Edradour

Fact Sheet

Founded: 1825
Current owner:
Signatory
Stills: 1 wash, 1 spirit
Capacity: 0.09 million litres per year
Location: Near Pitlochry, Perthshire
Website: www.edradour.co.uk

Notable Facts: In 2002 Edradour was sold by Pernod Ricard to independent bottler Signatory. It was the smallest distillery in Scotland for a long time.

Bottlings

Edradour Natural Cask Strength 2nd Release

April 15, 2012

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Another very young Edradour, but this time without cask experimentation. And indeed the spirit does benefit from not fiddling around with it. – Rating: 81/100

Ballechin 6th Release Bourbon Cask Matured

April 14, 2012

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You can feel it is still rather young, but it is a very fine dram with a good variety of smoky flavours. – Rating: 84/100

Edradour 2003/2010 Burgundy Cask Matured

April 14, 2012

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Rather sweet overall and feeling a bit watery even at 46%, this dram doesn’t really convince me. – Rating: 75/100

Edradour Caledonia 12 yo

March 20, 2010

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A rather basic sherry dram, not bad but not overly impressive either. – Score: 78/100

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April 29, 2013

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It all started with Glenmorangie.since the 1990s the concept of multiple cask maturation of whisky ahs been established in the industry.

Whisky Is An Industry, Get Over It

April 5, 2013

Diageo’s recent announcement to build a new big whisky distillery next to Teaninich has again – much like it was the case with Roseisle some years ago – prompted a wave of disapproval among whisky geeks.

Victoria Whisky Festival 2013

January 23, 2013

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It came as quite a surprise when I received an official invitation for the Victoria Whisky Festival a few months ago. Here is the report.

A Closer Look At Whisky Inflation

November 5, 2012

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Lamenting about rising whisky prices has become a regular pastime. So I think it is time to have a closer look at how much prices have actually risen over the last years.

The “Health” Of Independent Bottlings Per Distillery

September 22, 2012

I have done some number crunching with the bottle data in the Whisky Monitor to see if there is a noticeable trend how independent bottlings do for a specific distillery.

And The Blind Shall See

May 17, 2012

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A summary of the Scotch single malt blind tasting competition

Whisky Leaks: Top Ten Unreleased Gaelic Whisky Names

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I have recevied a document from an anonymous source shedding light on the inner workings within the marketing departments of the Scotch whisky industry.

Anorak question: Influence of the still size ?

August 17, 2009

Now here is a question that has been buzzing in my head for a while, and I have not found a statisfying answer to it yet.

We know that the shape of a pot still has a lot of influence on the distilled spirit.

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