Buddy, well done on this audacious list! I remember how worried i was about the backlash when I made my Islay Power Rankings video. What's more is navigating how the heck to do the same sort of concept for the Speyside or Highlands. Well presented, well navigated and well done sir! Im very on board with Benromach, GlenAllachie, Tamdhu and Benromach being highly ranked. If my purchasing habits betray a favourite though it would be Benromach. I csnt get enough of thier whisky. Great job once again man. Cheers 🥃
Thanks! It was a lot of effort to just get this region manageable. I haven't seemed to have sparked too much of a backlash, so far... No doubt GlenAllachie, Tamdhu and Benromach are standouts. Appreciate it. Cheers!
Interesting list. Reasonable criteria for distillery rankings. Personally, on an enjoyment of offerings alone, I would not put Glenallachie in the top 6 or 7. As much as I like Tamdhu, I’d put it a bit lower. I’d probably rank Aultmore higher. Your criteria with number of offerings and cask strength makes sense though. Nice video.
Bold list Tim. Very controversial. I could argue both sides on any of the rankings but by process of elimination thr number one is the only one with a deep field of well presented whiskies. To bad they're mostly leftover inventory with lipstick. I haven't bought a 10 since batch 6 and I am trying to hold off until I know its BW's own distillate for another unpeated bottle to add to my collection. I am enjoying a rye and port finished as well as 2 completely different standard 12 years olds. On the other hand the MT range came to town recently and I always thought that highland peat is good stuff IMO. Someday I might even open the 2015 Glendronach Peated im sitting on.
On Craigellachie’s website they say the 13 is natural color non chill filtered… but I tend to agree with you that it’s gotta be colored slightly. Either that or the sherry casks that they finish with are extremely wet.
I have been getting Craigellachie 13 for sub 60 Cdn on sale in Alberta. Now I know why I have multiple different releases from your top 4 Speyside bottles. Benromach is my favorite of those 4 though.
@@whiskywhereabouts interesting, Royal Mile Whiskeys has it as discontinued. Also, I recall an episode of AquaVitae recently talking about it being discontinued as well. I guess we are good for as long as supplies last. The 12 is basically MIA in most of the southeast USA - and so are the 18 and 21 OBs. They are all excellent drams!
