I’m back to sampling pours from our final round of distilleries for the SDT and this one comes thanks to @telex. Teaninich is a Highland distillery and this is the only official bottling from the distillery itself- for the Flora & Fauna line for Diageo. Now, normally I’d try to give a little history and info about the distillery, like: they were founded in 1817 by High Munro, who occupied Teaninich Castle. It’s been mothballed twice: from 1939-1946 due to WWII and again from 1985-1991 because of poor Scotch sales around the world. It’s currently owned by Diageo and was remodeled in 2013 and...well, here’s all I really need to say: Teaninich is the primary component of Johnnie Walker Red. It’s champagne gold in the taster with oily and heavy, water droplets running down all sides. The Flora & Fauna is 10 years old and bottled at 43% ABV. The nose is freshly churned butter, light florals and weak oak tannins. The palate is rather harsh and lacking anything except mild butterscotch notes. The finish is medium with warm alcohol notes and not much else. Overall, it’s the primary component of Johnnie Walker Red- so, if you like that stuff you’ll love Teaninich. Otherwise, I’d look elsewhere...any elsewhere. Thanks to Jason for the pour, let’s score it and barrel on towards the finish. 2 generous stars. Cheers.