Edradour 10 Years Old 2010 Cask #160 (Part) (Signatory)

From the Pitlochry bottler Signatory Vintage, a 10 year old Edradour, distilled in 2010, from cask 160 (Part), bottled at 46%, one of 333 bottles. Edradour is a rich Highland malt from the pocket glen at Balnauld, distilled since 1825. A rare Morton refrigerator still cools the wort, one of the last in use in Scotland.

The spirit was made in the smallest of stills and condensed in worm tubs, for a full, oily make of dried fruit and chocolate. It was matured in an Oloroso cask, the wood working slowly into the rich malt. In integration lactones (coconut) and vanillin (vanilla) knit with the malt, the nutty chocolate deepening. Active wood frames the rich fruit without overwhelming the oily Highland spirit. It was bought in 2002 by Andrew Symington of the independent bottler Signatory Vintage. The cool Highland air of the glen gives a slow, even maturation in the small Edradour warehouses.

At 46% it is rich, nutty and full. Baked apple, marzipan and a creamy malt, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. The mouthfeel is thick and oily, the fruit on a creamy body. It finishes long, rich and oily. This is Edradour, one of Scotland's smallest distilleries.