whisky review 544 - Glen Grant 18yo @ 54.4%vol (Adelphi Bottlers) 

Ralfy, Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us; Much appreciated! Mike

Your videos are both an education and experience. Another wonderful and relaxing malt moment.

Adelphi is my favorite Independent bottler, by far... They really bottle a lot of high quality whisky.

I recently bought a bottle of Glen Grant 21yo by Adelphi (cask 141974 for those interested) and it is absolutely fantastic! I got a second bottle of it immediately for long time storage.

Would love to see a review of the official bottling of GlenGrant 16. I'm considering purchasing a bottle (along with some others) when I graduate college. I haven't heard much about it, but saw it at a shop the other day. It peaked my interest.

The name Jeroen is pronounced Yeroon with a rolling r or a more guttural r for hardcore Dutchies! Thanks for your reviews Ralfy, we love it!

I'm partial to a particularly purposeful premiumized presentation with a peripheral palette of pickled pineapple. So I thank you.

What were the whiskies you bought and were disappointed in? Even if you don't provide a detailed review of them it would be informative to know what they were! Thanks for all your hard work!

Another great review Ralfy, always interesting spending time with you. I'll check my shop for this one. Take care, Ossie

Hello Ralfy! Can you please do a review of the Glen Grant 18 at 43%? Would love to watch your review! As always! Thank you!

Already sold out! Ralfy does it again!

This is a 91 malt mark whiskey people! Stick to the end. 30:48

Just bought the Adelphi Private Reserve, a very cheap blend. Haven't tasted it yet but apparently it is an excellent whisky for it's price.

got myself a clynelish, signatory vintage bottling at 43%, 17 years and VERY light color. I was super interested. turned out that this must have been matured in some kind of pinot noir or chardonnay cask. had to have been. cask #7763. finished the bottle a couple of weeks ago. still not sure what I would have rated it but it was quite interesting. definitely highlighted some different notes in the spirit, and was quite confusing in the beginning. towards the end it was certainly more distinctly scotch and quite more enjoyable. I do not think I would purchase it again, but am quite glad I experienced it. ya know?

Great Review, as always ...!!! Thanks for that one ♤

Thank you Ralfy, very informative!

Thanks for another great review and cheers!

Suggestion: Re-review of Lagavulin 16. I got my first bottle of it now in summer 2015 and it wasn't very peaty at all. Subdued. Went online and found some recent similar comments. Would be very interested to hear Ralfy's thoughts on this classic malt, the 2015 version.

Interestingly enough Ralfy. I have an unopened bottle of S.M.W.S.( 9.96) 23 year old in the cupboard. Your review is really tempting me to open it, I have read though that Glen Grant Whiskies, over 20 years old are very different in character, to younger versions?

Ralfy, I enjoyed the chat about Independent Bottlers - a subject dear to my heart. Quick question - do the independents supply the distilleries with the casks to be used, or do they choose from what the Distillery offers them for purchase? Alternatively, is it something that is commissioned / ordered in advance, or do all the bottlers bid for the casks being offered on the open market? Thanks again, malt mate. I'd certainly appreciate if you can point me in the right direction to read more.

Some things are so bad that they shouldn't be inflicted on anyone! Fortunately, I haven't bought a whiskey that bad yet.

A beginner's question. I now have the time and the money to learn the finer points of tasting whisky. From your blogs.it's not the alcohol I want to indulge.It seems to me, I have to water it and let it alcohol dissipate.So I can taste what kind of cask it was in?. If that is the case. It's Brilliant.all these's years. I went for quantity, not quality.

Malty Menehunes please! Keep up the great work!! Rob from Hawaii

Perhaps you've answered this before somewhere, but have you been able to try the Talisker Dark Storm? It's a duty-free exclusive, so I bought it at the airport when I came back home a week or so ago. It's probably chill filtered and artificially coloured, and it's not age specified, but it's bottled at 45,8%, matured in charred casks, and I thought it was a very nice surprise taste wise.

Have you tried Gold Courvoisier? It's a french wine/liquor. Cognac and Moscato wine.

In your review you talked of craft distilleries and I know from previous reviews you also like a wee drop of bourbon from time to time. I got a bottle of 13th Colony Southern Bourbon from a friend from Georgia USA (that's right he carried safely all the way to South Korea for me)and thought it was wonderful stuff from a small craft distillery. I was wondering if you had tried it and if so what you thought of the stuff? Also speaking craft distilleries. What was you opinion of Brewdog moving in the spirit industry? They have some quality and innovative beers, so I will be happy to see what the come up with.

Smashing as always.

In my whiskygroup the independent bottler The Ultimate (van Wees) is rather popular! They bottle almost all their whisky on 46% alcohol...except a Tamdhu from 65%. Maybe you can review one of these...

Another great malt moment Ralfy...Much thanks! I'm curious about purchasing a young cask (2-3 year old) from an indi and then having them store it for 10 years or so to mature... I'm early on in my research but I'm wondering if you have done this or have any additional info to share? It is a substantial financial as well as time commitment. So I certainly don't want to be hasty opened to ideas and thoughts. Enjoy your day Ralfy!

I've been a bourbon drinker for more than thirty yers but have been Leary about scotch. I have only had blended scotch but have never been happy with them. Most I didn't like. But I am afraid to spend 100 plus dollars on a single malt and find I have the same reaction. Can you recommend something that will be a good transition from bourbon to a single malt for me to try? I don't mind spending the money if I have something that I have a better chance of enjoying.

Hi Ralfy, great video as usual. I have been given a bottle of First Cast 1976 Glen Grant 20yo single malt ( Direct wines bottling ) Have you tried this one yet ? Do i keep or enjoy with friends ?

I'm n th initial stages of "finishing" a low-end malt w/sherry'd toastd oak mini staves. Does any1 kno of a mid-level Sherry tht can b used to season these oak chunx. I'v used PX Sherry but it wasnt good. Any suggestions? Anybody? Thnx

Ralfster! Review Aldi's Highland Black 8 yr old blend, it's cracking!

Cheers!!!!

Is the adelphi bottler always a nice choice cause i had some hits an misses with some indepedent bottlers

Hi Ralfy! Great video! Would it be possible to do a review of the Johnnie Walker Explorer's Club Collection - The Royal Route?

You need to watch it till the very last second.

@ralfystuff Hello, sir. Could you recommend a bit exclusive whisky. Need a bottle for those special moments. I really enjoy whisky with "smoked" taste, like Laphroig.

Ralfy can you suggest good whiskey shop in London?

Bad bottle of whiskey?!! Never Solution: Put it to good use as the solvent to extract fruits for a superb Ralfy Fruit cake. Add a little Jameson's and turn it into an old school Scotch-Irish Fruit cake. Takes a couple months but wow, you don't know fruit cake until you do it with Scotch be it good bad or ugly,

Hey ralfy :) Got a New malt mention: malt-molested-midegts Best wishes from werner dortmund, Germany

Jeroen is actually pronounced Juroon with a J as in yes,the U as in but, and the OO as in book. :) Trust me, I'm Dutch :p

I had my first inde bottling today and it was a Glen grant 25 year old, it was fantastic, tasted like a glendronach, I had a look at some reviews and they don't even match my tastes at all, no where near, why would this be.

@ralfystuff I have £80 to spend on a new singler malt. Im after something UCF/Cask Strength with a good age.. Any Suggestions?

Ralfy, have you had the chance to check out the new release of Johnnie Walker Green Label?

have you tried the Adelphi Glen Grant 21yo 55.1%vol as well? my bottle is still sealed :) cheers

Looks like a morgue steam punk magnifier.

Spreadsheet containing Ralfy's marks and whiskybase info. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BuVCjv8FY9Wa2FJpKgLqQh9NwoSE3Okb_tasTtHbvC4/edit?usp=sharing

Since you reviewed the 12 and the 18, I guess you’re not a fan of the 15…

Speaking of good whisky how come they can't coax Jim McQuen to get back to what he did best. All it takes is £££… anybody will come out of retirement if the price is rite and with his results it would be well worth the money spent.

You pour yourself a glass? Fill it up man!

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U Need2 invest n bifocals old timer🔎