Edradour St. Laurent Barrique Finish 12 Years Old 2012

St. Laurent Barrique Finish

700ml / 46%

Single Malt

$123

An official Edradour, a 12 year old, 2012, at 46%. A rich, oily Highland fruit of dried fruit and almond. Long called Scotland’s smallest distillery, now Scotland’s little gem. Owned since 2002 by the independent bottler Signatory Vintage. Signatory’s wide cask range gives it an unusual variety of finishes. This is a rich Highland malt from a pocket glen at Pitlochry.

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SKU EDD236 Categories Edradour, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Edradour

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A 12 year old Edradour, a distillery bottling, from 2012, cask 1, at 46%, 367 bottles in all. Edradour is a small batch Highland malt, owned by the independent bottler Signatory Vintage. A rare Morton refrigerator still cools the wort, one of the last in use in Scotland.

The spirit was run through the small stills with their boil ball purifiers, for the rich, oily make Edradour is known for. First fill bourbon gave a fuller vanilla and a touch of coconut from the lactones. In integration lactones (coconut) and vanillin (vanilla) knit with the malt, the nutty chocolate deepening. The full bodied spirit shows the cask clearly, the sherry and oak to the fore. It keeps the old ways, with an open cast iron mash tun, Oregon pine washbacks and worm tub condensers. The tiny stills and worm tubs give an oily spirit that takes the cask well. Active wood frames the rich fruit without overwhelming the oily Highland spirit.

At an approachable 46% it is soft and oily. Baked apple, marzipan and a creamy malt, with a soft vanilla from the oak. Fig, nut and a creamy malt fill the middle. A rich finish ends on dried fruit and a soft oak. This is the little gem of the Highlands at Pitlochry.

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Weight

1.6 kg