Adelphi have broken almost every convention for a blend here, and in doing so they just might have have stumbled on a remarkably sustainable style of Scotch. 08:55 Scores
Something I didn't quite manage to articulate as well in the video: What makes this release so important is that it represents a company producing a whisky that's made to be good rather than fashionable. By adding a small amount of grain and a similarly small portion of secondary malt, they've assembled a whisky that drinks as well as any other single malt, but bares none of the symbols that would otherwise drive up the price (single malt, age statement, fashionable distillery name). As whisky prices continue to spiral out of control, I think this kind of malt forward blend will be vital to people like ourselves who have a taste for craft whisky, but not the increasingly unattainable wealth required to drink age stated single malt.
Adelphi know the market that they want to sell to and not just the marketing games that the hollow vessel brands like Johnnie Walker have to play to catch the superficial and shallow consumers. Would they able to do this if they didn't own Ardnamurchen and ended up chasing casks and associated inflated prices like Compass Box - probably not. Hopefully they can maintain price and quality going forwards since it should be the go-to for any price conscious and serious malt head.
I enjoyed this newish release very much! It took a lot of effort to get a friend to get me a bottle in the U.K. but it was worth it. What a treat! I prefer single malt scotch but this is wonderful! Cheers!
Just added this to the shelf alongside the Grant Distillery edition. Such a pleasure to sip these lovely blends in South Island summer. Thanks for the heads up on these extraordinary good value drams.
Happy New Year, Gents. Got one of these a few months ago for the excellent price of $35usd. Very nice. First impression reminded me of older packaging Benromach 10. Cheers
This was Ralfy's whisky of the year. It'll be over a year before I even come close to seeing a bottle of this in Canada. Even if our dumb governments had the foresight to get some, it'd be sold out in hours.
Yes bought this a couple of weeks ago wish i had got two bottles now, great price here in the North Island from a store in Hamilton plus postage , as nobody stocks it in Taranaki .$65 (nz)
Hi Chaps, as you say this is a great dram, I am glad it has made it down to your part of the world. Its £30 in the UK and its accepted that the Campbeltown element is Glen Scotia. I really enjoy your work.
A lovely blend, but I'm posting now as a warning & advice for others who also enjoy this drop...... Drink it !! It doesn't not last well. I've been slowly sipping on & off over 6 months. About half a bottle gone. 6 months on & its flat. It's lost its spring in its step. For now its like a blend between Caol Ila & Chivas 18 ( blend I do from time to time). Its not bad, but its not the same as the bottle the bottle I opened.
We get compass box, just not the whole range. I see one single listing for Glasgow locally, but it's on one of those 'appears as a facebook store overnight' websites that I never trust.
@@TheSingleMaltReview Understood. Both blends are good, with the peated Glasgow being the more characterful of the two; so I hope you can eventually track them down ✌️
@@LP-ts1ho oh, you might have heard the music that plays before a video premiers if you saw this one just as it released. Not sure what track that would be, youtube probably had a bunch they use.
Nice review, thanks. Unfortunately I think the sound here is once again very poor. The problem isn't technical. I could hear Dave fine--unlike some earlier occasions--and also Tim when he uses a normal speaking voice that projects to the mic. The problem is that for >80% of this vid. Tim is speaking in a "hushed" tone and it just doesn't work. As noted previously, I have the output volume at near-100% on my laptop, and the volume control on the vid player in the webpage above on 100%. If you must use that tone when speaking to the mic. then you'll need to change the mic's position or something to pick your voice up. Otherwise, just use a normal audible speaking voice, please, because then the mic & sound works fine. Thanks. Oh, and for clarity: accent is not a factor here. I live in the exact same city that you do.
@@hicksy771 i also hear them just fine for the type of mic they are using. Try plugging in a set of earbuds if your listening on a laptop. Laptop speakers arent known to be the best.
I agree laptop speakers aren't the best. The thing is, when Tim speaks "normally" I can hear him fine. Indeed, I then usually need to turn the volume down somewhat. So if the issue were something technical at my end then that's unlikely to be my experience. Instead I would expect to experience a consistent pattern. but the only one I can find in the above video is when Tim is speaking in a "hushed" manner. It is only then that I find his words indistinct and difficult to follow.
Something I didn't quite manage to articulate as well in the video: What makes this release so important is that it represents a company producing a whisky that's made to be good rather than fashionable. By adding a small amount of grain and a similarly small portion of secondary malt, they've assembled a whisky that drinks as well as any other single malt, but bares none of the symbols that would otherwise drive up the price (single malt, age statement, fashionable distillery name). As whisky prices continue to spiral out of control, I think this kind of malt forward blend will be vital to people like ourselves who have a taste for craft whisky, but not the increasingly unattainable wealth required to drink age stated single malt.
Yes, very well said. Could it be that this and the Thompson Bros blend releases are the start of a boom in higher quality, affordable blended Scotch?
Adelphi know the market that they want to sell to and not just the marketing games that the hollow vessel brands like Johnnie Walker have to play to catch the superficial and shallow consumers. Would they able to do this if they didn't own Ardnamurchen and ended up chasing casks and associated inflated prices like Compass Box - probably not. Hopefully they can maintain price and quality going forwards since it should be the go-to for any price conscious and serious malt head.
Ralfy's whisky of the year for 2024.
I enjoyed this newish release very much! It took a lot of effort to get a friend to get me a bottle in the U.K. but it was worth it. What a treat! I prefer single malt scotch but this is wonderful! Cheers!
Just added this to the shelf alongside the Grant Distillery edition. Such a pleasure to sip these lovely blends in South Island summer. Thanks for the heads up on these extraordinary good value drams.
Agree. This is a great dram.
Happy New Year, Gents. Got one of these a few months ago for the excellent price of $35usd. Very nice. First impression reminded me of older packaging Benromach 10. Cheers
It is ridiculously good for the money (in the UK at least). As a side note - Happy New Year.
This was Ralfy's whisky of the year. It'll be over a year before I even come close to seeing a bottle of this in Canada. Even if our dumb governments had the foresight to get some, it'd be sold out in hours.
just opened this the other night and share your and others sentiments. Will be stocking up! Cheers
I've been keeping an eye out for this, and have not seen it in my area yet (Northeast US)
Nice over ice.
Yes bought this a couple of weeks ago wish i had got two bottles now, great price here in the North Island from a store in Hamilton plus postage , as nobody stocks it in Taranaki .$65 (nz)
Hi Chaps, as you say this is a great dram, I am glad it has made it down to your part of the world. Its £30 in the UK and its accepted that the Campbeltown element is Glen Scotia. I really enjoy your work.
A lovely blend, but I'm posting now as a warning & advice for others who also enjoy this drop...... Drink it !! It doesn't not last well. I've been slowly sipping on & off over 6 months. About half a bottle gone. 6 months on & its flat. It's lost its spring in its step. For now its like a blend between Caol Ila & Chivas 18 ( blend I do from time to time). Its not bad, but its not the same as the bottle the bottle I opened.
the stinkle bink rebuke
Compass Box Glasgow and Artist Blends are 70% malt, and they similarly disclose everything you could ever want to know about those blends ✌️
Fingers crossed we'll see them down here at some stage. I would love to try them.
@@TheSingleMaltReview I'm surprised? They've been out for more than a few years.
We get compass box, just not the whole range. I see one single listing for Glasgow locally, but it's on one of those 'appears as a facebook store overnight' websites that I never trust.
@@TheSingleMaltReview Understood. Both blends are good, with the peated Glasgow being the more characterful of the two; so I hope you can eventually track them down ✌️
Just got mine looking forward to tasting now for sure! As an aside great intro music whom may it be if you don’t mind me asking?
On which video? There isn't any music on this one.
Sorry thought I heard an intro to a livestream
@@LP-ts1ho oh, you might have heard the music that plays before a video premiers if you saw this one just as it released. Not sure what track that would be, youtube probably had a bunch they use.
You're not own your own mate.
Nice review, thanks.
Unfortunately I think the sound here is once again very poor. The problem isn't technical. I could hear Dave fine--unlike some earlier occasions--and also Tim when he uses a normal speaking voice that projects to the mic. The problem is that for >80% of this vid. Tim is speaking in a "hushed" tone and it just doesn't work. As noted previously, I have the output volume at near-100% on my laptop, and the volume control on the vid player in the webpage above on 100%.
If you must use that tone when speaking to the mic. then you'll need to change the mic's position or something to pick your voice up. Otherwise, just use a normal audible speaking voice, please, because then the mic & sound works fine. Thanks.
Oh, and for clarity: accent is not a factor here. I live in the exact same city that you do.
I hear them both fine on a phone. Might be an issue on your end ?
@@hicksy771 i also hear them just fine for the type of mic they are using. Try plugging in a set of earbuds if your listening on a laptop. Laptop speakers arent known to be the best.
I agree laptop speakers aren't the best. The thing is, when Tim speaks "normally" I can hear him fine. Indeed, I then usually need to turn the volume down somewhat. So if the issue were something technical at my end then that's unlikely to be my experience. Instead I would expect to experience a consistent pattern. but the only one I can find in the above video is when Tim is speaking in a "hushed" manner. It is only then that I find his words indistinct and difficult to follow.