Today we have our first example of a Cadenhead's Cask strength series. From by far the finest independent bottler in Scotland. This 17 year bottle is a true masterpiece. Join us on Patreon @ / topshelfwhisky
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@isherpa4 ай бұрын
You guys are awesome! 🙌 it's never about chasing likes and superficial shit on KZfaq, but just the whisky and two guys telling it like it is. mad respect to you two.
@topshelfdustin30604 ай бұрын
I'll never forget mike and i talking and he said that he just liked to sometimes hear how good a whiskies was he'd never get. And I realized...I'd done the same. Ever sense, the fear of reviewing a bottle limited to 200 bottles, didn't matter. But we're all about adding followers here, but we want them to be into the whisky.
@WhiskyMystery4 ай бұрын
Haha great review. I was laughing at your enthusiasm then realised I might have been looking at this bottle last week? Need to go check again :-)
@topshelfwhisky4 ай бұрын
When we both get this excited about a whisky, it’s not because it’s the weekend. 😉
@joetrigg53784 ай бұрын
I got the 20cl of this, fell in love with it and sourced the 70cl! Such a good dram
@topshelfwhisky4 ай бұрын
I love 20cl sizing. Dustin and I have recently talking about this but what a great amount to really get to know whisky and yet keep the cost reasonable.
@DarkSalmonz4 ай бұрын
sounds like an amazing bottle! looks sold out by online retailers, only 204 bottles so that's not surprising.
@topshelfdustin30604 ай бұрын
We looked around for more and couldn't source any. I'm sure some hole in the wall somewhere has a few tucked away waiting for the right buyer though.
@christinecamley4 ай бұрын
Huge fan! This beauty sounds so delicious! As soon as I heard peat like tobacco and mint I was starting to look to availability of the Caol Ila! There are only a couple of hundred bottles?! Yikes! It’s amazing that you got hold of one! Talk about enticing! Cheers Mike and Dustin!!
@topshelfdustin30604 ай бұрын
I just needed a second bottle to justify the shipping costs for the PC18. I had no idea this was going to be the better bottle. Sometimes in life we just get lucky
@christinecamley4 ай бұрын
@@topshelfdustin3060 Wow!! Love this Dustin!! You got very lucky!! Fabulous!!
@andypike12344 ай бұрын
Dustin´s new look!
@topshelfdustin30604 ай бұрын
I'll assume you liked it. Thanks man...as a man I"m sure you know. We only get about 20 complements in our life. So this will stick!
@GregsWhiskyGuide4 ай бұрын
Sounds terrific, and yeah Caol Ila is way too often overlooked but the people in the know like you & me are aware how great it can be, well find, Dustin ! Enjoy ! 🔥🥃
@topshelfdustin30604 ай бұрын
I guess they make enough it's not "cool" to love it. More for us and at better prices!
@GregsWhiskyGuide4 ай бұрын
@@topshelfdustin3060 Absolutely mate ! 👍
@topshelfwhisky4 ай бұрын
Greg, this is one to search for. Dustin needs to send you a sample.
@cato4514 ай бұрын
Yum I’m a long time Caol Ila fan. Sounds like a great one.
@topshelfwhisky4 ай бұрын
One of the better Caol Ila’s and we have tried a few.
@agrainofmalt4 ай бұрын
Not a big fan of these newer bottles 😅 but it's not that important, especially when the juice inside is solid 👌 the small squat bottles are all 46% now, while these, at least what I saw in Edinburgh, are the cask strength bottles. Definitely returning to the shop when in Edinburgh next. As Greg says below, I often overlook Caol Ila because I'm not usually looking for peated whiskies, and Caol Ila is so common, even though it can be amazing... I'll have to try and mooch some samples next time to help me choose 😉
@topshelfwhisky4 ай бұрын
Early in my whisky journey, it was so easy to overlook, even for an Islay. I had to have a really good one to appreciate some of the more average bottles. As strange as thatsounds.
@davidcraig83674 ай бұрын
Just overpaid for this at auction but what the heck. I trust you guy’s judgement. Can’t wait for it to land.
@topshelfwhisky4 ай бұрын
It's a $700 bottle on based on quality of whisky. I doubt you paid that, enjoy ;) !
@phillister764 ай бұрын
ooh that caol ila 35yo special release, the memories…