Edradour 10yr - Candied Orange Peel & Spice
 

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%.

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Nose: Ripe fruit & honey. Quite an aromatic whisky.

For comparison, M. Jackson describes the nose as follows: "floral, with vanilla, caramel and faint earthy notes."

I should have said "floral", because that is a good description. It definitely has more than just a sweetness to it, but I wouldn't call it caramel. I understand about the earthy notes. It is faint, but it adds a depth to the aroma.

Body: Rich with a good mouth feel.

Palate: A bit creamy, with more of an apple and pear flavor of ripe fruit. There is something in the back, rounding the fruit with a bit of biscuit? Dried apple. A hint of dark chocolate.

Finish: Nice spice on the finish, and seems to linger. A medium-long finish. Slight orange peel. Maybe candied orange peel? Not citrus-like, but just the peel flavor.

I was expecting toffee, caramel, or creme brule. What I got was a candied orange peel with a bit of spice. This is a decent whisky. I could really get used to this one, and enjoy it quite a bit. However, my expectations were not met and therefore I feel a bit disappointed.

This is one I've got a good deal of curiosity about and hope to try it sometime soon.

If you can, find the 10 yr Signatory bottling of the same. It's non-chill-filtered and bottled at 46% rather than 43%. I find there's just a bit more going on in the Signatory bottling and, if nothing else, is a great comparison to what chill filtering does.

Also, the Edradour 12 Caledonia bottling is bloody good.

I tried the Port Ellen 25 year bottled by Signatory Vintage and now wish I'd bought a full bottle of it.

My only comparison between chill filtered and non-chill filtered so far has been the world's best blend winner, Taketsuru 17 and the limited run of non-chill filtered.

Look forward to more Signatory releases, as well as finding a bottle of Edradour, sooner rather than later is best.

I just got a bottle of the 9yr Exclusive port wood finished Edradour and its a super crazy unique Single malt. Its much sweeter than you would expect with huge notes of Ripe fruit, hints of spice and a smooth sweet lingering finish. Definetly a desert single malt if there is such a thing :) But the port cask's they used all contained port of atleast 21 yrs or older so its a super mature sweet flavor that you get from the casks i would recommend it to any scotch lover with a bit of a sweet tooth.

Edradour might be my next try. Thanks for your suggestion.