If we’d categorical our sentiment in direction of Edradour just like the inventory market, then it will present a reasonably rising development. The distillery launched quite a few bizarre cask experiments and mediocre core vary expressions prior to now, however issues are enhancing for my part. In recent times impartial bottlers picked a few nicer examples and now official bottlings appear to behave higher as effectively.
As we speak we’re taking a look at a latest small batch launch matured in Madeira casks. Remarkably it was each distilled and bottled on a twenty ninth of February – shouldn’t the age have been counted in leap years then?
Edradour 12 yo 2012 – Small Batch – Madeira Casks (48,2%, OB 2024, first-fill Madeira hogsheads #110-119, 3987 btl.)
Nostril: principally tart fruits, like bitter plums, orange juice, unripe pear and tangerine. The sourness might be seen as a winey notice maybe, however nothing disturbing. Caramel notes be a part of the get together, in addition to lemon verbena and a touch of recent (pine) wooden in the long run. Fairly unusual, as anticipated from Edradour.
Mouth: an identical youngish winey contact, with extra acidity and fast spice. Tart apples and barely artificial lemons, together with juniper berries and aniseed. After that it turns into barely sweeter and extra oaky, with hints of clove and ginger. Gentle floral touches as effectively. The spiciness turns into slightly dominant in direction of the tip.
End: medium, with nutty notes and a touch of caramel, together with oak spice.
Not unhealthy. This Edradour affords some unusual bitter fruits and warming spices, but in addition winey notes and possibly a bit an excessive amount of of those warming spices. Not a highflyer in any case. Nonetheless loads of inventory in Germany, or so it appears.
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