$169.09 – $175.35
This is the one for people who can’t decide between a richly indulgent dessert whisky, or one with elegant puffs of peat smoke. The style of this Ledaig from 2005 does away with such difficult choices by combining the best of both worlds. Dark, rich, chewy and smoky; this is an intense island whisky.
There are only 230 bottles of this pristine dark matter – someone will have to fire up the Hadron collider if they want to make more.
Indulgent dessert style single malt from the Isle of Mull
| Distillery: | Ledaig |
|---|---|
| Cask #: | 18206 |
| Distilled: | 08.11.2005 |
| Cask type: | 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead |
| Bottled: | 01.06.2020 |
| ABV: | 59.6% ABV |
| Bottles: | 230 bottles |
| Selected by: | Patrick Costello |
Nose: Parma violets. Dried strawberries with condensed milk, dark caramel. Spiced ginger biscuits. Oak.
Palate: Walnut crumble dressed with mint. Flambeed crepes with maple syrup. Unwatered ribena.
With Water: Oaky, soft raspberries. Old wooden barn. Black Liquorice.
It’s a fact too often forgotten that rare whisky is still a drink. A complex drink, brimming with sensations that lie dormant until the cork is popped. Rare whisky deserves to be held in reverence – but that doesn’t mean you need to lock it away. Where crystal decanters and lacquered presentation cases invite you to appreciate the beauty of whisky on the eye, the Cask 88 unfiltered range invites you to experience the beauty of whisky on the palate.
The bottle – it’s elegant enough, sure. But its main job is to get your whisky safely to you. Once it’s in your clutches, release that cork without delay and appreciate the full beauty of this unique spirit – an unfiltered experience created by talented craftsmen to be enjoyed.
Unfiltered bottles showcase what independent bottlers bring to the whisky industry. The whiskies are unique – single cask, unblended expressions, they cannot be repeated once the supply is drunk – they are ephemeral, presenting each individual cask as its own entity. By their nature, single cask whiskies are available in small batches of just a couple of hundred bottles. The whiskies will be straight from the cask, untampered with. No colouring, no chill-filtering and no dilution.
We will be selecting according to the quality of the whisky, not based on the brand or hype of the distillery. Some will be older, some younger. Equal prominence will be given to whiskies from famous distilleries and ones from producers that are less well known. Followers of Unfiltered can expect to discover some hidden gems and expand their whisky drinking horizons, without the biases introduced by a distillery’s star power. Our inaugural release features four whiskies that really stood out to our team as spirits that would set the tone for the series to come.
Award-winning independent bottler, and whisky cask specialist, Cask 88 is on a mission to take discerning clients on a journey from cask to glass, by offering clients the opportunity to select, purchase, label and package their own exclusive whisky drawn from the finest Scottish whisky casks. Cask 88 offers a wide selection of old and rare casks from world-renowned distilleries, and provides end-to-end care that includes cask procurement and storage, bespoke packaging design and bottling services.
The first four bottle release from the Unfiltered series is now available. Bearing in mind the success of other Cask 88 releases, we expect these to sell quickly. Click below to reserve the bottles, or full collection, now.
| Distillery | Ledaig |
|---|---|
| Distilled | 08.11.2005 |
| Bottled | 01.06.2020 |
| Cask Number | 18206 |
| Alcohol Strength | 59.6% ABV |
| Bottle Size | 70cl |
| Weight | 2 kg |
|---|---|
| Include Box? | Include Box, No Box (£5 Discount) |
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