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Hi James, Your right. It's lots of work for a guy that is still working another job as well as the chores and my outdoor activities. Thanks again for your feed back.

To be honest with you James the only Glenfarclas cast strength I have tried is the 105.

My apologies for not getting back to you ASAP. I somehow missed your comments. This bottle was brought in directly from the bottling plant storage area to the distillery where I purchased it, I believe on May 20th, 2024 early morning when the shop had just opened. I was able to get it and the Longrow Palo Cortado 9 because I was at the front of the line up of customers. There is no bottling date but the UK customs number is A30000000446 and the bar code is 10854 15700. Slàinte Mhath

I didn't find their whiskies pricy at the distillery as compared to the other distilleries. What I found was the lack of availability of their whisky. They do not produce enough whisky for the market demand. It wasn't always that way because my son use to buy me affordable Springbank 14s and 15s that were readily available in BC, Canada that you can not find today let alone what you might pay for them.. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks James, I guess I got the thumbs up now. LOL

Hi Glen, I almost used that tune in the back ground. I followed this guy in my younger days when I was a musician. He kept re-inventing himself which some audiences liked and some didn't. And now it's welding decorative gates and Bourbon. Cheers

Thanks James. Even though Diageo does not allow video their Distillery production area the tour was one of the more entertaining tours. We were lucky in getting a knowledgeable, engaging and a very humorous tour guide. Nostalgic Oban has been on my shelf for years. It's not over the top but just a steady eddy reliable and consistent dram.

Thanks kindly, Cambeltown is going to be seeing a couplenew distilleries being built and that will help it be a destination like Islay. Right now it has 3 distilleries that could be in the top 10 in Scotland. Of course that's my opinion. Slàinte Mhath

I had a chance to drink both whiskies. I look at them as both decent whiskies but still being different. The 18 with the brown label has a 2nd additional finish in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels. The newer white canister 18 is fully matured in refill ex-bourbon, so to me the bourbon oak influence seemed lighter. There seems to be a lot more going on that I preferred in the Brown Label but that is my palate and opinion. They both are still good whiskies and the Deanston distillate character can really express itself with it's full maturation in the bourbon casks. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks for watching and your valuable information on Deanston, one of my favorite's as well. The 2002 organic oloroso is on my (bucket) list. Deanston was on our list of distilleries to visit but we spent too much time at Stirling Castle and had to make it to Pitlochry for the distillery tours in the highlands. Next Spring I hope to visit.

I am with you on Weller and the price of Pappy today.....I have a bottle from years ago but I had a chance to buy a couple at our BCL special release if I wanted to stand in a line up early in the morning. I wasn't willing to do that. The Weller has been easier to get in BC. When will this bubble burst?

Thanks for watching. Watch out for Edradour and their owner Signatory. They are going to be one of the whiskies of the future to keep an eye on with them expanding their production but keeping their old school methods. I think that Andrew Symington purchasing Edradour was the best thing that could have happened to Edradour. Skål

Thanks for watching and your comments. I did eventually end up with a full bottle of Cath nah Aven so that tells you something. I agree with you and would squeak it up another point as well. Cath nah Aven is an excellent whisky

Hi Robert, Get on board the Whisky Train and enjoy the journey. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks and How you doing. So busy these days I am ashamed to say I am a little bit slow getting back responding to your comments. I'm planning a trip to Louisville to explore some of my favorite Bourbon Distilleries. I guess it's a bit of a mess down that way after the hurricane. Let me know of any of your favorite distilleries down that way. Cheers

Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed our adventure to the 'Isle of Skye' and Talisker Distillery. If you get a chance to see the Isle of Sky it is worth it. Beautiful and stunning scenery.

Thanks for watching and your comments. Wow! You did get lucky. Nothing shabby about the cask strength 12 year old. That is some serious Springbank juice. I will say that I would stand in line again if I knew I could get what you got or what I lucked out to. Slàinte Mhath

@@noelsworldofwhisky8208 yeah totally understandable, you landed some cool bottlings. I was pretty fortunate, a whisky community friend actually sent me a sample of I believe this Longrow cage bottle (he also visited end of May/early June) and a Springbank cage bottle that was red wine cask matured. Have tried the springbank and it was interesting, although not entirely my cup of tea. Have yet to try this Longrow, but when I do I'll try to remember to pop back on here and share my thoughts.

Thanks for watching. I learned more about this whisky after I returned from Scotland. I didn't know I had this so it was a pleasant surprise that I might not have known about if I didn't have the distillery sample. Slàinte Mhath

Hi Christine and thanks for watching. Scotland is so different from the rest of the UK and really there is no place quite like it. I think that my desire and a yearn to return has something to do with mine genes. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks for the reply and I'm Glad you enjoyed it. This distillery is under most peoples radar. It's a Beauty!

I have several Palo Cortado finished whiskies and that one packs a lot of smack. You don't notice the youth in the whisky. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks James, Have you tried any of the Indian Malts?

I hope you can get a winner like I did. Maybe I just appreciate it more because it is so hard to get.

Hi James, This was one was the best Springbanks I've had.

Thanks Ron. Well worth doing if your over there.

I was expecting the taste of ethanol but it was fruity sweet. It wasn't prickly or it didn't have any bite but left an oily coating on my mouth.

I like your use of the word magic. There is so much that I am still discovering from the hours of video and 4 people cataloging the trip with photos.

Thanks James, I'm a little slow to respond to everyone with the Jet lag and that serendipity that follows.

Thanks James, I turned on a few people on to the distillery and whiskey on my trip to England and Scotland. Nobody had heard of it.

Hi Pierre and thanks for watching the video. This distillery is producing some good whisky including the Ripple Rock. It has one several international awards and is the first distillery I believe in North America to be recognized by the SMWS but not a lot of people know about it. If you get a chance the Evans Reserve is also a goody (Sherry Cask). I will be flying off to Scotland in the morning so I wish you well. Slàinte Mhath

I think they've got a player with this one. It's a tough business for these new distilleries to wait for ten years because they still have to deal with their overhead and payroll. Unless they have a Gin still it's going to be non age statements. Now that they have the ten they will have to follow up with a twelve. Shelter Point distillery here on Vancouver Island just came out with their first twelve and I just finished a review on it. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks kindly and good to hear from you. If and when you get the chance, it is a classy sherry aged ten year old that could fool you into thinking it is older than those ten years thanks to good cask influence. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks for the reply and Slàinte Mhath

Thanks for the reply and I agree with you. I enjoyed the fifteen but felt that the casks were weak in the 18 so I would be cautious there especially with the higher price. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks for the reply and good to hear from you. I wish it had been a Billy Walker classic like the GlenDronach Allardice. Now the GlenAllachie fifteen is another story and still affordable. I will get back to the 18 maybe 6 months down the road after it's oxidized a bit and review it again. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks for the reply. My two weaknesses. Chocolate and scotch. I haven't paired them yet and yet I can taste them mmm. Slàinte Mhath

Thanks for your response and views. I have heard that in Ontario things are not moving off the shelves as they previously have. I will be Scotland in May and I am certain I will be getting an education if not a different perspective. We know that Whisky (and tourism) are their key source of revenue. Slàinte Mhaith

Thanks for the response. The Ten is a very tasty dram. I think both the ten and twelve are getting incredibly popular as an affordable replacement for the likes of Macallan. Slàinte Mhaith.

Good to hear from you and thanks for the response. I'm trying to put a positive spin on a negative situation but are the good deals running out? Will an old bugger like me be around for the next Whisky Loch? Slàinte Mhaith

Thanks for your views and the reply. It is a tough one to think I can get excited at $150 as a deal on an 18 year old whisky; and I lived through the Whisky Loch. I'm not sure how to put this in perspective. We all learned about gravity at a young age and so far the whisky industry seems to be defying gravity. It has to come back down to reality eventually. Slàinte Mhaith