ralfy review 621 - collectable whiskies update 2017
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- Опубликовано: 24 янв 2017
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Whisky/Whiskey is made for Drinking! Thanks for the Malt Moments and Knowledge Ralfy!
Absolutely fantastic. I have dipped in and out of your videos over the years - but when you held your board up and let your most honest words fly - I really felt I met the core of you. You're a good guy Ralfy, thanks for your videos. (Point 4, roughly 25mins in for anybody that might actually read this). All the best! (oh, by the way, also watched clives video for years, seperately, and never knew the connection till recently - funny old world!)
Ralfy, I suggest noting the bottles you discuss in the decription everytime, it would be very convenient for your viewers.
Also Yes or you could just watch the video and note it yourself
In the old days... (and my old days were the 1990s. If you wait long enough these will be the old days, when ralfy had his YT channel...) there was a strong contingent of people who insisted that whisky was for drinking, not collecting. Always loved that sentiment; but I still occasionally put a bottle away. Some became "valuable collectibles" but for legal reasons it's hard to sell a whisky in the USA. Not impossible, of course, but not easy. I sold a few and then I wished I still had them. Cask strength sherry aged Glenlivet from the '70s, or the old Springbank 12yo 100 proof. But most of what I put away wasn't "investments" it was 'deferred drinking.' I had had the bottle, I knew it was good, how could I not hope to taste that Dallas Dhu again some day? Well, eventually I did! :-) The sad fact about the most "collectible" whiskies is that they will never be enjoyed by anyone - just traded, prized, adored and traded on... If you love it, drink it. Drink it now, or drink it 20 years from now...
. . . I agree and will be reviewing a couple of these whiskies before too long.
Your knowledge never fails to astound me. Thanks Ralfy.
Fantastic advice! I'll be cooking a special meal and sipping a wee dram tonight to celebrate Robert Burns. I've been reading W .H. Hudson's "Idle Days In Patagonia" which is a delight! Life is good hey Ralfy!
Ossie Weinert out
This is the kinda thing I watch while drinking whisky and smoking me pipe, and thats why I love it. Keep up the good work mate.
Dear Ralfy, thanks for your excellent advice as always. Cheers.
came for the fun. left with a positive perspective. well done
Excellent advice that can be applied to other facets of investment too. I feel like you were channeling Yoda with your sage wisdom during the last five minutes
That macallan 18 sells for a lot more than £200. More like £800 or more. I wish they were selling for £200 a year ago....I would have purchased 10 of them at auction....old fashioned Macallan....those are very high quality drams. Rich, funky, bold. Special. Long gone.
Ralfy, when are we going to get another look at your collection??? Those are some of my all time favorites!!
Thanks for this one Ralfy, a whisper of humanity in a sea of noise. Also, might this be the first ever review where a dram did not get poured?! I think we've just experienced Ralfy history!
. . . it has happened before, . . . somewhere.
Great review Ralfy, and once again, a sound life message for us all.
Ralfy, great stuff as usual. I really loved the points you made about the whisky/ey journey being a long game, taking time to understand the whiskey and buying quality instead of chasing the hype. Appreciate the wisdom, brother!
Love these specials, great selections there. Would like to be able to find one or two of them. Maybe I will luck out at en estate sale someday. Keep being awesome Ralfy.
Thanks Ralfy. Im not a collector but always interesting to hear your information. Cheers Mate !
A couple more reasons for buying whisky for "bunkering" (storing away in your whisky bunker):
#1. After tasting a limited or special release expression that you discover you really like.
Which ones? Compass Box limited editions, Glenmorangie yearly private editions, a single numbered barrel bottling, or any other distilleries experimental releases come to mind. When these are gone, they are gone, so buy a second bottle for drinking at a later date or year, perhaps with a special group of fellow whisky aficionados.
#2. If you plan on moving to a whisky desert (I kid you not).
I am currently lucky enough to live in the same town as what arguably the best whisky store in New England. That said, I will be retiring (in a decade?) to an area of Arizona that is a desert in more ways than one. Spirit sales in Tucson are mostly by the two largest national chains, which stock the stop skus, but not what I can get here.
Lastly, an odd note about older bottlings of Macallan. You will find 15yo or 18yo bottlings from the 1970s of Macallan to command to command two to three times the current price. Whisky does not age in the bottle, so why? The answer is that the quality of the spirit going in the bottle was better back then according to Macallan fans. They supposedly rejected more casks back then as sub-par. My opinion? I need to sample more evidence before I can comment.
Cheers!
I have that exact same Brora 20. The Rare Malt 1982 Vintage.
And the Ardbeg Lord of the Isles as well. Both are as of yet unopened.
I like that the Ardbeg comes with a complimentary guinea pig coffin.
. . . just don't tell the guinea pig !
I'm shocked about the prices increases in the last two years. I can't believe Macallan 18 from 1985 was sol only for 180-200 GBP in 2017
. . . I agree !
@@ralfydotcom for a man who has a "whisky way of life" today is a special day when Ralfy himself answer you. This is the beggining of a path that ends around a wonderful bottle. One day, for sure!
@@Gatopardo1984 That was the day that you believed to be the administrator of ralfy's channel hahahaha. The beginning of the path hahahaha. Don't drink too much I warn you seriously change your whisky way for another healthier.
@@zeusminator Qué dices? Te está sentando mal el confinamiento? Ánimo.
I bought that Brora in the airport in 2004, I paid something similar, it was delicious, I shared it with friends, I couldn’t afford it now.
Finally caught up thanks Ralfy. I have learned don't fall behind watching your reviews, it takes some catching up.
Always great to watch your videos Ralfy..
thanks friend, long time watcher and I appreciate your 4 tips, cheers
Some of the big online retailers are selling Mac 18 1989/90 for a grand! Of course that's 'high street' - the hammer price might be lower.
Great stories as always, Ralfy,
Mark
Over two and a half grand now, lol
I love these topics! Your future videos sound good too!
dear Ralfy, thx again for the nice view on the matter. It seems to me it would be good idea to develop further story & science about aging of whisky in general once a bottle was bottled and now in your storage, f.e. Yes, it could be stored forever, indeed, but with a time, it will develop further and open more internally over time. Science behind could open such further research by the master like you to the public audience. It reminds me to pipe tobaccos, check those who has been discussing such aging over time. Both products are nature and originally each time are different due to internal integrity.
I just looked up Karuizawa prices. That's the proverbial "pot of gold" you're sitting on there Ralfy.
Yes this collection will rise a lot more depending on how many more people continue to buy to enjoy, here are some fellow bottles for anyone wondering:
www.thewhiskyexchange.com/b/35/karuizawa-japanese-whisky
What Ralfy paid £150 is now being sold for £11,241.99, CRAZY.
dekanta.com/store/karuizawa-1982/
Hey Ralfy, That Karuizawa is going for $3652.30 (last bottle sold) .. Good luck!
Ralfy, I wonder how many bottles do you have open at one given time? I'm asking because I have a small collection around 25 bottles but, I do only buy whiskies that I'm drinking, therefore, I usually open them as soon as I buy them. I'm worried about having 25 open bottles because I'm concerned about the loss in quality due to the amount of air that are in those bottles. How long does it take for a half bottle, or less, of whisky to lose quality in your opinion?
love your reviews ralfy, wish you were my neighbor so we could have a drink.
@ralfy: I would be grateful for a ralfy review on buying whiskies from independent bottlers. These are often very expensive, small-batches, difficult to judge before buying and reviews are often not available (let alone reliable reviews!)
Where I live, a large selection of independent bottlers is available -- Gordon Macphail, RD Rattray, Signatory Vintage (cask strength collection, unchilfiltered collection etc), Cadenhead's etc. But I've never bought them because I have a limited budget, and want to spend it wisely.
It would be helpful to get some tips on what to look out for while buying these expensive, eclectic whiskies. Thanks a ton!
. . . I will have a think about how best to present a themed review later on.
great Ralfy review. Nice wee collection of bottles there. I just bought a recent bottling of lagavulin 16 for £32. looking forward to opening it though as much as its gone down in character apparently.
. . . seems a very cheap price for this malt ! . . . I hope the quality is OK.
ralfystuff it was an Amazon lightning deal so i hope i get lucky. was going going to wait until my 30th birthday in September but its just too tempting.
Hi Ralfy. Is it reasonably common for corks to half in two in older bottles of whisky ? Two bottles of Glen Ord bottled in the nineties have broke . It's a pain trying to dig the remainder out without cork floaters .😕
Great video Ralphy !
spot on advice as always. Thanks Ralfy youre awesome !
Great advice. Thanks Ralfy!
Ralfy I think your Mac18 goes for way more. I was looking at an online auction just yesterday and a 1992 vintage was going for 405 pounds.
Great video Ralfy. I enjoyed your comment about time being one of the rarest and under appreciated commodities that everyone possesses. What's interesting is that it is finite to all, and is an equalizer between people no matter what class, race, religion, etc you are. Makes me appreciate it much more the way you described it. I never looked at it that way, thank you. Cheers from CT, USA
Hi Ralfy, it would be great if you could upload an updated video of your Whisky collection for 2017 since the last one was on 2014. Cheers!
i love your channel! - Greetings from Bavaria!
Brilliant info as always Ralfy!
Good sir. My I enquire where do you buy your spiffy hats?
Hi Ralfy. I was recently lucky enough to find five bottles of Laphroaig 18, in the old style green tube, in a shop near me. So I picked them all up. I am very keen to open one but I am also tempted to keep them all for twenty years. What do you think?
. . . open one, you've got four left for later.
Thank you Ralfy, it was very interesting how much you paid then and how much these bottles are selling now.Gone those days where you can buy this sort of bottles for less than 100 pounds ...:(
. . . due to the sudden rush of 'investing' in whisky, driven by professional speculators.
Hi Ralfy, do you have tips to keep the cork wet of the bottles that we want to keep for many years?
. . . occasionally lay bottles on their side for two minutes, but check for possible leakage .
Whisky corks weren't designed for long term storage, but there's not a lot you can do about that. When you open a bottle you've had for 20 years, expect the cork to crumble.
Bottles breathe a little. Get a grease pencil or stabillo (water colour) pencil and mark the fill level on the neck of the bottle. Over the years it will recede a bit, a quarter inch, maybe a half inch. It's time to open it and drink it, while the whisky is still fresh and retains its character. When the fill level is getting into the shoulder the whisky is seriously in decline...
Lord of the Isles😍😍😍 I was stupid enough... Insane enough... To open and drink this... Now!!! I'm saving like mad, because the price has skyrocketed... I want another bottle😔😢
Needless to say... IT WAS SIMPLY STUNNING...
speaking of old bottles i have one from czech republic called goldcock. its a 12y single malt. i know the distillery was mothballed. do you know anything about them ralfy?
. . . never heard of this brand, best to do a Czech trademark check and take it from there, good luck.
Ralfy I remember you vaguely talking about how you shouldn't store bottles in cardboard boxes but I can't for the life of me remember which one that was. Does that also include the boxes the bottles came in or just normal plain cardboard boxes?
. . . the plain cardboard boxes, but also the containers over the longer term.
Speaking of collectible bottles, Ralfy, any opinions on Springbank's 2016 Local Barley 16 year old? Thanks.
. . . very tasty !
Hey Ralfy! Greetings from Poland! First of all thanks for your amazing and knowledgeable videos! As you mentioned in this particular video reading books is a good investment and I absolutely agree with you. Could you please recommend some books about whisky? Thanks in advance!
Karuizawa 48 years sales around $80,000. Which he has around $1,5000. This distiller is closed . But still can buy w.$$$$$$.
Will those rust on the inside of the container affect the whisky?
. . . no, but this is a sign of damp air which is not good for labels !
Hi Ralfy,
A question (or maybe tip): any interest in reviewing the latest edition of Ben Nevis 10yrs. old, anytime soon? I think it is a great value for money malt.
. . . Ben Nevis has gone though a rough patch recently.
***** All the more I was surprised about the high quality (in my mind) of their latest 10yo.
Ralfy, a question: I've been researching Armagnac recently and I'm wondering if you have any opinions on Laberdolive, which I hear is considered the gold standard of quality in that genre! Would you think it's good value for money and a quality brandy moment or overhyped? Thank you, malt mate, and much congratulations on the success of your Bonneville Ralfy bottling.
. . . sorry, don't know this one to taste !
Thanks, Ralfy, for your reply! After I posted my question, I watched
your Review 321 "Darroze 40 year old" - which was another name appearing on
the short list of quality-produced Armagnac. Either way, I probably
won't go wrong :-) Thank you much again, sir.
loved the knowledged lesson
that was beautiful , thank you 💕
Hola Ralfy, muy muy interesante video, pues algunas de las botellas que yo he comprado, las he comprado pensando en guardarlas por un buen tiempo, aunque las ganas de abrirlas son enormes después de algunos meses. Por favor informarme si tienes algún vídeo donde nos expliques cómo guardar un whisky durante varios años sin que pierda sus características. Honestamente, muchas, muchas gracias por éste video tan educativo.
. . . Lo mejor es mantenerlos en posición vertical en un armario oscuro y fresco (¡con una locomotora!). Buena suerte.
A bottle of whisky lasts about a month tops at my house! 😇
HAPPY RABBIE BURNS DAY RALFY!!!
Good collection for investing or drinking but I think Brora will have it's day much like Karuizawa has done I was lucky to buy 6 bottles of 1971 36 YO Karuizawa. I bought it at the time as that was my birth year at £108 each which is now going for £3000+ but.... I drank 4 bottles before it caught the super premium bug but do I regret it? not at all it's possibly the best whisky I have drank ever but I can't drink the others at that price, I got lucky.
. . . you got lucky, but you made the luck for yourself by appreciating what you bought in full.
Hahahaa Ralfy! I have been stocking up on Vintage 1995 Bottles for the past year. Cause single malts in my birth year will cost a bomb in the future hahah
Now I have enough 1995 Vintage Bottles (both OB & IB) for me to open a birth year Vintage every birthday for the next 15 years!
. . . long-term investment in fun and malt-moments !
Am I missing something? I've not found the year of bottling (let alone distilling) to be indicated on any of a dozen different modern whisky's I've bought. Age statements? Sure, but just the number of years, not the year itself. How will future purchasers know the year bottled, to know the true age? Same for us, when buying a bottle now, in a store or online.
. . . good point, time-matured spirits need a time-reference.
ralfydotcom Thanks. Might you consider taking that up as another point you'd press for, like un-chilled filtering and natural coloring? I realize those affect the product and are of prime importance, but this would seem important for many/most current and future buyers also. Or do you have reason perhaps to know that it will never be taken up by distilleries and bottlers?
Dear Ralfy, what about collecting Bell's Whiskey that commemorate the English Royal Family? Do you think those would be good investments?
. . . Bells decanters are the collectors bottles that rarely sell for anything at auction.
hey Ralfy mayB down th road a revu re diff grains ie local vs sourced types vs yields.
2 ro vs 6 ro...etc etc.
I thnk tht mite b n educationl informativ n beneficial vlog 4 th anoraks amungst us
cheers Ralfy
What about more recent investments- Kilkerran 12 and Lagavulin centenary range?
. . . good option.
Ralfy, you should invest in parafilm, it'll give your bottles a nice seal and yourself a bit of peace of mind. You can even use it on poor/fragile closed seals on old bottles.
. . . not a fan of parafilm, it can distort the bottle cap seals.
Oh man. I was ready to shell out 1000CAD at auction for the Lorde of the Aisle. Too bad for me of sold for 6700CAD. Tad over my price range...
14:16 nope you enjoyed that one!😂
Definitivamente excelente vídeo, me gustaría aprender más al respecto. Cuáles vídeos puedes sugerirme?
Go for Bourbon! Anything with a 10yr+++ age statement. Especially craft brands, Ex:High west or Smooth Ambler, are the new "IT" Whiskey.
. . . good advice !
ralfystuff I recommend Henry Mckenna Bib. It's ten yo. and single barrel. It's a Heaven Hill product. Last paid thity five dollars tax included in MD, US.
I LOVE Henry McKenna! We get that for $22 at Total Wine in California. The best value in bourbon hands down, IMO. Tastes better than some bourbons double or triple the price.
What's you're take on the Macallan Rare Cask? Is it worth an investment?
. . . ALL Macallans seem to be an investment at the moment !
Great, thanks for the quick reply :-)
Ralfy,
Can you identify a whisky for me please? My father-in-law's dad bought this blended Scotch in 1899. How do I post pictures of the bottle? Looks like a dictionary.
Hope you figure it out. I'd like to see that!
. . . try a bottle search at scotchwhiskyauctions.com
Excellent!
Rally, where can I sell my whisky collection?i am thinking about selling some of my bottles
. . . Privately, or through an auction either traditional or online, good luck !
ralfystuff thank you ralfy, what website would u recommend?
These are all €500+. Not sure how these are regular prices. I'm sure they're fantastic, (save maybe the Lagavulin, which I've read middling things about) but none of these are collectible or even drinkable anymore for the average person.
A 1985 Macallan 18 will get over £1,000 at auction.
hello
HAZELBURN 10 OR HAZELBURN 9 BAROLO CASK 2016?BETTER 1?
. . . both as good.
ralfystuff
thanx a lot..please practicallu explain HOW EXACTLY TO DISTINGUISH ATTIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT IN NEXT VLOG..+ DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FINISH AND AFTERTASTE
Ralfy, that is worth between 40-120,000 Singapore $.
Ralfy, make that lord of the isles 1200 pound instead of your 600. This according to The Whisky Exchange.
. . . some collecters have commented that TWE double the price on the auction rate.
I should've counted how many times Ralfy says "Brora"
Maybe keep a good Whisky for a special occasion but not just to hold on to for the sake of it...
Ralfy, I have, what I think to be, an old bottle of Jack Daniels Whiskey. Do you, or maybe you can yourself, know anyone to help me date this bottle?
I have thoroughly enjoyed all your reviews. Thank you for all that you do, and keep up the great work!
. . . check the archive search at scotchwhiskyauctions.com, good luck.
Respecto a éste vídeo, qué llamas un quality liquor? Puede ser de 12 años o más añejo? con éstos datos, sólo puede ser whiksy de malta, o pude ser blended ?
. . . cualquier cosa, con calidad en el espectáculo.
New Cap?
Also, Dalek FTW!
I think that 18 Macallan is worth a bit more than that now.
What about now?
Hahaha Karuizawa... like anyone can get that now a days lol! Stop bragging Ralfy :)). Entertaining none the less as usual though.
In the current "Scotch Whisky Auction" the '85 Macallan is on reserve for £900.00????
I have a feeling they are extremely over priced.....
The auction house is over priced....
. . . there's liquor-fever out there !
Id love a bottle of Macallan 18... But the prices of Macallan are astronomical. Can get a few cheaper bottles for the price of a Macallan...
Ex0rz Mcallan is overrated
I wouldnt say overrated but overpriced. When a 12yo costs the same as many 18yos, you know they are overpriced...
Sorry, while it's interesting, you can't buy these now, so not that helpful. What can we buy right now that has the potential to go up in value?
Time yes time i gave redemption high rye bourbon NAS 1 month Time after opeming and I like it much better, i know you dont like NAS whiskies but i like trying everything but my favorites always seem to have an age statement.
wHy do you pronounce you're silent Hs so hard?
. . . 'cos it sounds fun.
Theres a 1981 Karuizawa up for sale £4250
. . . very expensive.
Aye far too, I dont think id open it if something I had went to that much. Id sell it and buy a lifetimes supply lol.
*mgtow* (pronounced like _"migtow"_) meaning "men going their own way". That is basically individualists who see through society's gynocentrism and male use- and disposability and consciously decide to rid their life decisions of unconscious gynocentric conditioning. In particular, it means having the conscious option of better things to do in life than being the work horse for arranging life around some woman's narcissistic drama of what it means to be a woman. As a rule: no marriage, no cohabitation etc., exceptions notwithstanding.
*Soteriologe* (german for "Soteriologist" which had been taken already). So just call me "Soteriologist".
. . . thanks again for the Malt-mention.
...and thank you for using it, your wonderful reviews, and happy new year !
mgtow is basically a spinster?
Hi Ralf, a fair few months ago I asked for your opinion on whisky as I embarked on my journey and you kindly recommended an Old Pulteny 12yo. Well, after purchasing and tasting a lot more bottles it's safe to say that I enjoy whisky. But something that is strange to me is this concept of 'breathing', and no I'm not choking...thankfully, but this idea of letting the whisky breathe. I have tried this idea a little with an Appleton Estate 12yo extra rum, which I think has worked as all the flavour and intensity is still there but it's lost its slightly unpalatable harshness. Is it the same for whisky? Can you help/explain?
. . . "a minute in the glass for each year in the cask" developing taste is a very personal journey and should be your discoveries.
Thanks ralfy, I'll keep that in mind, especially for the older stuff
What about letting the whole bottle breathe in a cupboard somewhere? I've heard that from you once or twice
hahaha...i like this show huhuhu...
The trick seems to be to buy more than you have time to drink. Is that the case for you Ralfy ya old malt-head? ;)
. . . I am buying less now, infact I now only buy for reviewing here at ralfystuff.
"Bespoke"!