Edradour Straight From The Cask – Marsala Cask Finish 10 Years Old 2002

Edradour from the distillery, a 10 year old, from 2002, at 58.1%, 577 bottles in all. Edradour is a creamy, sherried Highland single malt from one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland. It is one of the smallest traditional distilleries in Scotland, long run by just two or three hands.

Run through the small stills with their boil ball purifiers, for a full, oily make of dried fruit and chocolate. Finished in a Marsala cask, the wood building over the oily, full bodied spirit. Through integration spirit and wood marry, vanillin settling into a rounded vanilla as ethyl esters lend a riper apple and dried fruit. Signatory's wide cask range gives the small distillery an unusual variety of finishes. Active wood frames the rich fruit without overwhelming the oily Highland spirit. Maturation in the dunnage warehouses at Pitlochry is slow and steady.

At its natural 58.1% it is rich and full bodied. Dried fruit, fig and a creamy vanilla, with a raisined, herbal sweetness from the cask. The mouthfeel is thick and oily, the fruit on a creamy body. The finish is long, oily and gently spiced. This is the little gem of the Highlands at Pitlochry.