Edradour 1996 13 Year Old Chardonnay Finish

Edradour

Edradour is a very small operation (3 guys) with a still that is barely big enough to be called legal. This whisky is very interesting. To my sniffer, the nose smelled like peanut butter and caramel. The palate was full bodied, spicy and nutty.

Score 70/100

Edradour 2006 / Bot.2015 / Sauternes Cask

This Edradour spent around 9 years in a Sauternes wine cask. It was distilled in 2006, meaning it is a spirit from the era of Andrew Symington’s team (as they took over the distillery in 2002). Hence I am quite hopeful (as I find previous era Edradour quite disappointing). Hmm, the nose is not all that, mind you. Maybe I should leave it to...

Score 82/100

Edradour 8 Year Old 2008 The Ultimate Cask #118

In another era Edradour was sometimes ridiculed as Edrasour, but since Andrew Symington and his team took over, this little distillery in Pitlochry is going from strength to strength. The people of van Wees in Holland noticed this too and have released a whole range of single casks. This week I’m putting no less than 6 casks head-to-head. This is...

Score 89/100

Edradour 10 Year Old 2009 Signatory UCF Cask #395

It’s no secret that Dutch bottles van Wees gets its single sherry butts from the Signatory warehouses – logical as Signatory owns Edradour – but Andrew Symington from time to time decides to bottle one of these himself. This 10 years old Edradour was cut to 46%. After this one, I’ll try no less than 6 Edradours selected by van Wees at cask...

Score 85/100