Edradour ( Official) - 10 years - 10 y.o. - 40,0%
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- Bottler:
- Official
- Age:
- 10 years
- Alcohol:
- 40,0%
- Bottle details:
- average
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- (79,75)
- price class:
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The smallest distillery of Scotland makes one of the greatest whiskies. This official version aged 10 is excellent. The smell and the taste are so characteristic that it makes Edradour one of the rare whiskies a non expert lover recognizes immediately. A mix of pepper and mint overcome the nose first, then the mouth. A very interesting finish, which could however be a little bit longer, according to me.
2003The second tasting just confirmed the first one. The nose is really characteristic, and a kind of soap taste mixed with some sherry makes it easy to recognize this whisky from the very first nosing.
In the palate, a soap-like aftertaste mixed with some sweet and spicy hints. A real delight.
The finish is very pleasant.
2004The nose is marked by discrete sherry hints and a clear metallic and yeast dominant. It is rather complex even if it is not really pleasant. This nose is really typical as it is the only whisky I immediately recognise at the very first nosing.
The mouth is quite similar. Hints of gingerbread and still this metallic (sulphur) taste.
The finish is rather pleasant but remains in the same notes as mouth and nose.
I used to appreciate this whisky years ago, but I consider it to be deceiving now. Tastes can change with the time...
2009The nose is definitely special. It denotes clearly hints somewhere between soap and sherry, with some discrete fruity notes on the background. The kind of smells one loves or one hates. And according to how you appreciate this kind of flavours, you will really love this whisky or just decide to poor it into the drain.
The taste is just in touch with the nose. Rather marked by sherry notes, and yet this taste of soap and sherry mixed with some slight fruit hints.
The finish is quite bitter, lingering and marked by fruits too.
2005Johannes_Sauer
C.: Bright amber, straw gold, light
N.: Dried fruits, figs, dates and ripe bananas, for sure the first impression is a strong sherry note, the malty notes are soft in the background waiting for discovering, a very shy smoky note is very much kept in the background. I wish there was more behind this very lively fruit cocktail.
T.: The malt steps forward taking care for little more complexity of the overall impression, the fruity aromes make it a very soft and easy going but also not very demanding dram. I miss the wooden or smoky notes which make for example a Macallen so great.... A little water added accentuates even the already dominating fruity approach without setting something against.
F.: Easy come and easy go, a light and pleasurable dram leaving soft malty traces! on the tongue.
2009
