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Edradour
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Edradour
distillery
Is
located close to Pitlochry in the Highland region and until very
recent years laid claim to the smallest distillery in Scotland.
The
Edradour name seems to have first been used in 1837 as the
current distillery was founded, but a cooperative of Edradour
farmers actually began production in 1825.
In
1841 the cooperative became John McGlashan & Co.
1886
saw the distillery purchased by William Whitely & Co. Ltd of
JG. Turney & Sons, USA. |
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Edradour
benefitted from the installation of electricity in 1947.
The
distillery was sold to Campbell Distillers (Pernod Ricard)
in 1982 and they built one of the first distillery visitor
centres there.
In
2002 Edradour was purchased by Andrew Symington of Signatory
who is the current owner.
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Edradour
(OB) |
General whisky characteristics: Syrup, toffee, leafy |
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Edradour,
(OB), 10y,
40% ABV
Typical cost of
this bottle; |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Walnut
Nose:
Clean and
fresh, steadily developing a slightly rubbery leafiness.
Palate:
Syrup and treacle toffee with a leafy finish.
Finish:
Medium to long and fading gently.
Overall Impression:
Quite rich with
toffee and syrup. A very pleasant dram.
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Rich
gold, light amber
Nose:
Oak,
raisins, currants, a
hint of sherry but with something slightly
perfumed hiding deep in the background and being rather shy.
This shy element fades as the minutes pass to leave rich dark
fruits and oak.
Palate:
Sherry, dark fruits and oak with a creamy
mouth-feel.
Finish:
Medium to long and fading gently.
Overall Impression:
A
rather decent Christmas dram, ideal as a partner to some good
old (English) Christmas cake, perhaps with a wedge of cheese
too.
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Edradour,
Port Cask,
2003, 46% ABV
10 casks, matured
in Bodega Butts
Typical cost of
this bottle; |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Copper
tinted amber
Nose:
Leafy,
oaky baby vomit? This is very strange, slightly rancid with a
touch of outdoors and countryside but also definite hints of
furniture polish. Ahh yes, I know, it must be that the baby's
thrown up all over the antique oak dining table, probably
knocking over a glass of port on the way!
Palate:
Smooth, creamy and filled with the fruits of a
decent red wine. Red fruits, red wine and even a little mead in
there somewhere.
Finish:
Quite
long and fruity with rich red berries and grapes.
Overall Impression:
If you
can get past that nose then the palate isn't half as bad. Peg
your nose and it's quite enjoyable, but there's lots of
influence from the port so don't expect a traditional whisky.
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Edradour,
Burgundy Cask,
Dec. 2003
- Oct. 2010, 46% ABV
Batch No.1, matured
solely in Burgundy Hogsheads, one of 2600 bottles
Typical cost of
this bottle;
Reviewed as part of
MMA 2011 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Rich
copper
Nose:
Not
exactly baby vomit, but this is certainly a little stale before
cherries and hints of rosι wine appear after some minutes.
Palate:
Very smooth mouth-feel and slightly winey in a
leafy kind of way. Fruitiness care of red apples, cherries and
some raspberry flavours.
Finish:
Very
long
Overall Impression:
One
for the wine finish or winey style whisky fans.
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Edradour,
Vintage 2003,
Dec. 2003 - Oct. 2010,
57.4% ABV
Second Release,
one of
1820
decanters
Typical cost of
this bottle;
to
Reviewed as part of
MMA 2011 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Extremely pale, almost water
Nose:
Very
subdued with extremely faint cloves, in fact just the tiniest
suggestion of them before an equally faint perfumed character
appears. But the emphasis is always on subdued.
Palate:
Creamy with very lightly peppery peach, apricot,
juniper and almost aniseed. Much more character than the nose
offered.
Finish:
Long
and lightly perfumed faint white pepperiness
Overall Impression:
A
light and interesting, quite good whisky.
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Edradour,
Bordeaux finish, 11y,
57.5% ABV
SftC series, first
edition
Typical cost of
this bottle; |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Rich gold, light amber
Nose:
Lots of
alcohol, some rubber, malt and creamy toffee.
Palate:
Initially creamy, but lots of alcohol burn and some sweet toffee.
With 3 drops of
water: Toffee, rich candy floss, but still lots of alcohol.
3 More drops of
water: Getting smoother, still toffee but now also a slight
leafiness with hints of red wine at the end.
3 More drops of
water: A little more fresh rubber on the nose, smooth sweet
leafiness and faint rubber on the palate with a touch of red
wine.
Finish:
Long leafy rubber with red wine.
Overall Impression:
Is this another
Autumnal dram? Leafiness, slight rubber and a touch of red wine.
It's rich, it certainly needs water and overall, it's not a
great, but it's really not bad.
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Edradour,
Bordeaux finish,
1998, 11y,
56.4% ABV
Distilled 14.9.98
until 2.5.07, then Bordeaux Hogshead until 15.6.2010
Typical cost of
this bottle;
Dram-atics Advent-urous live review |
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Glass: Classic Malt
Colour: Coppery gold, which means this whisky is already suggesting
some wine influence
Nose: The wine influence continues
sligthly on the nose with hints of fruit and cloves over hints
of wood. The
wooden aromas include polish but are interrupted by fruit which is both rich and slightly intrusive.
Palate:
Lots of red wine, black cherries, red grapes,
brambles and again a woodiness which at one point appears
slightly smoky, or scorched.
4
Drops of water:
bring out even more fruitiness on the nose
whilst the palate gains a little more wood, wax polish and
pepper right on the front of the palate.
A
further 4 drops of water: turn the nose back to lightly
aromatic, toasted oak which is also quite accurate of the palate,
although there is still a slight (red) fruitiness.
Finish:
Always long, slightly peppery and with fruity
smoke right
at the end.
Overall Impression:
Interesting, in a way as I struggle to conclude this one I am
suddenly reminded of a not too sweet or sticky, but slightly
spiced strong mead. It's definitely quite heavy on the Bordeaux
elements.
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Once again this shouts "red wine" as it exhibits an
unmistakable hue which is almost akin to a rich rosι wine.
Nose:
Extremely pleasant with slightly
fresh oak, red berries, perhaps a touch of leather and also even
a dash of boot polish on that leather.
Palate:
The first sensation is fresh oak but with a suggestion of wild
strawberries. This soon expands with a peppery tingle as it
requests a drop or two of water.
With 4 drops of water:
the nose has lots more wood plus a hint of
blackcurrant and vanilla ice cream, whilst the palate is
smoother and more creamy.
A further 4 drops of water: expand the
fruitiness and I'm convinced of the blackberry and vanilla ice
cream, maybe what as a child I would have called 'blackberry
ripple' ice.
Finish:
Very long, repetitive and really
quite fruity, especially at the end.
Overall Impression: I felt yesterdays Bordeaux finish was
just too much for the whisky, perhaps overpowering it a little
too much, but not so today. The port wine has had an influence,
but it's much more of a matched pair and better balanced. I
like this one.
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Glass: Classic Malt
Colour:
Rich gold or very light amber
Nose:
Gentle nuts, fruit, sweet wood and a faint hint of digestive
biscuit in the background.
Palate:
Begins with smooth rich fruit and then expands to include
some pepperiness thanks to the high abv, although the mouth-feel
remains very creamy. I also detect some vanilla, perhaps even
custard leading into the finish.
4 Drops of water:
Increase the wood on the nose and
introduce just the slightest hint of roast lamb! The palate
gains a little more pepper and increases the fruitiness to a
point of offering stewed fruits (apple, raspberry, mango,
blackberry) alongside the custard.
A further 4 drops of water: Just
mellow the nose a little more, whilst softening the palate. This
is enough water, no more is needed.
Finish:
Long, slightly longer and more peppery with each addition of
water.
Overall Impression: Is it me, or are these Edradour wine
finishes getting better each day? This is definitely my
preferred one so far in this series.
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Glass: Classic Malt
Colour:
Pale yellow gold
Nose: Initially
sweet vanilla and green grapes, followed closely by a hint of
polished wood and a touch of ripe pear.
Palate:
Is immediately hit with a burst
of peppery vanilla along with green apples and pears, but
the pepperiness remains quite intrusive, indicating a need for
water. Well, it is getting on for 60% abv.
With 4 drops of water: the nose is now
almost exclusively freshly cut wood with just a touch of pear
and grape, whilst the palate has even more pepper alongside the
wood and fruit.
A further 4 drops of water: just
weaken the woodiness on the nose and create a more creamy, less
peppery palate with some richer fruit leading the way into the
long finish.
A final addition of water:
produces an even more creamy palate, although
the finish actually grows in pepperiness as it progresses.
Finish: Long and peppery, even longer and more peppery with
water.
Overall Impression: This is again not a bad Edradour wine
finish and very different to the previous 'red wines' that I've
tried this week. But I think I still prefer the Sassicaia over
this one, just.
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Edradour,
10y,
1970's
Ceramic Decanter
Typical cost of
this bottle;
(now a collectible)
Dram-atics live review |
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Glass: Classic Malt
Colour:
Rich dark oak
Nose:
Freshly-polished finest oak with malty overtones alongside
butterscotch and creamy toffee. After some minutes there's even
a suggestion of smokiness in the wood. This is very aromatic and
maybe even just a touch medicinal.
Palate:
Smooth and rounded with everything promised by that wonderful
nose.
Finish: Long and fruity with touches of black pepper.
Overall Impression: Extremely civilised, they don't make
them like this any more.
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Ballechin |
Peated
whisky from Edradour |
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Ballechin, 46% ABV
#6 Bourbon Cask
matured
Typical cost of
this bottle;
Reviewed as part of
MMA 2011 |
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Glass: Classic Malt
Colour:
Pale opaque yellow
Nose: Lots of
initial character with a near-explosion of gentle peaty smoke
and background fruitiness. Glowing and warming peat just expands
with further time.
Palate:
Slightly thin mouth-feel, but that peat still manages to shine
through with its background fruitiness.
Finish: Long and lingering peaty smoke
Overall Impression: Far from a peat monster, but make no
mistake this really is an excellent whisky with plenty of
peaty character.
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