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Edradour Vintage 2012, Kirsh 8 year old.
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
October 4, 2021
When you find an Edradour, you should buy it. This is one distillery that i personally love, and i think that their spirit is very malleable to wine cask finishes. Having said that, this 8yo Edradour was drawn from 6 different casks, 3 ex bourbon ones, and the other 3 are Sherry butts. This was a special bottling, made for Kirsh store in Germany.
Bottled at 48.1%abv, red blood color.
On the nose, it is just perfect. The most accurate red wine note ever. Watermelon, floral and red apples. Blackberry Marmalade and blueberries. Melon, papaya, vanilla and toffee. Red berries. Incredible.
On the palate, it mantains the good stuff. Red fruits, christmas cake, antioxidant red juice, plums, beetrot, chocolate and dulce de leche.
Aftertaste is still very good, but a little short. Strawberries, figs, mango. A little earthy, it has this feeling that hits your nerve spine; such an experience.
Overall, this is a whisky that is very fancy, very elegant, and delicious. If you pour it on a date, you will blow anyone's mind with it. It has a nice amount of power (48.1%abv) but no alcohol note is ever felt. Amazing single malt, my score for it is 97 over 100. Slàinte!
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@PBMichiganWolverine i have been around the whisky world for 5 years, and for me Edradour has been excelente everytime
@PBMichiganWolverine It's great to hear that a distillery is getting better for once!
I feel as if things have drastically changed for the better at Edradour. A few years ago, they weren’t really all that good. They’ve been putting out some great bottles recently