Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection Ledaig 2005 (11 year old) 45%
Hermitage Cask Finish/ Dist: Sept 2005 Btl: Aug 2017/ Tasted: Nov 2017
A serious sulphur overload! Yes, there are hints of syrup coated red fruit, peat and manure, but by god I haven’t smelt a whisky so sulphur ruined like this in ages!
The palate is, funnily enough, sulphur tainted with hints of dry peat and syrupy red fruit. A touch of coffee and dark chocolate come through on the middle but the finish is tart with the sulphur lingering. Whether the sulphur is cask or spirit derived I...
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