Ledaig 10 year old

To start this last week of August (so hard to believe), I am taking you back to the Islands of Scotland with a Ledaig 10 from the Isle of Mull on the west coast side of the country. This whisky is produced at the Tobermory distillery and it is the only distillery in the island. This distillery not only produces Ledaig 10 but also produces it’s very own Tobermory single malt. That single malt product has a range of a 10 year old and a 15 year old.

Ledaig 10 has an ABV of 46.3% and if you were looking to purchase a bottle, depending on where you go, it will cost you about $45-$55. It is a very decently priced whisky. Something to point out, if you recall my Chill-Filtration blog post from August 22nd, then you'll remember that I noted that most chill filtered whiskies happen to have an ABV of 46% or less. This Ledaig 10 is definitely a non chill-filtered whisky and I still enjoyed very much. 

My Experience
 

Color: A nice light golden color

Smell: To me it smelled peaty and smoky

Taste: My palate was first hit with that peaty taste, followed by smoke and it ended with a bit of spicy. There is a nice burn in the end that makes this whisky most enjoyable.


This whisky for the price is well worth the money. It is far less than what you normally would pay average wise and the product is really great. As the days start getting cooler it’s a great whisky to warm you up with that nice wood smoke taste.

Would I ever add this to my collection? Yes, this is a whisky that I would certainly add to my collection. I did enjoy the taste and think that the price is even sweeter. If you are looking for a great product, at a very good looking price then try this, it won’t disappoint you or your wallet. 

Cheers!

Jura Prophecy

My first attraction to this whisky was the bottle and packaging. It was one of things that caught my eye when I walked by the aisle, along with having seen the name before in the 2013 program of the Islay festival of music and malt. I had recently viewed the festivals information as a trip to it next year might be a possibility. When thinking about something new to try it’s always hard to pick with the wide varieties out there so the packaging on this whisky certainly helped.

Jura Prophecy is distilled in the Isle of Jura which is part of Scotland’s west coast islands. Some could consider this distillery as being part of the Islay whisky region but in my opinion and to be fair, Jura it’s a different kind of whisky and could be considered to be on its own little region. It does set itself apart from all the others.

I enjoy peated whiskies so when looking at their range of whiskies I went for their Jura Prophecy which is heavily peated and has an ABV of 46%. This one bottle came at the price of $68.00. Jura has three other whiskies in their whisky range. Those are Jura 10-year-old Origin, Jura Superstition and a Jura 16-year-old.

The Prophecy has a nice golden amber color. The smell is a combination of sweet and smoke. At first taste I got sweetness but that was very quickly followed by a smokey, peaty and finally a salty taste. As you gulp you do feel a fiery burn. It took me a couple of sips for me to finally say; yes I do enjoy this whisky.

This whisky is raw and strong. Another way I could describe it is by saying that it is stormy. If a sea storm could ever be bottled in a whisky I would venture to say that Prophecy would be that whisky. Although it took me a couple of sips to really appreciate the taste I’ve got to say that trying this whisky is well worth it. It is different and intense, but it does end beautifully.

Cheers!