James Eadie Small Batch Teaninich 9 year old 46%
2 refill bourbon hogsheads and 1 first bourbon hogshead- Cask No-718018, 718019 & 721587
Dist: 2010 Btl Sept 2020/ Tasted: Sept 2020
The nose is a little hot and raw with slightly hard barley, apricot, grass, lemon, sherbet and rose petal. It’s an odd, rather disjointed nose to be honest.
The palate is denser and displays more barley and oak but there are also some faintly industrial/ cardboardy notes as well. I’m not convinced this is 100% clean and the finish is a bit bitter and spirity with hints of white liquorice, rose petal and industrial spirit.
James Eadie Small Batch Teaninich ‘The Castle’ 9 year old 46%
3 x First Fill & Refill Bourbon Hogsheads
Tasted: Oct 2022
The nose is crisp and fresh with subtle white fruit, gooseberry and vanilla. Although its not over oaked the spirit isn’t really contributing very much. Late gritty tannin which is balanced by the sweet vanilla.
A soft toffee start to the palate, followed by subtle white fruit and citrus. However, the toffee is dominating on the middle and makes it somewhat simplistic. Good citric finish with returning sweet spice an oak.
James Eadie Cask Finish Teaninich 2008 (12 year old) Oloroso Finish 51.5%
11 years and 5 months in Refill Bourbon Hogshead- Finished 7 months in 1st Fill Oloroso Hogshead- Cask No- 354556
Dist: Mar 2008 2009 Btl Sept 2020/ Tasted: Sept 2020
A rich, treacly almost Pedro Ximinez-like grapey sherry nose. Hints of malt biscuits, green nuts and absolutely no spirit character.
The palate is rich and grapey with herbal Oloroso, liquorice, cinnamon and ginger. masked but citric finish.
Water makes the nose a little soapy and confected with more tannic spice. The palate is a little insubstantial, but still all cask.
James Eadie Single Cask Teaninich 2011 (12 year old) Malaga Finish 54.2%
Cask 361936/17 Months finishing in first fill European oak Malaga Butt
Dist: 2011 Btl: 2022/ Tasted: Oct 2022
The nose opens with dense but fragrant honey and grapey dried fruit. No distillery character is present. Late green nuts and apricot conserve.
The palate is full, dense and lightly honeyed and biscuity. Again, the flavours all come from the finishing cask. Develops grapey dried fruit and hints of spice. Long, slightly savoury and herbal finish with returning grapey fruit.
Water makes the nose a little lighter and possibly brings out a touch of lime. The palate is sweeter with the dried fruit taking on a sugar coating. Hints waxy toffee and coffee. Lingering green nuts.