Edradour 1973 30 Year Old Sherry Cask

Edradour 10 Year Old

This whiskey looked like honey (or sunlight) swirling around my glass. The nose was full of medul dates, almonds, hot rubber garden hose, sherry notes, a touch of orange zest and wood smoke. The palate was very creamy, with something like sherry or brandy. The alcohol tickles the back of the tongue just before the finish begins. I also got ginger...

Score 95/100

Edradour Caledonia 12 Year Old

This malt was selected by Douglas Maclean, a well-known singer in Scotland and named after his most famous song about the country he so dearly loves. Edradour once famed itself as the smallest distillery in Scotland, but there are various pretenders now who can claim that title: Daftmill, Kilchoman, Wolfburn, Loch Ewe (although can we even call...

Score 81/100

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 9 Year Old 2011 The Ultimate Cask #23

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 58.5%! It has the color of cola! That undoubtedly means a very active cask. Lovely, very sweet nose on rhubarb marmalade...

Score 86/100