Edradour 11 Years Old 2000 Straight from the Cask Burgundy Cask Finish (57.1%, OB, 436 bottles, 2011)
- Edradour Distillery
- 57.1% ABV,
- £50 for 50cl
- Score 85/100
What they say:
Edradour 11yo straight from the cask Burgundy cask finish. Outturn 436 bottles. 57.1% ABV. Distilled 30/6/2000 hogshead matured until 22/11/2008 into Burgundy cask. Bottled 18/07/2011
What I say:
I put this into my Christmas wish list and what do you know – either I was very good that year or Santa must have been listening! I am beginning to suspect my Fiance is Santa…
Anyway I was intrigued with this for a few reasons. 1. Cask strength, 2. Unusual wine finish, 3. From Edradour – Scotland’s teeniest tiniest distillery, 4. It comes in its own cute little colour-coded crate, 5. It’s whisky!
Interesting finishes are perhaps not everyone’s cup of whisky, however I really enjoy the interesting additions to the flavour, nose and colour. Underneath is the base Edradour spirit aged for 8 years then interred into a Burgundy wine cask for 3 years. The Burgundy [or Borgogne] region in eastern France typically produces renowned dry red wines from pinot noir grapes. This gives the whisky huge forest fruit and musty oak flavours and stunning colour. I tend not to water my whisky unless I have to, in this case it is well worthwhile as there are huge amounts of more flavours going on that the alcohol overpowers.
Colour:
Blood orange RED!
Nose:
Oranges and cloves.
Taste:
Warm caramel with orange, lemon and grapefruit leading to red berry jam and musky oak.
Finish:
Light & long, slightly drying with ginger apple and cinnamon.
Would I buy it again:
Maybe not until I had tried all of the other finishes, but I would definitely buy from the Edradour straight from the cask series again [in fact I already have!]. The Burgundy finish is a big yes from me, think sherry finish but with distinction and terroir.