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Edradour 10yo (46%, Signatory UCF Collection, C#157, 634 Bts., D’17/04/1996 B’16th/02/2007)

A single cask bottling from the owners of Edradour distillery; Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Company and bottled without chill filtration and at natural colour however it is reduced from cask strength to 46%. The nose is rich with tinned fruit cocktail (quite sweet) and Christmas cake (think of sticking your nose right down close to the cake). There is also a good earthiness is the back ground enhanced by some chocolate and bees wax. All very delightful. The taste is very good sweetness and some really excellent sherry and then the oak spice, earthiness and chocolate really takes over. It is really very nice and not a wobbly moment in sight. The finish is warming and quite long; more of the oak spice, dried tobacco and then some cream sherry at the last.

A first rate Edradour with the bonus of being from a first rate sherry cask. A good tussle between the sweetness of the sherry and the earthiness/tobacco.

£38 (a recent 2000 example is available from Loch Fyne Whiskies)

Score 88 points