Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Ledaig 28 Year Old 1993 Refill Sherry Butt Cask 703

Ledaig 1993 28 Year Old is a single cask Island single malt from Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength series. Ledaig is the name used for spirit from the Tobermory distillery. This cask was filled in 1993 and rested for 28 years in refill sherry butt cask 703 before bottling on 5 July 2021 at a natural cask strength of 54.1% ABV, giving 517 bottles. It is non-chill-filtered and at natural colour. Sherry and dried fruit meet sweet smoke here: dates, red apple and orange zest on the nose, stewed berries and ginger on the palate, and a long finish that drifts off into bonfire embers. 700ml.

Tasting Notes: Sherry, dates, red berries, ginger and soft smoke.

Nose: Sherry giving way to Medjool dates and red apple, with festive spice, Seville orange zest and sweet smoke.

Palate: Stewed red berries with fresh ginger and a touch of aniseed, then toasted almond and mint.

Finish: Full and long, with lingering spice, fruit and bonfire embers.

Serve: Neat, or with a few drops of water.