whisky review malt of the year 2016
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2016
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A philosopher and gentleman.
Your a good soul Ralfy never stop this malt madness!
My biggest 2016 discovery was Glenfiddich 14 y.o. (I'm in USA) I got it for Christmas from my amazing wife. I was dying to try it and couldn't wait to open it at New Years eve. My wife, recognizing my impatience said to me "you going to drink it with your friend Ralfy aren't you?" She just knew. So, I took my laptop, went on RUclips, typed RALFY and thoroughly enjoyed this, probable the best whiskey I had with your 2012 Glenfiddich 12 y.o. review. Ralfy, thank you so much for your videos. You make my journey of discovering whiskey so much better. Wormest greeting from California. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Had a dram of Ardbeg 10 year old in NYC this summer. It packs a ton of flavor, not for the beginner nor the faint of heart. The apex of the single malt family tree.
I started watching your videos as a borderline alcoholic, for lack of a better word, choking down cheap whisky like a fool. You've helped me better understand spirits as a whole and taught me to respect the drink. To enjoy it for more than a just forgotten night out. Thank you. Here's to a delicious 2017!
. . . happy to help with the malt-moments !
Ralfy ... thank you very much for all the quality-filled time I spend with your reviews ... for all the basic, simple truths coming from such a wonderful place!
Tonight, I got home from work and decided to pour a whisky. I have 3 bottles in my cabinet, bunnahabain 12 year, lagavulin 16 year, and ardbeg 10 year. There was only one dram left in the ardbeg, so I decided to finish it. I sat down, found a Ralfy video, and took a sip. Sure enough, the dram I was savoring was whisky of the year! Makes it all the better. 😊
wait, so ralfy just chose my favourite whisky as malt of the year, holy moly
Dear Ralfy,
I began watching your videos in April, and over the course of the year, you have taught me so much, not only about Scotch Whisky, but about appreciating the things that are truly enjoyable in life. I bought my father a bottle of Talisker 10 for Christmas, and I look forward too the many drams my father and I will have from it.
Cheers!
Thank you, sir, for being a big part of guiding me through my malty journey. 2016 was the year I discovered a love of quality single malt whiskies. Although, for the life of me, I cannot understand the appeal of Laphroaig 10yr. Regardless, I hope your 2017 is everything you wish it to be. Cheers!
Laphroaig 10yo is certainly unique, and I can understand why you wouldn't like the medicinal anti-septic back-of-the-fireplace type smell and taste of it. There really is nothing else quite like it.
Christopher Molloy It was a comment for Rob Kopple :-)
I know Ralfy shares my great love for Laphroaig.
My personal smelling notes go for 4 A4 pages... and that's just the smelling notes.
There's far more in it than just "anti-septic" but it's much like anything, personal taste and personal pre-disposition i.e, biological aptitude.
I can absolutely understand anyone not liking it but on the other hand I think a lot of people haven't put in the work to understand it either.
To my mind Laphroaig is primarily a smelling whisky. As a tasting whisky I'd give it a pretty low score but as a smelling whisky I've never got so many different notes as I have from Laphroaig.
Not saying it's my favourite but certainly the one I've got the most out of.
@Henrik Stevn Nielsen _"I know Ralfy shares my great love for Laphroaig."_
See that's what I've suspected for a long time, but in his reviews of Lahproaig OB he doesn't let on. In fact, I could pretty much prove that he seems to have some beef with Laphroaig such that he purposely underrates their OBs. And I think, much like lovers have a particular hatred for each other when there is a breach of trust, it must have something to do with Laphroaig's marketing policies and the NAS drift. So he hates Laphroaig _because_ he loves Laphroaig. That's my guess at least.
Soteriologe I think you may be right.
There is definitely some shady dealings going on with NAS bottlings, to "keep up" with the demand, but giving us whisky that probably isn't quite matured yet.
Ralfy (and all), love and peace are two of the most important things! As Tolstoy said "If you want to be happy, be." so this end of the, year myself, and many more, have learned more from you and enjoyed you're kind words. Have a peaceful end of year to be ready for the new one!
. . . and a good new year to you too !
You've done it again Ralfy. Another review with so much more to offer than whisky knowledge. Much appreciated.
The Christmas cheer is strong with this one, may the force not stop you.
Thank YOU Ralfy, always nice to listen to your malty maniac madness, hope you keep us informed and entertained for years. Malty greets from Belgium
Ralfy! You've been a wonderful guide over the past years. For me, it began with me running into your channel when looking for info on whisky glasses - moved on to related videos with suggestions for beginners and have never looked back. I've ended up with dozens of open bottles and a wonderful hobby. Couldn't have done it without you.
Thanks for everything, merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Ralfy. All I can say about this show is Wow. Thank you for welcoming your malt family here to your special space. Many thanks to you I appreciate our time together. Be well your malt mates across the world.
I just bought my first bottle of Ardbeg 10 yo a couple of weeks ago. I wholly agree with you. This is a magnificent whisky. Between this and the Laphroaig 10 yo, I can't seem to drink anything that isn't peated. My misses bought me a bottle of Glenlivet 18 for Christmas and I still drank the Ardbeg. Oh well, I like what I like. Keep up the videos. I thoroughly enjoy them.
it was Ardbeg (some old bottlings actually) and its pungent. powerful and intriguing peculiarities, that really turned me on to single malts about 12 years ago...the 10yo has been a consistent marvel over this dozen years. And i 'll sure keep returning to it. Other expressions haven't been as regular...
Happy drams in 2017 to Ralfy and all of you
Thank you Ralfy for enlightening me with your whisky wisdom. Looking forward to more of your reviews. Wish you a happy & prosperous year ahead. Cheers.
so happy that you named the easy available Ardbeg 10 as whisky of the year. This never disappoints in fact it improves. 50/50 firstfill and sec filled..
Thank you Ralfy. Just excellent. You are a great ambassador of whisky and all that is good. You never fail to provide good, decent, heartfelt commentary for us all to pause and consider. And Ardbeg 10, that's the one I ration and savour for special occasions. It's a real treat. That first nosing, just beautiful, especially if I precede it with something much simpler like Glenora Fiddlers Choice (just sharing my experience). From my island in the snowy Gulf of St Lawrence to yours in the Irish Sea, may good health and good malt find you in 2017.
Thank you Ralfy for all the reviews this year. Looking forward to share more malt moments in 2017
Well done, mate! Thanks for taking us along on this great whisky journey. All the best in 2017. Sliante!
Thanks Ralfy for another great year and an enjoyable journey through the malt maze. I am looking forward to many drams with you in 2017! All the best for the new year.
Damn Ralfy, from 24:53 on that was amazing bro. Really heart touching. You're the man Ralfy.
Such a pleasure to tune-in to the vlog. Feliz Año Nuevo, Ralfy.
Happy New Year my friend, your reviews are my little quiet personal moments that keep me sane from the stresses of work and family.
Been enjoying your videos for a few years now and cheers to another year! Thanks again I look forward every week to your video!
Your New Year across the universe brought a tear to my dry eye, a very happy new year to you too.
Ralfy, next time you're about to start a fire, first take a piece of newspaper, ball it up loosely and stick it up in the chimney chute. Then light the newspaper and let it burn up. Then start your fire. You won't get a room full of smoke.
Glad to hear that you're only reviewing age statement scotch in the new year. Thanks for another great video!
. . . great advice, thanks !
(Very late to this video, but love the content and have been going through all that I missed.) I wanted to share that the Bon Accord in Glasgow was where I had my first true introduction to Scotch Whiskey. That pub is an absolute gem, and a must on any trip to Glasgow. Thank you to those at the Bon Accord and thank you to you, Ralfy for your honest content. Slàinte Mhath agus Uisge-beatha math 🥃
Ralfy you give the people what they want unbiased,honest and informative reviews with your unique wit and charm tossed in to the mix keep up the good work & Happy New Year!
Thank you Ralfy for sharing your experience/thoughts on whiskies with us. Best wishes for 2017. Happy new year!
Ralfy that was absolutely fabulous. Thank you so much for being a huge aid to me in my mellifluous malt journey. I'm 21 years old in January and I'm currently trying to get a job in nearby distillieries. The guidance of this channel has been priceless in helping me select the correct whiskies at the correct times.I'm excited for the new year and I hope you are too. If you're ever in Fife Ralfy, give us a shout! sláinte! :D
. . . happy to help with the malt-moments !
It strikes me that I've been a silent consumer of your most useful and interesting content Ralfy, rather than active as you've thanked people for. At this time of year, at the risk of gushing, I want to thank you for the extra value you've added to my life these last 9 months or so. You're causing and informing my occasional trips to Scotland, which despite taking a very lot of organisation due to disability etc. And the back catalogue of your whisky reviews is something I've found particularly useful and interesting.
God bless and Happy New Year.
Hi there. I am not actually a malt drinker or a drinker of alcohol at all but I became curious and have been watching your videos since December 09. I like Scottish things and enjoy learning about it's culture and traditions. Call me odd maybe but I still enjoy learning about fine spirits from nice, gracious, good hearted, enthusiastic commentators such as yourself.
happy holidays ralfy! thanks for another fun year in reviews, I particularly like that part about demanding transparency going forward, I also really like that you announced the first bottle to be reviewed next year so that we all can grab one and enjoy it while we listen to ya!
Thanks so much Ralfy - I've been with you since 2011 and have always appreciated your experience and insights. Thanks to this review, I'm sitting this very moment with a glass of my own living bottle:
16 Aberlour - 120 mL
17 Longmorn (Signatory Single Cask) - 120 mL
18 Tomatin - 60 mL
15 Glenfarclas (Germany) - 120 mL
25 Bal Blair - 60 mL
21 Glenfiddich (Rum) - 60 mL
15 Springbank - 60 mL
14 Balvennie (Rum) - 60 mL
12 Aberlour (Single Barrel / Cask Strength) 75 mL
14 Glenfiddich (New Oak) 60 Ml
Un. Real.
Got the list on the back like you said, and can't wait to grow old with this -
Another great year of reviews, Ralfy! I found you here years back you've been a great guide and friend on my whisky, gin, bourbon, rum journey! Cheers and see you in 2017!!
Happy New Year, Ralfy, and thanks for the ongoing malty education!
Happy new year to you Ralfy, and to all the well wishers....!!!!
Thank you, sir. For doing this in such a long run. See you next year!
Thanks for a great year Ralfy, I am newish to this Malty habit and the vids are great. I really love the stories, history and current state of whisky parts as well, it sets these reviews apart. Cheers, and have a great year.
Haha I bought a bottle of Ardbeg 10 about 1 hour before you uploaded this video. I chosed based on your last review. Thanks for your work ralfy! Whisky wouldn't be the same without you!
Just stock up 2 bottles of this Arbeg Ten in october, i'd rather bet on the Springbank 10yo for the Ralfy's malt of the year. 2016 a peat peak ! Wish you health, more vlogs and malty happy moments !
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year Ralphy! Sometimes your philosophy outshines your Whisky reviews!
I fully support your parameters for 2017 reviews. Thanks Ralfy!
Yes thank you ralfy. You have for sure opened my eyes to world that I didn't know existed. Happy new year to you sir.
Cheers you to in the new year Ralfy! I just wanted to say that I have thoroughly been enjoying your videos and you have inspired me to not only improve my palate and nose but other areas of my life. One day ill make it over there from Canada to try all the tasty malts we dont see over here.
Hi Ralfy. My whisky for 2016, has got to be the Deanston 12 . It's a real handcrafted, honest whisky. Have a great year.
You nailed it. When RUclips is used the way you use it and the viewers who watch your content for its purpose, it is a beautiful thing. Don't take trolls to heart.
Have a glass for your pals in Michigan. Cheers
thanks for all your hard work and tough love for the industry! thanks so much for all your knowledge and passion! merry Christmas and Happy New year and slainte friend!
Thanks for all the reviews and info, Ralfy :) All the best for 2017
happy new year Ralfy. thankyou for another great year of whisky reviews.
Hello Ralfy, as a years-long fan from yours, I want to thank you for the time you take to educate us in whiskys and stuff. I keep on tasting lots of the nice whiskys you are reviewing and if I am out and about to buy some new stuff, I always look carefully if you have reviewed the spirit :)
Funny enough, the only single malt my wife is (and ever was) interested in, is Ardbeg 10. It reminds her to freshly smoked meat she and her family made in her youth.
All the best from Austria!
Thanks for sharing all of those 2016 malt moments with us, Ralfy. Looking forward to what 2017 has to offer, and am all aboard with you on your age statement, no color, and non-chill filtered campaign.
I'm all for the ban on NAS stuff but also leaving out those whiskies with minute amounts of colour or chill filtered is unfortunately going to restrict Ralfy's reviews to a far narrower range and we will likely miss out on the chance to find out about some otherwise very nice drops.
ps hope it's been a wonderful Christmas for you Ralfy and continues on with a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2017!
In terms of the color and filtration, I understood Ralfy to mean that he would merely be giving preference to those offerings which did not feature those components while avoiding NAS altogether.
. . . your right, but the significant narrowing of options will still mean a lot of malts to review, the real problem with NAS is it's such a quick fix to sell less for more, irrespective of demand.
Wouldn't mind it being a wee bit less warm here. nearly 40º in the west of Sydney. Love the videos you make Ralfy, you've helped me discover some delicious drams. All the best for the new year. Sláinte!
Thanks Ralfy. I enjoy your cozy, detailed reviews.
Hi Ralfy, thank you for another great year of reviews, I have learnt so much from your insight and experience over the years, very much appreciated! Robby
Hey Ralfy,This was a great video; really enjoyed it.Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you Ralfy. We love you.
Happy New Year and Happy Hogmanay, Ralfy!
This channel improved my lifestyle, greetings from sunny California and thanks for your reviews. Thanks Ralfy
You are both a genuine mystic and man of the earth Ralfy! Your palet, nose, and articulation are very special just as your very wonderful and warming personality is.
Love the vlogs Ralfy. Been watching for a couple of years or more now. Keep up the good work.
Congrats Ralfy! Thank you for your guidance over the years. Slainte Mhath!
Happy Holidays Ralfy and to the Bonn Crew.
keep it warm, keep it cozy, keep it malty keep it quality! my fav saying for the new year!
Very insightful vlog Ralfy! I'm not a big whisky drinker, but I subscribe to and watch your videos for the insights and the knowledge that you bring, I really enjoy it. Thanks for 2016 Ralfy and a happy 2017!
Thanks for another insightful year Ralfy!
God bless you always, Ralfy! Love your insights.
Happy New Year!
Scott
Thank you for yet another year of highly informative, entertaining and all-around interesting videos, Ralfy :-) Here's to another year of the same high quality, I've got Bunnahabhain 12yo in my glass right now, and I think I'm in love.
Thank you for all your reviews, recommendations & insite! May you have a blessed 2017! Greetings from a sunny South Africa!
Thank you, Ralfy! I'm a Benedictine monk from Minnesota, USA. We monks have a daily practice of lectio divina (reading the divine). It is a practice of reading, savoring slowly, texts without an agenda in mind. Your vlogs remind me to savor all good things in my life. Quality over quantity, right! My second favorite whisky is the Ardbeg 10, with my overall favorite being the Ardbeg Uigeadail. Both are like drinking from the earth itself. Wonderful! One of my favorite experiences is drinking one of these great whiskys at night, on the shore of our 80 acre lake next to the monastery. I find the night air and moonlight enhances the slow, smell/taste experience. I'm looking forward to your review of Ardbeg 10. Blessings, and Happy New Year.
. . . it's all part of the journey within the greater journey !
Happy New Years from Vancouver! Having a dram of BenRiach 17 Septendecim to ring in 2017. It's got a Ralfy malt mark of 91. Great whisky
Much love Ralfy, have a good new year!
Wonderful! One of my absolute favorites. Happy New Year Ralfy!
Good stuff Ralfy. Thanks and Happy New Year!
Thank you for a wonderful year of reviews. I'm new to the world of whisk(e)y and you've provided great information and lots of fun. Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2017.
beautiful setting, more than just a whiskey review. not just a table and someone's hands, the background the presentation all adds to the effect.
subscribed.
cheers mate!
Happy new year to you Ralfy!
Great choice Ralfy. I remember you saying how Ardbeg 10 was pipped to the post by the Pulteney 17 last year. Completely agree with your sentiment regarding distilleries respecting their customers. There are a number of established, sometimes very popular, distilleries that take the piss. There is absolutely no need for fake colouring, chill filtration or under strength whisky in anything that purports to be premium product. The price of some spectacularly ordinary whisky is incredible. I only buy independent bottlings of certain distilleries now.
Ralfy, thanks for another year. You got me interested in learning and trying all types of scotch whisky a few years ago and I still consider myself a newby. But each year I'm a bit more knowledgeable and you're a big reason for that. Thanks and Happy New Year!! :)
. . . happy to help with the malt-moments !
happy new year ralfy keep up the good work
My malt of the year is Ardbeg 10 year old, I drank about half from June to September then purposely left it at half full till this month just to let it relax and oxidize. Was it ever worth it! The change it made is fantastic, the pete has calmed down and some sweetness and oak has come more to the front making it really quite wonderful.
This is something I learned from this channel, thanks Ralfy. Cheers and Merry Christmas from Canada.
Happy New Year to you Ralfy!
happy new year Ralfy thank you for great entertainment and some life lessons. all the best
A bit late of a response, but Ralfy, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for all the valuable information over the years!
Great video Ralfy! Thank you for this reviews! You have broaden my malt knowledge!
Good choice Ralfy thanks for all your review's and happy new year..
great stuff ralfy , merry christmas
I'm glad that my long held favourite drop is Ralfy's Whisky of the Year!
A happy new year for you Ralfy from Germany!
Happy New Year Ralfy.
Cheers and thanks.
Ralfy looks like someone who'd be fun to have a drink with at the local pub. You can start by ordering a Johnnie Walker Red and start telling Ralfy how great it is and how much better it is than single malts, then sit back and be talked at... ;)
Great stuff Ralfy, all be best in the new year.
Great stuff as always. Ready to see what you have in store for next year.
My favourite of 2016 is Springbank 12yr cask strength! Looking forward to my 8th malty year with Ralfy!
I guess I lucked out. I hope everyone does that at least once next year!
My favorite every year!
Springbank and Bunnahabhain in my humble opinion, are two of the best malts out there!
I'll drink to that!
I wholeheartedly concur, the 12 year cask strength is always great and the 56.3% bottling is exceptional, even when compared to previous bottlings.
Given the price and the contents within it's my personal best whisky of 2016 as well. Slàinte !
I've been with you for years, Ralfy, and I don't always agree 100% with what you say, but there's no doubt you're my go-to whisky reviewer and I watch every bit of your vlogs. Hoping you keep it up for years to come and that 2017 will handle you with one glove of Aberlour silkiness and one glove of Compass Box craziness... Or what ever it is you wish. I'll be watching. Cheers, you mellow Scotsman.
. . . happy to help with the malt-moments !
Got 3 bottles of rum for Xmas all of which you have reviewed. Holding off until the new year to sample and compare them against each other. Something for me to look forward to in 2017. Cheers to you Ralfy!