The Klingon one 😂! Bonus point for the well hidden Start Trek mention, the new Kingsbarn Edition: The (Gul) Dukat 😁🥃🥃 Haha Cool list my friend! Actually jokes aside, my favorite Ardnamurchan is the Regular AD release. As for the Kingbarn, Its definitely on my list to buy in the future. Thanks for the great video Geoff! Cheers 🥃🥃
The two Nikka's in my opinion should be purchased or owned as a pair, so I agree, totally allowable as one place slot. They are different & complement each other beautifully, equally as nice & either would suit your mood at the time. Yes, the Ardna's had to get a mention too !
5 is the new 7. Those Nikka bottles almost tripled in price in my hood over the past few years. Your reading the label of Bunnahabhain Toiteach a dha made me actually LOL. 1. I do not LOL often and 2. I really, really despise needing to use "LOL" to describe myself. You won this round G...
Solid list man! Really looking forward to trying the Liora. I never connected with the Glendronach CS for me, like the Glenfarclas 15, they were just sweet and loud but lacking in depth but man o man that Lore, I still have a big love affair with it 😃 Cheers Geoff, I might give that Surge a try next 🥃
great review as always. Cheers! From Talisker, I really really like the Dark Storm. The charred barrels give the extra smoky flavor to the beautifully peated liquid{Do I like it more than great 10? May be :P) A flavour bomb!
Really nice list. I have two whisk(e)ies to add to your list. The first one is Glenglassaugh Evolution Single Malt, also overseen by Billy Walker. The second is a blend of single malt and grain whiskey from Ireland. It is Silkie The Legendary One. A very, very nice dram.
I have a suggestion for the mystery pours. To make the reveal a little more interesting, you might consider giving us one very creative tasting note at the beginning of the video, so that we can guess and see if we were right, or close, at the end.
Oh nice, I'm not the only one who thinks that Kingsbarns is great! I got a sample when I was still living in the UK---had zero expectations but really enjoyed it. I'll definitely be picking up a bottle if I ever see it (which unfortunately is unlikely because... Canada). Another "King" I really liked was King's Inch out of Glasgow.
Some nice whisky on show. I do like Bladnoch, I had a bottle of 10 and the replacement 11, very nice. I will have to try the others. How about, Dingle? Lovely Irish whiskey. Single pot still; very nice!
Interesting choices - I would not have guessed some of them but they are all solid recommendations. I don’t blame you for not trying to pronounce Toiteach a Dha - it’s a really hard one for an English speaker! The distillery’s own information recommends something like “toe-chack a-ghaa” but English speakers would read that as too guttural and hard sounding. Something like “toy-shush a jhar” is closer (but still wrong). There are some sounds in Gaelic that just don’t exist in English.
Lore (not on the list) is great. I’ll have to try the laphroig sherried 10. Nikka I’ll be trying both on Dec 25 or 26 (under $100 cdn each). I’ve had one of the Bunnas (peated), haven’t seen the other. The one I’ve tried, great. Gotta find an AD. The rest I’ve not yet tried (and not seen here in Toronto) 9:41 but you never know ….
Bladnoch is not that weird compared to some Chinese mice and snake wine I had before. Recently I bought a bottle of Glen Scotia Crosshill (cask strength) at the airport. Very pleasant and good value at less than 80 USD for 1 litre bottle
I mean you're setting the bar pretty high for weird there. Lol. I don't think I've even heard of the Glen Scotia. I'll be on the lookout for it. Cheers! 🥃
Nice amount of cheers for Jeff 😊 I'm happy the subject is as popular as the content. I hope you don't mind if I join in 😇 Be safe add water & taste before the chaos hits
Is it possible if you could an extensive review of Speyside Single malts and probably in another show it could be on blended Scotch whisky based on Speyside region. Looking forward anxiously.
Hadn’t heard that the Glendronach CS line was rumored to be done, is that something you’ve heard from someone in the industry or is it based on them being overdue for a release now? Either way great video as always, cheers! 🥃
Bruichladdich Classic Laddie was my whisky of the year last year. I've been singing its praises for a while now. Not a huge fan of the 105, personally. Cheers. 🥃
Good prices in Japan on the Nikka Yoichi and Miyagikyo NAS -- under 5,000 yen retail. Though I prefer the Yoichi for its complexity and subtle smoky flavors, the Miyagikyo has some nice honey notes and a full body.
Hey what’s going on bud. Like you, I’m a bit of a maverick, a rebel, a wildcard! So, that means my question has nothing to do with this review. You have 3 options(actually it’s me)😝. Option #1 Ledaig 18 & Bladnoch 10 Option # 2 Ledaig 18 , Kilkerran 12, & ledaig Rioja Option # 3 Ledaig 18 x2 All options are roughly same price. Help me choose!
Kingsbarn isn't available in the states as far as I can tell. I'm not going to bother trying to be on point with the theme of this video but I could recommend: Compass Box Spice Tree Amrut Fusion (I think? only had one taste so...) Westland Am. Single Malt Sherry Wood and also Peated Compass Box Peat Monster Scarabus Islay Single Malt Douglas Laing's Regional Malt series (at least some of them) Torabhaig Allt Gleann 2nd Rel. Deanston Virgin Oak They've all had their moment in the sun but lots have people have moved on from them I think.
@@Gwhisky I need to try and refrain from hyperbole since I've only had one session so far but, the Sherry Wood? If I hand you a glass blind, you'd swear up and down it's a single malt from Scotland and a strong contender at that. Definitely my favorite of the bunch. (3 bottle tasting set of 200ml bottles from 2018). If that session holds true another 3 times, there are 2 dusties I can still buy at $75 a piece that'll have my name on it. Also, in hindsight, I'd replace the Peat Monster for Spice Tree I think.
Man I can relate about it being overpriced where you live , here in the Philippines the prices increase at least by 70% , I wish they would lower the prices a bit .Monkey Shoulder here goes for 4000 plus pesos which is around 80 bucks , insane..
Good morning. I also have the Fettercairn 2-3. I find it well balanced and tasty with red fruits and slightly toasted. It made me want to discover the 16 year old
Yes, I saw that they made a version every year. I don't know if it's the fact of cooling the still that gives such a good result but I like their whiskey. Well done 🍸
Nice List! Those two peated Bunna seem very good! What’s your opinion for the Bunna Eirigh Na Greine?? That comes to 1 lt bottle, 59€ in Greece where I live! Does it worth a purchase?
Ardnamurchan is neither overlooked nor under the radar, but your point there is noted. I'd do the same thing with Balcones Lineage - Balcones releases amazing single-cask and finished malt whiskys, but their standard, under $40 here in Texas Lineage delivers more tropical fruit flavor than any other malt I've tried. Cheers!
Hah thanks, buddy. The Benromach Contrasts are great, and they would have been a nice addition to the list, but they do actually state the distillation and bottling dates. Cheers! 🥃
@@Gwhisky that’s hilarious. I have several of these contrast series (peat smoke, cara gold, organic) and apparently was always too anxious to dive in to the tastings rather than first take the time to read the labels carefully. Thanks for putting me straight (uhhh, let me rephrase that….)
@@GwhiskyThat's why I won't buy it anymore. Japanese is usually overpriced in the US in general. lol I can get PC10 for $70. It's probably my favorite so far.
Local prices (converted), both quite scarce/rare: Lore: USD113-125; 10 Sherry: USD125-130. I know Geoff is joking, but the pronunciation of Bunnahabhain Toiteach A Dhà is both on the back label of the cannister and their website: "Toch-ach ah-ghaa". The only reason English-speakers find it difficult is when we assume (arse out of us both) it's going to be semi-phonetic, and once one encounters the first Gaelic name and looks up and finds that Gaelic is not a phonetic language, from then on it should be as simple as bothering to look it up/web search.
@@jbar6284 That's assuming we care enough to look it up. It's much more important to a lot of my viewers than it is to me. I'll give the Gaelic a whirl but I'm not particularly hung up on perfect pronunciation.🥃
Thanks, Goeff. GD CS discontinued = 😭 I hope it’s just a rumor 🤞🏼 Just an idea to continue the series on the other side of the spectrum: completely overrated /hyped bottlings.
So five that becomes 7 that becomes 8 with two from Japan, and then 9 with two from Bunny. Don't you produce a shortlist? Does Taiwan have trades' description legislation? Also my radar is clearly a later model with higher specs than yours, because all these were on final approach.
