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I feel that all of those RUclipsrs who LOVE this 18yr old (pick me, pick me) should stop talking about. Don’t tempt others to try it. Let it be our little secret. It would give us a better chance at acquiring a bottle so that we could carve out a quiet moment in our lives and experience scotch heaven. I have only ever had the chance to enjoy a dram at the distillery and my first sip almost made me weep. Keep up the great reviews…..love your gentle approach to tasting.

I got a bottle of this for US$40 at Total Wine (Summer 2024) and saved it to open later, but your review aroused my curiosity. The neck pour was shocking: chemical, vinegar, industrial, even offensive. But just after a few days, it mellowed out and has become a true contender. I still prefer Benromach or Springbank for the funky stuff, but it's a relatively complex 12 Y/O that I’m enjoying. At the price, I think it’s worth trying.

One of the best ASM bottlings I've had! Wish there was more to be had. Great review!

Nice review of the Westland. I have only tried the Garrayanna and thought that was also very good. I’ve never been to a Binny’s but I live relatively close to the Rockford store so I may have to road trip to check out their whiskey selection.

First off, I agree that the 43% and coloring is bullshit and it would be better with better specs. I do like Oban 14 though and some of the special editions (not so much the latest though). It has kind of a starfruit note, that is different and better than the straight pear note that I get from many other whiskies. I also like the saltiness/brine a lot, and the light sweetness. To say that low cask influence is just for blends or beginner drinkers is wrong in my opinion. I almost think the opposite is true. A whisky where the distillate is totally overrun by first fill active sherry or bourbon barrels is reduced to just the barrels. I like that as well, but I do think it becomes close to a cocktail at some point, and not a real whisky, where you might as well mix the whisky with wine, sherry, syrup or bourbon, because that's what you like anyway. That said, I still appreciate the review, even if we disagree on some stuff here

Just picked up a 19yo version from Norfolk W&S on the east coast Great channel. Keep it going

Nice review man. you took us on a journey and touched some good points. This one is a 'mood' whisky for me. Some days I really enjoy it and some days it feels off. Certainly not bland though, cheers 🥃

The aqvavitae releases are excellent!

No thanks! I'm with GWhisky on this one. Easy to find locally in Canada. $85. Cheap but not a Loch Lomond fan. Sometimes I get the sense you suffer a lot with FOMO and grab some selections based on that. Not sure! Cheers!

Great idea! Nice way to use and integrate whiskys from the past. This is my favorite CR that I've been able to get. Thanks for the video!

Man, I love this malt. One of the very few I would consider a true permashelf whisky. One I crave sometimes. Sweet, summery, malty, honest bliss. One thing I disagree on: I definitely get plenty fresh white / yellow fruits on this one. A staple.

Thank you 🥃👍

Completely agree with you mate, this is such a solid dram. I recently tried a few Glancadams including 18,21,25 but I still think the 10 is their best offering. I don't know how but good for us price wise. Cheers!

This one is good, as is the limited edition 13!

Agree with this one going MIA on American shelves. Been waiting about a year for this one to show up again.

I love this one, one of my gateway Scotch whiskies. I also love the 15. Both of these are readily available in New Hampshire, but it is a difficult find in Massachusetts, so I'm glad I'm just a 15 minute drive to the NH border. The 10 is $65 and the 15 is $109, but both are frequently on sale for $60 & $100, respectively. Well worth it, IMO. I restock when on sale. Cheers!

I picked up my first bottle of anCnoc 18 last weekend and it is instantly one of my favorites, along with the much more expensive (but still worth it for me) Balblair 18. Same FOMO, I plan to get another ($150) while I still can. There's only a few hanging around at very few locations near me. The Balblair is more available, so I'll bide my time on buying a backup of that. Great in-depth reviews! Cheers!!!

It's $120cdn here or $87usd, guess we're lucky and should stock up.

Oban used to be one of my favorites, but my last bottle of Little Bay was hard to finish, and the 2023 Distiller's Edition was a total disappointment and a waste of a lot of money ($124). The use of cheap casks came to mind, so I feel validated by this review. 🥃

I finished the bottle with difficulty: for me it is too sweet, it lacks structure and is not well balanced.

I really want to pick up a bottle of this but it's now £85 here in the UK. That's a considerable price increase. Maybe for Christmas.

The 12 yo Oban from the 2021 special release is a banger 🤩

Thinking of picking up another Oban to give the distillery another try. Would like a Cask strength release to get a better impression of what the liquid really is. Just so hard to pull the trigger given the price of the special releases.

Thanks for the review! There is a bottle of this in a local grocery store where I’m at. Sounds interesting, but probably not something I’ll pickup.

Love your channel and these discussions!

Nice one Brian, I mostly echo your comments on this. I never connected with this one. I much prefer the duty free PX one or the gorgeous 2022 Cairdeas PX which is phenomenal!

This is fast becoming one of my favorite channels. Great content!

I liked it less than you at the start of the bottle. The sherry and smoke were not integrated well, not in harmony. That changed after the first couple drams, and by the end of the bottle, I liked it more than you. Solidly a 7. There is a cough-syrupy sort of note in there that some definitely do not enjoy. But I do.

Interesting review. Thanks for the video!

Man $76 at total wine? These are $99 here in NC and SC 😢

Are you located in Chicagoland?

Looking forward to you boys getting involved in future. Let's get in touch 🥃

I just bought a bottle of this for USD 85. I reckon this would be considered fair value for the money?

You are wrong bro😂 there are many better whisky in that range

Hey Brian, great review! When I went to a 10am tasting at G&M in Elgin, the 2024 version is the one they greeted us to start our tasting. As 'breakfast whiskies' go this was incredible. The Speymalt series showcase what Macallan is actually capable of, which is gorgeous delicious whisky, in turn make us get even more angry with Macallan for not giving us this! Have you tried the 9 year old 43%abv one? For me that was a bit meh.

Thanks for the review! Local store is getting a 19 yr Speymalt. $400ish. I’ll be content with just trying 😊

Sounds incredible! I have a Signatory Macallan preordered from K&L coming next month. 18 years Cask strength for 250. Still not cheap but about as good as you can get for well aged craft Macallan these days, barring the new 100 proof series release which is, while not old, still incredible value. However those don't get released in the States. Looking forward for that bottle to come in. Cheers!

Great video It is depressing you are correct. But it’s the industry who have chosen to make it depressing. Here in Australia, you’d think it was Walt Disney setting the price for some of these labels. They are completely La-La-Land numbers. My opinion is leave them on the shelf Be braver; Take a punt on lessor known labels usually higher ABV ( than the majors) none chilled filters, and no caramel added Also, give some Irish labels ago. Still value to be found there.

Mortlach is one of the distilleries that I'm eager to learn to love, at least from Independents. That bottle was definitely one of the better ones I've tasted. Old mortlach is I think where it shines the most. Cheers!

Love many SMWS expressions but definitely not a Mortlach fan. Interesting thoughts. Cheers.

Great review Brian (or is it Bryan). I love Mortlach from SMWS. I don’t have the one you have but do have a couple. Craigellachie is who got me going down the Wormtub path and Mortlach and Glen Elgin are a couple others I really enjoy. Cheers!

This is very similar to Deanston 12. That unusual floral note.

Thanks for the review! I have been doing a-b comparisons between the value nominees and this has actually been doing really well. It surprisingly has been beating out Craigellachie 13 and Kilkerran 12 for me and I’m down to this and the Ledaig 10 for my vote. I get a bees wax note that is great in this.

Definitely sounds like an interesting bottle! I've enjoyed other Glen Gariochs I've had. Very floral.

keep this going

BevMo prices generally suck. I can still pick it up for $65 locally. K&L also has a Cadenhead’s Oloroso aged Glen Garioch 10 for $80. Decent stuff if you’re okay w/ Sherry cask scotch. Cheers.

Forgot to mention that I paid 58 CAN $ here in Calgary. (About 43 US $) wich give good value here.

Thanks for choosing this bottle. I got my first bottle a year ago and loved it. It has an interesting particular flavour component that is kind of new to me. I thought it might be the colouring, but not sure. I liked a lot. I got my second bottle and will open it soon.

You'll get this in a 1l bottle at the duty frees in the UK for below £40, if preordered. Fyi. Thx for these wonderful videos. I agree, I wouldn't take this in the Top6 at the OSWAs :)