Some other whisky that was a bit late to make the review. Dewars white label, Ardnamurchan. Please remember this is not my list. The tribe has spoken. Please remember to like share and subscribe if you enjoyed the video.❤
Ardnamurchan is amazing. I have tried 6 different ones, and none of them are close to bad in my book. The Ardnamurchan Rum Cask ❤ But luckily we all are different 😊
I have to keep reminding myself that - back about 40 years ago - I went through a snobby phase where I would pooh-pooh things for reasons I no longer believe, but I grew out of it... Now I would say there is almost no objectively bad whisky, just whisky I don't happen to like (but lots of other people might). I'm just glad I'm not in the "my tindaloo is hotter than your phal" club any more!
@@andrewbutler7681 it is definitely subjective. We cannot like the same things. But there is some whisky that keeps on coming up that people don’t like. As with this list. Just a reflection on a small group of people sharing their preferences. I have been drinking whisky for 37 years and my preference changes constantly. I never thought I would like peated whisky. Now I like most of them. Cheers mate. Always nice to hear from you.
Thank you for starting with my list. I need to specify that I like Glen Scotia as a brand. The 15 and the Victoriana are great, but the 10 to me was terrible. A lot of bitter orange peel and made my moth dry. And remember, it is a 40%. I’m happy I had the 15 before the 10 😊
A while back, I went to Total Wine (a large chain store in the United States) and bought mini-bottles of various bottom shelf bourbons, including Jim Beam white label, Evan Williams black label, and a few Total Wine store brands. Jim Beam came out on top in that comparison, closely followed by Evan Williams. The Total Wine store brands ranged from mediocre to flavorless, and some had off flavors. I would not buy any of these to drink neat. Bourbons like Jim Beam white label are useful only as mixers in cocktails that are not booze forward. If you are going to pour whisky in a glass of Coke, there is no reason to use the good stuff, but if you want to drink something neat, Jim Beam white label is too bland, simple, and inoffensive. It is dirt cheap, and I suppose that makes it appealing to some people. Jim Beam makes a whole range of products, and many are excellent. Jim Beam black label is a step up; I find it to be a good general purpose bourbon. It is good enough to drink neat, and it is not too fancy or expensive to use in mixed drinks. The Knob Creek line-up is great, especially the higher strength single barrel store picks (which might not be available outside of the United States). I've always liked Booker's, but it is hard to find at retail except at museums that charge way too much. Surprisingly, I found it at the grocery store not too long ago, and it was priced right. I did not even have to think for a second before I grabbed a bottle. As for single malts, I'm with those who steer clear of the heavily filtered 40%-43% ABV stuff. I like to have a couple decent ones around, as they are useful as warm-up pours if I'm about to get into the cask strength firewater, but none of them excite me. Macallan 12-year has a wonderful nose, but when I taste it, it tastes like water that had sat next to some Scotch at some point in the past. I won't even bother with anything else in their range due to the exorbitant prices. I saw Macallan 25 at a bar not too long ago; it was US$400 for a 2-ounce pour. I did not order any. I bought an entire bottle of anCnoc 24-year for less than that; it has the concentration and intensity that I found lacking in Macallan 12.
@@heatherharrison264 appreciate your feedback and support. It’s not easy to get high end bourbon in Belgium, so we are stuck with some bottom self stuff. I do like the knob creek 9. Michter’s is very enjoyable. I am a bit of a macallan fan boy, but I am struggling to pay the big bucks for a 40 to 43% abv
Nice video , Gert. I don't understand why Laphroaig 10 years is on this list : I drink it very often : it is a great whisky. Perhaps a question of taste : it is peated , ................................. Keep up the good work !
@@klasandersson6621 I can imagine. I have no idea on the taste. Thanks for sharing your insight. Much appreciated. Is there anything you would add to the list
Its difficult to say. But I always feels scammed when i buy a whisky and there is smoked in it and they just mentioned that there is a hint of it... It takes over every thing for me... 😅
@@klasandersson6621 lol. I completely understand what you mean. But you know. With enough time and keep on trying the less of the smoke on the nose. I struggle to find peat if it is under 5ppm. Even 10. I am so use the 45 to 200.
Japanese "whiskies" (I say this even though the distilled in Japan definition is now stronger) have seem many new brands spring up in recent years - I have even stayed away from the higher reviewed ones (Kanosuke etc) and have had not great experiences with Eigashima and even the Wine cask Chichibu was not quite to my liking. I think the only solid ones are produced by Suntory (but not the Toki) and Nikka - but these new names you mentioned are not even seen locally in Tokyo, so must be made for the Duty Free or export market. I`ve often seen in your Duty Free tours unheard of Japanese whiskies, and I don't recommend anyone try them and get caught on impulse at the Duty Free shops. The problem though it is a captive market - the premiums on Suntory and Nikka are so high, and people want to try a Japanese whisky, and get caught out. Kanpai Gert!
I have seen the JP Wiser's 27 yo whisky but I'd never pay the cost. I just had a Macallan 12 double oaked and it was nice. On the whole I don't bother with Macallan. I am trying the Mortlach 12 Wee Witchie and it's not bad. Doubt I'd ever buy a second bottle. I have never seen the Japanese whiskies you showed.
You should be careful to call that Jim Beam White Label otherwise it's like saying "Johnnie Walker", without saying "Red Label". Australia gets Jim Beam White at 35% ABV which is a particularly bad abomination. But all things considered here in the US we get so much worse bourbon than that, its more of a matter of just being able to get so much better even for the price. An example is that Kentucky Gentleman which today is not the product that thoroughly deserves to be high on the list. I'm figuring it's the older blended whiskey that made the list. It used to be half bourbon, half NGS (basically grain alcohol). Any of the blended bourbons like 4 Queens or Fleishman's. These are like $8 a bottle and far worse than Jim Beam White Label. Kentucky Gentleman was switched to be regular bourbon a while back. Even if just a low end Barton distilled bottle, it's not the blend that is only half bourbon.
@@sugarkitty4777 thanks for the added comment. Much appreciate. Would also assist other people watching the video. I have never heard of this one. Cheers
Crown Royal Northern Rye Harvest. Oh my that is bad. White Horse. I’ll say, the first time I bought this bottle I was highly impressed. Interesting. Fairly unique. Some time passed and I got another bottle. Sadly it was totally different. Horrible metallic taste. I even added some Lagavulin 16 since the old blend had it. Still bad. Jim Beam. To this day the only bottle I ever dumped down the drain. Jack Daniel’s no7. Bad whisky. If you can call it that. I had a bottle oxidizing for about 5 years. Only then, putting into eggnog was I able to down it. In the end we all expect any bottle @$25 to be bad or at least not memorable. The ones that ARE good are the real surprises. The real list should be: What single malt bottles over $60 are bad. That is the list that could be more controversial. Of those I can only think of a couple. I didn’t like Springbank 10. I gassed it for later re-review. Also Balvenie Caribbean cask. I didn’t like it off the bat but became a bit better as the bottle went down. Maybe that could be another video. What bottles started off underwhelming and then won you over in the end.
I love the Laphroaig taste! But it is an either you love it or hate it taste because it is so strongly flavored. As for the Macallan, if you must have a fairly tame Whisky with almost no peat flavor that tastes like Macallan, just buy Highland Park 12. A sherried Macallan in all but price.
@@ariea.devalois1564 I hate Laphroaig. But I just bought a bottle of 10 years old. My previous attempt was 3 years ago. Not into peat at all. Now it’s time to revisit it. Hoping my tastebuds evolved enough. Will see. Coming soon. Welcome to my channel. Appreciate your feedback and support
@@TheReal_DeanD absolutely. Like some of the other expressions. The PX is lovely. Maybe the 10 will be more approachable for me. Just not now. I love Octomore. Just too expensive
I gave Laphroaig 10 a fair chance but about half the bottle went down the drain. I like Laphroaig Lore, Quarter Cask and I absolutely love Laphroaig PX, but the 10… Not for me. Would like to taste the American version of 43% but not sure it would help (much), so it’s not the brand. Only the 10 😊
Hi Gert Just watched your review on whiskey you wouldn't buy again, and I think I already have told you that high land park 12 year old, it's garbage to say the least, I can't give it away, it's that nasty, if you haven't already drank it before, don't even buy a bottle, it's a peated whiskey, but I like peated whiskey, but this one is awful, I don't know what kind of peat they use, but it's horrible,cheers gert !!!😢
@@frankiehawkins3877 hey mate. I reviewed is some time ago and I did like it. Definitely not perfect, but drinkable. But yes our taste cannot be the same. I think a lot of people are not happy about the list. But it is tongue in cheek video. HP 18 for me was really good. Thanks for sharing
@@kalifatokata I think people are getting fed up with just nice. Especially if you are enjoying your journey into whisky. Thanks for watching on feedback. Much appreciated
Some other whisky that was a bit late to make the review. Dewars white label, Ardnamurchan. Please remember this is not my list. The tribe has spoken. Please remember to like share and subscribe if you enjoyed the video.❤
Ardnamurchan is amazing. I have tried 6 different ones, and none of them are close to bad in my book. The Ardnamurchan Rum Cask ❤ But luckily we all are different 😊
@@fotografi4fun only tried 2 and liked it as well.
@@fotografi4fun I am happy some people don't like Ardnamurchan, More for me!!!!
Maestro G., i think we are witnessing a revolt against mediocrity !
@@ironmantran lol. The struggle is real. Viva
I hope so!
Mediocrity often comes at a price.
Some of the best scotch I have had have been amazing NAS whisky!
Super interesting list Gert! I agree about many of these choices but of course I adore Laphroaig 10! Cheers!🥂
@@christinecamley indeed. Cheers
I have to keep reminding myself that - back about 40 years ago - I went through a snobby phase where I would pooh-pooh things for reasons I no longer believe, but I grew out of it... Now I would say there is almost no objectively bad whisky, just whisky I don't happen to like (but lots of other people might). I'm just glad I'm not in the "my tindaloo is hotter than your phal" club any more!
@@andrewbutler7681 it is definitely subjective. We cannot like the same things. But there is some whisky that keeps on coming up that people don’t like. As with this list. Just a reflection on a small group of people sharing their preferences. I have been drinking whisky for 37 years and my preference changes constantly. I never thought I would like peated whisky. Now I like most of them. Cheers mate. Always nice to hear from you.
Thank you for starting with my list. I need to specify that I like Glen Scotia as a brand. The 15 and the Victoriana are great, but the 10 to me was terrible. A lot of bitter orange peel and made my moth dry. And remember, it is a 40%. I’m happy I had the 15 before the 10 😊
@@fotografi4fun you are welcome. Appreciate your clarification. That victoriana is killer Cheers mate.
A while back, I went to Total Wine (a large chain store in the United States) and bought mini-bottles of various bottom shelf bourbons, including Jim Beam white label, Evan Williams black label, and a few Total Wine store brands. Jim Beam came out on top in that comparison, closely followed by Evan Williams. The Total Wine store brands ranged from mediocre to flavorless, and some had off flavors. I would not buy any of these to drink neat. Bourbons like Jim Beam white label are useful only as mixers in cocktails that are not booze forward. If you are going to pour whisky in a glass of Coke, there is no reason to use the good stuff, but if you want to drink something neat, Jim Beam white label is too bland, simple, and inoffensive. It is dirt cheap, and I suppose that makes it appealing to some people.
Jim Beam makes a whole range of products, and many are excellent. Jim Beam black label is a step up; I find it to be a good general purpose bourbon. It is good enough to drink neat, and it is not too fancy or expensive to use in mixed drinks. The Knob Creek line-up is great, especially the higher strength single barrel store picks (which might not be available outside of the United States). I've always liked Booker's, but it is hard to find at retail except at museums that charge way too much. Surprisingly, I found it at the grocery store not too long ago, and it was priced right. I did not even have to think for a second before I grabbed a bottle.
As for single malts, I'm with those who steer clear of the heavily filtered 40%-43% ABV stuff. I like to have a couple decent ones around, as they are useful as warm-up pours if I'm about to get into the cask strength firewater, but none of them excite me. Macallan 12-year has a wonderful nose, but when I taste it, it tastes like water that had sat next to some Scotch at some point in the past. I won't even bother with anything else in their range due to the exorbitant prices. I saw Macallan 25 at a bar not too long ago; it was US$400 for a 2-ounce pour. I did not order any. I bought an entire bottle of anCnoc 24-year for less than that; it has the concentration and intensity that I found lacking in Macallan 12.
@@heatherharrison264 appreciate your feedback and support. It’s not easy to get high end bourbon in Belgium, so we are stuck with some bottom self stuff. I do like the knob creek 9. Michter’s is very enjoyable. I am a bit of a macallan fan boy, but I am struggling to pay the big bucks for a 40 to 43% abv
I definitely agree with number 1, 2, 10, 12. The others I either don't agree or like you just don't know :) Some things to watchout for, cheers!
@@thewhiskyenthusiast Cheers mate.
Nice video , Gert.
I don't understand why Laphroaig 10 years is on this list : I drink it very often : it is a great whisky.
Perhaps a question of taste : it is peated , .................................
Keep up the good work !
@@pinanti Thanks. I am not sure. I do like a lot of peated whisky. But not the 10. Maybe down the line I will try it again. Cheers
@@WhiskyLoversSociety Try it again !
Cheers !
And keep up the good work !
@@pinanti 🫡🙏🥃🥃
Depends if 40% or 43%
J. P Wiser 27y is a fantastic one in my taste(also The 23y)
I think The 27 is hard to find!
@@klasandersson6621 I can imagine. I have no idea on the taste. Thanks for sharing your insight. Much appreciated. Is there anything you would add to the list
Its difficult to say. But I always feels scammed when i buy a whisky and there is smoked in it and they just mentioned that there is a hint of it... It takes over every thing for me... 😅
@@klasandersson6621 lol. I completely understand what you mean. But you know. With enough time and keep on trying the less of the smoke on the nose. I struggle to find peat if it is under 5ppm. Even 10. I am so use the 45 to 200.
Japanese "whiskies" (I say this even though the distilled in Japan definition is now stronger) have seem many new brands spring up in recent years - I have even stayed away from the higher reviewed ones (Kanosuke etc) and have had not great experiences with Eigashima and even the Wine cask Chichibu was not quite to my liking. I think the only solid ones
are produced by Suntory (but not the Toki) and Nikka - but these new names you mentioned are not even seen locally in Tokyo, so must be made for the Duty Free or export market. I`ve often seen in your Duty Free tours unheard of Japanese whiskies, and I don't recommend anyone try them and get caught on impulse at the Duty Free shops. The problem though it is a captive market - the premiums on Suntory and Nikka are so high, and people want to try a Japanese whisky, and get caught out. Kanpai Gert!
@@uiski7956 I do like yoichi, yamazaki, But it is overpriced. Was not a big fan of chichibu.
I have seen the JP Wiser's 27 yo whisky but I'd never pay the cost. I just had a Macallan 12 double oaked and it was nice. On the whole I don't bother with Macallan. I am trying the Mortlach 12 Wee Witchie and it's not bad. Doubt I'd ever buy a second bottle. I have never seen the Japanese whiskies you showed.
@@christinecamley I haven’t seen them myself.
You should be careful to call that Jim Beam White Label otherwise it's like saying "Johnnie Walker", without saying "Red Label". Australia gets Jim Beam White at 35% ABV which is a particularly bad abomination. But all things considered here in the US we get so much worse bourbon than that, its more of a matter of just being able to get so much better even for the price.
An example is that Kentucky Gentleman which today is not the product that thoroughly deserves to be high on the list. I'm figuring it's the older blended whiskey that made the list. It used to be half bourbon, half NGS (basically grain alcohol). Any of the blended bourbons like 4 Queens or Fleishman's. These are like $8 a bottle and far worse than Jim Beam White Label. Kentucky Gentleman was switched to be regular bourbon a while back. Even if just a low end Barton distilled bottle, it's not the blend that is only half bourbon.
@@sugarkitty4777 thanks for the added comment. Much appreciate. Would also assist other people watching the video. I have never heard of this one. Cheers
Crown Royal Northern Rye Harvest. Oh my that is bad.
White Horse. I’ll say, the first time I bought this bottle I was highly impressed. Interesting. Fairly unique. Some time passed and I got another bottle. Sadly it was totally different. Horrible metallic taste. I even added some Lagavulin 16 since the old blend had it. Still bad.
Jim Beam. To this day the only bottle I ever dumped down the drain.
Jack Daniel’s no7. Bad whisky. If you can call it that. I had a bottle oxidizing for about 5 years. Only then, putting into eggnog was I able to down it.
In the end we all expect any bottle @$25 to be bad or at least not memorable. The ones that ARE good are the real surprises. The real list should be: What single malt bottles over $60 are bad. That is the list that could be more controversial. Of those I can only think of a couple. I didn’t like Springbank 10. I gassed it for later re-review. Also Balvenie Caribbean cask. I didn’t like it off the bat but became a bit better as the bottle went down. Maybe that could be another video. What bottles started off underwhelming and then won you over in the end.
@@SaltyCuban I grew up with white horse We have the same hate in some of the whisky. Interesting list. Thanks.
I love the Laphroaig taste! But it is an either you love it or hate it taste because it is so strongly flavored. As for the Macallan, if you must have a fairly tame Whisky with almost no peat flavor that tastes like Macallan, just buy Highland Park 12. A sherried Macallan in all but price.
@@ariea.devalois1564 I hate Laphroaig. But I just bought a bottle of 10 years old. My previous attempt was 3 years ago. Not into peat at all. Now it’s time to revisit it. Hoping my tastebuds evolved enough. Will see. Coming soon. Welcome to my channel. Appreciate your feedback and support
Laphroaig is an acquired taste. Nothing wrong if you don't like it.
@@TheReal_DeanD absolutely. Like some of the other expressions. The PX is lovely. Maybe the 10 will be more approachable for me. Just not now. I love Octomore. Just too expensive
I gave Laphroaig 10 a fair chance but about half the bottle went down the drain. I like Laphroaig Lore, Quarter Cask and I absolutely love Laphroaig PX, but the 10… Not for me. Would like to taste the American version of 43% but not sure it would help (much), so it’s not the brand. Only the 10 😊
@@fotografi4fun indeed. Not even sure if 3% is going to win me over.
@@fotografi4fun btw I see in South Africa they also do the 43%.
@@fotografi4fun in my experience, the higher ABV matters. There was one Laphtoaig 10 year IB I had that was 46% ABV and it was super tasty.
glenfiddich and balvenie the malt note is musty, funky, weird, and not in a good way.
@@_fwd_racecar_ Thanks for watching and adding to the list. Much appreciated. 🥃🥃
Hi Gert
Just watched your review on whiskey you wouldn't buy again, and I think I already have told you that high land park 12 year old, it's garbage to say the least, I can't give it away, it's that nasty, if you haven't already drank it before, don't even buy a bottle, it's a peated whiskey, but I like peated whiskey, but this one is awful, I don't know what kind of peat they use, but it's horrible,cheers gert !!!😢
@@frankiehawkins3877 hey mate. I reviewed is some time ago and I did like it. Definitely not perfect, but drinkable. But yes our taste cannot be the same. I think a lot of people are not happy about the list. But it is tongue in cheek video. HP 18 for me was really good. Thanks for sharing
Nothing wrong with glengrant 10, It IS just a simple, cheaply priced single malt, have tried much worse.
@@kalifatokata I think people are getting fed up with just nice. Especially if you are enjoying your journey into whisky. Thanks for watching on feedback. Much appreciated
@@WhiskyLoversSociety For me I am buying a lot less and choosing higher quality scotch. The Glen Grant 10 was garbage.
@@christinecamley lol. Agree. Buy less but better