A Prized Scotch Discovery
Edradour 12 Year Old “Caledonia” Single Malt Whisky

(700ml) (Pre-Arrival, Elsewhere $100) ($59.99)

“An excellent price on this hard-to-find whisky.”
— David Othenin-Girard, K&L Spirits Buyer

This prized bottle from Scotland’s tiny Edradour distillery is named after musician Dougie MacLean’s ‘Caledonia’ guitar. MacLean visited in 2009 to help select the first cask and participate in the bottling, and the results are as harmonious as expected. With only three men working, Edradour produces about 12 casks a week, barely meeting demand. The 12-year-old expression takes things to new heights, and is unchillfiltered, with a rich nose of oak and dried fruits. A great addition to the Edradour lineup, scarce in California for years, and now back in stock at an incredible price—only at K&L!

Edradour 12 Year Old “Caledonia” Single Malt Whisky (700ml) (Pre-Arrival, Elsewhere $100) ($59.99)

This product is estimated to be available by 03/16/2025.

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: February 17, 2025

The fantastic yet surprisingly hard-to-find 12-year-old version of Edradour is a hand-selected collaboration with the wonderful Scottish musician Dougie MacLean. He explains the inspiration behind the famous song for which this whisky is named: “I wrote Caledonia in 1977 on a beach in Brittany, France, when I was genuinely homesick for Scotland. My life has always been based in Perthshire. For me, the location of Edradour, with its neat cluster of whitewashed buildings, traditional equipment, and ancient methods of making single malt whisky, combined with its state-of-the-art bottling facility, typifies Caledonia.”

It’s great to see Dougie MacLean join forces with Andrew Symington and the Edradour Distillery to bring you this wonderfully rich and complex 12-year-old single malt. According to Signatory, the musician still has a hand in selecting the single casks for each bottling of Caledonia. The whisky starts with 8 years in first-fill bourbon barrels before a 4-5 year secondary maturation in first-fill oloroso sherry casks. Bottled without chill-filtration at 46%, this full-flavored Edradour offers a playful freshness, unlike the more serious and hard-edged 10-year-old sherry expression. We have an excellent price on this hard-to-find whisky.

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