Edradour 10 Years Old 2009 Cask #23 (Signatory)

A 10 year old Edradour from the Pitlochry bottler Signatory Vintage, distilled in 2009, from cask 23, bottled at 46%. Edradour is a Highland single malt from the tiny farm distillery at Pitlochry, long called Scotland's smallest. Its water comes from the Ben Vrackie springs in the hills above the distillery.

The spirit was run through the small stills with their boil ball purifiers, giving the full bodied, creamy Highland spirit. Maturation came in an Oloroso cask, layered over the rich Edradour make. Integration folds eugenol (clove) and vanillin (vanilla) into the oily malt, the body fuller and creamier. Maturation in the dunnage warehouses at Pitlochry is slow and steady. Its tiny copper stills and worm tubs give a rich, oily, full bodied spirit. Long ageing turns the rich make towards dried fruit, fig and a soft spice.

At 46% it is smooth and rich. Baked apple, marzipan and a creamy malt, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. It is rich and oily, the full bodied spirit shining through. A long, nutty finish carries dried fruit and a soft spice. This is Edradour, one of Scotland's smallest distilleries.