On the nose I get brine, sweet honey, touch of citrus, faint smoke. Coming back to the nose after a bit, I do find a touch of peat too and maybe some rubber cement. The taste is toffee sweetness, black pepper, spicy pepper, light smoke and peat. The finish is sweet and earthy, brine, oak, pepper lingers, along with a touch of that rubber cement.
With water, the nose has a little more smoke, along with everything else, and the taste has more brine along with more pepper in the finish. Overall, this is good - not great, but good. It could be a good gateway to more peaty Scotches. It reminds me somewhat of the Balvenie Week of Peat 14 Year - which can be hard to find. I'd say the Balvenie is better, but the Ledaig isn't far behind. Will rate this 3.5 / 5.0
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