I dont mean to be so off topic but does anybody know of a way to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly forgot my account password. I would love any tips you can offer me
@Royce Eliseo i really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Really enjoying these "extras" Ralfy! Great history lesson in the old bothy! So many variables influencing our wee dram's. Modern medicine with all it's technology and pills hasn't done much to help with my chronic arthritis, but a wee dram before bed sure helps to make for a better night. Take care, Ossie
Hi Ralfy very nice very informative as always . I always look forward to your thoughts and views on whisky and spirits. Your talking about smugglers reminded me of a verse of the Kipling Poem "A Smugglers Song" Five and twenty ponies, Trotting through the dark - Brandy for the Parson, 'Baccy for the Clerk. Laces for a lady; letters for a spy, Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by! Slainte mhath
. . . very articulate poem, 'disceet' letters were sent by smugglers between France and England dueing the Napolionic wars as rich businessmen made deals against the profits and losses of warefare, . . . just like today !
Your videos are really good as English lessons too. Watching youtube while sipping good whisky and listining to your stories has never been more educative.
The Yoda of whisky. I've hugely enjoyed your video's over the last few years. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, opinions and experience- absolutely priceless.
You are a natural teacher. There are not many in the world; and these days, the ones out there do not get the credit/respect they deserve. (Lifting dram on high) Here's to you Ralfy. Cheers.
Gravel! My god! What another great way to create, evolve or market your whiskey. Just think what could happen when you get into the variations of grains, water, wood and NOW gravel to the aging. So many different gravel types! Thanks Ralfy!!
Ralfy I have learned so much about whiskey and scotch from you! From my first bottle of Springbank 10 a few years ago you have turned me into a scotch maglomaniac
Ralfy should I wash my glass???? I fill it with soda water to rinse the glass and leave it for an hour and it changes colour and is quite delightful....after drinking I then leave my glass for a week and repeat......
Ralfy, I was thinking about the effect of cask area to volume of whisky ratio and mathematically it should be constant no matter what the size of cask; probably what gives the larger casks less of a punch is a larger top & bottom size compared to the height of its walls as the casks get bigger; something else that might be going on is that as the casks get bigger their walls are thinner, providing less "material" to influence the content; what do you think?
When i was building marquees last summer , laying cassette floor as its called if you were to catch your finger between the last row and the section your laying your fingers would be gone.
I love these Extras! You could have continued with the information there at the end because I was so drawn into this video. It's nice to learn things about whisky, and your style and voice coupled with the information and the old stories make this kind of videos so pleasurefull to watch.
Hi Ralfy. Really useful vlog on casks...i finally understand the difference in terminology and sizes. Really interesting about the size of casks and years. Got me thinking about the experimentation on woood types for casks. Maybe I am being sceptical but I can imagine distilleries hyping up whiskies matured in X or Y cask when in fact they have marginal/if any influence on improving the tasting experience...of course all subjective but open for marketing exploitation me thinks. Cheers!
Said it before - I'm no peat fan but damn, Ralfy - I could listen to you wax lyrical for an hour or more quite happily. Fascinating. 'Rough as a badger's arse'.. lol - if that's not Rabbie-esque - I dunno what is.
Another good video and I think the distillers need to be aware that real aficionados of whisk(e)y don't want caramel coloring, chill filtering or in the case of Indian and Canadian whisky, added flavors, rum or other additives put in it. The only thing that should be in the bottles when we put our hard earned cash down for them is the aged whisk(e)y in oak barrels and cut with some amount of water for the proof/abv statement.
Surface-area : volume ratio, you kept getting the order wrong in this, ralfy. You'll cause confusion when you say volume to surface area ratio is large for small casks (which is wrong), *SA:V ratio is large for small casks.*
First time I hear Ralfie say a bad word 17:24 ...Hey Ralfie, watch your firkin language-hahahahah! I appreciate you and the "Extras"...Hello from sunny San Deigo California!
The Rundlets and Kilderkins would have been made especially for the series of whiskies. That allowed the coopers to mix and match staves from a variety of casks - sherries, Bourbons, port, wine etc to produce a more interesting taste. Add that to the enhanced maturation of the small cask and you have something very, dare I say it.......artisan.
Enjoying the Extras Ralfy, thank you.... but now, instead of rundlets, you've put me in mind of James Otis and his little bit of revolutionary tract, "The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved"... first occurrence of the phrase "no taxation without representation." Then we had that little Tea thing. Thank heavens they didn't dump rum in Boston Harbor!
Glenglassaugh did a terrific Octaves a couple of years back - it was NAS and so Ralfy wouldn't review it but the non-peated version was really very complex. It seemed to be an open secret that the whisky was 6 years old and belied its age due to the small cask.
Hey Ralfy, What do you say about "small cask" versions without age statement? As an example, Oban Little Bay (NAS+small cask) is more expensive than Oban 14 years old; so I happened to pick Oban 14 years old. What are your thoughts about small cask NAS single malts?
Turnips Topple The Roman Empire... What a Headline that must have been... I got 3 Glenmorangie stemmed Nosing Glasses with lids this morning! Yay. Got fed up waiting for Laphroaig to reset my Points balance.. Gonna buy another Bunnahabein next time ....
Alex K I have spent about 3 months looking around every charity shop in many different posh areas and I couldn't find a single nosing glass... One would think they would be abundant.... I think they are in the in the back room with unfashionable stock like Those big glass ashtrays! I have asked a few of the staff but they generally have no clue what I am talking about...
Hello, Victor. It's actually an HG Wells' The Time Machine reference (first appearance of the Morlocks). I had watched the 1960 film version and was inspired to send a themed mention to Ralfy! It's worth a read and a viewing: definitely many themes relevant to modern times.
Can be in casks exeeding 700 litres, and still be called whisky. They just don´t count in the maturation time in the age statement. Used for marriage etc.
Ralfy: Is a slow maturation process in larger casks superior to a faster maturation in a small cask? I would think there would be a significant difference.
You mentioned that for it to be officially Scotch Whiskey, it has to be matured in a barrel under 700 litres. I know this is only one of the guidelines; Do any Scotchs' ever be sold that have failed these guidelines?
Hi @Ralfy, I just need to point out something to you on that tun volume. You mention 256 Gallons and 650 Liters, but that doesn't seem to be correct. 256 US Gallons convert to around 970 Liters, and 256 UK (Imperial) Gallons convert to around 1164 Liters. That's quite a bit more than 650 Liters! :)
Actually Ralphy, the cask maturation information is the wrong way round; when the cask is filled it is the first year that is the most interactive. The wood immediately takes in the spirit and level of solvency is at its highest. Indeed, Angels Share can be double or even triple for the first year and only tones down over the coming years. The longer the maturation occurs the less interaction and more mellowing occurs.
Well if your history lesson on overtaxation is true, then Greece will self implode within a year. 24% vat tax on most everything?! Property taxes exceed the rents collected, plus the government wants next years taxes pre paid wether or not one will still be in business or alive. A USA born Greek it is unheard of to tax ones food! They do it here in Greece, a mortal sin according to the Church. As for the bootleggers of the early twentieth century America, glass mason jars ( used for home canning food ) was the choice for transporting their "corn likker". Easy to load and unload and lets face it, these bootleggers brought about an American racing sport, NASCAR! Cheers and looking forward to your next review and history lesson!
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These extras are real gems and really valuable. Thanks Ralfy.
Cheers from South Africa 🥃
Always unsure how many Saffers are keeping track of these type of videos - good to know there's at least one more :P
I dont mean to be so off topic but does anybody know of a way to get back into an instagram account?
I stupidly forgot my account password. I would love any tips you can offer me
@Imran Davis Instablaster :)
@Royce Eliseo i really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Royce Eliseo it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much you saved my account!
Really enjoying these "extras" Ralfy! Great history lesson in the old bothy! So many variables influencing our wee dram's. Modern medicine with all it's technology and pills hasn't done much to help with my chronic arthritis, but a wee dram before bed sure helps to make for a better night. Take care, Ossie
Ralfy, thanks for using my malt mention! You got the pronunciation of my name just fine :-) Cheers -Michael
Hi Ralfy very nice very informative as always . I always look forward to your thoughts and views on whisky and spirits. Your talking about smugglers reminded me of a verse of the Kipling Poem "A Smugglers Song"
Five and twenty ponies,
Trotting through the dark -
Brandy for the Parson, 'Baccy for the Clerk.
Laces for a lady; letters for a spy,
Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by!
Slainte mhath
. . . very articulate poem, 'disceet' letters were sent by smugglers between France and England dueing the Napolionic wars as rich businessmen made deals against the profits and losses of warefare, . . . just like today !
I really like the extras! And great safety-tips this time. If you see a cask rolling, better get running. :D
Ralphy fascinating stuff thanks for the education and the passion you show in your videos. Always enjoy them.
I could listen to this extras for hours, Ralfy. Some of them I saw three or four times! Please keep them coming.
Your videos are really good as English lessons too. Watching youtube while sipping good whisky and listining to your stories has never been more educative.
. . . happy to help with the malt-moments !
The Yoda of whisky. I've hugely enjoyed your video's over the last few years. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, opinions and experience- absolutely priceless.
You are a natural teacher. There are not many in the world; and these days, the ones out there do not get the credit/respect they deserve. (Lifting dram on high) Here's to you Ralfy. Cheers.
Terry McCollough Good to see another Red Green fan. “Remember, we’re all in this together.”
H. Hemphill, I'm a big fan of Steve Smith aka Red Green, and remember to keep your stick on the ice.
LOKNES and Terry, ever watch Corner Gas? Another great comedy from Canada.
-and "if you can't be handsome, at least be handy!"
"Rough as a badger's ass", need to remember that one ;)
Absolutely focused on all the wisdom you are imparting ralfy. You may truly be the greatest Scot since the Bruce or the Bard!
Gravel! My god! What another great way to create, evolve or market your whiskey. Just think what could happen when you get into the variations of grains, water, wood and NOW gravel to the aging. So many different gravel types! Thanks Ralfy!!
Ralfy I have learned so much about whiskey and scotch from you! From my first bottle of Springbank 10 a few years ago you have turned me into a scotch maglomaniac
. . . happy to help with the malt-moments !
Ralfy should I wash my glass???? I fill it with soda water to rinse the glass and leave it for an hour and it changes colour and is quite delightful....after drinking I then leave my glass for a week and repeat......
Ralfy, I was thinking about the effect of cask area to volume of whisky ratio and mathematically it should be constant no matter what the size of cask; probably what gives the larger casks less of a punch is a larger top & bottom size compared to the height of its walls as the casks get bigger; something else that might be going on is that as the casks get bigger their walls are thinner, providing less "material" to influence the content; what do you think?
Spectacular "Extras", Ralfy. Thank you!
As always, very good. Thank you Ralfy
When i was building marquees last summer , laying cassette floor as its called if you were to catch your finger between the last row and the section your laying your fingers would be gone.
I love these Extras! You could have continued with the information there at the end because I was so drawn into this video. It's nice to learn things about whisky, and your style and voice coupled with the information and the old stories make this kind of videos so pleasurefull to watch.
Hi Ralfy. Really useful vlog on casks...i finally understand the difference in terminology and sizes. Really interesting about the size of casks and years. Got me thinking about the experimentation on woood types for casks. Maybe I am being sceptical but I can imagine distilleries hyping up whiskies matured in X or Y cask when in fact they have marginal/if any influence on improving the tasting experience...of course all subjective but open for marketing exploitation me thinks. Cheers!
Said it before - I'm no peat fan but damn, Ralfy - I could listen to you wax lyrical for an hour or more quite happily. Fascinating.
'Rough as a badger's arse'.. lol - if that's not Rabbie-esque - I dunno what is.
Another good video and I think the distillers need to be aware that real aficionados of whisk(e)y don't want caramel coloring, chill filtering or in the case of Indian and Canadian whisky, added flavors, rum or other additives put in it. The only thing that should be in the bottles when we put our hard earned cash down for them is the aged whisk(e)y in oak barrels and cut with some amount of water for the proof/abv statement.
Surface-area : volume ratio, you kept getting the order wrong in this, ralfy. You'll cause confusion when you say volume to surface area ratio is large for small casks (which is wrong), *SA:V ratio is large for small casks.*
First time I hear Ralfie say a bad word 17:24 ...Hey Ralfie, watch your firkin language-hahahahah! I appreciate you and the "Extras"...Hello from sunny San Deigo California!
Thanks Men, you are the best. Big hug from Portugal.
The Rundlets and Kilderkins would have been made especially for the series of whiskies. That allowed the coopers to mix and match staves from a variety of casks - sherries, Bourbons, port, wine etc to produce a more interesting taste. Add that to the enhanced maturation of the small cask and you have something very, dare I say it.......artisan.
Well done Ralfy. Great information..!!!
Hi Ralfy. I was wonderful if one day you could do a comparison of the Johnnie walker platinum label vs the new Johnnie walker 18 yr.
Enjoying the Extras Ralfy, thank you.... but now, instead of rundlets, you've put me in mind of James Otis and his little bit of revolutionary tract, "The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved"... first occurrence of the phrase "no taxation without representation." Then we had that little Tea thing. Thank heavens they didn't dump rum in Boston Harbor!
Really interesting thanks very much Ralfy.
exlent NU bacround 'cask info' Ralfy.
luvin it!👍
Bravo.
Extra Suggestion - Bourbons that have been aged in non tractional casks process - Sherry - 2 different casts - staves added to casts - fish casks
That must be a great mike I havent heard car sounds before!
one of the best ralfy stories, wish you were my grandpa , haha
Hey Ralfy. I love your reviews and the wisdom you impart. I have a malt mention for you. Malt Masticators. Keep up the good work.
. . . already had that M-mention a few years ago ! givvus another one !
No such thing as too anorak. I think that's why a lot of us are even here. =)
Glenglassaugh did a terrific Octaves a couple of years back - it was NAS and so Ralfy wouldn't review it but the non-peated version was really very complex. It seemed to be an open secret that the whisky was 6 years old and belied its age due to the small cask.
Are you going to review Auchentoshan Three wood? I'd appreciate it I'm going to save up and buy a bottle prob
. . . no plans !
Well... a lot of us would appreciate if you did !
Great and very educational video!
Hey Ralfy, What do you say about "small cask" versions without age statement? As an example, Oban Little Bay (NAS+small cask) is more expensive than Oban 14 years old; so I happened to pick Oban 14 years old. What are your thoughts about small cask NAS single malts?
. . . really depends on the quality of the NAS Oban, but being more expensive than the 14yo ? . . . that's mixed messaging by the producer.
And so is "small casks matter, but the time spent in them doesn't".
Turnips Topple The Roman Empire...
What a Headline that must have been...
I got 3 Glenmorangie stemmed Nosing Glasses with lids this morning! Yay.
Got fed up waiting for Laphroaig to reset my Points balance.. Gonna buy another Bunnahabein next time ....
JETJOOBOY, may I ask where you got the Glenmorangie glasses?
Alex K Lucky find on eBay.. £7.50 with postage! One missing lid but I use that one for water...
Wish I could hook you up!
Alex K I have spent about 3 months looking around every charity shop in many different posh areas and I couldn't find a single nosing glass... One would think they would be abundant....
I think they are in the in the back room with unfashionable stock like Those big glass ashtrays!
I have asked a few of the staff but they generally have no clue what I am talking about...
Ralphy nice Dr. Who reference in the malt mention!
victor hanson I thought he said "murlocs", making it a Warcraft reference. Isn't that so?
I heard "morlochs" which is definitely a Dr. Who monster.
Victor Hanson ah those homophones! Your interpreting is more likely to be correct, thanks!
Hello, Victor. It's actually an HG Wells' The Time Machine reference (first appearance of the Morlocks). I had watched the 1960 film version and was inspired to send a themed mention to Ralfy! It's worth a read and a viewing: definitely many themes relevant to modern times.
Can be in casks exeeding 700 litres, and still be called whisky. They just don´t count in the maturation time in the age statement. Used for marriage etc.
Ralfy: Is a slow maturation process in larger casks superior to a faster maturation in a small cask? I would think there would be a significant difference.
Well, you answered the question later in your vlog. I should listen more before shooting off my piehole.
Awesome as usual!
Great geek session
You mentioned that for it to be officially Scotch Whiskey, it has to be matured in a barrel under 700 litres. I know this is only one of the guidelines; Do any Scotchs' ever be sold that have failed these guidelines?
. . . not to my knowledge !
Hi @Ralfy, I just need to point out something to you on that tun volume. You mention 256 Gallons and 650 Liters, but that doesn't seem to be correct. 256 US Gallons convert to around 970 Liters, and 256 UK (Imperial) Gallons convert to around 1164 Liters. That's quite a bit more than 650 Liters! :)
Actually all the volumes seem "off", are you sure those numbers are correct or am I completely out of line and incorrect here?
Ralfy, it sounds like there is a race track outside of your bothy tonight.
o yeah, we are all anoraks!
Fascinating
It sounds like TT practice is underway outside the bothy :-O
. . .yup ! it does !
Actually Ralphy, the cask maturation information is the wrong way round; when the cask is filled it is the first year that is the most interactive. The wood immediately takes in the spirit and level of solvency is at its highest. Indeed, Angels Share can be double or even triple for the first year and only tones down over the coming years. The longer the maturation occurs the less interaction and more mellowing occurs.
Well if your history lesson on overtaxation is true, then Greece will self implode within a year. 24% vat tax on most everything?! Property taxes exceed the rents collected, plus the government wants next years taxes pre paid wether or not one will still be in business or alive. A USA born Greek it is unheard of to tax ones food! They do it here in Greece, a mortal sin according to the Church.
As for the bootleggers of the early twentieth century America, glass mason jars ( used for home canning food ) was the choice for transporting their "corn likker". Easy to load and unload and lets face it, these bootleggers brought about an American racing sport, NASCAR!
Cheers and looking forward to your next review and history lesson!
Lololol, "run for cover"
That's where whisky on the rocks come from I bet.
Great stuff Ralfy now how bout some Rum ! It’s been awhile sir
Get al anorak all you want its awesome.
Stop it with the taxes... We pay 30% on our salaries + 20% of VAT ! People never paid more taxes than today!
I am an American living in California. How about Malt Merican. Lol
whats with all the engine sounds? always pictured you out in the middle of nowhere!! s
Well, the Isle of Man and motor bikes go hand in hand. ;-)
11:36 that's a gross oversimplification
one thing i think will improve these extras, drink while you talk, bring the whisky into the video, doesnt have to be a review.
This idea is genius!
I would love to see Ralfy enjoying a dram while waxing lyrical, that would be awesome, and a great extra to the review video.