Edradour Scotch Whisky.

Edradour Whisky Distillery Information

Founded in 1825 by a farmer cooperative

Location Highlands region Midlands district Pitlochry

Water Source Spring on Ben Vrackie

Edradour Whisky Distilling Equipment

Cast iron mash tun

2 Oregon pine washbacks

2 small stills (smallest allowed under Excise regulations)

Last Morton refrigerator in operation to cool the worts.

Matured in American oak bourbon casks. Various port sherry and wine casks are used to finish some whiskies.

Edradour Whisky Distillery History

Edradour is the smallest malt whisky distillery in Scotland and the last original 'farm' distillery in Perthshire. You'll find the Edradour distillery nestling in a pocket glen in the hills above Pitlochry that form the Southern Highlands. The name Edradour is derived from the Gaelic "Edred dobhar” the stream of King Edred.

The distillery was founded in 1825 by a cooperative of farmers from the area; distilling in the same cluster of stone buildings where Edradour is made today. The minimum legal still size for a still at the time was 40 gallons, and that was size selected by co-operative and has continued to be used to this day.

By 1841 the eight founding farmers decided to form themselves into an official registered company known as “John McGlashan & Co”

Electricity was installed in 1947 previously the waters of Edradour Burn were used to turn wooden paddles to generate power for the distillery.

The Edradour whisky for many years could only be tasted in the House of Campbell's premium blends. These included what was, at one point, the world's most expensive blended whisky, the appropriately named King's Ransom. In 1986 Edradour was bottled as a single malt for the first time.

The Edradour is operated on very traditional methods and equipment the distillery operates the last remaining Morton refrigerator to cool the worts

The precise shape and size of the still is maintained to preserve the character of the whisky so when replacements are needed, the new stills are reproduced exactly to the shape of the originals - right down to the dents which have been acquired over the years.

Edradour Distillery Bottlings 

Edradour Aged 10 Years

Edradour Aged 10 Years Cask Strength

Edradour Aged 10 Years 50cl Finishes

A Selection of 50cl bottlings finished in the following casks

Barolo, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Madeira, Marsala, Port, Sauternes and sherry.

Edradour Whisky Independent Bottlings

Gordon & MacPhail

Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing),

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