Glengoyne 18 is a boring whisky. I, too, and about done with 43% and below in general but Mac 18 would still make my top 10. Bunna 18 isn’t what it used to be but still a good whisky for the price. It’s a shame Laphroaig discontinued the 18. You do a nice job with these lists. Cheers,
Thanks for the input. You bumped Old Pulteney up, along with the Anconc and Arran. They are all in the running for my next 'step up'. I'm looking at 21 year olds, too.
Yup. Bang On Rob! That Arran 18 is a monster dram. So so fruity & well balanced. Just enough spice grip past the natural red & dark fruits that burst through. Amazing value. Great review mate 👍
i definitely respect your opinion on the glengoyne, i have a big soft spot for them and love the 18 but I do see your point about the abv in comparison to some other bangers. Love the OP18 and ancnoc mention as well, absolute banger distilleries that not enough people talk about, so why dont we all shut up about them so no one finds out
Nice one, six. The Springbank 18 and Glendronach 18, though sensational, are just too expensive. Overall (BFB, taste, independent, no color, NCF, presentation), the Arran 18 knocks em all out of the park.
Of those, this is what I have; Bunnahabhain 18 ✅ I truly love Bunnahabhain's flavor profile Talisker 18 ✅ (haven't opened it yet) AnCnoc 18 ✅ (haven't opened it yet) Glendronach 18 ✅ (tried 2018; have a 2019 unopened)
A very special day will come I’m gonna open my Laphroaig 18 and enjoy it I’m sure. I do love anCnoc quality spirits. I’ve some bottles to hunt down now, thank you sir! Cheers 🥃
You forgot to say "except Ontario". Not one single bottle of this top 10 is available in Canada's largest province!!! No other place on earth can say that, Unbelievable...eh. Stopped in at a local LCBO yesterday just for wine and perused the whisky section, practically nothing! never seen anything like it, I still say it's only a matter of time before whisky is outlawed in Ontario. Cheers Rob, enjoy your "rare" whisky's.
I stopped searching the LCBO website for inventory a long time ago.Their selection has never been this bad. Apparently Ontarians know so little about single malts that they can keep selling the big name crap, people will still buy, and they’ll keep making tons of money. I’d love to know what’s going on there.
Every time I try my Arran 18 I smile to myself think wow at how good it is ,,, usually pour myself a large glass and give it time to warm up , take an hour to sip and savour it
Nice Rob. Glad you still have the glendronach 18 right up there. It’s an absolutely filthy whisky. I’ve had so many amazing whiskies since first trying that one but it’s still right up there. Luckily I still have a bottle of the 18 and 21 billy walker ones
Thanks again Rob. Of the ones I have tried on your list, Ancnoc is my number 1. My wife was almost jealous of the way I was cuddling up to it. Fantastic! The Allardice is amazing as well. Just picked up the Arran 10 in its new packaging and am on the lookout for the 18. For something a little elegant, I do love Glenmorangie 18 extremely rare. Thanks again my friend.
That's funny, recently I thought it will be great if you could prepare video with 18 years old whisky and you did it. With your video about CS we have a nice guider thru scotch. Thanks Rob 👍
Great content as always Rob. I was choosing between the Arran 21 and 18 and pulled the trigger on 18. Great value! Too bad Glendronach is going with chill filtration - A huge mistake IMO.
Hi Rob! Big fan of the channel, always look forward to new posts, thank you for the great content! I too absolutely love Ancnoc 18 and the Talisker 18 has been my number 1 for quite some time. I was surprised to hear that it is non chill-filtered though as it’s a diageo product. Do you get cloudiness from your bottle? Either way, it’s a fantastic whisky.
Thanks for the kind words my friend. I could be wrong about the chill filtration I just find it interesting that they keep the abv at the lowest abv a non chill filtered product can be to ensure the chemical reaction to cold doesn’t allow it to get cloudy. Honestly guest my guess though.
Fun review! I have the older Arran 18 (before the rebrand) which, as I understand it, is not all-sherry like the current iteration. But I still love it.
Really nice list Rob. I have had a few discussions with you around the Allardyce and the difference between Billy Walker and Rachel Barrie. But for this list I really like what you have on it and for the most part agree except for the Balblair 18 which for me was my most disappointing whisky of the past 2 years. I personally love the Bunna and I haven't had your number 1 yet but look forward to finding it soon.
Recently tried the Arran 18, amazing dram, your list would be quite similar to mine, love the Glendronach 18, the Bunnahabhain 18 and Old Pultney 18 and it was great to see you like the Ancnoc 18, this is a very underrated whisky, I recently tried it at a whisky festival and I thought it was the star of the show. I just cannot get into Springbank, I don't mind it, but I am just not a lover of that Campebltown funk taste, just not for me. I wanted to know if you have ever tried the Knockando 18yr slow matured, I have never tried it, but it is one I would like to try, as it is great value for money, great review as always buddy.
There are NO Springbank (Hazelburn & Longrow) spirits are sold in my location. This is tragic, in that I think they have the flavor profile I'm looking for, with "a hint of peat". I think 18 year old Scotch may be out of my price range. I recently invested in a bottle of Lagavulin 16 and it qualifies as my cabinet elder; it cost me a $100 US. Eighteens go up from there. The Arran 18 sells for over $152 locally (Oregon, PNW). My current favorite Scotch is Auchentoshan Threewood. I suspect I'm a mark for Aberlour A'Bundh, but it, too teeters on the edge of my financial willingness. I'm presently enjoying a dram of Glen Scotia 15...toasted marshmallows and caramel. I await the arrival of my special order Benromach 10, hoping it will provide the lilting hint of peat in a lightly sherried whisky.
Here in Arizona we have 2 of these on the list that I can go find. I have been looking for many of these for some time. 18 year olds are very rare in AZ, one time I found a Bunna 18 so I bought it. The only time I have ever seen it. Good list though man.
Nice review Rob, still have very much to try like i see but thats great in a way. Have 2 bottles of GD 18 2019 and one GD 21 from Billy Walker. The market in Germany is prety good for single malt. But like i said before prefering peated high abv malts in the past month. exept the GA 10 batch 5
Surprised Glengoyne 18 didn’t make the list, I see your point that it’s not an integrity bottle but imo it’s better than half of the list if we take the quality into account, recently quality of single malt alone can be easily overlooked based on integrity bottling. I have a Macallan 18 1994 vintage which is superb single malt and probably better than anything in this list although it’s chill filtered and 43%.
@@Houman7 In comparison to the Glenallechie 18, the Glengoyne should have made it. The Allechie 18 was an extreme disappointment, I agree that in the future it might be good, like the Arran 18, but for now, such a disappointment
Awesome list, just wish we could get Arran 18 in Germany right now, totally sold out all over and now over €100 :o It is great whisky and hopefully will replace GD18 for me, if I can get hold of it.
Didnt know there was a difference between The Glendronach 18 year Allardice of years, example 2018 to 2019. I bought one last year with my christmas bonus, and haven't finished it because I want to savor it. One of my favorites. I wanted to get The Parliament but felt getting Allerdice and Ardbeg Corryvreckan with the bonus money I could use would had been better.
Love the AnCnoc 18! Almost as good as the 24 for roughly half the money. (Though both are reasonably priced for their age.) And…really like the 12 as well. As Rob says, underrated.
i have springbank, longrow, bunnahabhain at the moment - all special in their own way. had glendronach - sad to see it trashed. been looking at talisker for a while. never really considered the ancnoc, pulteney, balblair , glenallachie or arran until now. the caol ila 18 is solid also but like glengoyne suffers a little at 43%.
Rob…in July ‘22 i can get a bottle of the recent Longrow 18 for like $265…..would you say at that price it’s an “all day buy”….or just pass knowing its awesome but at that price point the experience wont live up…? Appreciate your opinion!!
I can't fault the picks, and I am on the lookout for the Arran, as I love the 10 and the 14. The OP 18 surprised me as many reviewers have said not near as good as the old 17 and it is certainly more expensive. I am leery of Old Pulteney these days.
That Aaron 18 is delightful, although I'm certainly in the Aaron fanboy club. Glad that I have the Ancnoc in the hopper too. Pretty much only other 18s I own are Glenlivet (dangerously easy sipper) and Bowmore (smoky and fruity). Cheers Rob and Go Leafs 🥃🇨🇦
Excellent list Rob, yet to try the Ancnoc 18 and have an unopened Springbank 18. Not sure of the Glenallachie. On another note, I would love your views on the Glenfarclas line. From the 12 to the 25 I prefer the 15.
I never pulled the trigger on the 25 mainly because reviewers mentioned that it didn’t taste like it was 25. Also the general consensus was that it was good but didn’t live up to a 25 yr hype. At one time at Total Wine it was on sale for $130!! Look up current prices now. Anyhow I don’t feel too bad on missing out. I do have a 21 yr old unopened. And I enjoy their 12 yr old. Never had the 15. My best sherried scotches to date have been the “old style” B.W. Era 15s and 18s. Also I enjoy the Tamdhu 15 very much as well.
Would be great if you could review single malts that you can actually get in Ontario ( LCBO ). As mentioned in an earlier comment - none of these 18’s available at the LCBO - as you are “Whisky in the 6” ( Toronto ) would be good to recommend single malts that are available to get in Ontario
I have a few videos that are LCBO specific videos. Unfortunately the little to nothing available that I would like to drink at the LCBO. I do hear you and sympathize with you. Send my friend Marc at LiquorLodge.ca an email.
I have old bottling of Arran 18. Wondering if there is a big difference taste wise between the two. I ordered it year ago, website had new look but, I got old look instead.
Brown Forman have said they will start to chill-filter Glendronach whisky, I'm sure they will also reduce the proof for UK supermarket shelves. If you love this whisky buy some now, because I know people who have protested to Brown Forman by email and recieved very condescending replies like 'thank you for supporting our distillery and we value your future custom'. Goodbye Glendronach.
How long does it take for a bottle of Scotch whisky to open up after the cork is poppet ? This has become a very interesting topic of exploration for me as some whiskies seem to open up to a beautiful profile in just 2 months and yet others seem almost pour down the drain in the first year and then after two years of being open and half bottle its a total transformation. This seems totally illogical but I have been experiencing this multiple times and cannot find ant video presentations on the subject. Can you shed any light on this phenomena and or produce a video presentation on this hard to find subject?....Thank you for all your great presentations thus far....Slainte!
Honestly Gman I believe it’s difficult to do a video on this because every single whisky I’ve ever owned is so different from the next. I believe it’s Impossible to know for certain when something is at its peak in quality.
Hooray for Arran!! :) The GlenAllachie is a strange one... I almost never hear of anyone reviewing the 18, or saying much about it. From few reports, it's more bourbon influenced than the rest of the range. As each batch of the rest of the range has appeared to get better and better, no doubt that will as well! The cat is out of the bag with GA, too, as the new 10CS batch has flown off shelves, and other releases are starting to dry up... I think recent (bad) moves from Glendronach have made a lot of people move on and follow Billy Walker over to GlenAllachie, and I fear we may now start seeing many bottles from their range harder and harder to get.
Your review was very timely for me. When you said you’ve tried an 18-yo Arran that you didn’t like, was it the old bottling? I’m asking coz a local online store has the OB 18-yo bundled with AnCnoc 18 and Hedonism for USD145/CAD176.
Saw that Arran 18 coming. Just received another in the mail. Would like to throw the empty bottle through the LCBO head office window. Will look to the west for a Balblair and OP 18.
Ya I think the OP and Balblair are right up your alley. Getting some heat about not including the LCBO here. Are there even 10 18 year old scotch whiskies at the LCBO these days?
Was about to ask why Arran 18 wasn’t on your list when you announced it as number 1, the Arran 18 is phenomenal, even their older version that was spicier & less sherried,
I agree that Arran and Longrow make amazing 18's. Some of my faves. I just found a small source for old Bunna 18's. Do you feel they're better than the newer ones?
Just picked up the Arran 2 weeks ago and yet to open. Still following the Glendronach saga as I've experienced a few different tastes with the 2019 and earlier and would love for someone (lol) to compare to the 2020, which of course is actually 18. Great review! Also, is their a batch on the 18 so one can differentiate?
Ahh" Why bother when their is cask share that was released in 11 April, You can get for 1 share = 4 bottles sherry cask delivered to your door Tax Free" You get a sample sent to you every year and after 3-4 years you get the bottles right from the distillery, Right to your front door, No more expensive storage fees and marketing to pay for, They do all that for you Free, Their is also quit a few distillery's on offer that deal..
Macallan 18 the Benchmark of sherried scotch. overpriced but they doit better and the proof is in the tasting. Regardless of palate elvolution or the proof. The taste is un comprimisingly rich.
Whisky is cool and whatever. The history, the branding, the aesthetic. But lets be honest here...besides a few outliers with a REAL flavor profile...most products are just barley swill aged in dingy oak barrels that give off the same flavor. The best bottles are horded for speculation and a market has developed. But the product is not refined like Cognac etc. Its a second rate spirit tbh.
Great picks, any one of these is a great pour! I'm thirsty now
Cheers buddy
Glengoyne 18 is a boring whisky. I, too, and about done with 43% and below in general but Mac 18 would still make my top 10.
Bunna 18 isn’t what it used to be but still a good whisky for the price.
It’s a shame Laphroaig discontinued the 18.
You do a nice job with these lists.
Cheers,
Thanks brother. Damn shame is right. Cheers 🙏🏻
Laphroaig recently released a 16 year which I’m looking to get, any idea Mike if’s as good as old 18 year old?
@@Houman7 sadly it is not. Still 48% but not on par with the 18.
Great vid papi. Keep up the great show👍
Thanks brother 🙏🏻
Thanks for the input. You bumped Old Pulteney up, along with the Anconc and Arran. They are all in the running for my next 'step up'. I'm looking at 21 year olds, too.
Cheers
Totally agree with your number one. I also think that the next GlenAllachie 18 will be fantastic. Slàinte!
Cheers buddy
Yup. Bang On Rob! That Arran 18 is a monster dram. So so fruity & well balanced. Just enough spice grip past the natural red & dark fruits that burst through. Amazing value. Great review mate 👍
Thanks buddy. Totally agree with those notes.
i definitely respect your opinion on the glengoyne, i have a big soft spot for them and love the 18 but I do see your point about the abv in comparison to some other bangers. Love the OP18 and ancnoc mention as well, absolute banger distilleries that not enough people talk about, so why dont we all shut up about them so no one finds out
Lol unfortunately I would not be doing my job properly if I shut up about them. I hear you though Ryan. Cheers buddy.
Nice one, six. The Springbank 18 and Glendronach 18, though sensational, are just too expensive. Overall (BFB, taste, independent, no color, NCF, presentation), the Arran 18 knocks em all out of the park.
Of those, this is what I have;
Bunnahabhain 18 ✅ I truly love Bunnahabhain's flavor profile
Talisker 18 ✅ (haven't opened it yet)
AnCnoc 18 ✅ (haven't opened it yet)
Glendronach 18 ✅ (tried 2018; have a 2019 unopened)
You’re almost all the way there.
A very special day will come I’m gonna open my Laphroaig 18 and enjoy it I’m sure. I do love anCnoc quality spirits. I’ve some bottles to hunt down now, thank you sir! Cheers 🥃
Hope you enjoy that Laphroaig as much as I do. Cheers my friend.
Great picks Rob, I totally agree with you on the Arran 18, it’s definitely a hidden gem
Not sure how much longer it’ll be hidden.
Nice list...still holding onto an old Bunna 18, unfortunately the Talisker 18 does have colour.
Ya. Good old Diageo.
You forgot to say "except Ontario". Not one single bottle of this top 10 is available in Canada's largest province!!! No other place on earth can say that, Unbelievable...eh. Stopped in at a local LCBO yesterday just for wine and perused the whisky section, practically nothing! never seen anything like it, I still say it's only a matter of time before whisky is outlawed in Ontario. Cheers Rob, enjoy your "rare" whisky's.
I stopped searching the LCBO website for inventory a long time ago.Their selection has never been this bad. Apparently Ontarians know so little about single malts that they can keep selling the big name crap, people will still buy, and they’ll keep making tons of money. I’d love to know what’s going on there.
Lol I hope you’re wrong. Cheers Robert.
@@frankg2003 I reckon they make a mint from selling a million bottles of JW Red or Fiddich/Livet 12, not to mention wine & coolers.
Every time I try my Arran 18 I smile to myself think wow at how good it is ,,, usually pour myself a large glass and give it time to warm up , take an hour to sip and savour it
Amen
Nice Rob. Glad you still have the glendronach 18 right up there. It’s an absolutely filthy whisky. I’ve had so many amazing whiskies since first trying that one but it’s still right up there. Luckily I still have a bottle of the 18 and 21 billy walker ones
I wish I kept more Billy Walker Dronachs
@@WhiskyInThe6 How do I now if is Billy Walker Glendronach?
Excellent vid ..as usual ..thank you , always great content from a knowledgable likeable bloke ..top job 👍
Very interesting video Rob. I've got an Arran 18 sample to try for review - and I'm even more looking forward to it now that I was! Sláinte.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Thanks again Rob. Of the ones I have tried on your list, Ancnoc is my number 1. My wife was almost jealous of the way I was cuddling up to it. Fantastic! The Allardice is amazing as well. Just picked up the Arran 10 in its new packaging and am on the lookout for the 18. For something a little elegant, I do love Glenmorangie 18 extremely rare. Thanks again my friend.
Hahaha funny stuff Bill. I really enjoy the Ancnoc buddy. Cheers.
That's funny, recently I thought it will be great if you could prepare video with 18 years old whisky and you did it. With your video about CS we have a nice guider thru scotch. Thanks Rob 👍
My pleasure buddy. Cheers!
Great content as always Rob. I was choosing between the Arran 21 and 18 and pulled the trigger on 18. Great value! Too bad Glendronach is going with chill filtration - A huge mistake IMO.
I couldn’t agree more buddy. Cheers.
I love this video. I have Arran 18, Springbank 18, and three Talisker 18 on my bar. I really love Talisker!
Those are harder to come by up this way. Good thing you have three.
Rob ..Thanks for the reviews mate , really value your opinions ...Totally agree with your love of acNoc ..18 and 24 wonderful stuff
Thanks Allan. Happy New Year.
Hi Rob! Big fan of the channel, always look forward to new posts, thank you for the great content! I too absolutely love Ancnoc 18 and the Talisker 18 has been my number 1 for quite some time. I was surprised to hear that it is non chill-filtered though as it’s a diageo product. Do you get cloudiness from your bottle? Either way, it’s a fantastic whisky.
Thanks for the kind words my friend. I could be wrong about the chill filtration I just find it interesting that they keep the abv at the lowest abv a non chill filtered product can be to ensure the chemical reaction to cold doesn’t allow it to get cloudy. Honestly guest my guess though.
Balblair, GlenAllachie, AnCnoc and Springbank I did not have yet. The others I really love. Great list!
You’ll enjoy those. Cheers
Fun review! I have the older Arran 18 (before the rebrand) which, as I understand it, is not all-sherry like the current iteration. But I still love it.
Right on Mike. Cheers buddy.
What a worthy winner. People say this is as good as the 21. Great video.
I think it’s a tough better to be honest.
The Glendronach 18 is fantastic but I havent compared it to any other 18 year sherry scotches. So I guess Ill see how it holds up.
Good review. Hope your channel stays active until the third Rothfuss book is released!
Lol you and I both
Really nice list Rob. I have had a few discussions with you around the Allardyce and the difference between Billy Walker and Rachel Barrie. But for this list I really like what you have on it and for the most part agree except for the Balblair 18 which for me was my most disappointing whisky of the past 2 years.
I personally love the Bunna and I haven't had your number 1 yet but look forward to finding it soon.
Right on Doron. Cheers my friend.
Recently tried the Arran 18, amazing dram, your list would be quite similar to mine, love the Glendronach 18, the Bunnahabhain 18 and Old Pultney 18 and it was great to see you like the Ancnoc 18, this is a very underrated whisky, I recently tried it at a whisky festival and I thought it was the star of the show. I just cannot get into Springbank, I don't mind it, but I am just not a lover of that Campebltown funk taste, just not for me. I wanted to know if you have ever tried the Knockando 18yr slow matured, I have never tried it, but it is one I would like to try, as it is great value for money, great review as always buddy.
Great list. Only notable omission for me would be the Ledaig 18 which I would have in my top 3
3 i have saved for when i am a pensioner [ after i had one before ]
2 are out of my price range
and 3 of them are on my to do list ;)
There are NO Springbank (Hazelburn & Longrow) spirits are sold in my location. This is tragic, in that I think they have the flavor profile I'm looking for, with "a hint of peat". I think 18 year old Scotch may be out of my price range. I recently invested in a bottle of Lagavulin 16 and it qualifies as my cabinet elder; it cost me a $100 US. Eighteens go up from there. The Arran 18 sells for over $152 locally (Oregon, PNW). My current favorite Scotch is Auchentoshan Threewood. I suspect I'm a mark for Aberlour A'Bundh, but it, too teeters on the edge of my financial willingness. I'm presently enjoying a dram of Glen Scotia 15...toasted marshmallows and caramel. I await the arrival of my special order Benromach 10, hoping it will provide the lilting hint of peat in a lightly sherried whisky.
The Arran is worth that much I guess. Glen Scotia is great.
Great vid Rob! Rachael Barrie has dumbed down Glendronach and Ben Raich! She may have been given orders but still it’s her name on the bottles!!!!
Very true.
Here in Arizona we have 2 of these on the list that I can go find. I have been looking for many of these for some time. 18 year olds are very rare in AZ, one time I found a Bunna 18 so I bought it. The only time I have ever seen it. Good list though man.
You guys able to order out of state there?
@@WhiskyInThe6 Yeah if it is from another state. I have a place in Cali that I order from. They have a much better selection.
Nice review Rob, still have very much to try like i see but thats great in a way. Have 2 bottles of GD 18 2019 and one GD 21 from Billy Walker. The market in Germany is prety good for single malt.
But like i said before prefering peated high abv malts in the past month. exept the GA 10 batch 5
I really like Peated whiskies as well. Not many in the 18 yr category.
Surprised Glengoyne 18 didn’t make the list, I see your point that it’s not an integrity bottle but imo it’s better than half of the list if we take the quality into account, recently quality of single malt alone can be easily overlooked based on integrity bottling. I have a Macallan 18 1994 vintage which is superb single malt and probably better than anything in this list although it’s chill filtered and 43%.
Have you tried the newer glengoyne 18s? There’s been a drop in quality in my opinion.
@@WhiskyInThe6 No, haven’t tried the newer version, but one I had from 2018 was really good. Now I got your point
@@Houman7 In comparison to the Glenallechie 18, the Glengoyne should have made it. The Allechie 18 was an extreme disappointment, I agree that in the future it might be good, like the Arran 18, but for now, such a disappointment
Awesome list, just wish we could get Arran 18 in Germany right now, totally sold out all over and now over €100 :o It is great whisky and hopefully will replace GD18 for me, if I can get hold of it.
That anCoc 18 looks very interesting! Great video my guy!!🤘
Thanks brother. 🙏🏻
Yep, I miss the Laphroaig 18 at $65. Now I see it for $500- NO WAY!
Great list! I’d have glenrothes 18 up there too- one of my favourites.
Definitely tasty.
Didnt know there was a difference between The Glendronach 18 year Allardice of years, example 2018 to 2019. I bought one last year with my christmas bonus, and haven't finished it because I want to savor it. One of my favorites.
I wanted to get The Parliament but felt getting Allerdice and Ardbeg Corryvreckan with the bonus money I could use would had been better.
Ya there’s a chart on the inter trust explains the age differences.
Good list Rob! I haven't had the AnCnoc (or the Bunnahabhain) I'll try to get my hands on it or at least a sample. Cheers :)
I’d say try to get the Ancnoc first
Love the AnCnoc 18! Almost as good as the 24 for roughly half the money. (Though both are reasonably priced for their age.) And…really like the 12 as well. As Rob says, underrated.
@@mikebennett3741 I am looking at picking up one of them at the moment :)
Thanks for a great vid!
i have springbank, longrow, bunnahabhain at the moment - all special in their own way. had glendronach - sad to see it trashed. been looking at talisker for a while. never really considered the ancnoc, pulteney, balblair , glenallachie or arran until now. the caol ila 18 is solid also but like glengoyne suffers a little at 43%.
Hopefully you get to try a couple that you haven’t. I’d be curious to hear your thoughts.
Great list Rob, would place Talisker 18y a little higher though🤗
Unfortunately i can not get hold of the Arran 18y😢
Not able to order it elsewhere?
@@WhiskyInThe6 the sites in Germany that i usually order from is all sold out😢
Rob…in July ‘22 i can get a bottle of the recent Longrow 18 for like $265…..would you say at that price it’s an “all day buy”….or just pass knowing its awesome but at that price point the experience wont live up…?
Appreciate your opinion!!
Was about to order an Arran sherry cask strength, but there will be an 18 year old (sherry) added :)
The cask strength is great too.
Cant get the Arran 18 anywhere in Holland ( sold out ) … so i got the 21
I live in Toronto Ontario I can’t find your top 8. Where do you get yours from?
Very honest review!! Arran is very very good!!
Cheers
Very nice, i know most of them and have to agree.
Thanks buddy
I can't fault the picks, and I am on the lookout for the Arran, as I love the 10 and the 14. The OP 18 surprised me as many reviewers have said not near as good as the old 17 and it is certainly more expensive. I am leery of Old Pulteney these days.
The old 17 was so well priced that many didn’t give the 18 a fair shake I feel.
That Aaron 18 is delightful, although I'm certainly in the Aaron fanboy club. Glad that I have the Ancnoc in the hopper too. Pretty much only other 18s I own are Glenlivet (dangerously easy sipper) and Bowmore (smoky and fruity). Cheers Rob and Go Leafs 🥃🇨🇦
The 18 year category has notoriously been my favourite since day one. Cheers Mark. We need a cup brother.
What's a Aaron? 🤣
Excellent list Rob, yet to try the Ancnoc 18 and have an unopened Springbank 18. Not sure of the Glenallachie. On another note, I would love your views on the Glenfarclas line. From the 12 to the 25 I prefer the 15.
The 25 is great. Haven’t tried the 12. Wasn’t a fan of the 15. 17 is decent.
@@WhiskyInThe6 i agree the 25 is a steal, the 15 for me is excellent value.
I never pulled the trigger on the 25 mainly because reviewers mentioned that it didn’t taste like it was 25. Also the general consensus was that it was good but didn’t live up to a 25 yr hype. At one time at Total Wine it was on sale for $130!! Look up current prices now. Anyhow I don’t feel too bad on missing out. I do have a 21 yr old unopened. And I enjoy their 12 yr old. Never had the 15. My best sherried scotches to date have been the “old style” B.W. Era 15s and 18s. Also I enjoy the Tamdhu 15 very much as well.
Great video, problem is, none of these are available in Québec.
Alberta 😉
Would be great if you could review single malts that you can actually get in Ontario ( LCBO ). As mentioned in an earlier comment - none of these 18’s available at the LCBO - as you are “Whisky in the 6” ( Toronto ) would be good to recommend single malts that are available to get in Ontario
I have a few videos that are LCBO specific videos. Unfortunately the little to nothing available that I would like to drink at the LCBO. I do hear you and sympathize with you. Send my friend Marc at LiquorLodge.ca an email.
@@B__Mer hope it ended up working out for you.
Great video! Love it!
Thanks my friend. Cheers!
I definitely dig this list!! Surprised there is no highland park.
HP bottles the 21,25 and 30 at the right abv. Really wish they did the same with the 18.
I have old bottling of Arran 18. Wondering if there is a big difference taste wise between the two. I ordered it year ago, website had new look but, I got old look instead.
Brown Forman have said they will start to chill-filter Glendronach whisky, I'm sure they will also reduce the proof for UK supermarket shelves. If you love this whisky buy some now, because I know people who have protested to Brown Forman by email and recieved very condescending replies like 'thank you for supporting our distillery and we value your future custom'. Goodbye Glendronach.
This was probably the last time I’ll get to mention Glendronach in a positive light.
How long does it take for a bottle of Scotch whisky to open up after the cork is poppet ? This has become a very interesting topic of exploration for me as some whiskies seem to open up to a beautiful profile in just 2 months and yet others seem almost pour down the drain in the first year and then after two years of being open and half bottle its a total transformation. This seems totally illogical but I have been experiencing this multiple times and cannot find ant video presentations on the subject. Can you shed any light on this phenomena and or produce a video presentation on this hard to find subject?....Thank you for all your great presentations thus far....Slainte!
Honestly Gman I believe it’s difficult to do a video on this because every single whisky I’ve ever owned is so different from the next. I believe it’s Impossible to know for certain when something is at its peak in quality.
I heard they discontinued Glendronach 18 YRS, can you confirm that?
Nope they should be still making it.
Hooray for Arran!! :) The GlenAllachie is a strange one... I almost never hear of anyone reviewing the 18, or saying much about it. From few reports, it's more bourbon influenced than the rest of the range. As each batch of the rest of the range has appeared to get better and better, no doubt that will as well! The cat is out of the bag with GA, too, as the new 10CS batch has flown off shelves, and other releases are starting to dry up... I think recent (bad) moves from Glendronach have made a lot of people move on and follow Billy Walker over to GlenAllachie, and I fear we may now start seeing many bottles from their range harder and harder to get.
I think your 100% right James. Cheers.
Your review was very timely for me. When you said you’ve tried an 18-yo Arran that you didn’t like, was it the old bottling? I’m asking coz a local online store has the OB 18-yo bundled with AnCnoc 18 and Hedonism for USD145/CAD176.
That sounds like an easy buy to me.
Saw that Arran 18 coming. Just received another in the mail. Would like to throw the empty bottle through the LCBO head office window. Will look to the west for a Balblair and OP 18.
Ya I think the OP and Balblair are right up your alley. Getting some heat about not including the LCBO here. Are there even 10 18 year old scotch whiskies at the LCBO these days?
@@WhiskyInThe6 The LCBO offers nothing but bottom shelf drech or overpriced SM's. They are a laughing stock.
Was about to ask why Arran 18 wasn’t on your list when you announced it as number 1, the Arran 18 is phenomenal, even their older version that was spicier & less sherried,
I’m in love with the new one.
Great top 10 list! Would you mind letting me know which springbank 18 bottling date was the one you didnt love?
Thanks! Cheers!
I believe it was the 2017 I wasn’t a huge fan of. 2019 has been my favourite so far. Really liked it.
@@WhiskyInThe6 thanks so much for the info!!! Weirdly, in my area I can only find the 2015, 2016, and 2017 bottlings...lol!
Whiskybase is a good source to find out about old whiskies. Look into those three before you decide which. They are not all made equally.
I agree that Arran and Longrow make amazing 18's. Some of my faves. I just found a small source for old Bunna 18's. Do you feel they're better than the newer ones?
The older version is better I’d say.
you can find the Arran 18 but can you find the third book in the kingkiller chronicles
Amen
could you revisit the tobermory 21yo manzanilla cask @53% if you still have it? wonder how that's done with a little time on it.
Wish I did bud
Just picked up the Arran 2 weeks ago and yet to open. Still following the Glendronach saga as I've experienced a few different tastes with the 2019 and earlier and would love for someone (lol) to compare to the 2020, which of course is actually 18. Great review! Also, is their a batch on the 18 so one can differentiate?
There may be a batch difference on the Arrans. Not exactly sure. There’s definitely a batch difference on the glendronach.
I’m glad HP18 didn’t make it on your list. After rebranding, repricing to ”viking pride” or what ever Highland Park destroyed my favorite dram.
They need to revamp it again and make it 46%
It is really disapointing at the lack of Arran whiskies at the lcbo since December 2019.
How do you do this list without the Glenmorangie 18 somewhere?
Not a big fan of it.
lol, can't find this anywhere
I can't believe you got Ralfy on the show😁. You are the modern Ralfy.
Lol I wish brother. That’s huge praise. Miss your show boys. Hope to see a video from you soon.
2024 can’t find Arran 18
Surprised Oban 18 didn't make the list
Don’t recall trying it.
What you think of Loch lomond 18?
Haven’t tried it yet
Deanston 18 and Ledaig 18
Still have to try ledaig 18 believe it or not.
There is a glenfedich 18 under the bar.... where do you rate that?
Not in the top 20 for me.
Ahh" Why bother when their is cask share that was released in 11 April, You can get for 1 share = 4 bottles sherry cask delivered to your door Tax Free" You get a sample sent to you every year and after 3-4 years you get the bottles right from the distillery, Right to your front door, No more expensive storage fees and marketing to pay for, They do all that for you Free, Their is also quit a few distillery's on offer that deal..
Interesting
Cool tee shirt. Where you get it?
Hey Robert. There’s a link with a discount code for the shirts in the description.
Glenfiddich 18
Not a fan.
Very surprised you didn't list Highland Park 18. Is it just that you've never had it?
Had it. Wish it was a higher abv.
That Highland Park Cask Strength delivers! 💯💥
ARRAN 18 FOR SURE!
💪🏻
Glendronach at nr 2 ?? Don't you know that they chillfilter their scotches now ? Arran on 1 is a very good choice, however.
At the moment you can still find the non chill filtered version. We’ll see if it changes.
How does the Arran 18 compare to the 14?
Totally different beast. Way heavy on the Sherry side is the 18.
@@WhiskyInThe6 I'll be honest, not a fan of the 14. I think the 10 & Amarone Cask are much better. And the 18...well ya!!
Hmm you missed Glencadam 18 its superb
Was trying to figure out which I haven’t tried. Glencadam, Glen Scotia and Ledaig are the only ones I’d like to try that I haven’t.
@@WhiskyInThe6 Glenscotia is good as well. Will love to try Ledaig 18 as well only had the 10
Macallan 18 the Benchmark of sherried scotch. overpriced but they doit better and the proof is in the tasting. Regardless of palate elvolution or the proof. The taste is un comprimisingly rich.
Cant get the Arran 18 here. Never seen it
That’s weird.
Order it from the UK?
@@WhiskyInThe6 almost impossible to get here (Scotland) for the past few months. Even the distillery shop is all out.
Nice intro
Thanks Carlos
is macallan 18 really thtt bad now?
It’s dropped in quality a lot.
drink a fucking whiskey! LOL
😅
Whisky is cool and whatever. The history, the branding, the aesthetic. But lets be honest here...besides a few outliers with a REAL flavor profile...most products are just barley swill aged in dingy oak barrels that give off the same flavor. The best bottles are horded for speculation and a market has developed. But the product is not refined like Cognac etc. Its a second rate spirit tbh.
I respectfully and completely disagree.
@@WhiskyInThe6 Its also just alcohol. No ingredients added...Simply pattern recall. The more creative mind, the more creative the tasting aha.