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Edradour
Whisky: Edradour 2002 Burgundy Cask Finish
Age: 12 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 26-03-2002
Bottled: 10-02-2015
Cask Type: Hogshead; Burgundy Wine Cask Finish
Bottles: 419
Strength: 56.8%
   
Distillery: Edradour Distillery
Country: Scotland: Highlands
   
 
Date: 18-12-2015
Nose: Sweet, grapes, dry twigs, mossy, dried currants, honey, some apricot.
Flavour: Sherry, red wine, syrup, sweet, light chili, wood, tannins, caramel, dark vanilla, has a slightly sourish finish with some butter and minerals.
Body: Syrupy, pleasantly rough, tasty lasting finish.
Comments: Quite nice but I wonder how it would taste if the sherry and burgundy had been more of a unity.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++- ---- ---- (7.75)