Edradour 1997 12 Year Old Sauternes Finish

Edradour 10 Year Old

A small highland distillery, in the 30's it was apparently owned by a New York mobster. It was bought in 2002 from Pernod Ricard by Andrew Symington, who also runs independent bottler Signatory. In some ways its not unlike the Springbank/Cadenhead connection. Stangely the 10 year old is the only one of their whiskys which they "chill...

Score 83/100

Edradour 1997 11 Year Old Chateau Neuf Du Pape Finish

Well I have to say I've never tried a Chateauneuf Du Pape finished whisky - whatever next? Trying neat for now.... I get toffee and plums on the nose. Caramel descending into sticky toffee pudding. Dried fruits. For 58% ABV there is surprisingly little nasal burn - normally I find it necessary to add water straight away to such high strength...

Score 88/100

Edradour New Make Spirit

You are probably aware that I have a soft spot for new make. It took quite some doing, however, to get hold of some from Edradour. It is not commercially available, so I am very happy with my little bottle of new make. After all, Edradour suffers (still?) from a rather bad reputation, but since Andrew Symington from Signatory took over the...

Score 80/100

Edradour 2000 11 Year Old Burgundy Cask Finish

In general: the smallest distillery in Scotland has issued a limited 437 bottles (500 ml, mind!) series of 11 year old single malt whisky vintage 2000, aged in Burgundy casks for the last 2,5 years before bottling it straight from the cask at cask strength 57,5%. A bit hard to find and buy a bottle and the price tag is hefty at north of €50. Let's...

Score 60/100