Scotland, Southern Highlands. Distillery operational. Owner: Signatory Vintage & Co

After 70 years in the hands of American (J.G. Turney & Sons) and French (Pernod Ricard) owners, Scotland's smallest distillery reclaimed its independence and became 100% Scottish once again on 22 July 2002. Until this point, its entire production was absorbed by the group's blends, Clan Campbell, House of Lord and King Ransom. A 10 year old version was nonetheless released in 1986. Things remained this way until 2002 when, like many distilleries enjoying rediscovered independence and under the aegis of Andrew Symington (owner of Signatory Vintage), Edradour underwent an incredible transformation that enabled it to reveal the complexity of its profile. Coming under the watchful eye of the former manager of Laphroaig, Ian Henderson, who for was for a time Edradour's master distiller, peat became second nature and the distillery began producing a second malt named Ballechin.

This bottling was produced at the Edradour distillery on the Isle of Islay and bottled by Signatory Vintage, one of the oldest independent bottlers in Scotland. This particular bottling was distilled in 1993 with Edradour’’s traditional expertise. The Straight From the Cask range was created by La Maison du Whisky to highlight the joy of tasting this precious nectar straight from the cask, revealing abundant aromas, a more gentle sensation of alcohol and an incredibly rich texture. Technically, the bottle has to be bottled by hand.
That’’s what is offered by this special bottle, one to try as soon as possible.