Edradour 10 Years Old 2014 Cask #382 + 383 + 397 (Signatory)

A 10 year old Edradour from the Pitlochry bottler Signatory Vintage, distilled in 2014, from cask 382 + 383 + 397, bottled at 46%. Edradour is a Highland single malt distilled in a pocket glen near Pitlochry since 1825. A 2018 expansion added a second still house, the production still small and traditional.

The spirit was run through the small stills with their boil ball purifiers, the worm tubs lending a weighty, oily character. Maturation came in an Oloroso cask, layered over the rich Edradour make. In integration lactones (coconut) and vanillin (vanilla) knit with the malt, the nutty chocolate deepening. Maturation in the dunnage warehouses at Pitlochry is slow and steady. Active wood frames the rich fruit without overwhelming the oily Highland spirit. The worm tubs leave an oily weight that carries through the years in cask. Refill oak lets the rich, oily Edradour character lead the way.

At 46% it is rich, nutty and full. Dried fruit, nut and a soft chocolate, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Beneath it run dried fruit, chocolate and a soft oil. The finish runs long, nutty and warming. This is Edradour's full bodied, sherried Highland style.