James Eadie's Trade Mark X

Overall rating: 84.83/100
votes: 16

Category: Blend
Bottler: James Eadie (JE)
Bottled: 2017
Strength: 45.6 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Added on: 21 Oct 2017 4:36 pm by holborndrinker

Average value

€ 45.36

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£ 34.95

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Whisky Reviews for James Eadie's Trade Mark X

5 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 84.83 points

holborndrinker scored this whisky 86 points
23 Jun 2018 11:23 pm
Well worth getting a bottle in almost a quid for each per cent of abv...

Nose

Quite gentle on the nose - slight suggestion of camphor oil perhaps?

Taste

A light coating on the tongue - a gentle heat at the back of the mouth. Honeyed notes - sweet - like a Turkish pastry.

Finish

Lingers pleasantly - a caress on the taste buds.
The Macallan scored this whisky 88 points
26 Apr 2019 4:37 pm

A bang for your buck blend.
lincolnimp scored this whisky 86 points
12 Apr 2019 7:24 pm
This is definitely one for blend lovers, by that I mean it is light, creamy & fruity but with a creamy palate.
This bottle has just been opened, I do not think I could drink lots of this in one go as it is too thick and creamy but it is certainly enjoyable and what I like about it is the fact that there is a new twist on the blend concept, there are very few full fat blends like this on the market.
I tried a Bowmore Sherriff's earlier that goes for around £1700 at auction, I enjoyed this more and it cost £35.
There is hope out there, if you want complexity forget this, if you want an easy sipper to just sit back and enjoy, this is well worth the usual £45 price tag,
Edit
The creaminess in this reminds me very much of Annandale non peated new make.

Nose

86 86

A creamy, malty, syrupy sugar sweet nose for starters here.
Stewed white fruits, apple, plum, apricot, peach etc.
There is also a brioche pastry note which I really like, the notes of peach juice & syrup seem to increase.
After a few minutes I detect a very faint fresh paint note, not bad or anything but it is there.
Finally custard cream biscuits, could be just custard actually

Taste

87 87

My first impression is one of a good mouthfeel but a very slight metallic note which could explain the paint note on the nose.

There is plenty of fruit on the palate that the nose hinted of and it is really juicy over the tongue mixed with some spice and a little peat.

You can tell this is a blend as the cereal notes give it away but the mix and balance are really good, this tastes like 50% malt in the mix, certainly more than the usual 30-35%?
Plenty of sweet pastry in the mix like croissants and a very faint caramel note.
This is so creamy it is almost too creamy and syrupy, a thick chewy mouthfeel on this one.

Finish

86 86

Quite long, remaining sweet, full fat on the palate with a little more peat coming through on the tail.
mema82 scored this whisky 84 points
12 Mar 2018 1:51 am
- Nose
  
  82 82
- Taste
  
  84 84
- Finish
  
  86 86
WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 87 points
20 Feb 2018 2:25 pm

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2018/02/20/bottle-polishing-3-by-3-part-1/

N: Sweet n sour, cloudy & yeasty blonde beer>cider with a farmy sheep wool side, lime soda, slightly damp dark wood furniture, Panellus mushrooms [see pic below], mouldy raisins, sweetened linseed oil, something floral/green, earthy/buttery, yeasty porridge oats & popcorn, used cotton towels, wooden school floors, old music manuscripts, one well washed cockle=oyster, a dry dawn,... wah! Subtly unique malt-forward blend, candidly presented as the recipe required - so without any current/modern hyperactive funny business.
T: Clean savoury-sweet & sour malty barley with a measured waxy citrus saltiness. Quite some [Clynelish-esque] chew on a mild cocoa powder maltiness with another fungal hint and a small yet unwavering cut of liquorice stick emerging latterly. A few days after opening, the palate reaffirms the savoury-sweet barley/sour-spirity milky<cream, now with a weeny extraction of perfumed shampoo/hairspray. The last few drams talk more of milky cocoa powder with no hairspray but a touch of something more metallic [very very mild]. Given even more time to open out [and a little water], this beholds a fine velvety/grassy/powdery mouthfeel.
F: Turns towards soft grassy<buttery=powdery cocoa with hints of lime sponge, orange/ginger<chocolate icecream, peppered honeycomb, sugar icing and fine sprinklings of soot. Develops on tasty dry nutty oak [15yo Glen Scotia cask styley], towards a savoury>sour-clean, mild witch hazel/saline finish with occasional wafts of a [seaside] smoke house. Days later I pick out wild blackberries placed on a dry cream sponge, but this isn’t consistent. Finishes on sweet-savoury witch hazel with more sooty embers and sweet=savoury lemon pith.
C: Place in the high-end hip flask category at the very least. Worth grabbing one now before the malt content,.. changes. Easily scores 87 with that impeccable form, more impeccable than Deanston’s highly decent 12yo which shares similarities.

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