Edradour 15 Years Old The Fairy Flag

700ml / 46%

Single Malt

$402

An official Edradour, a 15 year old, at 46%. Dried fruit, chocolate and a nutty oil run through it, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Long called Scotland’s smallest distillery, now Scotland’s little gem. Owned since 2002 by the independent bottler Signatory Vintage. This is the little gem of the Highlands at Pitlochry.

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SKU EDD097 Categories Edradour, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Edradour

Description

A 15 year old Edradour, a distillery bottling, at 46%. Edradour is a small batch Highland malt, owned by the independent bottler Signatory Vintage. It is one of the smallest traditional distilleries in Scotland, long run by just two or three hands.

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. Into oxidative maturity, slow air ingress builds fruity ethyl esters (apple and dried fruit) and a nutty, chocolate depth. The full bodied spirit shows the cask clearly, the sherry and oak to the fore. Maturation in the dunnage warehouses at Pitlochry is slow and steady. The worm tubs leave an oily weight that carries through the years in cask. Active wood frames the rich fruit without overwhelming the oily Highland spirit.

Reduced to 46%, it is mellow. A rich, oily orchard fruit and almond, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. A baked apple and a gentle spice lift it. A rich finish ends on dried fruit and a soft oak. This is a Highland single malt of real character.