Ledaig Sherry Finish

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 45 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Oaky at start then fruity notes. Pinewood forest. Humus, bracken. Dates and apricots. Marmalade. Biscuity notes. Madeira cake. Toffee. Palate Palate: Velvety and round. Sweet fruit. Blancmange. Stem ginger. With water, becomes herbal and malty. Finish Medium, nutty with soft spices. Liquorice. Comment Quite a rich and complex malt. Needs a long aeration to release it all.

Dave Broom Nose Like eating a sultana cake next to a peat fire. Becomes medicinal, Savlon. Has a certain buttery sweetness. Palate Soft with dried fruits and a mix of nut and peat. Rounded and soft. The peat seems suppressed. Finish Dried fruit. Ash. Comment The finish swamps the whisky a little.