Edradour reviews

It’s no secret that Dutch bottles van Wees gets its single sherry butts from the Signatory warehouses – logical as Signatory owns Edradour – but Andrew Symington from time to time decides to bottle one…

My first bottle of 'Scotland's little gem' Edradour. This one is highly rated by Ralfy.NoseSpicy with cinnamon and dried fruits.PalateMore of the same on the palate, fruit cake, spices, a cereal note…

A small highland distillery, in the 30's it was apparently owned by a New York mobster. It was bought in 2002 from Pernod Ricard by Andrew Symington, who also runs independent bottler Signatory. In some…

The period in which Edradour was jokingly called Edrasour is long past, luckily. Since Andrew Symington and his team took over in 2002, I have tried nothing but good stuff from this distillery in Pitl…

At the whiskyfestival Spirits in the Sky last november, Andrew Symington offered me this sample and said I simply had to try it. Great sherried nose on dark fruit, orange marmalade, chocolate, almonds…

This Edradour spent around 9 years in a Sauternes wine cask. It was distilled in 2006, meaning it is a spirit from the era of Andrew Symington’s team (as they took over the distillery in 2002). Hence I…

You are probably aware that I have a soft spot for new make. It took quite some doing, however, to get hold of some from Edradour. It is not commercially available, so I am very happy with my little…

Colour: Dark Amber Nose: Powerful with raisins, dark choclate, sherry and european oak Palate: oily, rich and full boddied mouthfeel with dry fruits, dark choclate, sherry notes and nutty oak Finish:…

Look, if you are a whisky shop and you dare come out with an Edradour bottling, then you are either in possession of bad taste or good humor. At least, that is what I would have said a couple years ago…

Edradour is a distillery with a botchy reputation. Their whisky is often called Edrasour, accompanied with a sneer. But we have to be honest – that time is passed. Since Andrew Symington took over, he…