Edradour 10 Years Old 2015 Cask #309 (Signatory)

An Edradour of a 10 year old chosen by the Pitlochry bottler Signatory Vintage, distilled in 2015, from cask 309, bottled at 46%. Edradour is a Highland single malt from a 19th century farm distillery run by a handful of hands. It once supplied blends such as House of Lords and King's Ransom.

The spirit was drawn off the tiny stills and cooled in worm tubs for an oily make, for the rich, oily make Edradour is known for. Maturation came in an Oloroso cask, layered over the rich Edradour make. Through integration spirit and wood marry, vanillin settling into a rounded vanilla as ethyl esters lend a riper apple and dried fruit. Active wood frames the rich fruit without overwhelming the oily Highland spirit. It is one of the smallest traditional distilleries in Scotland, long run by just two or three hands. The tiny stills and worm tubs give an oily spirit that takes the cask well.

At 46% it is creamy and full. Dried fruit, fig and a creamy vanilla, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Soft chocolate and a nutty oil sit behind the cask. The close is oily and warming, fruit over a gentle oak. This is Edradour, one of Scotland's smallest distilleries.