@@WhiskyWhistleill check them! i didnt try a lof of them yet, but i liked chivas12, i liked famous grousac and my personal election for allterrain is ballantines because i can get it for a accesible price, i live in argentina, but our national whiskeys are bad! haha
i can get a bottle of swing but im a little worried about to buy or not because i know that in summer that bottle was exposed to +37 c°. But they sell it at a low price compared to the regular price. i may or may not buy it, still dont decide
@@WhiskyWhistle nope, no trying. its a small market (korean supermarket) but i think i will wait until i really want to try swing and buy a standard priced bottle in a reliable store. anyways if i ever buy it i will try to remember to come here and let you know what i feel. thanks for your responses cheers!
I love the artist riff, and nice review of a whisky I have never heard of. But no distiller bottles at 40% because it is "optimal". They do it to stretch their casks of whisky. In other words, when distillers add water to bring cask strength down to 40%, they do it to make money. Not because it is "optimal". Period. Let's not kid ourselves.
Thanks kindly for your comments! Yes, Swing is a lesser known JW, probably because it has a higher production cost compared to their core ranges. I agree with you partly with regards to proof, the higher the better. But we are forgetting the chemical changes that occur when water is added to liquor. Some changes will be immediate - so I can add water myself and reap the flavour rewards - but others take longer, perhaps hours or days, before they show themselves. If those characteristics that appear at lower proof are what the distiller wants to showcase, then, provided the price is reduced, they may want to bottle at 40 or 43 percent. If the whisky is lacking in character, or if the distiller wants to highlight the flavours that display best higher proof, then, for a higher price, they may choose to bottle at 45 percent of higher. I do highly respect distilleries who decide to stick mostly with high proof - like Deanston or Tobermory - and I respect those who mix it up ( Glenmorangie, BenRiach, Glenfiddich; and I feel a little miffed with those who, as you say, stick it to the consumer by offering only low proof whisky( which need not be mentioned) especially if their prices are out of whack. Maybe distillers or stores should advertise the price of whisky per 1000ml of pure alcohol - so if a 40% Glen Whatever costs 50 bucks for 750 ml, then the price per litre of pure alcohol is 166.67. Consumers would see plain and clear which are decent values! Goodness did I write all that? My kids are out so I got carried away. Much appreciated, please tune in again soon! Cheers, Mark
i really liked your review
Thanks very much! Make sure you check out my recent reviews. What’s your fave whisky?
Cheers🥃🥃🥃
Mark
@@WhiskyWhistleill check them! i didnt try a lof of them yet, but i liked chivas12, i liked famous grousac and my personal election for allterrain is ballantines because i can get it for a accesible price, i live in argentina, but our national whiskeys are bad! haha
i can get a bottle of swing but im a little worried about to buy or not because i know that in summer that bottle was exposed to +37 c°. But they sell it at a low price compared to the regular price. i may or may not buy it, still dont decide
That's a tough call - if its from a store can you agree to try it first? I like Swing but I am worried about the heat for you.
@@WhiskyWhistle nope, no trying. its a small market (korean supermarket) but i think i will wait until i really want to try swing and buy a standard priced bottle in a reliable store. anyways if i ever buy it i will try to remember to come here and let you know what i feel. thanks for your responses cheers!
I have a bottle of Swing sitting on the shelf for about a year. I think I may have to open it and give it a try. Thanks for another nice review.
Wow you unearthed an oldie! Thanks a lot BBQDad! I think you should.
Cheers🥃🥃🥃🥃
Mark
I love the artist riff, and nice review of a whisky I have never heard of. But no distiller bottles at 40% because it is "optimal". They do it to stretch their casks of whisky. In other words, when distillers add water to bring cask strength down to 40%, they do it to make money. Not because it is "optimal". Period. Let's not kid ourselves.
Thanks kindly for your comments! Yes, Swing is a lesser known JW, probably because it has a higher production cost compared to their core ranges. I agree with you partly with regards to proof, the higher the better. But we are forgetting the chemical changes that occur when water is added to liquor. Some changes will be immediate - so I can add water myself and reap the flavour rewards - but others take longer, perhaps hours or days, before they show themselves. If those characteristics that appear at lower proof are what the distiller wants to showcase, then, provided the price is reduced, they may want to bottle at 40 or 43 percent. If the whisky is lacking in character, or if the distiller wants to highlight the flavours that display best higher proof, then, for a higher price, they may choose to bottle at 45 percent of higher. I do highly respect distilleries who decide to stick mostly with high proof - like Deanston or Tobermory - and I respect those who mix it up ( Glenmorangie, BenRiach, Glenfiddich; and I feel a little miffed with those who, as you say, stick it to the consumer by offering only low proof whisky( which need not be mentioned) especially if their prices are out of whack.
Maybe distillers or stores should advertise the price of whisky per 1000ml of pure alcohol - so if a 40% Glen Whatever costs 50 bucks for 750 ml, then the price per litre of pure alcohol is 166.67. Consumers would see plain and clear which are decent values!
Goodness did I write all that? My kids are out so I got carried away.
Much appreciated, please tune in again soon!
Cheers,
Mark