Jose-Massu-Espinel
Edradour Straight from the Cask
Single Malt — Islay , Scotland
Reviewed
October 9, 2021 (edited October 12, 2021)
I have had this bottle for quite a while now. I really don't know why i didn't open it till today, but i always thought of it as an special dram. This Edradour has been bottled from a single sherry cask, at 59.4%abv. A lovely chesnut color.
On the nose, the strength of the alcohol is not felt at all. Christmas cake, marzipan, glazed pork. Lemon peel, orange plant and this "date juice". Hazelnut, blackberries, Chocolate and Figs. Very sweet, Plums and dulce de leche. Quite an amazing aroma.
On the palate it is way too powerful. Starts with Bbq sauce, but then it gets too oily. A second sip was a lot easier to taste. Oranges, A sherry bomb. Chocolate powder and Prunes.
Aftertaste is astringent and full of sherry. Coffee, sour blackberries, raisins, cinnamon and brown sugar.
Overall, this whisky is a great offering as most Edradour are. Having said that, it is way too powerful and the overload of sherriness makes it a little difficult to enjoy. I don't think it is very complex, which is somehow dissapointing, because Edradour is one of my favorite distilleries and i would have bet that the cask strength was going to give it a good amount of different flavors and aromas. My score for it is 88 over 100.
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@Jose-Massu-Espinel i found their straight from the cask series always need some water to open up. In general, Edradour is a bit of a quiet gem making some good things