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Review of Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Ledaig 1999

Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Ledaig 1999 was matured in Refill remade Hogshead casks and bottled on the 24th March 2015 at 46% ABV.

The Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ range was launched in the mid-1960s’. Until this time, many of the whiskies the range featured would not have been available as single malt. Today, Connoisseurs Choice retains this exclusive nature with a range of rare and sought after single malts from distilleries throughout Scotland including this Ledaig 1999 Island single malt whisky.

William Morrison's Tasting Notes:

Nose:  Lemon and vanilla and a mild sweet peatiness.

Taste: A lovely balance of mildly salted butter and a creamy peated vanilla sweetness. A touch of lemon and a little peppery spice.

Finish: Medium length. Zesty peat coated lemon fades leaving a touch of mildly drying oak.

Comment: The choice of casks has made this quite different to the original distillery bottling offerings as independent bottlings should be. The peat has been tamed a little in the years it has spent in the cask which you expect, this a good example of this peaty dram from the Tobermory distillery.

SMW Score 83/100

You can find the full current Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice whisky range available from specialist Whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange

As part of the the ongoing series of reviews to demonstrate Gordon & MacPhail's philosophy of ‘The Wood Makes the Whisky’ I have reviewed a number of single malt whiskies from Gordon & MacPhail's whisky Collections: Connoisseurs Choice, The MacPhail’s Collection and Rare Vintage, which demonstrate their philosophy of "The Wood Makes The Whisky".

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