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| Hello, that is one in all our (virtually) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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November 5, 2021
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What a good distance they’ve come for the reason that very tremendous individuals behind Signatory Classic had purchased the Distillery from Pernod’s subsidiary Campbell Distillers! Overhauling, extension, enlargement, basic smartness and enchancment of the processes… Simply to present you an instance… (image Tom Parnell)
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Edradour 10 yo (40%, OB, +/-2002) 
Naturally, this was older ‘Campbell’ juice as Signatory solely took over in 2002 (or was it 2003?) The repute of this 10 wasn’t very excessive to say the least, whereas Edradour had been a prime malt for mixing within the Nineteen Sixties based on previous authors – and the costliest new filling of all of them, thoughts you! Color: gold. Nostril: ah, much less whacky and ‘deviant’ than I remembered it, possibly did it want an excellent twenty years of ageing in glass? Some shoe polish, copper polish, previous cash, dry pine needles, some leather-based, then moderately beef jerky (or pemmican?), soy sauce, glutamate… Now some notes of latest plastics would are likely to come out after a couple of minutes, which doesn’t bode too nicely for the palate, let’s have a look at…Mouth: this moderately immense soapiness at first, then burnt leaves, Fanta, leather-based…. Actually very robust, as anticipated. End: arduous. Feedback: we shan’t rating this one once more, I attempted it simply to indicate distinguished newcomers that nothing is misplaced endlessly. And I promise it’s the final time we’re attempting the previous 10.
SGP:382 – – factors. |
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Edradour 2005/2018 (63.7%, Or Sileis, Taiwan, Craftsman Choice, sherry, cask #501026, 195 bottles) 
So clearly ‘new’ juice by Signatory Classic and a ‘two-face’ set-up that is not unseen elsewhere. Karuizawa geishas, anybody? Now each bottles, left and proper, do shelter the identical juice on this very case. Color: gold. Nostril: it’s a little arduous to fathom that this stems from the identical distillery, as what we’re getting at this quasi-murderous power is a beautiful leafy sherry and notes of pear and apricot jams. In all probability many different aromas however we cannot push too arduous simply now. With water: gunflints, geranium flowers, pistachios and pecans (roasted), figs, tobacco… Mouth (neat): there’s a little old-Edradourness certainly, however that will moderately be the higher aspect of previous Edradour, tobacco, soot, ale… The remainder is just too robust for this shy little paster. Wait, pears do present up once more. With water: extra pears certainly, plus extra figs (jam), quinces, candy pipe tobacco, cherry cake… I can’t not consider that different distillery that does a lot sherry up there additional within the north (ending with ‘-clas’). End: lengthy, drier, with some pine liqueur, Jäger, roasted chestnuts, walnut wine, tobacco… Feedback: completely impeccable, with some type of dry amontilladoness.
SGP:451 – 87 factors. |
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Edradour 2009/2020 (56.2%, Or Sileis, Taiwan, Tiger’s Best Choice, First-fil sherry, cask #370, 675 bottles) 
Color: amber/mahogany. Nostril: moderately some espresso, malt and chocolate extravaganza, with whiffs of stout after which bouillons, meats, marrow, meat pie, gravy… With water: miso and umami. Nobody’s ever going to be towards that, definitely not yours actually. Mouth (neat): thick and very good wealthy sherry, sweeter than on the nostril, with far more marmalade and Szechuan pepper. Floor espresso, black tobacco, chocolate, black pepper, apricot jam, Jafa truffles, ‘moist’ brownies… With water: I’ve to say Christmas truffles, Beerewecke, Stolle… End: lengthy, clan, extra orangey. This time we have type of gone even additional north, in direction of Alness. Extra Jaffa truffles within the aftertaste. Feedback: a bit of richer and simpler than its older sibling, with an enormous pleasant presence. Very Christmassy (I do know we’re early…)
SGP:651 – 88 factors. |
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Edradour 2010/2020 (58.5%, OB for The Navigator World Whisky, South Africa, first fill sherry butt, cask #386, 602 bottles)
In idea, we needs to be shut… Color: darkish amber. Nostril: sure we’re by some means between each Taiwanese, with each a dry cigary tightness and a few richer dried fruits, fruitcake, pressed figs and dates, dried pears, a contact of ham, and even perhaps a mini Mars bar. With water : virtually a carbon copy of the 2009, which is nice information, clearly. Some great sherry butts are in use at Edradour! Mouth (neat): very assertive, virtually authoritative, with a great deal of espresso (ristretto) and black chocolate, then a couple of prunes and black raisins. Some French buddies might imagine that is some type of old-style household armagnac. With water: Christmas truffles, marmalade, Szechuan pepper, with a wee slice of Linzertorte (with a great deal of raspberry jam). End: lengthy, drier, with moderately numerous bitter chocolate and as soon as once more a bit of Jäger. Feedback: one other epic sherry monster from Pitlochry (through the neighbourhoods of Johannesburg).
SGP:651 – 88 factors. |
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Nice work at Edradour, however we already knew that. We’ll attempt to have fairly a couple of Ballechins within the coming weeks.
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