Ledaig Whisky Castaway
The Ledaig Castaway is one of the most exciting—and boldest—releases the Scottish Tobermory Distillery, located on the Isle of Mull, has brought to market in recent years. If you love peated whisky but are looking for a truly unconventional flavour profile, this special release, launched in May 2026, is just the thing for you.
The absolute highlight of this single malt is its extraordinary cask maturation. For this release, Master Blender Julieann Fernandez completely dispensed with the distillery's usual ex-bourbon casks. Instead, the typically heavily peated Ledaig spirit (approx. 35 ppm) was matured in a rare combination of Caribbean rum casks and Mexican tequila casks.
The result is a fascinating marriage of Scottish island peat smoke and sun-kissed tropical cask influences.
Region: Isle of Mull (Islands) ABV: 61.1%
Non-chill-filtered Natural colour (no colouring added) Cask type: Caribbean rum & Mexican tequila casks Number of bottles: 6428