Edradour 10 Year The Distillery Edition

N: Moss on a rainy day, peaches and pears - still on the tree, dripping with dew - rich caramel and vanilla swirled ice cream, honey, flowers, sweet bread with almond extract, hints of baking spice and oak, funky, earthy, chalky. P: Honey drizzled on fresh baked bread, orchard fruit, soft citrus cream, caramel, vanilla, oak cream (whatever that is), very subtle smokiness, butterscotch candy. F: Hint of cinnamon, ever so gentle touch of heat, honey, dried flowers, vanilla cream, milk chocolate, toasted marshmallows, almonds, toasted wood, chalky minerals. Delicate and delicious. This one really rewards patient, slow sipping. It has this strange effect on me where, experiencing the flavors cross my palate, just feels like sitting next to a softly bubbling, but swiftly moving stream. There's a lot happening, but none of it is loud. And you want to dip your hand in and feel the cold and the gentle pressure. It's just a freaking relaxing dram. I love it for that. Would certainly do another bottle of this. And, dare I say, it may just challenge Springbank 10 as the best 10 year single malt on the market. Maybe. Very different, but still maybe. ____________ Please come join an unofficial Distiller community on Discord (now one whole year old!): https://discord.gg/VSmCvzAQfH. We chat spirits (and other things) in real time while being a great resource to each other for recommendations, finding deals, and generally enjoying the journey together. (If the link is expired (it shouldn't be), please post a comment and I will gladly provide a new one.)

Nose: caramel apples, figs, eucalyptus Palate: sweet, sherry, chocolate, chewy mouthfeel Finish: medium length, more chocolate Not as potent as some of the single cask offerings from edradour/signatory vintage but still a solid dram.

Impressive in it's difficulty to procure. It was good, but could have mellowed a bit