Edradour 1997 13 Year Old Port Wood Finish

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 9 Year Old 2011 The Ultimate Cask #30

The Dutch bottler van Wees released a whole series of single casks of Edradour in 2020, all of them at cask strength. Let’s put these head-to-head. This is a 9 years old from 2011, a single 1st fill sherry butt, at a strength of 57.1%! Another dark & sweet nose, but in this case the emphasis is not so much on spices or dark fruit, but more on...

Score 87/100

Edradour 10 Year Old

Edradour is the smallest distillery in Scotland, a true "Farmhouse" operation, with only one wash still and one spirit still. This distillery only produces 12 casks per week, which are then laid up for 10yrs to produce this whisky. It has a lovely pale straw color, with an ABV of 43%. Nose: Ripe fruit & honey. Quite an aromatic...

Score 75/100

Edradour 1996 13 Year Old Natural Cask

This Edradour was bottled at the age of 13 years old at cask strength in a beautiful 70cl decanter. No wood finish, but simply Edradour style maturation on a sherry cask. He has a wonderful old gold to copper color and creates magnificent beads in the glass. This one is off to a good start. It smells magnificent and spreads a multitude of aromas:...

Score 84/100