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Sour eggnog is a note ill have to remember and dwell on a bit more. That might be the note I have been trying to pinpoint in a few rums. Have you ever gotten that note on cachaça

Sounds great and if it’s going to a great cause I’d buy it. Having said that I most likely won’t see it so I’ll live through your experience. Thanks I subscribed so hope to see more!! Enjoy!!

Hi John great review and I am currently enjoying this whisky and I have to say they are doing things right at Ardnamurchan. Slàinte

Wow....I guess that's why so many different scotches are available. I am COMPLETELY "upside down cake" from your rankings. Excluding the 2024 (which I'm in the process of acquiring), my top to bottom is reversed from yours, which I find very interesting. I do enjoy them all though. Cheers All!

I would love to get a bottle of this Whisky. Cheers!

Wad up, John ! . . . rum wanna be like port, port like madeira, madeira like cognac, cognac like bourbon, bourbon like scotch, scoth like rye, rye like rum - huh ?. . . what is going on ?

Terrific review John!!

Jumping right into it after the release John! Glad to see a review out before it has sold out!

Great video, thank you for sharing! Your area has good prices, if you don’t mind me asking, what state?

Nice review, John. I had a single Oloroso cask (59.8%), and it was pretty hot. This batch sounds a lot more integrated.

Sweet with a pleasing bit of sour/licorice sounded nice. Add a dash of cigar wrapper and it's winner! Cheers!

Hey John, So glad you got around to reviewing this one. Like the first batch, I really enjoy this one. As long as they continue producing high-quality stuff, I hope to always have their cask strength batches on my shelf. To me, the 05.23 has some slightly darker, deeper notes than the 02.22; I think the "sour" note in that first batch was a little more pronounced--overall, more trebly, not as much bass. I wish I was able to try the second batch, but I snoozed for a minute and when I looked up, it was just...gone. Not surprisingly, I heard only solid reviews. Both that I've had play a bit coastal to me, too. A little buttery with time and air. There's a difficult-to-define oomph factor in it, perhaps it's own Western Highlands funkiness (?) that's just lovely.

Great review John and nice to tell us about the comparison with the previous releases. This one sounds like a delicious one. I'll be looking out for it, cheers!

The Dark storm is my taliskers D favorite..it's full, long finish budget one liter 😀😀😀 I already bought 5 liter's of...

Oh I wish this Ardbeg was $92 here!! Way more! Coreyvreckan is almost $200 with taxes. Having said that we just opened a new bottle! Love having 3 Ardbeg BizarreBQ on hand! I wish it was part of the core lineup!!

I don't worry about the NAS. I liked this Ardbeg special release. Yes I am very cautious about buying special releases but I had fun with this one! NAS peated whisky can be damn delicious! I do wish Ardbeg would skip the gimmicky writing and focus on their core line up!! Sutty, ashy, delicious!!

Great review. Always helpful to compare the new one in the context of the prior releases ... Cheers!

I agree with your review 100%: I like the '23 more than the '24. Maybe it's because sherry and peat are not my favorites (the '24), and maybe because wine finish/maturation and peat are some of my favorites (like the '23 and many Port Charlottes). The '24 is delicious and nicely balanced, don't get me wrong, but the '23 is extra special for me-it's like a Laphroaig take on the Port Charlotte formula.

Cheers to Hazel!

Thanks for the review! I’m looking forward to trying this one! I was a big fan of the PX and last years was really good too!

I liked the 2022 more than the 2023. Still looking for the 2024.

Great review, I'm still waiting for the New Cairdeas to hit the shelves in my area. The PX Cairdeas just doesn't work for me, I think they went overboard on the PX. Always good to see Hazel. Cheers!

Great review! Nice shirt!

Great review John. Glad to hear you've enjoyed last year's as that's the bottle I managed to get hold of a few months ago. I have been on the fence for getting this year's as it's not available locally. I will have to source it from out of province so the additional cost of getting a bottle has kept me away. Maybe I will wait for a few months to see if it shows up to avoid the hassle. Cheers to the summer🍹

Wow what a drop! I wonder how this would compare to Kavalan Solist Port cask. Lucky you to try this, cheers!

Charlies is sold at the Jamaican airports only!

also have an unopened bottle of the Cask Strength!

I added some of the left over Sherry cask Lustau to the Redbreast 12 and made a great blend!

I own this! While it was good when I first opened it up, after 6 months it has opened up beautifully in the bottle and is now one of my favorite port finishes I own.

You're bang on John on the reason for watering down, above 60% is super heavily taxed in India. Almost 9 years puts this whisky pretty close to the age of the Greedy Angels releases. I'd say this is a better buy. Cool whisky, even cooler reviewer. Great work man.

Love a well done port cask. This sounded delicious. Love a long, sweet, dry finish. Cheers!

I do like Amrut in general. Nice video

Sounds like a good whisky. I think their Peated Cask Strength benefits from some time in glass as well. Cheers!

Where did you find it? BTW it is pronounced Uhshoak! Wonder what the angel's share was for a 8+ year old whisky.

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You can being that Redbreast back to band practice anytime! As a bourbon drinker i will say it did NOT strike me as an Irish Whisky at first. Wasnt extremely peety for me which i enjoyed. Also the sherry finish was very calming on the pallete

Okay I did buy a second bottle after not enjoying the first and I feel the same way. I think I have turned into a peat head!! 🙂This just didn't do it for me.

I just picked a bottle of this up while vacationing in Scotland. I found it very enjoyable and it’s my 2nd favorite bottle that I picked up from my trip. My favorite pickup was the Mac-Talla Caoir. If you like smoky whiskies without the medicinal tones, I highly recommend!

I just picked a bottle of this up while vacationing in Scotland. I found it very enjoyable and it’s my 2nd favorite bottle that I picked up from my trip. My favorite pickup was the Mac-Talla Caoir. If you like smoky whiskies without the medicinal tones, I highly recommend!

The redbreast överpris overall... I have only 12 yo

I agree, a fantastic summer dram. Thanks for sharing!

I wish it was only $90 here… Just checked again and it is $150 here. The 15 is cheaper here. Great Review!

Thanks for reviewing the PX I haven't had it yet, it's just too expensive in my area $132. I have the Cask Strength from '22 and I really am enjoying it. Cheers!

We haven't had the PX Edition but the Cask Strength is always appreciated in the glass! Cheers to ya!

I really enjoy this Irish whiskey! I am a dyed in the wool single malt lover as my favourite spirit to drink but this Red Breast is lovely!! Sharing is wonderful! Whoa $90 bucks! It’s a lot it’s pricey here in Vancouver!! Cheers! Oh! Have you had Loch Lomond 12? Yikes!! A friend suggested it’s awful! I will give it away! Hubs dislikes it too!

holy shit man 7 minutes of gibberish, fellas save your time, video starts at 7 minutes

This was fun to watch :) I've always been curious about that Springbank Rum cask but like you said, mixed reviews. I completely agree with you on Springbanks needing to increase their abvs slightly as they get older. Man I really need to get my hands on an IB Jura, seems where the party is at. That Old Pulteney 17 was a beauty. Cheers John, some great whiskies meaning some great memories. 🥃

At first glance, my initial thought was, "So THAT'S where all the Campbeltown juice is going!" Impressive! Me? I'm quite fond of the Kilkerran Heavily Peated batches. As for Ardnamurchan, that 02.22 was well beyond 8/10 for me. I blinked and missed out on the 09.22 but have been loving the 05.23 (I bought a backup recently from a slightly more expensive local shop I use for such emergencies). I'm sure you had a great ride getting through all those bottles! Imagine the price those 18-21 year-old Springbanks would fetch at, say, 50% ABV. Like, horror-flick scary!

Excellent walkthrough of the empty bottles, John. To bad that the older bottlings seem to "drown" a bit for you being too quiet or subtle, lacking "oompf" to really impress you. I think, I understand you, actually. even if I don't experience the same. Cheers! 🥃

Wish more distilleries would give us residual ppm. Do you know if they measure the phenols after aging or before? I only ask because it seems that the CS is 32% more ppm than the non cs, which correlates with the whisky strength being 32% higher than the non cs.