Two whiskies from Edradour

Edradour is a small distillery in the Highlands in Scotland. It is privately owned distillery, it was bought 2002 by Andrew Symington of Signatory company. Edradour has one of the most smallest stills allowed in Scotland so therefore the distillery character is a bit heavy and oily.

The whisky Caledonia is a 12yo whisky from Edradour. The first Caledonia whisky was chosen by Dougie Maclean and in this video below one can see the process when Dougie Maclean choose the first cask.

The nose is intense and one can feel fruits and sherry, quite a complex smell. The taste is strong and quite oily, it feels stronger than the 46% ABV. It has different flavours such as sherry, fruits and some vanilla and spices. A long aftertaste. A really good whisky. And now listen to the song Caledonia by Dougie Maclean.

The second whisky from Edradour is their brand Ballechin and their 10yo. Ballechin is the heavily peated Edradour brand. The malt used for the whisky is smoked to at least 50ppm. For the Ballechin the whiksy used has been aged in former Bourbon barrels and sherry casks. The smell is smoky with some dark chocolates and some oil. The taste is complex with smoke, some oak, oily and some light fruits and spices rounding it off. It has a long aftertaste with a lingering light smoke in the mouth. This is a very good 10yo whisky.