I love them all... | Top 5 Coastal Whiskies 

Rosacea: I’ve been living with something like this for 20 years. It started when I was living in Asia and some people suggest SPICY curry can trigger it. I don’t know the truth of this, but I had eaten a Thai curry so hot it made my eyes water not long before. I keep my skin clear using Nizoral shampoo twice a week. Trick is don’t scrub - just rinse your face - or you’ll destroy your skin’s natural oils and flora. If your condition is anything like mine, I found that moisturisers made my skin worse. I think it’s anything with oils. Or scented stuff. Good luck, hope you find a management routine that works for you.

Great episode and a difficult category to delineate and navigate successfully. Well done to reduce it down to only five and was stoked with Oban as your top pick.

Yay a list from my fav whiskytuber! Great way to start my morning! Cheers man!

Feel better 👍

Oban is no.1 for me, too, but you gotta try more from Scapa. Top 3 for me. And, of course , Clynelish should be here. For me, it's: Oban Clynelish Scapa Old Pulteney Talisker

Nice list as always. I would include Glen Scotia too. They have a very nice signature salty sea air kind of note that I love. Btw get well soon!

Good job mr.Geoff ) Good choice , i like . Cheers !

Keep ‘em coming Geoff. Loved the coastal flavour notes you were looking for! 😂 I asked for Ledaig 10 and an AD Sherry Cask release for my birthday next week. Here’s hoping…🤞🙏

I picked my 5 before watching yours just to compare & we got exactly the same, although I havent tried the Surge, & prefer the Storm over the '10'. Great job Geoff & good luck with the rash, I thought you might have gone too far with a joke :P

Talisker ftw ❤ great list as always 😊

Haha always funny bro, great list! Great whiskies 👌

I love Clynelish 14 for it's coastal elements. It's been especially good value in Europe, often available for around 40 Euros.

Your face looks good man, I didn't notice til you pointed it out. Thanks for still bringing the content! (and the humor)

Loved this video G! I usually shy away from NAS but the Oban Little Bay is wonderful especially for the price which is sometimes half the 14. Slightly different but still having the distinct Oban signature style. (Do love the 14 though!) Neal

Hi Geoff, good selection, the only one of those I haven't tried is Ardna, and the truth is that like you I have a special taste for Oban, the 14 was the only one I had tried until I found the Little Bay, and I took it almost blindly, well not so blindly thanks to your two reviews of it. Thanks and Cheers. P.S: get well soon 💪

Great picks Geoff. I've been big fan of Ledaig and Tobermory12. I also enjoyed Oban Little Bay bottle. GIven some good reviews, Torabhaig is another one I will look forward to some day.

As it turns out the Johnnie Walker red is indeed a coastal whisky, definitely can find some good ol' Great Pacific Garbage Patch notes in there. Great (and funny video)!

Hey Geoff don’t worry about the rosacea, I have it too, the flare ups suck but it used to worry me way more than it does nowadays, I’ve just learnt to accept it now. Great video, I still have yet to try an Ardnamurchan and now I really feel like I’m missing out. Absolutely love the Ledaigs though! And I think I saw a rum finished Lagg a while back which I really wish I had tried. Cheers! 🥃

Great choices, I usually had a bottle of the oban 14 in the collection but not since massive jump in price in the UK market

Great video again, i hope your face will get better soon. I find Old Pulteney has a real coastal style in the whole line which makes the brand a coastal one. I think Clynelish is missing. Perhaps the 14 is kind of coastal but certainly IB's and special releases are more coastal. I have the Distillery only from a couple of years ago which has some nice maritiem notes.

Solid list Geoff! I mean who doesn't love the taste of fishnets, mmmm! I would add Glen Scotia as it feels the most coastal from the Campbelltown malts to me and I actually do get sea spray notes from it. Cheers

Always knew you was a bit salty! Coastally whisky is just fantastic stuff from sea breeze on your lips to grounded narwhal you put together a banging list Geoff. Cheers.

Nice list. And I fully agree on Oban. It is very much underrated and there is nothing out like it. At least a 14 is always cracked open in my stach.

Geoff, You went outer space again with this list video. Masterly building up the tension for 7 mins 42 secs. And then .... the long awaited reveal. Great list you presented. I still need to try Old Pulteney, yeah might go for the 15. Thanks mate.

Great list Geoff! I’m also partial to coastal whiskies. I keep bringing this one up, but the Old Pulteney Huddart is by far the most overtly coastal whisky I’ve had (and I’ve had all the whiskies you mentioned in this video). It’s like Talisker 10 with the coastal notes turned waaaaay up. Please review it and tell me if I’m crazy.

Like yourself I treat myself to all the Talisker special releases and equally enjoy the Surge as well. Cheers🥃

I love a hint of nuclear submarine in my coastal whisky 😂😅 Nice one! I really didn't expect to see Oban as your number one choice 😉 hah. Fair enough! Ardnamurchan AD is definitely the winner for me, although haven't had the Old Pulteney 15, yet 🤔 Great list and fun video like always mate! Enjoy your weekend! Cheers 🥃🥃

Rash or no rash, you still look way better than me, Geoff! Of course not the most difficult comparison to win, but hey... better than nothing eh? 😉😎

Nice list dude. Most of these I've yet to explore and I love me some brine. Good luck w the 'rash'. Perhaps establish a safe word w the misses : )

😂 you are killing me lol 😂 fishnets was fabulous as was the submarine 😂 well done 👍. Thanks 🙏 and hope your rash gets better. Ciao 👋 PS: I used to always have OBAN 14 but here in Italy it has doubled in price. Talisker 18 same thing I regret to say. Ardnamurchan is my next target. Thanks again and kind regards, S.

You had me at fish nets. I like your selection. Though a Speyside, for me Craigellachie 13 is quite briny and savoury, so I think of it as "Coastal."

I like the Oban Little Bay. Got it lately for 43 Euro.

Interesting list👍. Speaking of coastal whisky, I've just tried a new one for me, and it was so good, in my taste, that I had to buy a backup bottle 😂. It's Glenglassaugh Portsoy, 49,1%abv, Sherry, Bourbon and Port Cask, NCF, but I don't know about the colour. I really recommend that you'll try it....and maybe review it🥂cheers

Love this list! Budget option recommendation IMO would be Rock Oyster or Timorous Beastie. Good coastal vibe for playing cards.

Hi Geoff, great list and of course video. Although I like Oban 14 it’s way overpriced where I am and it’s also Diageo which I’m not buying. Slàinte Geoff.🥃

My favorite destillery Ardnamurchan. I hope they win some awards at oswa. Have tried both 09-22 Cask strength and 07 21 05 and both are amazing. Cheers from sweden.

Quite balanced list,👍 Old Pulteney 17 would top the chart for me on the topic. Also, recently I see Clynelish loosing mentions. It is still every bit as good, so another winner for me on the topic.

Ardnamurchan Cask Strength the number 1 in this category for me.

Get well soon G. Nice list… confession Talisker ❤ for me

I love this style as well, Talisker and Oban being personal favorites of mine. Unfortunately, as you mentioned, the prices of both of those now are reaching obscene levels. You should start doing videos persuading people to start drinking vodka, and maybe the price of scotch will go down. Worth a shot ..😂

Another great topic and great selections. And we can even get them all here in Australia! But with medication for rosacea, are you even meant to be drinking whisky!?!

Good list Geoff. I'd personally put Wolfburn up there as well. It seems they have fallen off the radar a bit lately, you used to hear about them all the time.

When you come back to the homeland, Canada, if you haven’t tried Shelter Point you should! Its on Vancouver Island with their barely grown right near the distillery and has some beautiful coastal notes of salt and brine.

Great list, not sure I'd have Oban top🤔 How about reviewing Old Ballantruan 10, I came across it recently but nobody I follow has even mentioned it??

I've come to like the Pulteney 12, which is dirt cheap in Germany, when the mood is for something light. Need to try Huddart and 15.. Sadly I'm kind of irritated by the paprika potato chip note in Talisker, but I haven't tried pricier releases. My go to coastal right now is actually Rock Oyster 10, which find to be a really well done blend, but my fave is probably a Caol Ila bottling with a coastal emphasis, such as a 12 year old Signatory from some years ago (way better than and different from the current OB).

Dude…. You were always cheeky and funny but the beginning of this one was cracking me up! Loved it. Narwhals 🤣

Made it to number 2 ! 😱 🎉 🙌

First. Phil my glass now.

I expect lagavulin in the list

Tough to narrow down this kind of list, as you mentioned, so I commend your effort to give it a go. Let's see... Oban. I've only had the 14, but I find it unequivocally subtle and several light years away from complex. Could be me the two times I tried if from the same bottle, or maybe it was just a flat bottle (not mine), but the 14 is mostly meh material for me. The Ardmanurchan Cask Strength AD/02.22 hit it out of the park on first sip. Pure joy! Lovely. I just picked up the Kilkerran Heavily Peated Batch 7 & Batch 8. I fell hard and fast in love with Batch 6--to me, this is soul-stirring stuff. I SO look forward to opening 7 & 8. Which batch were you enjoying at the end of this video? Any thoughts on the different batches?

Big fan of Tobermory/Ledaig…often maligned (at least in my region) but seldom disappoints in my opinion.

Oban & Talisker were my favourite whiskies 20-25 years ago. These days I steer clear on principle (Diageo = profit over product). It’s a shame as that coastal “thing” is hard to beat when done well.

I agree with Oban. Saltiest whisky I’ve ever had. Id include Kilkerran 12 as a coastal mineraly malt. Then again it’s the earlier bottlings I’m referring to, so not sure if the latest ones are as coastal. I’ve heard they’re sweeter than the early bottles. Back to Oban, the 14 is relatively overpriced. I truly enjoy it though. Once a year it’s worth buying one.

How did you find that Oban 10 2022 edition? In particular the peppery notes.

Looks like you been drinking whisky with Mike Tyson and he didn't like one of your picks 😂 great pick are see if any will be at budapest whisky show this weekend

Have you tried Glenglassaugh 12? I really like it, really coastal. 👍🏽

I love me some Clynelish but half of your picks I haven't tried. Anyway, Hope your rash clears up soon. I had something similar in my mid twenties. Grew a beard to hide it. This was before hipsters so the only other fellas sporting beards were the homeless and Orthodox priests.

Get well soon. 😊

Tobermory stopped making the 10, right? Switched up to a 12. Which is a coastal, red licorice-y version of the Deanston 12 to me. Very similar.

talisker deserves that hit just for the gouging and diagio. thanks, G

Am a little surprised Clynlish wasn't mentioned. It's been a bit, but I remember that one being a salt lick older brother to the Oban

In the UK market Oban is seriously over priced for the presentation - the best value is the NAS standard bottling.

5 whiskies preceded by a lot of bullsh!t... Could have seen that coming. Thanks for yet another interesting list, Geoff. For me counts that I'm less and less check out the original bottles and go for independent. Enough great independent coastal whiskies to be found. And on a personal note: 1. get well soon. And 2. Glad I'm a Peathead and not a funkhead... Slàinte mhath

I don't think Talisker age any of their whisky next to the coast unfortunately - most of it is shipped to the mainland where it's stored in Diageo's TCFS (Traditional Cask Filling Store) in Cambus, Alloa .

Oban my arse 😂 I know your love ❤️ runs deep, but their standard bottlings are very “simple” and the special releases are ridiculously priced. Would put Raasay in there already and I’m looking forward to trying the Harris Hearach (spelling?) in the near future. Old Pulteney IBs are always worth a punt. Love your work Geoff - but you need to ween yourself off this Oban fixation… 😉😉

You should have called it the West Coastal list and dropped the Old Pulteney for an Arran or Raasay!

Pultney 12 is only 40 bucks in Oregon, and the bottle I bought 2 weeks ago has no character. I dunno what I'm missing.

Did you get in a fight Geoff!?! 😂

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No Glen Scotia?

Ooh Diageo at No.1? No wonder you came out in a rash 🤣

I just bought the old bottle Talisker 10. Paid 95 out the door, which is only justifiable bc it’s the older version and not the new one. Talisker would be my favorite distillery is they just did things the right way. I could rant for 10 minutes about them and Highland Park. If HP and Tal made their 18’s at 48% NCF they would break the internet/whiskytube and it would never sit on a shelf a day in its life. Instead I’ll never buy either again until they change. That being said, maybe not bc HP CS mixed w the 18 is f’ing fantastic lol end rant

I gotta ask. In your side-by-side comparison of the old and new Talisker 10, you said the newer bottle is better. but here in this video, you said Talisker 10 isn’t as good as it used to be. What happened?

Clynelish is the best

Not a big fan of oban. Surprised to see it here. But it could be my experience was never great. I did enjoy the 18 yr old i got, thats the only oban bottle i ever bought..ive tried the 14 yr and some others and wasn't impressed but of course i don't consider my experience with any whisky to be a "totally fair shake" unless i actually can own a bottle and spend time with it. I didn't really find it to have any stand out coastal notes. That's for sure. Btw is caol ila not coastal?

Well, this must include narwhal piss too

You forgot pearl fish.

I'm not a fan of coastal whisky - tends to give me rosacea.

Alternate video title: "Raggedy Ann's favorite coastal whiskies" OK, that was uncalled for but, in my defense, posting it was a rash decision. BTW, I apologize for being the jerk that I am.