Does the transportation of the whisky make a difference? For wines, they are relatively fragile and should be (yes, should, but are not always) moved in temperature controlled shipping containers. Should whisky be transported around the globe in temperature controlled containers or does it not matter?

A good myth busting video Phil. I personally hate the one that whisky is a man's drink. You never see good whisky deals around for Mother's Day, it is always wine or gin. A lost opportunity for liquor retailers. Cheers!

Missed the Neck Pour myth! Great videos BTW.

Screw cap shouldn’t be controversial.. it’s common sense at this point. Either transition to synthetic corks or screw caps.

Whisky and tonic water: you can literally put a few whisky drops in a glass of tonic water and will have a great flavour. Also, you can still enjoy it without exaggerating. Finally, living in a warm country, you can still enjoy whisky in the summer👍

The other reason i disregard age statements is due to cask sizes. The whisky interacting with the wood is the whole point, and each cask shape and size will then have a different ratio of volume/internal surface area, meaning two different shaped/size casks will mature at a different rate 🥃

Thanks for the info! Not a big fan of adding coloring to the whiskies and just prefer the barrel doing its work, but im not a big drinker of scotchs or irish which ever uses it. just rye, bourbon and mainly american whiskies. But hey maybe my flavor profile will change in the future.

One minor point I’ll sort of correct you on is in regards to Australian whisky. You mentioned that Australian whisky comes from warmer climates,which in a few cases is true. However the mainstay of Australian whisky is Tasmania (think Lark) and the climate down there is actually pretty comparable to Scotland. Sorry for bringing up such a minor issue

I really like The Grail, but they seem to have stopped making videos. Have I missed something?

Regarding the cork cap, a good alternative in my opinion is the plastic cap. It looks the same and you don't lose the effect of opening the bottle and it doesn't break so easily like the cork one. I was wondering why you didn't mention this variant? I have only seen this plastic type of cap on cheaper whiskies, so maybe I am missing something...

The myth of neck pour. That's a huge one for enthusiasts to this day.

Please check out 4Leaf Whiskey. Stacie is amazing with Irish whiskey.

About the 7th myth... so in a way, it is true what you say. Whisky doesn't mature in the bottle. But, at least in my opinion, it is not true that whisky doesn't change at all once bottled, even when when well-preserved. This is something that brandy enthusiasts know about brandy, but for some reason whisky enthusiasts can't admit about whisky.

Agree with all of your myth busts. Interesting. Great vid!👏

Thanks for sharing Phil. Some great info. Slàinte mhath

Just a couple of points from a 'grumpy old git'! (Having drunk whisky for 45 years or more can give a different perspective...) In 1986 Spain changed the law so that sherry had to be bottled there before export - prior to that, it would be shipped to Britain in 'transport casks' and then bottled here and it was those casks that were then used for whisky, as it was more economical than shipping them back empty. Because sherry-matured/finished whisky had become so popular, other ways to achieve it had to be found, which led to today's 'seasoned' casks. If the sherry is not transported in casks, then drinking more of it doesn't help... I'm really saddened by the way marketing departments and under-informed consumers have led to corks being used so often. The worst tragedy for me is Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisseurs Choice and Distillery Labels ranges: some of my most treasured (and most expensive) bottles (generally distilled in the 1960s/1970s and bottled in the 1990s) have screw caps - the ROPP cap was 'de rigeur' back then - but more recent ones have corks...

I was at the Lochranza (Arran) distillery last year. And they had two distillery exclusive single cask whisky's. A 12 yo ex bourbon and a 16 yo refilled sherry cask. The 16 yo was sooo pale. One of the lightest colored whisky I've seen. I expected a fresh citrussy and yellow fruit whisky with some oak spices. But it tasted soo dark! Like espresso, very dark chocolate, and burned wood. Absolutely crazy.

There are 118ppm Octomores that taste way smokier than some 200+ ppm Octomores. I think the more wine influence it has, the more it hides the actual peat, at least it seems to be the case.

The linked video on sherry is fantastic. Definitely recommend that for whisky geeks.

I've yet to see a good whisky that doesn't come with a cork.

At start of my whiskey journey all whiskey tasted the same for me cause I only tried cheap blends 😅 I agree with corks, I would like to have more screw ones. At start I thought adding water to whiskey was for people who love 40 abv whiskey, but it's great addition to getting more out of whiskey. Anyway interesting video, thanks for sharing your knowledge

I believed the first one for 15 years, until I was about 34 and a friend let me taste a couple of good whiskies. Was immediately hooked.

Great video, Phil, thanks! A “myth” I often notice is famous brands = better whisky. I’m an old Scotsman and believed this myself for many years. (Decades actually.) Now I’m discovering loads of lesser known distilleries that make fantastic whisky, way better than the household names. It really is a “journey”!

Can't really disagree with most of the stuff said here! so many fuc king myths around and the 'whisky is a man's drink' bull shit Who was at fault there? The bloody distilleries and their marketing companies during the 60s to 2000s. appealing to men and masculinity now they are trying to claw back their own marketing to tap into literally another 50% fo the market that they literally ignored. Cynical as most marketing is but yeah, now we have this 'movement' of women drinking whisky which is strange because never in my huge whisky circle and our club ever did anyone claim whisky is a man's drink lol In fact we love it when women attend - otherwise it is just a bloody sausage fest! Great vid Phil! Anytime you want to drink some crazy old shit, buzz me. (we have a ridiculous japanese session coming up and cognac session)

Great video, the point about peat smoke flavor diminishing over time makes me want to try younger releases from Ardbeg and Laphroaig. I love the peat smoke flavor of those distilleries' 10 year whisky.

2 videos within 2 weeks😮

i'm praying for more screw caps !

Great video other than the idea to wet the cork with Whiskey.... there's a reason you don't store them on their side... 😮😅 what do you think of the sudden rise in Tequila cask whiskey/ what distillery would you be most excited to hear they are releasing a Tequila aged Dram? It's early days but it's the next hype wave in Whiskey 😊

Give me a punch in the face Islay peated whisky anytime! Very interesting video! No way to a $400 Johnnie Walker Blue in Canada!! Overrated. Overpriced. Cheers!! 🙂

Nice list of misconceptions. Perhaps the development of more environmentally-conscious packaging can pave the way for alternatives to traditional corks (The Bruichladdich 18 already has a glass stopped with rubber gasket...) without worrying about the stigma of screw caps.

I think the reason why myth #5 exists in part is because Corks are more common, and I think some people see cork as more elegant. In the case of myth #4, I've never heard of that myth until I saw this video. My friend who got me into whisk(e)y told me that's how you're supposed to have Scotch. Personally, that's how I prefer to drink all my whiskies these days.

You included a myth. Wetting your cork with whisky will dry it out more due to the high alcohol content

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Port sherry and other wine casks best. Bourbon cask offers little

What 24-25 yr old scotch that is still relatively affordable can you recommend that represents the age factor the best . IE , notes you could only get from older scotch.

Hi @firstphilwhisky want to ask a question. In lieue of the decline of the glendronach series what would you recommend for sherry bombs as what glendronach used to offer at such an insane price point

I hear only background music not you sir, please balance it somehow or lower it if possible, thanks <3