Whisky Review #10: Ancnoc 18 Year - 46% | Has 18 Year Old Scotch Left Us Behind or is the FOMO real?
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- I kick off a series of reviews centered around 18 year old Scotch. My first bottle is Ancnoc 18 from Knockdhu Distillery. I talk about the rise in price for this segment of single malts and why there is a huge spread in value. I also confess to an issue I have had with buying whisky lately....
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Now I’m happy my local Total Wine put these on sale and I got it for about $100 before tax. Looks like I’ll be one and done with this.
I’m in the position as an enthusiast that I love what’s going on with Scotch at the moment - 46% ABV and up, natural colour and non-chill filtered - but I want there to be some kind of crash resulting in a drop in prices. But a lot of these new distilleries that I love so much are probably reliant on enthusiasts paying a little, or a lot, extra.
PC 10 is my favourite affordable whisky… the 18yr? I just can’t justify its price, no matter if, in today’s market, it’s relatively “OK”. I can’t make the finger-quotation marks hard enough 😅
Agreed.
Also what I’m doing is similar to what you did. With buying 18 year old Scotches now I’m locking in the price on a bottle because Scotch pricing is going crazy. They have tendency to just keep going up n up. Seems like tariffs are in place.
I hope the crazy prices don't have a long term negative impact on the industry, but I am getting worried we might see more distilleries start to struggle because of the perception of greed.
Man, I identify totally with you on all of your points. FOMO. Fact!!! Talisker 18 is the one that I’m wondering if I should get now before I can never afford it. The Glendronach 21 I had multiple chances to grab when it was @135. Now forget it, besides it’s not the older stock so not worth it imo. Glenfarclas 25 was $140 at Total Wine a few yrs ago. Missed out on that as well. I could go on.
Springbank 12 as one last example, I last purchased 2 at $95. Last time I saw it was in a small shop in SC. $200. I should have bought one. I passed.
So yeah, Talisker… 🤔
I have a recent review up if you haven't seen it yet for my thoughts on Talisker 18!
People make a lot of mistakes if they have FOMO! It’s an inner insecurity. I don’t worry about missing out on alcohol. This scotch is overpriced in Canada. Cheers.
Great point. That definitely applies to me, but I have been getting better recently.
@@WhiskyUncorked Hey I am a psychologist and have dealt with this in the past so I say it with understanding! It's human nature to want to be included! I always just suggest observing habits! Have an awesome day! You are open and I appreciate that! We are all human! Cheers! 🙂
@@christinecamley I will never turn down free psychological advice here in the US! I could use the help 😂. Cheers and I appreciate your candor!