{"product_id":"glaschu-spirits-ledaig-14-year-1st-fill-koval-rye-barrel-finish-twl-label","title":"Glaschu Spirits - Ledaig 14 Year - 1st Fill Koval Rye Barrel Finish - The Whiskey Lab Label","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.65; font-size: 16px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-desc h1 { margin: 0; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-subhead { margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 750; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-align: center; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-pills { margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-pill { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; background: #f5f2ec; border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 10px; margin: 4px; font-size: 13px; }\n  .twl-pill strong { font-weight: 800; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-lead { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 17px; }\n  .twl-lead p { margin: 0 0 12px 0; 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Not Their Label. My Car Is on the Front.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlaschu chose the cask. We took every bottle for America. When they asked what should go on the front label of a USA exclusive, I gave them the most American thing I own: my \u003cstrong\u003egreen 1973 Dodge Challenger\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawn tearing past Tobermory harbour with the distillery behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy? Because this is a peated Mull single malt finished in a first fill \u003cstrong\u003eKoval rye barrel from Chicago\u003c\/strong\u003e. Real American muscle in a cask, applied to a 14 year old Ledaig, and it is quite a delight. The Koval cask hit this whisky like a big block under the hood. It is the first Glaschu bottling to carry a Whiskey Lab label, and the only one with my car on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLedaig is the peated spirit made at Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull, and it does not taste like Islay. The peat is \u003cstrong\u003eearthier, saltier and funkier\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a maritime edge that comes from a warehouse on the harbour wall. Fourteen years took the rough off it. The rye barrel put something else in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle cask, cask strength at \u003cstrong\u003e58%\u003c\/strong\u003e, natural colour, non-chill filtered. Distilled November 2011, bottled August 2026. \u003cstrong\u003e120 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e, every one of them in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Tobermory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFounded in \u003cstrong\u003e1798\u003c\/strong\u003e on the harbour at Tobermory, the only distillery on the Isle of Mull. The painted houses on the label are the real waterfront.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuns two spirits from the same stills: unpeated \u003cstrong\u003eTobermory\u003c\/strong\u003e and heavily peated \u003cstrong\u003eLedaig\u003c\/strong\u003e, named for the original distillery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLedaig is peated to around 35 to 40 ppm, but reads as coastal and savoury rather than medicinal. Think bonfire on a beach, not a hospital.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwned by Distell, now part of Heineken. Independent single casks are where the interesting Ledaig lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile, 1st fill Koval rye barrel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKoval is a Chicago craft distillery known for its single barrel rye, matured in heavily charred new American oak. A first fill Koval barrel arrives loaded with \u003cstrong\u003erye spice, char, black pepper and toasted grain\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn top of Mull peat and sea air, that gives you two things you do not usually get in one glass: Scottish smoke and American rye heat. Peat up front, rye spice and char underneath, and a long, warming finish that goes back and forth between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes follow when the release lands.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003eMull peat and sea air on top. American rye and char underneath. \u003cstrong\u003eA '73 Challenger on the label.\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 bottles.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlaschu Spirits Co, with a Whiskey Lab front label\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle malt Scotch whisky, single cask, peated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIsle of Mull, Islands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTobermory (Ledaig)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNovember 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAugust 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1st fill Koval rye barrel, Chicago\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e58%, cask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 bottles, USA exclusive\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLabel art\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJay Roberts' 1973 Dodge Challenger at Tobermory harbour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrue Cask Strength:\u003c\/strong\u003e Delivered with the full intensity of flavor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54523220361534,"sku":"TWL-GS-LEDA14-100091","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/glaschu-ledaig-14-koval.webp?v=1790608008","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/glaschu-spirits-ledaig-14-year-1st-fill-koval-rye-barrel-finish-twl-label","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}