Edradour 12 Years Old

Caledonia Selection

700ml / 46%

Single Malt

$100

An official Edradour, a 12 year old, at 46%. A rich, oily fruit over a creamy body, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Water comes from the Ben Vrackie springs above the distillery. Founded in 1825, it keeps the old ways in its farm buildings. This is the little gem of the Highlands at Pitlochry.

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SKU EDD004 Categories Edradour, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Edradour

Description

An official release of Edradour, a 12 year old, at 46%. Edradour is a small, traditional Highland single malt, owned by Signatory since 2002. For years its sign read Scotland's smallest distillery; it now calls itself Scotland's little gem.

It was distilled from unpeated malt in tiny copper stills and worm tubs, for a rich, nutty spirit with a waxy depth. An Oloroso cask held it, shaping the oily spirit over the years. In integration lactones (coconut) and vanillin (vanilla) knit with the malt, the nutty chocolate deepening. The tiny stills and worm tubs give an oily spirit that takes the cask well. Signatory's wide cask range gives the small distillery an unusual variety of finishes. 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 smooth and rich. A rich, nutty sweetness, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Fig, nut and a creamy malt fill the middle. The finish is long, oily and gently spiced. This is a rich Highland malt from the pocket glen at Pitlochry.