I liked John Andre's peated and non peated sides, except for the actual choices. But he should say what he used to say" no matter what is costs, it's just whisky Some people believe that an integrity bottling is only possible at cask strength. The label should state no additional water added as well as non-chill filtered and natural color.
I originally set up at Peated and non-Peated category but soon realized most of the Scotch reviews we have done were peated. Exactly! "no matter what is costs, it's just whisky" Love that saying cause it just comes down to its just whisky!
@@justwhisky it's a tough racket here at the year's end. I think the Ralfy bump, and congratulations on picking first!. The Ralfy bump has to do with setting something apart for the following year based on quality and an integrity bottling without any contradictory experiences. In other words it's not a competition of his favorite whisky he tasted in 2021 nor is it the " only bottle to bring to a deserted island". It's just something that becomes a list of his worthy choices, the picks are always the same, age stated (moderate age) 46% natural presentation. Ledaig was well over due even though us fans would prefer it to remain a secret. I wouldn't presume to have an opinion on anything more than my own experience and even though I haven't had a dram of Ledaig 10 for over a year. I do have 2 backup older bottles, and my Clynelish 14 has been gassed up and sealed for quite a while. I did buy a backup of the Glen Scotia 15 recently. I'll vote with my actions. In my humble collection I try to gather bottles of similar characteristics in the hopes of doing blind flights. For example: official NAS CS sherry bombs like Tamdhu, A'bunadh, and Glenfarclas 105. With all the batch variations every year it's hard to always rank these. They can become a high water mark to compare the current expression if they make it to your list. Seems like the SB12CS is the only one that is making the grade. Believe me, I love the lists, love the confirmation of my collection and I love getting ideas on what I need to look for. I would pick Official integrity bottles that would always be open on my bar. To get to the point: unpeated Tomatin 18. -great value -complex enough to the point that it really needs to open up for at least 20 minutes. As for the peated dram in the glass. Age stated (no Cairdeas) Value (no Cairdeas) I was an Ardbeg10 fan. It was $45. And never disappoints. Until the committee releases. But after the core range what do we really need. And then there's Ledaig 10. We can agree that it's a viable if not superior alternative to being Islay Blind. I became infatuated with Tobermory. There is something about that dram that is more interesting than the average peat. I have spent more money on Mull whisky than any other single distillery, except SB, Hazelburn and Longrow as one. So what about next year? Port Charlotte? Doesn't really matter does it, it's just whisky!
Thoroughly enjoyed your show! Liked the zooming feature. The Lore is worth $100 + all day Arrdddbeggg is the most Un-Ardbeg IMHO and an impressive dram! SB 12 -56.1 is awesome but needs teaspoon or tablespoon of water per dram to open it up. Haven’t had The Gauldrons but I see it on Town Wine’s site for $60 and they list it as SB & GS. I will grab one soon! Sounds like you are officially challenging me to a JW run through 😳 if I can find their “discovery” set or the like for low dough then it’s on! If you ever plan a road trip to Cape Cod or to Town Wine then let’s meet up. Cheers🥃
I think I have seen a discovery edition JW in 50ml think it was like $45 for the set. I personally would like to try some Lore unlike my co-host here lol
Great work guys. I fully salute your choice of an IB Blend. Us WhiskyTubers should make an effort to spread the word on more available and reasonably priced stuff rather than adding fuel to the hype, scarcity and ever increasing prices fire that surrounds currently trendy whisky. Especially when it comes to Springbank. Whisky from the Springbank group has largely been unavailable over here for a while. Some is starting to trickle through now but I still have more Springbank in my house than all the local bottle shops combined right now. It was also interesting hearing you talk about JW and stuff that's available in pubs to you. Sad to say but in my part of the UK there are a fair few pubs that don't even have JW Black. One of my locals only has The Jacobite which is a HORRIBLE bottom shelf blend which I believe is made by Whyte and Mackay. Quite a few UK pubs only have stuff like Famous Grouse, Grant's and Bell's (which I'm also now learning isn't a common blend outside of the UK). Also... Samsung washing machine at 20:30 🤣 anyone that has one will know what I mean. I was watching this video in my car and hearing that genuinely made me question reality for a couple of seconds. Cheers!
Naming Galdrons whisky of the year...wow what a whisky snob lololol! Keep it up and remember: Antarctica surrounds us all and keeps us safe from outer space.
Great episode if I may say so. I like the blinded reviews because it’s honest and true to that specific moment…
Happy new year
Happy New Year!
I liked John Andre's peated and non peated sides, except for the actual choices. But he should say what he used to say" no matter what is costs, it's just whisky
Some people believe that an integrity bottling is only possible at cask strength. The label should state no additional water added as well as non-chill filtered and natural color.
I originally set up at Peated and non-Peated category but soon realized most of the Scotch reviews we have done were peated. Exactly! "no matter what is costs, it's just whisky" Love that saying cause it just comes down to its just whisky!
…and remember no matter how much it costs or how good it is…It’s Just Whisky folks!
So Jack … your picks?
@@justwhisky it's a tough racket here at the year's end. I think the Ralfy bump, and congratulations on picking first!.
The Ralfy bump has to do with setting something apart for the following year based on quality and an integrity bottling without any contradictory experiences. In other words it's not a competition of his favorite whisky he tasted in 2021 nor is it the " only bottle to bring to a deserted island". It's just something that becomes a list of his worthy choices, the picks are always the same, age stated (moderate age) 46% natural presentation. Ledaig was well over due even though us fans would prefer it to remain a secret.
I wouldn't presume to have an opinion on anything more than my own experience and even though I haven't had a dram of Ledaig 10 for over a year. I do have 2 backup older bottles, and my Clynelish 14 has been gassed up and sealed for quite a while. I did buy a backup of the Glen Scotia 15 recently. I'll vote with my actions.
In my humble collection I try to gather bottles of similar characteristics in the hopes of doing blind flights. For example: official NAS CS sherry bombs like Tamdhu, A'bunadh, and Glenfarclas 105.
With all the batch variations every year it's hard to always rank these. They can become a high water mark to compare the current expression if they make it to your list. Seems like the SB12CS is the only one that is making the grade.
Believe me, I love the lists, love the confirmation of my collection and I love getting ideas on what I need to look for.
I would pick Official integrity bottles that would always be open on my bar.
To get to the point: unpeated Tomatin 18.
-great value
-complex enough to the point that it really needs to open up for at least 20 minutes.
As for the peated dram in the glass.
Age stated (no Cairdeas)
Value (no Cairdeas)
I was an Ardbeg10 fan. It was $45. And never disappoints. Until the committee releases. But after the core range what do we really need.
And then there's Ledaig 10. We can agree that it's a viable if not superior alternative to being Islay Blind. I became infatuated with Tobermory. There is something about that dram that is more interesting than the average peat. I have spent more money on Mull whisky than any other single distillery, except SB, Hazelburn and Longrow as one.
So what about next year? Port Charlotte?
Doesn't really matter does it, it's just whisky!
@@jackthepickledhound Port Charlotte didn’t do it for me but do like some Octomore.
Agree SB 12 rules!
Cheers 🥃
Thoroughly enjoyed your show!
Liked the zooming feature.
The Lore is worth $100 + all day
Arrdddbeggg is the most Un-Ardbeg IMHO and an impressive dram!
SB 12 -56.1 is awesome but needs teaspoon or tablespoon of water per dram to open it up.
Haven’t had The Gauldrons but I see it on Town Wine’s site for $60 and they list it as SB & GS.
I will grab one soon!
Sounds like you are officially challenging me to a JW run through 😳 if I can find their “discovery” set or the like for low dough then it’s on!
If you ever plan a road trip to Cape Cod or to Town Wine then let’s meet up.
Cheers🥃
I think I have seen a discovery edition JW in 50ml think it was like $45 for the set. I personally would like to try some Lore unlike my co-host here lol
Great work guys. I fully salute your choice of an IB Blend. Us WhiskyTubers should make an effort to spread the word on more available and reasonably priced stuff rather than adding fuel to the hype, scarcity and ever increasing prices fire that surrounds currently trendy whisky.
Especially when it comes to Springbank. Whisky from the Springbank group has largely been unavailable over here for a while. Some is starting to trickle through now but I still have more Springbank in my house than all the local bottle shops combined right now.
It was also interesting hearing you talk about JW and stuff that's available in pubs to you. Sad to say but in my part of the UK there are a fair few pubs that don't even have JW Black. One of my locals only has The Jacobite which is a HORRIBLE bottom shelf blend which I believe is made by Whyte and Mackay. Quite a few UK pubs only have stuff like Famous Grouse, Grant's and Bell's (which I'm also now learning isn't a common blend outside of the UK).
Also... Samsung washing machine at 20:30 🤣 anyone that has one will know what I mean. I was watching this video in my car and hearing that genuinely made me question reality for a couple of seconds. Cheers!
😂 didn't even notice the washer until you pointed it out.
Naming Galdrons whisky of the year...wow what a whisky snob lololol! Keep it up and remember: Antarctica surrounds us all and keeps us safe from outer space.