Edradour 9 Years Old 2009 Cask #374 (Signatory)

An Edradour of a 9 year old chosen by the Pitlochry bottler Signatory Vintage, distilled in 2009, from cask 374, bottled at 56.6%, one of 316 bottles. Edradour is a Highland single malt from the tiny farm distillery at Pitlochry, long called Scotland's smallest. It was founded in 1825, growing out of an old farmers' cooperative in the glen above Pitlochry.

The spirit was distilled slowly in the old farm stillhouse on Ben Vrackie water, the worm tubs lending a weighty, oily character. An Oloroso cask held it, shaping the oily spirit over the years. Young and extractive, the cask sheds vanillin (vanilla) and toasted sugars (light caramel) over the creamy make. Ben Vrackie water and a long ferment give the rich Edradour make. Its water comes from the Ben Vrackie springs in the hills above the distillery. Long ageing turns the rich make towards dried fruit, fig and a soft spice.

At a natural 56.6% it is full and oily. Dried fruit, chocolate and a nutty oil, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Beneath it run dried fruit, chocolate and a soft oil. It finishes long, rich and oily. This is a rich, oily Highland single malt.