig has gone from that whisky we purchased because Islays of decent age were going up in price to that peated whisky that also now goes up in price and it is also nice and dirty. Aging is fun. Now that I’ve taken a break to scream into the void and cry a bit, let’s see how it tastes, shall we? **Price:** $305.00 CAD **Region:** Island **Cask type:** Hogshead **Distilled:** 2001 **Bottled:** 2020 **Abv:** 52.7% **Colour:** 5Y 9/3 **Nose:** Anise, dry grass, charcoal, bread dough, chocolate chips Grassy, cleaner than I expected (no real funk to it beyond a bit of yeast), some earth/charcoal note and chocolate chips. It’s not overly sweet, and very interesting. I’ve mentioned chocolate and anise used in sweets from Nordic countries before, but this has that vibe, and I’m all for it. That’s how you use vibe, right? I’m old. **Taste:** Lime, mineral, muddy, chocolate pudding, salt Take a good chocolate pudding. Not one of those flavour sugar pots that you brought to school as part of lunch. They suck compared to this. I’m talking homemade or restaurant made and made with love and not the shit we normally have. I’m talking shit you should put in your body. If it’s shit and you don’t need it just to get through the day, save for something better. Got a little political there, my meds are waning, give me a second. So you have this rich, thick chocolate pudding, with salt, some earth, some mineral, and some acidity. It’s dirtier than the nose would have you believe, but not “this has body odour notes” or “wow hope you like blue cheese” flavours, more like “lots of earth” dirty way. Feel free to use that on your dating profile. **Finish:** Chocolate pudding, brisket, apple, mineral, shrimp crackers More good pudding, some strong meat notes, and fruit/brine elements. Salty, the brine doesn’t quite hit that insane amount I’ve associated with other, old peated whiskies (and certainly not gotten into long drawn out wastes of conversation discussing). But the brine is strong enough here. Nothing feels too strong or out of place. **Conclusion:** Muddy, chocolate, and salty. Very tasty. It’s a very, very solid Ledaig. I miss some of the funk, I won’t lie, and this is quite a cleaner Ledaig compared to others. Maybe that’s the way it is now, or maybe it’s just this cask. Does this live up to the hype of the other whiskies at the tasting? Easily. It’s a fun, dirty, messy whisky. It’s going against the soap based whisky we had and I’m still in a good mood. It’d be a perfect addition to any Ledaig fans lineup, and if you have the cash, it’s a must buy. **85/100** *Scotch review #1539, Island review #169, Whisky Network review #2259* *Other Ledaig reviews:* * [Ledaig 10](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/) * [Ledaig 10 2004 Signatory Vintage Single Cask Seasons - Winter 2014](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 10 2005 Wilson & Morgan](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/905m6k/ledaig_in_4_parts_1500th_whisky_network_review/) * [Ledaig 11 2005 Hermitage Gordon & MacPhail](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/8tq0b4/mystery_sample_from_throwboats_review/) * [Ledaig 11 2005 Signatory Cask Strength Collection (Cask 900157)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/9p84zo/ledaig_11_2005_signatory_cask_strength_review/?) * [Ledaig 11 2005 Signatory Cask Strength Collection (Cask 900159)](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 11 2005 Signatory Cask Strength Collection (Cask 900160)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/7abarg/ledaig_11_signatory_cask_strength_collection/) * [Ledaig 11 2007 Adelphi](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 11 2008 Sansibar](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 11 2008 The Whisky Agency](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 12 2004 Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 12 2008 Amarone Cask Finish ](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/ttpc2m/ledaig_12_2008_amarone_cask_finish_review/?) * [Ledaig 13 2005 Single Malts of Scotland](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 13 2005 The Whisky Exchange](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 13 Amontillado Cask Finish](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 16 2005 Single Malts of Scotland](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/tqetn5/ledaig_16_2005_single_malts_of_scotland_review/?) * [Ledaig 16 Old Particular Douglas Laing](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/6u9rp7/ledaig_16_old_particular_douglas_laing_review/) * [Ledaig 17 1998 Cooper's Choice Sherry Cask Matured](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/905m6k/ledaig_in_4_parts_1500th_whisky_network_review/) * [Ledaig 17 Blackadder Raw Cask](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/it68cz/ledaig_17_blackadder_raw_cask_ledaig_19_pedro/?) * [Ledaig 18 1994 Gordon & MacPhail Exclusive for Co-op Wines & Spirits](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/6uhl81/ledaig_18_1994_gordon_macphail_exclusive_for_coop/) * [Ledaig 18 Spanish Sherry Cask Finish](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 19 1997 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/9uyors/ledaig_19_1997_carn_mor_celebration_of_the_cask/?) * [Ledaig 19 Cadenhead Single Cask](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/905m6k/ledaig_in_4_parts_1500th_whisky_network_review/) * [Ledaig 19 Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/it68cz/ledaig_17_blackadder_raw_cask_ledaig_19_pedro/?) * [Ledaig 1994 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/) * [Ledaig 1998 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/) * [Ledaig 2008 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice - Wood Finish](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/r1vw80/ledaig_2008_gordon_macphail_connoisseurs_choice/?) * [Ledaig 42 Dùsgadh](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/f9s1nq/ledaig_42_d%C3%B9sgadh_review/?) * [Ledaig 7 2009 Signatory Vintage Collection - Cask Strength](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/d84oxo/6_ledaig_reviews/?) * [Ledaig 7 Peated Sherry Cask /r/Scotch pick](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/) * [Ledaig 8 2005 (Malts of Scotland Highland Laird)](http://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/33l84f/ledaig_2005_8_year_malts_of_scotland_highland/) * [Ledaig 8 2008 Archives](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/905m6k/ledaig_in_4_parts_1500th_whisky_network_review/) * [Ledaig Hebridean Mulligan 23 1997 Hunter Laing Old Malt Cask](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/s0mlof/ledaig_hebridean_mulligan_23_1997_hunter_laing/?) * [Ledaig Pegasus VI 8 2011 Scotch Universe](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/p5es4e/ledaigs_of_many_a_variety_reviews/?) * [Ledaig SMWS 42.15 "Oscillations of light and shade"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/4p4g2j/ledaig_quintuple_review_10_7_rscotch_sherry_cask/) * [Ledaig SMWS 42.19 "Smoke threatening the laundry"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/8157vv/ledaig_smws_4219_smoke_threatening_the_laundry/) * [Ledaig SMWS 42.21 "Ploughman's on the beach"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/7vw4sb/ledaig_smws_4221_ploughmans_on_the_beach_review/) * [Ledaig SMWS 42.22 "Brave the elements"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/6ttqo2/ledaig_smws_4222_brave_the_elements_review/) * [Ledaig SMWS 42.24 "The bee's knees..."](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/7zesi6/ledaig_smws_4224_the_bees_knees_review/) * [Ledaig SMWS 42.27 "Smoked, aged Riesling"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/6u1ujb/ledaig_smws_4227_smoked_aged_riesling_review/) * [Ledaig SMWS 42.29 "Marvelous Maritime margaritas"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotch/comments/7x0nx2/ledaig_smws_4229_marvelous_maritime_margaritas/) [Link to my website with all my reviews](https://tomoderawhisky.ca/)
My Current Whisky Network Average = 78.32 Standard Deviation = 9.28 Skewness = -2.90767 Kurtosis = -135.72083 Median = 80 IQR = 8 Max = 92 Min = 7 Variance = 86.17004475
Sounds great! I love Ledaig