Review #291: Edradour 10yr Super Tuscan Single Cask 2006 Specs Selection

   Highland- 10 - NCA  - NCF -  $80 if I had to guess - 59.1% 

Edradour is a highland distillery that is owned by Signatory. IB.  Their claim to fame is being the smallest distillery in Scotland.  They seem to be more into wine finished casks and that has been the majority of their bottlings I have had.  This one is Super Tuscan, which is a red blend of Merlot, Cab, and Syrah.  These really have run the gauntlet from great to terrible.  Lets see where this one lies.

Color - Burnt Umber

Nose - Malt, honey strawberries, leather, black currant - water brings out more strawberries and some floral nots

Palate -  Red fruit, oak, pinot noir, - Water just ramps all the fruit.  currents, strawberries, gerranriums
Finish - Medium - Red fruit, old oak, black currents and more oak - water beings the emphasis all on the red wine.  

Overall - 5 -  The nosey on this scotch is very winey.  At first, this had a ton of bitter raw oak.  I let it sit an hour and that calmed it down.  There is just too much wine here to make it at all balanced.  It really tastes like somebody poured a teaspoon of redwine into a scotch bottle.  It is drinkable but not really that great.

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5.5 I enjoyed it but will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.2

Standard Deviation 0.96

Skew 0.51

Kurtosis -0.28