Ledaig 2006/2024 1st-fill Sherry Hogshead #16603707 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Ch.

Profile: The Ledaig 2006/2024 1st-fill Sherry Hogshead #16603707 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Ch. at a glance

• Sweet smoke & warm spice: Gordon & MacPhail Single Cask for Germany
• Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisseurs Choice range: Exclusive bottlings from well-known distilleries
• Independence for more than 125 years: Gordon & MacPhail bottles the pearls of Scotland

Portrait: What makes the Ledaig 2006/2024 1st-fill Sherry Hogshead #16603707 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Ch. special

Once a small delicatessen, Gordon & MacPhail is now one of theinternational experts in the maturation of special Scotch whiskies. The selected distillates from renowned Scottish distilleries remain in the Casks for up to 80 years before the family business releases the connoisseur bottlings in various collections. One of them: Connoisseurs Choice. 
From the series launched in 1968 by whisky visionary George Urquhart, we are now bringing a cask-strong Islay competitor to cherry customers.Distilled by Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, the Ledaig 2006/2024 matured for 17 long years in a First Fill Sherry Hogshead. At a strong 56.5%vol. Cask Strength, the exclusive islander, combines notes of smoked meat with peanut brittle, black currants and ginger spice. Only 297 bottles are available.

Distilled: 2006
Bottled: 18.11.2024
Cask-No.: 16603707 
Outturn: 297 bottles

Tasting Notes: This is how the Ledaig 006/2024 1st-fill Sherry Hogshead #16603707 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Ch. tastes like

• Nose: aromas of smoked meat combine with apple, ginger spice and orange
• Palate: sweet smoky notes are followed by peanut brittle, chocolate and blackcurrant
• Finish: full in the finish, with strong spices and campfire embers