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Macallan is a great whisky but overpriced. At the same time I would not knock it back if offered Tamdhu is the bottle I would pick off the shelf.

What about limited budget with 500$ for all regions ? What would you pick ?

Compared to other age statement OB Single Malts within the same price range, like the Tomintoul 10, Speyburn 10, the Glen Moray IMO, comes out on top every time. After a full day of visiting distilleries in Scotland, all you want to do is sit in front of the wood fire stove, relax and drink something pleasant, malty and fruity. Something which you don't have to think about too much and which is cheap as wood chips. I'd also highly recommend the Glen Moray Signature Non-Chill Filtered Classic 48% abv (Travel Retail) which is the Glen Moray Classic with the flavour volume turned up. Give it a few days to settle down after opening and a splash of water, and it will reward you with a lovely malt experience. For an introduction to Speyside Peated whisky, the dirt cheap Glen Moray Classic Peated is soft, malty sweet and earthy. Nothing offensive about this at all. It's just a nice dram at the end of the day. The only Glen Moray which I wouldn't absolutely recommend is the 18 Old. Yes, it's cheaper than most 18 Year Olds, bottled at 47.2% abv, non-chill filtered, but it's got an unpleasant dryness, almost bitter oak about it. I'd recommend instead the Loch Lomond 18, Inchmurrin 18 and Inchmoan 18, all at similar prices to the GM 18. Fantastic value for money and better than some 18 Year Olds at premium prices.

This was top 3 whiskeys I have ever had

Brilliant. Found a bottle going to buy it

When I first started drinking whiskey this was a highlight for me. After exploring morecambeltown, Islay I can agree with your review

Anything that gets to my market ir surely gonna cost twice as much or more... it's sad I won't be able to have this bottle anytime soon. still waiting on that winning lottery ticket. I have tried the old 18 and it was such a treat... elegance embodied in a bottle.

So, you'd be a 'friend of Laphroaig' where you get 1 square foot of land (or something to that effect) near the distillery?

I purchased a bottle of this whisky and found it to be outstanding! What a gem!

If price no matter, Ledaig is always buy blind 🥂👍🙋‍♂️

I was in Scotland last month and asked a local guide to recommend avoid whisky bar. The Bow Bar near Edinburgh’s Golden Mile was his choice. Fantastic selection of whiskies and a very knowledgeable and friendly staff. I told the barman I was looking for a light-moderate peated dram and suggested Caol Ila. It was fantastic. I flew from Edinburgh to Southampton at the end of my trip and was dismayed to see a wonderful variety of duty-free whiskies that I couldn’t buy as I was flying domestic. Much to my pleasure there was a small section of bottles available to all passengers. Caol Ila was among them!

Great list, Wade! The Ledaig 18 just became available in my area. I’m really looking forward to opening it. I keep hearing about the Speyburn 18. I may need to pick it up 🤔 Cheers!

A lovely drop, my first Longrow bottle too. Slàinte 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃

The only Speyburn I had was the duty free Speyburn 10 at 46%abv and I did not enjoy that at all but I'm visiting the distillery in September so let's see if they can make me a fan. Solid pick with the Highlands, definitely agree with the Lowlands as it was my pick as well :) , bang on with the Campbeltown, Islands and Islay. Solid list brother, would be happy with all of these! Looking forward to Jon and Alan's picks.

The tragedy is, this version is absolutely awful when compared to its older bottlings. I would urge you to try and buy an older bottling (round tube) and compare. Mind you, the same can be said for the vast majority of whisky today. Lagavulin 16 is my number one example of deteriorating quality.

Fantastic comparison video Wade, and it was intriguing to see how close the two whiskies were. It's interesting to note that both Tamdhu and Macallan 15yo whiskies were likely aged in sherry casks from the same supplier due to their shared ownership until 2011, which could explain their similar flavors. I think the higher proof of Tamdhu might give it the upper hand, but as you well note, proof isn't everything! Kanpai! 🥃🥃🥃

Nothing beats it for the money.

That thumbnail for the video is Gwhisky level!! Love it! Great picks. Hard to argue with any if them. Speyburn 18 is wonderful, but I'd probably go with Craigellachie 17. It's just a little more unique. Cheers Wade!

Haha my video releases tomorrow and we have both chosen to challenge Jon 😂 oh well, at least we have different picks! Love your Glendronach 18 pick, I had a sample of that recently and was blown away, cheers!

It’s very likely that the expression: ‘tons of’, will never leave our vocabulary, Regarding the perception of the taste of scotch whisky, I’m reminded of the comment of a Union officer made after a violent CW battle. He said that his whisky tasted especially good after the tough fighting was over.

Should be a banger - try

Try

Just bought a bottle - looking forward to trying it on the back of this review - thanks Wade!

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I like your go for broke approach ! My no price considered picks are. Speyside Craigalliche 23, Highlands anCnoc 18, Lowlands Bladnoch 11 (only because the 10 is no longer available) Campbeltown Longrow 18, Islands Arran 18, Islay Bruichladdich 18 Cheers Wade

I like Isay light-medium peat. Laphroaig tastes like iodine and wet bandaids. Nasty!

Here’s a challenge: choose affordable bottles!

Mate from where do you get your booze? Which site?

I highly recommend the Kilchoman PX cask matured. Cherry bomb.

Try and then buy

Try 😮

Very good choice Wade . Cheers !

Hey wade This was great do more!!! Yep agreed one of my favs glendronach 18 and 21 is amazing too!!! The Bladnoch 10 is that any good wade? 🥃✌️

Speyside: Craigellachie 13 Highlands: Glendronach 18 Lowlands: Auchentoshan three wood Campbeltown: Springbank 12 CS Islay: Ardbeg Uigeadail Islands: Arran 18

Great to see how far this challenge has gone since I started back in 2023! Solid picks Wade and you got great taste with your island pick ;). Cheers!

I am also an Islay whiskey lover, Laphroaig 10 is my goto whiskey from time to time, however Port Charlotte 10 has caught my attention as well

Good choices, buddy! 🥃

Good choice,Uigeadail I have,love to get my hands on a bottle of Bladnock but never see it in stores in Chicago area.

Congrats from Brazil. Parabéns pelo conteúdo 🥃

How about another list for whiskies that are easily found. 🙂

Some great whiskies there Wade...cheers for the challenge im sure i can sort something out soon fella...

Top heavy hitters Wade! Drams of note - great list!

Great picks Wade!

Those were some excellent choices Wade! I appreicate the challenge too, now I have some hard thinking to do, and maybe a little sipping. Cheers!

Great list and love you passed the challenge on to Alan and John.

Great, top shelf picks, Wade. I really need to post my video on this topic ... (I understood the challenge to be a little bit closer to your first video on this topic, seeking representative bottles, so my choices in that upcoming video will not be able to compete with these ...).

Did they have that there or they allowed BYO?

Tried this whiskey at the whiskey live event in St Kilda. I enjoyed it but the one that stood out for me was the Archie rose smoked heritage rye malt whisky. So different loads of dark chocolate, dry on the finish. Lots going on

Delicious! Just bought a new Laphroaig Cairdeas 2024!! Love it!! 😊