nope..I loved the brilliant "obstacle course" description & drawing 👍 , this is exactly that, even for me after all this time (that said it also depends of how the show is organized & how big it is-the most tiring being so far the Whisky Live Paris, on 15000 m2 ! 😅
Thanks for reviewing this show, Jeff! Being on the other side of the world it's interesting to see what these whisky shows are like. Although, as others have mentioned in the comments, I think if I were ever to attend a whisky show I would prefer something smaller. This one looks a bit overwhelming. Great to see some bottles getting slapped! Cheers!
What has been the best whisky show on your side of the world so far? Yeah this one certainly was a bit wild but I did kind of love the madness... Slap on! Cheers
Thanks it is one of my favourites! Great someone else liked the sir digby clip, was really rushing to get this out quickly and spent far too long on it. It was well worth it! Cheers for commenting and supporting
I was also there on the Friday but didn't see you! When I heard about all the places you stopped, I was struck by just how many stands I missed entirely. Much of this was strategy - I planned carefully and didn't visit stands that I'd spent some time with at Whisky Fringe in Edinburgh. But given the size of the event, I wonder if attending more than one day might be worth it, price be damned...
Ah gutting we didn't bump into each other. What was your highlight? Smart move making a plan to avoid duplication across festivals and I fear you are right, more money but more time!
Not sure I'll ever make it to The Whisky Show but loved your recap, Jeff, and maybe it'll be the thing that makes me look at Heathrow flights next year!
Never say never though Rick, fingers crossed one day we will cross paths and even better at a whisky show. Have you done many whisky shows near you? Cheers.
The Nectarosity & Crimson Casks just hit the shelves in my market. I like the Nectarosity better but both are great Bang for your Buck Whiskies. Cheers!
I wish I spotted the Nectarosity first and went for that one, much more up my street. Like a fool I thought I would have time to come back. How does it compare to the Orchard house? Cheers for watching!
@@JeffWhisky I prefer the Nectarosity it has better body more citrus notes it reminds me the Experimental Grain Whisky Compass Box did at a much better price. Cheers!
Nice to see you there Jeff! Man you did some great rounds considering you only had one afternoon! It was utter pandemonium but in a fun way. You should've seen the panic brewing by 5pm on Sunday as people were literally running to get the last drops 😅 I have not visited all of the stands I wanted to but I got to chat with some fantastic people behind the stands and that made my visit worth it. Hope to see you next year as well, cheers!
Pleasure was all mine pal and cannot wait for the next chance to meet up and grab a dram. What was your highlight after doing the long stint? All the best, cheers!
@@JeffWhisky The people mate, it always boils down to the people. Meeting you, Leejay and Mac. Talking with Annabelle Thomas in length (highlight for me, don't know about her 😅), meeting and chatting to Dawn Davies, Billy Abbot and Dave Broom and all the other brand ambassadors/sales people. I think I spent more time chatting than drinking but I'm very happy I did :)
Forgot to mention how much I laughed on your almost subliminal wrong prononciation on a certain new Japanese distillery (not sure everyone got it !) 🤣🤣🤣
I've always avoided the bigger shows, because I really struggle with crowds. I used to like the Old & Rare Show when it was held in Glasgow: the 'get drunk as quickly as possible' crowd was put off thinking all the drams were expensive... Now I just attend the Croydon Whisky Festival (local for me, although a change of venue means it is now a bus ride, rather than walking distance) in Spring and Dornoch Whisky Festival at the end of October (not long now!). Enough to be interesting, but not so big as to be overwhelming (plus Dornoch Castle is my favourite place to stay anywhere).
Yeah I understand that, I did feel that it felt less squished in than GWF but after seeing photos from the Saturday, I think I went on the quieter day. Would love to go to both Croydon and Dornoch! I think the smaller dare I say "craft" whisky shows have such a unique appeal due to being able to engage with the stands a lot more. Cheers Andrew!
@@JeffWhisky I hear you! I haven't been to any whisky shows yet! I'm buying less and committing to big time moderation! I never want this substance to get out of control. Occupational hazard! I worry as I have been a psychologist researching excess substance use for many years. I have been concerned to see a couple of whisky RUclipsrs out of control lately - one has for years. Pathetic to see drunken reviews - slurring, burping, sloppy. Sad. Cheers Jeff.
Was you there on the Friday? Yeah really exciting times for Lochlea and I don't think I mentioned how their CS was the birth of the whole Whisky Goose thing
Ahh gutted I didn’t bump into you. This was my first time at the show and was lucky enough to go to two days, but you’re right, it’s so hard to get to everything you want to see. Friday was MUCH busier than the Saturday in my opinion so maybe try the Saturday next year.
I don't know how it was even possible! Two days seem like the better move or at least the Saturday. Fingers crossed will see you next year if not before! Cheers.
From someone who did visit shows for 20 years, I think you did rather well & spotted the mistakes (or say rather the precautions to take) for next year's shows, and, be reassured, no one i know gets out of a show without regrets & omissions, etc...me first...Because you cannot nail it everywhere, the crowd being versatile & the whiskies hard to assess in a show contest : I know that old Glendronach 15 yo which is, of what I remember, an old school sherry style one, with overripe dark fruit (no juicy fruit), some dark chocolate & some herbal, green, if not minty side(translate here : austere) that you no longer see in young seasoned sherry casks bottlings...also its a very delicate dram, so not one you could enjoy after say an hour of show (just my opinion). Glad you had some nice drams though...I did enjoy my yesterday's unique day at the first show of 3 I'm gonna attend this month here, but 2 bigger shows are coming in & it'll be challenging, especially next week end to be able to approach the combined stands of Springbank/Glengyle & Cadenhead's, often very busy, but I'm excited also to discover Ardnamurchan's novelties too...Cheers !
Cheers Greg, hope the other 2 shows are a blast and you are not too tired by the end of it. Hopefully you find gold at the Glengyle stand, sure you will! Cheers.
Sounds like a great day. I went the belfast whisky expo for first time this year, it was about 2 dozen stands and still overwhelming. A rep from echenville told me he sees people at big shows bringing sample bottles and getting them filled did you see any of that?
Bar the overwhelming part, did you enjoy the Belfast Whisky Expo? Think a slightly smaller one sounds an easier event! I did indeed see people filling sample bottles and I really wish I thought of it! Cheers!
This is a pretty fair description of what goes on at a large whisky show and the reason why it's not my cup of tea. There is in fact the annual Israel Whisky show "Whisky Live" going on this month in Tel Aviv, which I very much doubt I will be attending. It's 90% marketing, it's mostly made up of the wrong types of whisky people and it's just too much "balagan" (chaos). Tickets are 550 shekels (£113). I did however, attend and very much enjoy the Jerusalem Whisky Festival which was put on last year, but sadly they don't seem to have put it on this year. That was a lot smaller and intimate, where you had the chance to sit down and talk with people. *Regarding the term : "Unpeated Ledaig"* Ledaig was the original name of the Tobermory distillery on the isle of Mull, founded in the late 18th century. The spirit back then was made from peated barley. The distillery went through many owners, some calling it Ledaig and others preferring to call it by the name of the town in which it sits, Tobermory, considering that it's easier for the Sassenach to pronounce. It seems that peated levels of Tobermory spirit went down during the 19th century as regular supplies of coal was coming in to the distillery. Even today however, the so called Tobermory "Unpeated" is nevertheless, rated at around 2 ppm. Around the 1960s, in order to make up a general shortfall of peated whisky within the industry, Tobermory started producing a batch of peated whisky every year, which they branded as "Ledaig", to differentiate it from the unpeated Tobermory spirit. Hence, today we have the two brands. *"Unpeated Tobermory"???* So, independent bottlers can purchase either Tobermory casks containing unpeated whisky or Ledaig casks containing peated whisky. Actually there is a third type of Tobermory cask which Tobermory prefer to put up for sale to pass onto Independent bottlers. This is non-peated spirit which comes off the stills straight after the batch of peated whisky and is used to clean the stills out. The spirit will obviously pick up phenol notes from the previous batch and come out a bit weird and funky. The spirit will usually be filled into Ledaig casks, as those are the ones hanging about after the peated run. A quick Google brings up two so-called "unpeated Ledaig"s bottlings: The Boutique-y Whisky Company Ledaig 23-Year-Old and the Thompson Bros Unpeated Ledaig 26 Year (1995). Each of these bottlings I believe comes from that first unpeated run, but were matured in casks labelled as "Ledaig".
Agree that there is truly something amazing about a smaller festivals and being able to really connect with the stands, though saying that I quite enjoyed the chaos of it all. Cheers for the knowledge on Unpeated Ledaig it was something that was super new to me when they said it and was unable to really ask much more about it.
@@JeffWhisky Thanks for taking the trouble to read my ramblings. I like to take these strange marketing whisky terms and find out what they really mean. At the moment I am working on Balblair's claim that the 12-Year-Old is matured in "Double Fired American oak casks". I have so far asked three cask experts in the Scottish Whisky industry and no one has a clue what "Double-Fired" means. Double-Charred, which is what it implies, makes no sense! I am now trying to get someone at Inver House's marketing dept to explain.
@@JeffWhisky mine was a event in st Kilda Melbourne back in May. Had a 3 hr afternoon ticket. That's where I tried the lochlea distillery for first time. Came away with a bottle of our barley. Even had a bottle delivered to my brother back in UK. Initially thought ticket was expensive but when I got there worth every cent. Great experience 🥃
@@JeffWhisky I'd forgot about that lochlea. Just had to have a cheeky sample. Still a well crafted dram. Always get a light burnt caramel on nose, citrus, boiled sweets ( spangles) , cola/cream soda and a light tingle on the nose. Just delicious. Palette is not as complex as the nose but such an easy drinker for something so young
I think it seems to be sold out in most places online. I did first think it was a Whisky Show exclusive but been told it is not. Good luck trying to grab one! Cheers.
haha it was you in the hedge outside my house? Yeah was hoping to chat to you again, we still talk about the masterclass with your London bottle! Hope to catch you soon Billy and thanks for watching. Cheers!
I went on Sunday and would agree with your advice, plan but be prepared to bin those plans when you get there! I paid for a three token dream dram but wouldn't bother paying extra next time. You can get amazing drams without any tokens. I've been on a Sat and a Sun and they have there pros and cons. Sun is quieter so it's easier to get to the stalls and have a chat. However, a few of the exhibitors (who will remain nameless) where visibly tired and grumpy and some just a bit rude. I get it's a long weekend for them but it didn't sit quite right. That was a minority though. Sat is busier, it takes more time to get to the stands but the exhibitors are more engaged.
What was the dream drams you went for David? I think a Sat and Sunday sounds like the best choice as you experience the chaos and a bit more calm, will you be doing the same next year? Cheers for commenting and watching
Glen Grant 21yo Prime Malt Bot.1980s from Decadent Drinks. Very, very good but a festival isn't the right environment to get the most out of it. Plus you could try 30yr+ whiskies for no extra tokens
@@davidparker4355 Bet that Glen Grant was banging, but I completely agree. Maybe they need a little chill out room where you can take the fancy dram away with you? Cheers.
London too expensive and looks too much hassle to get to. English whisky festival is well worth a visit - Afternoon of Saturday 23rd Nov in Birmingham - i went last year its really well organised - good venue, loads of space - great drams. About 15 min walk from New street station - got to be careful you dont fall asleep on the way home!!!!
For me, apart from the Bristol Festival London is the easiest for me to get to but want to go English Whisky Festival, love what they are doing! Hope you have a great time, Cheers!
Sounds like a fantastic show! Great video, as always Jeff 😀 I’m surprised you know of “Trailer Park Boys”! I thought that would have a pretty Canadian based following. Cheers!
Cheers buddy, haha I am aware of Trailer Park Boys mainly through well shared clips and meme 😂I did have that clip originally in there 4 separate times as it just cracked me up but felt best to tone it down! Cheers.
@@JeffWhisky Yeah it’s a show about some lovable criminals that live in a trailer park in Nova Scotia. It’s pretty funny but you may need to be Canadian to fully appreciate it 😅 Cheers!
The fastest video turn around I have done. Have you been to the London Whisky Show from the Whisky Exchange?
nope..I loved the brilliant "obstacle course" description & drawing 👍 , this is exactly that, even for me after all this time (that said it also depends of how the show is organized & how big it is-the most tiring being so far the Whisky Live Paris, on 15000 m2 ! 😅
ahahahaha that map line at 18:26 might be whiskytube moment of the year so far
Haha cheers, 10/10 professional editing skillz. Cheers for watching mate!
Thanks for reviewing this show, Jeff! Being on the other side of the world it's interesting to see what these whisky shows are like. Although, as others have mentioned in the comments, I think if I were ever to attend a whisky show I would prefer something smaller. This one looks a bit overwhelming. Great to see some bottles getting slapped! Cheers!
What has been the best whisky show on your side of the world so far? Yeah this one certainly was a bit wild but I did kind of love the madness... Slap on! Cheers
@@JeffWhisky That would be a better question for First Phil. The only one I know of down here is DramFest but I've never attended it. Cheers!
Great shirt jeff! Ngl I nearly lost it at the sir digby chicken ceaser ms paint drawing, hilarious!
Thanks it is one of my favourites! Great someone else liked the sir digby clip, was really rushing to get this out quickly and spent far too long on it. It was well worth it! Cheers for commenting and supporting
I was also there on the Friday but didn't see you! When I heard about all the places you stopped, I was struck by just how many stands I missed entirely. Much of this was strategy - I planned carefully and didn't visit stands that I'd spent some time with at Whisky Fringe in Edinburgh. But given the size of the event, I wonder if attending more than one day might be worth it, price be damned...
Ah gutting we didn't bump into each other. What was your highlight? Smart move making a plan to avoid duplication across festivals and I fear you are right, more money but more time!
Thanks for attending the Whisky Show, Mr. Slapper. Just couldn't make it.
Maybe another time.
Slàinte mhath
Maybe another time indeed Peathead. Cheers to the next meet and Slàinte mhath
Shame you weren't there on the Saturday & Sunday. I had a spare ticket for Sunday.
Ah if only I had known, would have trained up again for another day 😂 hopefully catch you at a future show!
Boom! We've only been to one and it was underwhelming. But anytime you get to share whiskey is a fine day to be apart of. Cheers to ya.
ah that sucks it was underwhelming! Do you have plans for another just to make sure it wasn't a dud? Cheers.
Not sure I'll ever make it to The Whisky Show but loved your recap, Jeff, and maybe it'll be the thing that makes me look at Heathrow flights next year!
Never say never though Rick, fingers crossed one day we will cross paths and even better at a whisky show. Have you done many whisky shows near you? Cheers.
The Nectarosity & Crimson Casks just hit the shelves in my market. I like the Nectarosity better but both are great Bang for your Buck Whiskies. Cheers!
I wish I spotted the Nectarosity first and went for that one, much more up my street. Like a fool I thought I would have time to come back. How does it compare to the Orchard house? Cheers for watching!
@@JeffWhisky I prefer the Nectarosity it has better body more citrus notes it reminds me the Experimental Grain Whisky Compass Box did at a much better price. Cheers!
Sir Digby Chicken Jeff strikes again. Sold me and will be grabbing an early bird for next year. Hoping for 3 days!
Haha well worth the time investment in Microsoft Paint 😂😂 hopefully see you there! Cheers
Nice to see you there Jeff! Man you did some great rounds considering you only had one afternoon! It was utter pandemonium but in a fun way. You should've seen the panic brewing by 5pm on Sunday as people were literally running to get the last drops 😅 I have not visited all of the stands I wanted to but I got to chat with some fantastic people behind the stands and that made my visit worth it. Hope to see you next year as well, cheers!
Pleasure was all mine pal and cannot wait for the next chance to meet up and grab a dram. What was your highlight after doing the long stint? All the best, cheers!
@@JeffWhisky The people mate, it always boils down to the people. Meeting you, Leejay and Mac. Talking with Annabelle Thomas in length (highlight for me, don't know about her 😅), meeting and chatting to Dawn Davies, Billy Abbot and Dave Broom and all the other brand ambassadors/sales people. I think I spent more time chatting than drinking but I'm very happy I did :)
thanks for bringing us this Sir Digby Jeff Whisky. I always wanted to go but wasn't sure what to expect. See you next year?
Forgot to mention how much I laughed on your almost subliminal wrong prononciation on a certain new Japanese distillery (not sure everyone got it !) 🤣🤣🤣
Cheers Greg, feel like wrong pronunciation is part of the channel now!
@@JeffWhisky don't tell me you didn't get it, it was your creation (or am I naughty thre ?) I heard "Kinda sucker", lol !
I've always avoided the bigger shows, because I really struggle with crowds. I used to like the Old & Rare Show when it was held in Glasgow: the 'get drunk as quickly as possible' crowd was put off thinking all the drams were expensive... Now I just attend the Croydon Whisky Festival (local for me, although a change of venue means it is now a bus ride, rather than walking distance) in Spring and Dornoch Whisky Festival at the end of October (not long now!). Enough to be interesting, but not so big as to be overwhelming (plus Dornoch Castle is my favourite place to stay anywhere).
Yeah I understand that, I did feel that it felt less squished in than GWF but after seeing photos from the Saturday, I think I went on the quieter day. Would love to go to both Croydon and Dornoch! I think the smaller dare I say "craft" whisky shows have such a unique appeal due to being able to engage with the stands a lot more. Cheers Andrew!
I feel this - Croydon was ace although going on the Friday it didn’t think too busy at the whisky show.
OMG I am overwhelmed.
It really did feel like that to begin with. Still so gutted to not get around to so many stalls. Have you been to any Whisky Shows? Cheers
@@JeffWhisky I hear you! I haven't been to any whisky shows yet! I'm buying less and committing to big time moderation! I never want this substance to get out of control. Occupational hazard! I worry as I have been a psychologist researching excess substance use for many years. I have been concerned to see a couple of whisky RUclipsrs out of control lately - one has for years. Pathetic to see drunken reviews - slurring, burping, sloppy. Sad. Cheers Jeff.
Gutted that I didn't get chance to see you Jeff. Looking forward to the new direction of Lochlea, are they going to name one the Goose Whisky?
Was you there on the Friday? Yeah really exciting times for Lochlea and I don't think I mentioned how their CS was the birth of the whole Whisky Goose thing
Ahh gutted I didn’t bump into you. This was my first time at the show and was lucky enough to go to two days, but you’re right, it’s so hard to get to everything you want to see. Friday was MUCH busier than the Saturday in my opinion so maybe try the Saturday next year.
I don't know how it was even possible! Two days seem like the better move or at least the Saturday. Fingers crossed will see you next year if not before! Cheers.
From someone who did visit shows for 20 years, I think you did rather well & spotted the mistakes (or say rather the precautions to take) for next year's shows, and, be reassured, no one i know gets out of a show without regrets & omissions, etc...me first...Because you cannot nail it everywhere, the crowd being versatile & the whiskies hard to assess in a show contest : I know that old Glendronach 15 yo which is, of what I remember, an old school sherry style one, with overripe dark fruit (no juicy fruit), some dark chocolate & some herbal, green, if not minty side(translate here : austere) that you no longer see in young seasoned sherry casks bottlings...also its a very delicate dram, so not one you could enjoy after say an hour of show (just my opinion). Glad you had some nice drams though...I did enjoy my yesterday's unique day at the first show of 3 I'm gonna attend this month here, but 2 bigger shows are coming in & it'll be challenging, especially next week end to be able to approach the combined stands of Springbank/Glengyle & Cadenhead's, often very busy, but I'm excited also to discover Ardnamurchan's novelties too...Cheers !
Cheers Greg, hope the other 2 shows are a blast and you are not too tired by the end of it. Hopefully you find gold at the Glengyle stand, sure you will! Cheers.
@@JeffWhisky Thanks, Jeff... !
Not been to a whisky show in a while but your review and take on the London show sums it up pretty well. Great restraint shown too.
Thanks Bob, do you think that you will return to one in the future? At times I wish I was less restrained, so many drams I wanted to try!
@@JeffWhisky yeah I'd like to return to one.
@@bobsander4589 Fingers crossed! Cheers
Sounds like a great day. I went the belfast whisky expo for first time this year, it was about 2 dozen stands and still overwhelming. A rep from echenville told me he sees people at big shows bringing sample bottles and getting them filled did you see any of that?
Bar the overwhelming part, did you enjoy the Belfast Whisky Expo? Think a slightly smaller one sounds an easier event! I did indeed see people filling sample bottles and I really wish I thought of it! Cheers!
This is a pretty fair description of what goes on at a large whisky show and the reason why it's not my cup of tea. There is in fact the annual Israel Whisky show "Whisky Live" going on this month in Tel Aviv, which I very much doubt I will be attending. It's 90% marketing, it's mostly made up of the wrong types of whisky people and it's just too much "balagan" (chaos). Tickets are 550 shekels (£113).
I did however, attend and very much enjoy the Jerusalem Whisky Festival which was put on last year, but sadly they don't seem to have put it on this year. That was a lot smaller and intimate, where you had the chance to sit down and talk with people.
*Regarding the term : "Unpeated Ledaig"*
Ledaig was the original name of the Tobermory distillery on the isle of Mull, founded in the late 18th century. The spirit back then was made from peated barley.
The distillery went through many owners, some calling it Ledaig and others preferring to call it by the name of the town in which it sits, Tobermory, considering that it's easier for the Sassenach to pronounce.
It seems that peated levels of Tobermory spirit went down during the 19th century as regular supplies of coal was coming in to the distillery. Even today however, the so called Tobermory "Unpeated" is nevertheless, rated at around 2 ppm. Around the 1960s, in order to make up a general shortfall of peated whisky within the industry, Tobermory started producing a batch of peated whisky every year, which they branded as "Ledaig", to differentiate it from the unpeated Tobermory spirit. Hence, today we have the two brands.
*"Unpeated Tobermory"???*
So, independent bottlers can purchase either Tobermory casks containing unpeated whisky or Ledaig casks containing peated whisky. Actually there is a third type of Tobermory cask which Tobermory prefer to put up for sale to pass onto Independent bottlers. This is non-peated spirit which comes off the stills straight after the batch of peated whisky and is used to clean the stills out. The spirit will obviously pick up phenol notes from the previous batch and come out a bit weird and funky. The spirit will usually be filled into Ledaig casks, as those are the ones hanging about after the peated run.
A quick Google brings up two so-called "unpeated Ledaig"s bottlings:
The Boutique-y Whisky Company Ledaig 23-Year-Old and the Thompson Bros Unpeated Ledaig 26 Year (1995).
Each of these bottlings I believe comes from that first unpeated run, but were matured in casks labelled as "Ledaig".
Agree that there is truly something amazing about a smaller festivals and being able to really connect with the stands, though saying that I quite enjoyed the chaos of it all. Cheers for the knowledge on Unpeated Ledaig it was something that was super new to me when they said it and was unable to really ask much more about it.
@@JeffWhisky Thanks for taking the trouble to read my ramblings. I like to take these strange marketing whisky terms and find out what they really mean. At the moment I am working on Balblair's claim that the 12-Year-Old is matured in "Double Fired American oak casks". I have so far asked three cask experts in the Scottish Whisky industry and no one has a clue what "Double-Fired" means. Double-Charred, which is what it implies, makes no sense! I am now trying to get someone at Inver House's marketing dept to explain.
Great show, Welsh whisky festival coming up, I will be careful !
Enjoy the Welsh whisky festival it looks like an awesome one and was hoping I could make it but seems just too far to get to sadly.
@@JeffWhisky I can get tickets for £42 to the Welsh event but it is a bit of a trek for you.
Great insight. Did my first ever whiskey show this year. The time just flys when you're in there. Definitely won't be the last. Cheers jeff
Awesome Robert, what day did you go? Yeah it is like a time vacuum, swear was there two hours max! Cheers
@@JeffWhisky mine was a event in st Kilda Melbourne back in May. Had a 3 hr afternoon ticket. That's where I tried the lochlea distillery for first time. Came away with a bottle of our barley. Even had a bottle delivered to my brother back in UK. Initially thought ticket was expensive but when I got there worth every cent. Great experience 🥃
@@JeffWhisky I'd forgot about that lochlea. Just had to have a cheeky sample. Still a well crafted dram. Always get a light burnt caramel on nose, citrus, boiled sweets ( spangles) , cola/cream soda and a light tingle on the nose. Just delicious. Palette is not as complex as the nose but such an easy drinker for something so young
@@robertbrotherton2118 bang on with the cream soda note!
@@robertbrotherton2118 Our Barley is a delight, think it will be the next bottle I buy from them. Or the Cask Strength Batch 2. Cheers.
That pink two cats labelling is 👌 my partner would approve so she could stick it on her laptop afterwards! that available online?
I think it seems to be sold out in most places online. I did first think it was a Whisky Show exclusive but been told it is not. Good luck trying to grab one! Cheers.
Not sure i could control myself like you Jeff. Blame the hat😂
haha the danger of a hat! Luckily I was hat free with my hair in the wind at the festival
IS that your stomach at the start of this video? Best shirt so far JEff
You must have some good ears or better headphones than me! I listened back in editing and didn't spot that! Yes indeed it was! Cheers.
We listen and hear all…
Glad you enjoyed it and sorry not to bump into you. Not that you made it to my stand :)
haha it was you in the hedge outside my house? Yeah was hoping to chat to you again, we still talk about the masterclass with your London bottle! Hope to catch you soon Billy and thanks for watching. Cheers!
Are you going to GWF this year Jeff? Going to my first whisky festival
As things stands currently not. Didn't get a ticket but I didn't plan to go to this show either....
@@JeffWhisky thoughts and prayers
@@CandoPeat Cheers!
I went on Sunday and would agree with your advice, plan but be prepared to bin those plans when you get there! I paid for a three token dream dram but wouldn't bother paying extra next time. You can get amazing drams without any tokens. I've been on a Sat and a Sun and they have there pros and cons. Sun is quieter so it's easier to get to the stalls and have a chat. However, a few of the exhibitors (who will remain nameless) where visibly tired and grumpy and some just a bit rude. I get it's a long weekend for them but it didn't sit quite right. That was a minority though. Sat is busier, it takes more time to get to the stands but the exhibitors are more engaged.
What was the dream drams you went for David? I think a Sat and Sunday sounds like the best choice as you experience the chaos and a bit more calm, will you be doing the same next year? Cheers for commenting and watching
Glen Grant 21yo Prime Malt Bot.1980s from Decadent Drinks. Very, very good but a festival isn't the right environment to get the most out of it. Plus you could try 30yr+ whiskies for no extra tokens
@@davidparker4355 Bet that Glen Grant was banging, but I completely agree. Maybe they need a little chill out room where you can take the fancy dram away with you? Cheers.
Mate, gutted to have missed you but I'll send you some cool stuff very soon. It is impossible to see everything in one day.
Very kind of you mate, yeah I couldn't believe how massive it was and how much I missed. Hope to catch up soon Rob, cheers!
London too expensive and looks too much hassle to get to.
English whisky festival is well worth a visit - Afternoon of Saturday 23rd Nov in Birmingham - i went last year its really well organised - good venue, loads of space - great drams. About 15 min walk from New street station - got to be careful you dont fall asleep on the way home!!!!
For me, apart from the Bristol Festival London is the easiest for me to get to but want to go English Whisky Festival, love what they are doing! Hope you have a great time, Cheers!
Sounds like a fantastic show! Great video, as always Jeff 😀
I’m surprised you know of “Trailer Park Boys”! I thought that would have a pretty Canadian based following. Cheers!
Cheers buddy, haha I am aware of Trailer Park Boys mainly through well shared clips and meme 😂I did have that clip originally in there 4 separate times as it just cracked me up but felt best to tone it down! Cheers.
@@JeffWhisky Yeah it’s a show about some lovable criminals that live in a trailer park in Nova Scotia. It’s pretty funny but you may need to be Canadian to fully appreciate it 😅 Cheers!