Edradour Caledonia 12yo
The Origin
I really love the dram-song connection here, it enriches the experience once you know that Dougie was trying to find a cask that one way or the other translated his lyrics into water of life.
PS: non-chill filtered and no color added.
The Whisky
http://whiskyforeveryone.blogspot.be/2010/08/have-just-tried-edradour-caledonia-12.html
Nose: a whiff of sherry, leather, salty ham, honey, figs and sultanas, a nice and fruity nose. Add some water and the fruity character of this whisky blossoms, more scents of orange breaking through. The sherry aroma is surprisingly enough not too dominant, even after 12 years in an Oloroso cask, maybe a refill cask?
Taste: what this malt needs is a few drops of water, without it you won't get much flavor out of this one. Hints of citrus, orange, honey, strips of leather.
Finish: Quite a long finish actually, this Edradour will leave its traces for quite some time. Some spices and oranges, but overall soft in the mouth.