Thank you for taking us with you on another store tour Phil! Amazing that your TW&M has such a different variety in offerings than our local TW&M here in PNW. Can you spend more time looking over American Single Malts? Phil, do you ever get back to Belfast? At 17:10, Deepa is definitely wearing a big ole "Cat that ate the Canary" smile ;-D Since you could not get the Ben Nevis 25, my guess on what Deepa is packing in her little red bag... D. Taylor Glen Moray 25?
Phil and Deepa! Thank you for the bourbon love! Great prices your way! Seemed like some of the bottles I like were on the lower shelves! Cheers to you both!🥃😊.
Love the store tours. at 1:14 I see Yellow Rose rye. I haven't had it but they are local for me. I didn't know they shipped out of state. I did not see my (favorite) rye on the shelf. I don't know that it (Copper Pony Rye) is very good but at the time there weren't many 50ml ryes and I didn't want 750ml of one I didn't like. But I liked the spice punch and then it stops without burning all the way down. Also didn't see Lag16 of Caol ila 12. Can't bring myself to buy those $18 higher than they use to be...
@@WhiskyMystery lag 16 use to be $80 now it is $100 Caol ila 12 use to be $62 now it is $78 I did by a Laphroaig 10 Yr for $35 once but now it is $50 so I'll wait and see if prices go down again.
The Torabhaig is available at many Total Wine locations. Before I saw any reviews, I thought $60 was to much for the Legacy. I overpaid for my Bladnoch too, but the better price in NY is $58 so 51 really would make it a go-to dram.
@@jackthepickledhound I picked up two bottles when we visited the distillery back in October. Rather sterile distillery tour lacking a certain "spirit" but nevertheless, delicious whisky. Really impressed. Perhaps you can forgive them due to Covid scare.
@@RebMordechaiReviews Prices are going up, that's ok but I'm comparing to the $35 3year old Wolfburn I gladly bought. Very happy to wait for a fabulous 10 year old from them. And the other hand we have Waterford selling $100 bottles of new make. Fine whisky but they would have sold more if there was a tasting set of 3 or 4 different miniatures to show off the "terroir". I'm not reaching for my bottle of Rathclogh 1.1 anytime soon. Thankfully it was a gift. With all the great reviews I'm sure to grab the next Torabhaig I come across.
Thanks for the tour. Interesting store. Prices seemed a bit higher than in SoCal for many items. For example, Pikesville Rye was at $51, whereas it has been under $40 for some time down here. I can confirm that my local store has as poor a selection of Canadian as Folsom. I have not seen as extensive a selection of private bottling Scotch at any Total Wine as the Folsom store, though.
Another dangerous shop, let me tell you ! Again, some names are so rare now I'll give a try but i'm not there & not in your palate, lol ! (For this video & some others but not always, I've decided to play it at 75 % speed, it is easier to distinguish whiskies names & your voice isn't too altered). Cheers ! PS: How the Springbank's price have jumped, damned...Besides, Glen Shiel distillery doesn't exist, it is an undisclosed malt....not cheaper though (should be). Rum wise, you missed the best of the shelves, the 2 Foursquare ones, close to the"Coconut Rum" 😉
Bladnoch 10s were discontinued last year and replaced with the 11. In my opinion, the 10s are much better. At $51, I'd say these were the best value in the shop. In Israeli and the UK, they have the KLBD Kosher certification printed on the boxes. I wonder if the American imports have this?
Thank you for interesting contents. what is your opinion about original bottles with out the original box. recently, I have received my order from my online shopping through Caskers and they send me my order with out it is original packaging. Is it really important if I want to keep that bottle in my collection and sell it later? What do you think I need to do?
Could any of our American friends update us about the prices of somd scotch whiskies at Costco in Miami FL? Especially prices of Ardbeg 10, Lagavulin Distillets edition and some other peated monsters? Thanks!
16:32…second shelf from the top, second and third bottles from the right with the white labels. Foursquare rum…you want better quality rum? That’s where you go!
@@WhiskyMystery Oh just thought you had video of the person who recognized you getting it out of the cabinet? Maybe they did not want to be on RUclips? 😁
Pretty decent selection there Phil. I got a real kick out it when you were poking fun at the poor excuse for “Canadian” whisky. Referring to that crap as whisky is generous. We really do have far better offerings here not to mention some quite good single malt whisky. As always, really fun to watch the store videos. 🙂
That's a nice selection of IBs there, the TWs near me are just a sad collection of shelves full of Grangestone plastered with hand-written scores in the 90s and 'staff pick' labels.
The best Canadian was back in the rye section..Lot 40.. I love Rock Oyster..My price is $10us more here. But, I can get that Craigallichie 13 for $14 less...cheers
@@WhiskyMystery Yes, I spotted it a few weeks ago...checked Ralfy on my phone..$46usd including tax and I sure was pleased...There is one more dusty bottle at the market...I do hunts similar to you but here in Siem Reap, Cambodia...no new inventory on any shelves for years. But, a lot of older great options. Cheers!
@@WhiskyMystery Not sure how to send a video. But, I just uploaded my first ever video of what I have on hand in my collection with prices.. It is on Jeff Mill...channel Cheers! I enjoy your Cali tours. I was a Chef in Long Beach and Indian Wells down south 30 years ago...loved the food and wine vibe in Cali...
@@sorinsrn5442 That is starting to change as 700ml bottles are legal here now. I see 700ml independents coming in and for example K&L bought in non US stock of flaming heart www.klwines.com/Products?searchText=Flaming%20Heart
I think I'm right in saying that if you see an independent bottler with a name like Orkney or some connected Orcadian name, then, if the maturation was done in Sherry casks then it's a Highland Park for sure. However, if it's an Ex-Bourbon barrel or hogsheads then there is a pretty good chance that it comes from Scapa distillery.
Wow the Tomatin 14 year old at $122.50c in Canada is about the same price as the 18 year in the USA for 100$..Ower dollar is about 80c american & the 18 year I think is between 180--185$ canadian so that would be about 155$ american so it's about 55$ less in the states
@@WhiskyMystery Iv had both highland park 18s the 2019 or 20 version & the 2004 or 05 version the 2019 is great but the 2004 is even greater it's more complex & Intense
Total Wine's Rum layout is always a bit odd. The higher end products are randomly distributed throughout and may be surrounded by much lower end products. For example, the Foursquare options, Rhum JM 10 year, Eldorado 21 are not exactly placed such to draw the eyes. Then again, Rum does not have the robust high end market that Whiskey, Cognac, etc. have. Getting to have more premium Rums on the market but this is still a very small relative to other spirits.
I noticed that this shop has a lot of independent bottlers with those silly kitschy Scottish sounding names. Usually a shop sells one particular brand. Isn't it unusual to sell so many different kinds of these bottles in one shop? I have to say, they have a great selection. Only missing Signatory.
The bourbon is in many cases less than half of what we pay here in Canada, your Scotch prices are certainly creeping up and selection going down however it's much worst here so all in all pretty lousy (lol) Cheers.
@@WhiskyMystery Even if bourbon isn't it for you, there are some interesting American single malts out there, with more coming all the time. Stranahan's Blue Peak is delicious, and at less than $45 is worth the try. Westland and Westward also have some terrific expressions for a bit more. Some of the newer blends are also tasty. Redwood Empire Lost Monarch is a bourbon/rye blend and probably my favorite whiskey. High West Campfire is a bourbon/rye/scotch blend and may be a good middle ground for you.
@@WhiskyMystery I'm starting a collection iv got a 18 year old bowmore a 15 year old old pulteney a 12 year old yellow spot Irish whiskey & a jose cuervo la familia extra rare tequila then a 14 year old tomatin tomorrow😁🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃..I'm going to stop at 12 bottles than start drinking them about a month after I'm done collecting..I'm just doing a small collection I duy a bottle once a month so I should be finished buy October 1st mybe September 1st than open them in November 1st😁🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃
Thank you for taking us with you on another store tour Phil!
Amazing that your TW&M has such a different variety in offerings than our local TW&M here in PNW.
Can you spend more time looking over American Single Malts?
Phil, do you ever get back to Belfast?
At 17:10, Deepa is definitely wearing a big ole "Cat that ate the Canary" smile ;-D
Since you could not get the Ben Nevis 25,
my guess on what Deepa is packing in her little red bag...
D. Taylor Glen Moray 25?
I have done longer videos but my arm gets tired :-) I have not been in Belfast for 10 years I think. Deepa's bag was holding Brora 38!
Phil and Deepa! Thank you for the bourbon love! Great prices your way! Seemed like some of the bottles I like were on the lower shelves! Cheers to you both!🥃😊.
Falsom was a bit cheaper than our local Bay Area stores
Did you buy the Glen Scotia?
@@melissa7867 Not this time. Deepa had the Brora 38 in the bag.
We enjoy your videos, you two are very nice and you know what to look for 🤠👍. Hello from Switzerland
Thanks
Very nice view. Thanks for all Team.
Thanks Majid
14:25 Ever try the Compass Box Juveniles? $150 USD is a hefty price. But it's a terrific and unique summer whisky.
Have not tried that one
Love the store tours. at 1:14 I see Yellow Rose rye. I haven't had it but they are local for me. I didn't know they shipped out of state. I did not see my (favorite) rye on the shelf. I don't know that it (Copper Pony Rye) is very good but at the time there weren't many 50ml ryes and I didn't want 750ml of one I didn't like. But I liked the spice punch and then it stops without burning all the way down.
Also didn't see Lag16 of Caol ila 12. Can't bring myself to buy those $18 higher than they use to be...
Well all the prices are going up and not just whisky.Lag 17 is still under $80 at Costco here.
@@WhiskyMystery lag 16 use to be $80 now it is $100 Caol ila 12 use to be $62 now it is $78 I did by a Laphroaig 10 Yr for $35 once but now it is $50 so I'll wait and see if prices go down again.
At 13:37, you missed the Torabhaig allt gleann from Skye. That is wonderful stuff. If you haven't tried it then I'd definitely recommend it.
The Torabhaig is available at many Total Wine locations. Before I saw any reviews, I thought $60 was to much for the Legacy.
I overpaid for my Bladnoch too, but the better price in NY is $58 so 51 really would make it a go-to dram.
I miss that on all the time
@@WhiskyMystery Have you tried the Torabhaig allt gleann?
Do you skip it intentionally?
@@jackthepickledhound I picked up two bottles when we visited the distillery back in October.
Rather sterile distillery tour lacking a certain "spirit" but nevertheless, delicious whisky. Really impressed.
Perhaps you can forgive them due to Covid scare.
@@RebMordechaiReviews Prices are going up, that's ok but I'm comparing to the $35 3year old Wolfburn I gladly bought. Very happy to wait for a fabulous 10 year old from them. And the other hand we have Waterford selling $100 bottles of new make. Fine whisky but they would have sold more if there was a tasting set of 3 or 4 different miniatures to show off the "terroir". I'm not reaching for my bottle of Rathclogh 1.1 anytime soon. Thankfully it was a gift.
With all the great reviews I'm sure to grab the next Torabhaig I come across.
I think there was a Westland single cask on the bottom shelf on the very first pass
Could be.
Thanks for the tour. Interesting store. Prices seemed a bit higher than in SoCal for many items. For example, Pikesville Rye was at $51, whereas it has been under $40 for some time down here. I can confirm that my local store has as poor a selection of Canadian as Folsom. I have not seen as extensive a selection of private bottling Scotch at any Total Wine as the Folsom store, though.
There is quite a difference store to store
Another dangerous shop, let me tell you ! Again, some names are so rare now I'll give a try but i'm not there & not in your palate, lol ! (For this video & some others but not always, I've decided to play it at 75 % speed, it is easier to distinguish whiskies names & your voice isn't too altered). Cheers ! PS: How the Springbank's price have jumped, damned...Besides, Glen Shiel distillery doesn't exist, it is an undisclosed malt....not cheaper though (should be). Rum wise, you missed the best of the shelves, the 2 Foursquare ones, close to the"Coconut Rum" 😉
Playing slow is a good idea.
Bladnoch 10s were discontinued last year and replaced with the 11. In my opinion, the 10s are much better.
At $51, I'd say these were the best value in the shop.
In Israeli and the UK, they have the KLBD Kosher certification printed on the boxes. I wonder if the American imports have this?
Not sure but they are Exbourbon of course
Thank you for interesting contents. what is your opinion about original bottles with out the original box. recently, I have received my order from my online shopping through Caskers and they send me my order with out it is original packaging.
Is it really important if I want to keep that bottle in my collection and sell it later?
What do you think I need to do?
You need to open them and drink them. I throw away most of the boxes. If you really plan to sell them then the box is better
Nice video!
Could any of our American friends update us about the prices of somd scotch whiskies at Costco in Miami FL? Especially prices of Ardbeg 10, Lagavulin Distillets edition and some other peated monsters? Thanks!
Never seen Ardbeg at costco
@@WhiskyMystery really? What a shame, I was hoping to ask my sister to get me some. What about Arran?
@@NicolasMD85 Costco in California has had arran in the past. Most people say Costco outside California does not have a good whisky selection.
16:32…second shelf from the top, second and third bottles from the right with the white labels. Foursquare rum…you want better quality rum? That’s where you go!
Thanks. I knew there were some good ones in there
Cheers.🍷
Part 2 coming? 😆
You want the wine section?
@@WhiskyMystery Oh just thought you had video of the person who recognized you getting it out of the cabinet? Maybe they did not want to be on RUclips? 😁
@@DonnerPassWhisky did not record that.
That’s a great price on the Russell’s single barrel.
Pretty decent selection there Phil. I got a real kick out it when you were poking fun at the poor excuse for “Canadian” whisky. Referring to that crap as whisky is generous. We really do have far better offerings here not to mention some quite good single malt whisky.
As always, really fun to watch the store videos. 🙂
At least they were in glass bottles...I think.
@@WhiskyMystery Ha! Some were. I guess that’s saying something. 😁
@@ronaldbeerguy haha ok.
That's a nice selection of IBs there, the TWs near me are just a sad collection of shelves full of Grangestone plastered with hand-written scores in the 90s and 'staff pick' labels.
Everytime I hear a poor customer ask for a recommendation I feel like shouting 'Not Grangestone' before the TW staff can get it out :-)
The best Canadian was back in the rye section..Lot 40..
I love Rock Oyster..My price is $10us more here.
But, I can get that Craigallichie 13 for $14 less...cheers
Craigellachie is the winner for me.
@@WhiskyMystery Yes, I spotted it a few weeks ago...checked Ralfy on my phone..$46usd including tax and I sure was pleased...There is one more dusty bottle at the market...I do hunts similar to you but here in Siem Reap, Cambodia...no new inventory on any shelves for years. But, a lot of older great options.
Cheers!
@@jeffmill999 Send a video and I will post it in the channel. Sounds interesting.
@@WhiskyMystery do my best...
@@WhiskyMystery Not sure how to send a video.
But, I just uploaded my first ever video of what I have on hand in my collection with prices..
It is on Jeff Mill...channel
Cheers!
I enjoy your Cali tours.
I was a Chef in Long Beach and Indian Wells down south 30 years ago...loved the food and wine vibe in Cali...
Why is Laphroaig 10 43% in the US, and only 40% in the UK?
Also they get 0.05 ml more juice.
There is almost no 40% in the US. Maybe it is a bourbon tradition to be higher? And Other whiskies follow? Just guessing.
@@sorinsrn5442 That is starting to change as 700ml bottles are legal here now. I see 700ml independents coming in and for example K&L bought in non US stock of flaming heart www.klwines.com/Products?searchText=Flaming%20Heart
@@sorinsrn5442 Correct
@@WhiskyMystery
Don't think it is , we get Buffalo Trace proofed down to 40% in the UK also.🙄
I think I'm right in saying that if you see an independent bottler with a name like Orkney or some connected Orcadian name, then, if the maturation was done in Sherry casks then it's a Highland Park for sure. However, if it's an Ex-Bourbon barrel or hogsheads then there is a pretty good chance that it comes from Scapa distillery.
I don’t think there has ever been a scapa called Orkney. They are all HP I think
@@WhiskyMystery I think you are right. "Orkney" does seem to be a code for HP.
I go there a lot they got some pretty good selection of scotch.
Yeah hard to complain
Wow the Tomatin 14 year old at $122.50c in Canada is about the same price as the 18 year in the USA for 100$..Ower dollar is about 80c american & the 18 year I think is between 180--185$ canadian so that would be about 155$ american so it's about 55$ less in the states
Yeah all thanks to taxes and duty
@@WhiskyMystery Yeah I know just looked up the Tomatin 18 year old it's 176$ canadian
Still probably relatively cheap compared to highland park 18 etc
@@WhiskyMystery Iv had both highland park 18s the 2019 or 20 version & the 2004 or 05 version the 2019 is great but the 2004 is even greater it's more complex & Intense
Wild Turkey 101 @ $17.99 is great. It's selling for ten dollars more in New Jersey. 😥
It did look cheap
Total Wine's Rum layout is always a bit odd. The higher end products are randomly distributed throughout and may be surrounded by much lower end products. For example, the Foursquare options, Rhum JM 10 year, Eldorado 21 are not exactly placed such to draw the eyes. Then again, Rum does not have the robust high end market that Whiskey, Cognac, etc. have. Getting to have more premium Rums on the market but this is still a very small relative to other spirits.
Yeah I kind of guessed that as I stared and the mixed array of bottles
Is that a Longmorn 16 in the bag?
Brora 38 :-)
I noticed that this shop has a lot of independent bottlers with those silly kitschy Scottish sounding names. Usually a shop sells one particular brand. Isn't it unusual to sell so many different kinds of these bottles in one shop?
I have to say, they have a great selection. Only missing Signatory.
I think some of those brands are made for total wine
Was that another Brora?
No That was THE Bora 38
No tequila?
I am sure they have plenty.
The bourbon is in many cases less than half of what we pay here in Canada, your Scotch prices are certainly creeping up and selection going down however it's much worst here so all in all pretty lousy (lol) Cheers.
Hard to get around the taxes
That Kentucky Owl keeps creeping up in price.
Along with almost every other thing in life.
You should consider starting a separate Bourbon channel.
haha no. We have not liked any bourbon (yet) enough to want a second bottle. So we stopped buying any more.
@@WhiskyMystery Even if bourbon isn't it for you, there are some interesting American single malts out there, with more coming all the time. Stranahan's Blue Peak is delicious, and at less than $45 is worth the try. Westland and Westward also have some terrific expressions for a bit more. Some of the newer blends are also tasty. Redwood Empire Lost Monarch is a bourbon/rye blend and probably my favorite whiskey. High West Campfire is a bourbon/rye/scotch blend and may be a good middle ground for you.
We have tried a few of those also plus Amrut kavalan. Think there is something about fast (hot) maturation that gets in the way for us.
I'm buying a 14 year old Tomatin tomorrow $122.50c
Hope you like it
@@WhiskyMystery I'm starting a collection iv got a 18 year old bowmore a 15 year old old pulteney a 12 year old yellow spot Irish whiskey & a jose cuervo la familia extra rare tequila then a 14 year old tomatin tomorrow😁🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃..I'm going to stop at 12 bottles than start drinking them about a month after I'm done collecting..I'm just doing a small collection I duy a bottle once a month so I should be finished buy October 1st mybe September 1st than open them in November 1st😁🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@WhiskyMystery buy 😂🤣
@@chrisruth7057 Open them as soon as you get home. Really. Much more fun that way.
@@WhiskyMystery I will on November 1st😁🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃