Edradour Cask Strength 12 Years Old 2013

A 12 year old Edradour, a distillery bottling, from 2013, cask See note, at 59%, 6402 bottles in all. Edradour is a rich, oily Highland single malt made in the old farm buildings above Pitlochry. A 2018 expansion added a second still house, the production still small and traditional.

It was worked through Oregon pine washbacks and tiny stills for a rich, oily spirit, the worm tubs lending a weighty, oily character. An Oloroso cask held it, shaping the oily spirit over the years. Integration folds eugenol (clove) and vanillin (vanilla) into the oily malt, the body fuller and creamier. A small distillery and a hands on approach shape every cask by hand. Under Signatory the range has grown to a wide run of sherry and wine cask bottlings. Active wood frames the rich fruit without overwhelming the oily Highland spirit. The worm tubs leave an oily weight that carries through the years in cask.

At 59%, undiluted, it is deep and concentrated. Dried fruit, nut and a soft chocolate, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. A dried fruit and a polished oak give it depth. The finish runs long, nutty and warming. This is a rich, oily Highland single malt.