Paid: $70 for 500ml
Distilled/Owned by: Edradour / Signatory Vintage
Region: Highland
59.8% ABV
Aged For: 10 years
Mashbill: 100% malted barley
Cask Type: undisclosed, finished in Sauternes
Chill Filtered: No
Color Added: No
Cask #: 325
Color: Dark Copper
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Honey, vanilla, apricot, malt, grapes, milk chocolate
Feel:Medium to light bodied
Taste: Walnuts, apple butter, caramel, vanilla, heavy sweetness
Finish: Sweet syrup, peaches, citrus, honey, medium warmth and length
Thoughts: Usually I’m up for a sweeter scotch, but this one was almost too much for me. It has a lot of brighter fruit notes that you don’t normally get from your standard sherry cask aging.
Score: 78 out of 100