For such a small distillery, Edradour has a remarkably wide range of different expressions. So what I want to do in the future is some sort miniseries where I compare an expression form their ‘Cask Matured’ Series (full matured in different wine casks, bottled at 46%) with its respective counterpart from their ‘Straight From The Cask’ Series (finished in different wine casks, bottled at cask strength). I am honestly excited to find out how the different maturation process and the different bottling strength fare against each other.

For the start I picked the Edradour 2003 Chardonnay Cask Matured (Batch 2) which will compete against the Edradour 2000 ‘Straight From The Cask’ Chardonnay Finish.

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Name:	Edradour 2000 ‘Straight From The Cask’ Chardonnay Finish
Distilled:	30.06.2000
Disgorged / Into Cask:	22.11.2008
Bottled:	09.01.2013
Age:	12 Years Old
Category:	Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery:	Edradour
Cask Type:	Ex-Bourbon Casks, Finish in Chardonnay Hogshead
Number of Bottles:	445
Strength:	56.7% vol.
Colored:	No
Chill Filtered:	No

Nose

Overripe fruit sweetness. Bananas, cinnamon buns, fudge and honeyed barley. The alcohol is merely noticeable at all.

Taste

Full-bodied but the alcohol burn is manageable. A lot of fruity sweetness. Ripe bananas, sweet limes and caramelized grapes. Honeycomb. A touch of colored pepper.

Finish

Long and rather mild. A big portion of baked honey bananas. Again a touch of pepper. Drying towards the end.

Overall

A big but not overpowered whisky with a lot of fruity sweetness.

Overall: 88 / 100