Caol Ila 9 Year Old 'The Red Lion' (James Eadie)

(Good Spirits Co. Glasgow – Virtual James Eadie Whisky Tasting, 29 April 2021. Hosted by GSC, with Hugh Barron, Sales Manager at James Eadie, as guest speaker). Nose: Sweet smoke, BBQ, bacon (frazzles crisps), seaweed/salt Palate: Light sweet flora peat, tropical fruit, icing sugar, slightly grassy Finish: Medium/short finish. Warm, peppery, ashy on the finish. Nicely sweet. This has most of the typical Caol Ila notes, but is sweeter and without the citrus. Nice. Casks: #303558, 303559 & 312141 Wood: Re-charred & refill hogsheads Distilled: 2011 Bottled: 2021 Label artist: Annabel Pope 2x 9y/o, 1x 10y/o casks Came second out of the five drams, with 20% of the final vote for favourite of the night. 93% of those present said they enjoyed the whisky.