“No Springbank for assholes.” Made my day. Cheers! 🥃 ❤

Cool list Geoff! Great to see some diversity on your list. Thanks for accepting the challenge mate!!

It’s a good challenge. But for me personally, I’d rather know every whisky geek’s go-to: Affordable bourbon cask scotch Expensive bourbon cask scotch Affordable sherry cask scotch Expensive sherry cask scotch Affordable peaty scotch Expensive peaty scotch

Great selection Geoff... Well last year we did it with a group of friends and if I'm not mistaken my selection was 1 - Daily sipper: Bunna Stuireadair 2 - Impress your guest: C.B. Spice Tree 3 - Mixer: Hankey Bannister Heritage Blend 4 - Friday night sipper: C.B. Peat Monster 5 - Special occasion: Glencadam 21 How would it be this year? Nothing too fancy, given that here the offer is not so wide, so it would be more or less like this: 1 - Daily sipper: Bunna 12 | Talisker 10 2 - Impress your guest: C.B. Spice Tree | Glen Scotia Victoriana 3 - Mixer: Monkey Shoulder | Cutty Sark Prohibition 4 - Friday night sipper: C.B. Peat Monster | Port Charlote 10 5 - Special occasion: Glencadam 21 | Ledaig 18 Excellent video. Cheers

Hi Geoff. Apologies for the very late reply! Thank you for nominating me and the shout out. Much appreciated. I have been giving this some thought over the last few days and you're right that it's tough. It seems like every category can be answered in multiple ways, really makes you think 👍 Also, nice to see some love for Ancnoc 12. A very underrated dram that does well for the low strength. Got to love Ancnoc. Cheers and I'll whip up my list soon 🥃

When I saw the girlfriend picture I realised we have the same taste in women. RIP Sprinkles, he still had so much he wanted to do, swimming with sharks, running with the bulls in Pamplona but he had a good innings. I also like the Cigar Malt and I would have picked a decent Bourbon as my mixer. Five whiskies is too difficult but the list was a good one, cheers!

Everyday sipper; Talker 10 Impress your guests; Tomatin Decades II Mixer; Eagle Rare 10 Friday night pour; Longrow nas Special occasion; Ardbeg 19 Great show as always.

Great review and some original and different stuff being highlighted... Great to see. Must steal your 40% comments though.. " ...almost a salad.." 🤣🤣🤣. Love it..

Great picks and a couple of mixers too. 21, 25 year old from known distilleries are always good candidates for any special occasion aka Sprinkles....RIP buddy and cheers!

I've followed your channel for a while now and not only is it informative but your presentation style has evolved to be truly entertaining. Many other reviewers could learn from your sense of humor and light touch!!

I like your pick for “impress a guest” it’s not just about the whiskey but also how the bottle looks

Thanks for the shout out! You have good taste😅 Cheers 🥃

Geat Video - the Loch Lomond 18 ist a great choice! And, yeah, the Cigar Malt came out of nowhere...😅

love the new set!

Everyday Sipper: Loch Lomond 12 or Glen Moray Elgin Classic Sherry Finished Impress Your Guests: Glen Scotia Victoriana or Glenmorangie Signet Mixer: Gordon Graham's Black Bottle or Finlaggan Old Reserve Friday Night Pour: Port Charlotte 10 or Craigellachie 13 Special Occasion: Ledaig 18 or Glenfarclas 25

Some impressive whiskies on the shelf - Glen Scotia 18, Glenfarclas 185!

Crazy to see this making the rounds again. Thanks for the picks, and great whiskies. Cheers!

These lists are great. If we are a bit stuck and looking for ideas then are useful. The lists could be assembled to include everybody who participated and simply made available as a point of reference as a spread sheet or chart.

Great video! I like the idea of including a less obvious choice. You're quickly becoming one of my fav whiskey tubers.

Great take on this challenge, Geoff. Makes it at least for me more interesting. Slàinte mhath

Excellent review thanks

Most whisky vloggers don’t have enough experience to do what they do. I think you are an exception. Great recommend list.

My list Daily Drinker- We'll go with Old Forester 1910 or GlenAllachie 12 Impress my guest- Lagavulin 16 or Ardbeg Uigedail (nobody in their right mind turns down Laga) Mixer- Whatever cheap bourbon I have laying around but most recently Woodford Reserve Friday Night Pour- Redbreast 12 CS (no question) or for more smoke Laphroaig Cairdeas Warehouse 1 Special Event- Glenmorangie Signet or Dewars 32 Double Double

"Its basically a salad " well said sir! lol

Great list!

I like the humor added to the presentation. I will price these and get a couple. No Bunna 12? Thought it would make the list. But so many to choose from. I get it.

Did not see the Loch Lomond 18 and all the Highland Parks coming. Another great video. Well at least Sprinkles had a long life, 2021-2022.

Great fun, Geoff....especially the explanations of the categories (still laughing at the Alien invasion, lol...), some great choices too. I did this challenge too but added my spin on it in a second/alternative list after the "regular" one...And indeed, the mixer category wasn't easy for me too for the same reasons... Cheers !

Some really great choices, very impressive. Two things. 1. No Springbank for assholes should be the title of your first book. 2. I will be purchasing a bottle of Craigellachie tomorrow.

Friday after work, could not wish a better video :) thanks and cheers

Okay, I just had to smack the like button after seeing the tribute to that hamster. RIP.🙏🏼😂 I don’t even know why I’m still on whiskytube - I don’t drink alcohol and only started looking into Scotch for the final paper I did when I was going to uni in the UK. But I enjoy watching your videos so here I am!

Lovely list : Lomond-18 ... nice ! ... no smoking, BUT DAMN IT , do I have to get that Dalmore now ? . . . LOL, no Springbank for blackholes (or vortex) ! ! . . . Alien invasions ? when ? where ? will Glenrothes vintage 1971 (37y) or Convalmore 32y C.S vintage 1973 do ???

What do you know! Talisker 25 was one of the whiskies I was considering as a special occasion bottle if I were to make a list. Great list and great take on this challenge.

LMAO...no Springbank for assh*les 🤣🤣🤣. Great video Geoff!!

Lol I enjoyed your humor. Keep it up!

I've noticed that a few KZfaqrs have taken this up. It got me thinking about what I would do with this. Since I like all kinds of whisky and don't specialize in just one, it is difficult. Also, I would tend to regard impress your guest, Friday night sipper, and special occasion to have a great deal of overlap. I also don't make many mixed drinks. When I want a mixed drink, I typically go to a bar. Bartenders have easy access to a lot of mixing ingredients that are perishable and not practical to keep around the house, and they are a lot more experienced than I am and always do a better job. The only mixed drinks I make on a regular basis are caipirinhas, whisky sours, Manhattans, and martinis. For a mixer whisky, the whisky sour determines my choice since the Manhattan calls for something that at least qualifies as a daily sipper. Here are my choices. I decided to limit my choices to whiskies that happen to be in my collection currently. I'll add three honorable mentions, two whiskies and one other type of spirit. Since I like all kinds of spirits, it makes sense to consider some other options. Daily sipper: I interpret this as being reasonably affordable, easy to find, and versatile in food pairing. Deanston 12-year. I like this one because it is complex enough to enjoy on its own, and it is also extremely food friendly. Honorable mentions: Old Forester 1897 bourbon (also very food friendly), Sagamore double oak rye (good pairing with richer foods such as barbecue), and Barbancourt 8-year rum (an inexpensive, easy drinking, food friendly rum). Impress your guest: I interpret this category as something off the beaten path but not too challenging, and it should work with food pairing. Redwood Empire "Grizzly Beast" bottled in bond bourbon. It is somewhat similar to Old Forester 1897, so it is suitable for inexperienced and experienced whisky drinkers alike, but it seems more complex when paired with food. It is from Sonoma, which isn't exactly well known bourbon territory. Honorable mentions: Gouden Carolus Anker cask single malt (from Belgium, distilled from the same mash bill as their beer - unique flavor but very approachable), Abasolo corn whisky (from Mexico - lightly aged, somewhat reminiscent of a reposado tequila), and La Higuera sotol (a clear spirit with mineral notes, made from the desert spoon plant in northern Mexico). Mixer (or rocks pour): This one is easy: Jack Daniel's Old No. 7. I find that it goes well in a sour with Meyer lemons, which I have in abundance because I have access to a very productive tree. Other useful mixers: Suntory Toki (a versatile mixer and good on the rocks), Bulleit rye (makes a good sour if I want a little different flavor, and good in a Manhattan), and Bombay gin (my standard for a martini, and also good with Meyer lemons). Friday night sipper: I interpret this as being something challenging that I might want to spend some time with. Pacific Coast Spirits single barrel triticale bourbon, aged 5 years 10 months. This is a cask strength monster from southern California that is loaded with flavor and wood. It's an interesting bourbon but not for the faint of heart. Honorable mentions: Ledaig 18-year (a complex peat monster), Alberta Premium cask strength rye (a potent monster, and 100% rye - good for experimenting with finding the ideal proof, and suitable for a Manhattan), and Kweichow Moutai (the infamous Chinese firewater, vomit-inducing for those who haven't acquired a taste for it but beautifully complex for those who have learned to appreciate its unique character). Special occasion: These would be fancy, rare, or otherwise interesting bottles in my collection that might have a reasonably broad appeal to experienced drinkers. Douglas Laing's Old Particular Glen Grant 25-year. This is a nice independent bottling of Glen Grant that is loaded with complexity but is approachable for even an inexperienced whisky drinker. Honorable mentions: Whistle Pig 12-year rye - BevMo blend (a complex but easy-drinking rye - I don't have the 15, 18, or Boss Hog, but this one is very good), Starward Octave Barrels single malt (a special release from Australia, matured in Yalumba wine barrels - a good choice for wine drinkers), and Diplomatico 2005 vintage rum (a complex rum aged 12 years in used whisky casks and an additional year in sherry casks - a good rum for whisky drinkers). Wild card: Mellow Corn. This cult favorite has to be included somehow, but it doesn't fit neatly into any of the categories, as it has many uses. It works well as a mixer, it is good to sip neat, and it could impress guests. After all, how could the cheapest whisky in my collection possibly be this good?

RIP Sprinkles, gone but never forgotten 😭 My list would be: Everyday Sipper: Glencadam 13YO Impress Your Guests: Lagavulin 12YO 2021 Special Edition Cask Strength Mixer: Glenmorangie 14YO Friday Night Pour: Tria Prima Bruxa (Batch 1) Special Occasion: Single Cask Glencadam Release or 5NINES Cola Cask 👀

“No Springbank for assholes” - laughing my ass off on that beauty! Keep it up, Geoff!

Very interesting Geoff. Kind regards as always. Thanks 🙏 ciao 👋 S

Love your reviews. No Springbank for a**holes! 🏆

Sprinkles!!!!! 😩 Noooooo!! Why couldn’t it have been me!?! 😭

The only mixer I’m interested in is an infinity bottle.

You’re hilarious dude. Love the videos.

Forget about a Springbank, assholes wouldn’t even get a single malt at my house. They’ll get a neat pour of fireball - cinnamon lol😂

No Springbank for assholes lol. Great list!

Fun list. I appreciate that you cheated since it gives me an excuse to cheat too. I'm going to do two lists. First the scotch list: Daily Sipper: Old Pulteney 12 - super affordable in Washington, unlike so many others Impress a Friend: Compass Box Orchard House - fun to talk about blending single malts Mixer: Laphraoig 10 - I do like a smoky cocktail Friday Dram: AnCnoc 18 Special Occasion: I don't really have one as I haven't yet bought something I'm super precious with Now to cheat with an American list: Daily Sipper: Eagle Rare 10 - amazing how cheap you can get this for how good it is Impress a Friend: New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon - fantastic new distillery in KY, also relatively affordable Mixer: Rittenhouse Rye - good on its own so great in so many cocktails Friday Dram: any Westland American Single Malt Single Cask - my local distillery so I'm a bit of a fanboy Special Occasion: Old Carter Straight Bourbon - it's all MGP, but it's ridiculously amazing - and unfortunately really hard to find Cheers!

I'm glad you mentioned the lighting situation. It looks like you're trying to tell a ghost story and you forgot that the flashlight is supposed to go under your chin. 🤣 I guess no Springbank for me!!

Nice one Geoff , I like these did it with firstPhil last year, so for this year - Sipper Bunna 12 Impress - Kilkerran 16 Mix - J/W black Fri - Ledaig 18 in winter, Deanston 18 in summer S/P occ - Tobermoray 17 Madeira cask ( have it ). The Glenmoray 13 was better but now unavailable 😞 Great work as always.

Hi, first of all, interesting list. May i give some advice about camera/light setup: Your camera seems to have a lot of noise here, maybe not enough light? or cheap camera or lens? You seem to have 2-3 Light spots, The one shining from the top is too bright, your hair is flashy but your face gets a shadow. Your front should be evenly lid and your hair shouldnt shine above it. Maybe your 2 spots from the front/sides are too far away or too low to compete with the light from above. if you cant really change the setup, for whatever reason, you could try have a diffuser on your top light (white plastic cloth or so, that lets light through but block some of it), and then set the 2 front lights up so its bright enough for your camera :)

I’d flush 7 Sprinkles down the toilet every week if I could afford those special bottles. I’d buy out every pet store from the US to Taiwan to end their fuzzy bastard little lives if I could declare a year long remembrance! For now, I’ll stick with: 1. Daily: Edradour 10 house style or Speyburn 15. 2. Guests: Lagavulin 16 or Dalmore Sherry Cask Select, no assholes. 3. Mixer: Glenmo 10 or Chivas Extra, still good sippers. 4. Friday: Tamdhu batch strength or Glenfarclas 15. 5. Special: Tomatin 18, or the blood of Sprinkles.

Great choice challenging Locky!

"No Springbank for assholes" - double gold at the SFWSC for slogan of the year.

I'm laughing here. I'm with you. I'd prolly do the same. This is a great video and I think you just solidified my "next step up" buy. I'm very, very happy with my find in Benromach 15 (I bought my first 'backup bottle yesterday) and am looking at 'upping the ante' for my coming 'big zero' birthday (70). I've generated a short list of possibles, and the HP18 was there because the whole peat thing with me started with HP Einar. I'm guessing I'll put out for the Signet AND the HP18. I keep bottles of JWBlack and J&B for mixers (I'd like to step up to JWDoubleBlack). Alternately, those acquisitions determined to be less than expected may well end up being mixer fodder. Benny15 is my Friday night/weekend pour, Bunnahabhain 12 is a good pinch hitter. Auchentoshan Three Wood and Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban for 'daily pours'. I've Glen Scotia 15 and Lagavulin 16 to impress the guests. For the time being, one of those will have to serve for 'special occasions', but, as noted, I'm working on that. I'm fairly sure I keep coming back to you for my review source as I perceive your tastes to be fairly similar to mine. I love your set of suggestions.

Another cool vid! Do you think you can do some bilnd tastings just for fun? it will be greatly interesting to watch 😀

Mixer picks were good ones. Love both of those.

Hi Geoff, excellent whisky list video, I’m loving my Benromach 15, even at 43% its damn gooooood. Slàinte Geoff.

Tbh i interpreted the "impress your guests" waaaay differently. I assumed it was as in "the whisky random joes just know are expensive". Like, the same as a rolex for watches. Name recognition and a known pricetag. Not quality (necessarily) or universal appeal. So I was expecting something like a Blue Label or a Macallan. I like your take in the sense it is less condescending, however I'm not sure I would go with a all rounder. I tend to think they do not displease anyone but do not impress anyone either. Id just get one with a lot of personality and impress everyone (either positively or negatively)

Great list, recently picked up the Loch Lomond 18 happy to see you recommended it. Keep up the good work! Yamazaki 12 used to be my daily sipper before it got popular

Great choices, but most importantly, "No Springbank for assholes!" Lol. I've had one rather good bottle of Dalmore Cigar Malt and another that was mediocre.

I’d go with a Springbank 21 cause not only cause it’s special it means that much more because it’s hard to find

This is quite fun, albeit unfair. Great list. My list: Everyday sipper: Balblair 12/Bunna 12 Impress your guest: Spot on, lots of variables. For me, Compass box Spice tree/Girvan single grain 13 years,61.2% (this is extremely under the radar and strongly recommended) Mixer: Wild turkey 101 Friday Night pour: Springbank 12 cask strength/Ledaig 18 Special occasion whisky: Really depends on the occasion and mood. Bunnahabhain Moine Oloroso 17/Glengoyne 25 For something really special: Brora 38

I think No Springbank For Assholes should be the subheader for your channel.

Hey Geoff, even those 11 are not enough ;-). Good picks though, and nice of you to pass the challenge on to Shane!

Loch lomand 18....no way!!!!.....could not finish it neat....was not a fan...turned into a mixer with some dry ginger ale....I need to get me some benromach 15, hear great things

“No Springbanks for assholes” 😂😂

Hi mate. Nice list. This is my list (year 2022) Everyday sipper: The Ardmore Port Wood Finish 12 years Impress your guests: Bushmills Three Woods 16 years Mixer: Makers Mark Friday night pour Tamdhu 15; Suntory Hibiki Harmony Special occasion: Glendronach 21 Parliament Greetings Tom

Great list ! I have a bottle of Ardbeg Dark Cove CR for my special occasions

Great list! We have so similar tastes. I love Glenallachie, Loch Lomond 18 and Highland Park 18! If you were forced to choose "my favourite blended whisky" , what would it be? Mine would be Royal Salute 21, incredible stuff!

One good bourbon barrel for that vanilla/fruit (my go to is classic laddie) One "dirty" sherry(and most are dirty, im quite fond of sherried tomatin, very underrated)(2) One clean sherry when you're feeling the gentleman (and nothing more fine than to celebrate an occasion with Glengoyne 25, except maybe the 30. The 21 is also good if not as flavorful)(3) One funky (at what brings funk better than springbank 12 but i get those have gone extinct so to say, there are substitutes i hear)(4) One peaty whisky (laphroaig, lagavulin, ardbeg, caol ila, talisker, ledaig, etc the list goes on, but u need 1 atleast. Actually ngl i need several, of each. But sometimes u want the smoke)(5)

Damn it man why did Sprinkles have to live for just a year, WHY!!?? Great list Geoff! I went back and forth with the Cutty Prohibition but picked something else instead. My video is coming out today, see what you think, cheers 🥃

Such a perfect timing. Just finished Ralfy video and your video has loaded. Love these Thursdays! Good stuff and Gr8 picks. Cant desagree with your choices. Loch Lomond 18 is about £60 so is a bargain and their whiskies are more and more impressive these days. Laphy for £400 must by very special but worth it. Dont worries about inperfection of your new set. Content is more important and its superb. I agree 101% Springbank isnt for assholes. P.S.1. Locky is fantastic whisky channel. I love it. P.S.2. 1year old is definitely too young to die. R.I.P. for this lovely Hamster. I really enjoyed. 😁🥃🙋🏻‍♂️

Can't agree more with the 2 highland Park and Laphroaig 25. Enjoying them too much myself

I like the 2 bottles take. What if you did your own 5 whiskey criteria? Like a malty scotch, sherried scotch, peated scotch, blended scotch, and world whiskey? I would be interested to see you picks!

Daily Sipper: Bunna 12 if in a sherry mood/ Glencadam 10 if in a bourbon mood / PC10 if in a peaty mood Impress a guest : Laga 16 I guess if inexperienced - should be interesting for them and I don't mind partaking :) / Blue Spot if enthusiast to show how really special a single pot can be Mixer: Black bottle if needs a bit of smoke / Monkey Shoulder if not Friday Dram: Ledaig 18 /Ancnoc 18 depending on the mood Special Occasion: Longrow 18 or Glendronach 21 depending on the mood

I was agreeing with everything untill you got to the Dalmore. I only need 4 as I don't care about impressing anyone. W/T 101, Cutty sark P/E, Illeach peated cask strength and the Lakes whiskymakers reserve. All the flavours you will ever need.

What were your top 5 whisky’s you tasted this year? Mine: 5- Lady of the Glenn Aultmore 12yr 4- Dewars 27 double double (more than 32 so far) 3- Longrow 18 (2021) 2-Glenfiddich 15 handfilled @ distillery batch 83 1-Kilkerran 8 port Maybe a future video?

Great choices! Can you please review the latest Glenmorangie? It's the A tale of forest. Thank you. More power on your channel!

Your 5 whisky list has 11 whiskies on it 😂 Its an impossible task to come up with only 5, but if I had to ...ah....crap. Forget it, I can't do only 5 either. I like the idea of this exercise, but i'd have a hard time narrowing it down to a total of 15 whiskies. Probably something like this: 3 Everyday Sipper options, zero impress your guest options since I don't care if they're impressed, 2 mixers (one smokey, one fruity), 7 unique Friday Night pour options, and 3 Special Occasion options.

Omg, this might be my favorite video yet. I spit my coffee out when the blowup doll showed up.

Hy Geoff, Here is my List: Everyday - Ledaig Sinclair Series (Rioja Finish) Mixer - Deanston Virgin Oak Impress my Guest - Lagavulin Distillers Edition Friday Evening - „A Dream of Scotland" Caol Ila 12yo Marsala Dolce matured Cask Strength bottled by Brühler Whiskyhaus Special Occasion - Bruichladdich Black Art 4.1 based on the Open Bottles i got now. Thanks for your List and for sharing it with us.

You have to make a "No Springbank for Assholes" T-shirt!

Nobody asked, but here’s my list: Everyday sipper: Bunnahabhain 12 Impress your guests: Glen Garioch 15 Sherry Cask Mixer: Woodford Reserve (Bourbon) Friday night: Glenallachie 10 Cask Strength (Batch 5 & newer) Special occasion: Glendronach 19YO 1995 Vintage

Everyday = Arran 10 Impress = Redbreast 12 CS Mixer = X Friday night pour = Tamdhu 15 Special occasion = Glenmorangie Signet Very special occasion = Bowmore 21 Aston Martin 🤪🤔🤐

RIP sweet sprinkles

Have you tried Glenmorangie X for a mixer?

RIP little buddy 😢

let's all pour a dram and raise our glasses for Sprinkles 🤣🤣

This is a tough but fun video! and it's also fun to see people's list below. Here's my list: Daily sipper: Arran 10yo. Very balanced whisky, and I'll guess it's at least 18yo on a blind taste. Impress your guest: Bowmore 1988(29yo), this weirdo literally tastes like a delicious lemon-flavored soap. Must a whisky lover to be my guest. Mixer: Laphroaig 10yo, make it a highball, and the complaint "40% is too weak" becomes praise "perfect beer" from whisky nerd. Friday night sipper: Laphroaig 30yo. My favorite, deserve a night alone to enjoy what old Laph can do. Treat Friday night as the last night. Special occasion: Hibiki 21. Not only the flavor is attractive and luxurious, but also the bottle is fantastic (especially the feel of cap when open/closing), which enhance the special occasion vibe. The best is, it's always a list "currently". Cheers! 🥃🥃

What do you think about the dalmore port wood and the glendronach port wood both at around $100? Do you prefer 1 over the other or recommend any of them at all?

rip in peace sprinkles. you're with the angels now 🙏🕊🕊

Sorry about Sprinkles. Will have a dram of HP18 for him.

Loch lomand are an underrated distillery. Not tried the 18 yet though

I'm going to try the anCnoc 12 based on your recommendation. I usually like sweet or balanced whisky and I tried the Tamdhu recently based on your review and loved it. I'm drinking three wood Auchentoshan watching this, which I know looks daft but I adore sherry bombs. I rate your reviews above Ralfy now, only Horst is above you and those Texan guys after Ralfy IMHO on youtube. Cheers!

Looking down on 40%? Skipping Dalmore? Screw those lobotomized snobs. ;-) Benromach? Nah, i don't like the metallic aftertaste that's in each of them. Reminds me of canned tomato soup. #NotAFan The rest however, i can live with.

Awesome idea and awesome list, even though I can only imagine how good this list really is... never had these older gems in a glass... sadly... My list is also cheated: since peated and unpeated are so different when it comes to mood and friends etc, I would always have an unpeated alternative. Everyday sipper: Bladnoch 11 (unpeated) and Ledaig 10 (peated) Impress your guest: GlenAllachie 2011 Vintage Cuvee (PX, Port and Madeira) at 54.9% (unpeated) and Ardbeg Uigeadail 54.2% (peated) Mixer: never mixed whisky, maybe something like Black Label (unpeated) and Gordon Graham Black Bottle (peated) Friday Night pour: Glendronach 21 Parliament (unpeated) and Caol Ila 18 (peated) Special occasion whisky: Glenturret 29 year old Signatory Vintage Cask Strength from 23/06/1988 (the month I was born was march 1988, drank it the days my daughters were born) and Talisker 18 (never had any more old and "special" peated whisky)

I agree....why a "mixer"🤔

Everyone knowS you need at least 100 bottles. It’s common knowledge

I have been following your reviews for more than a year. For the first time, I felt your choices and comments were sponsored :( I am going to continue to follow you though, there is nothing wrong to get some support from sponsors from time to time. Looking forward to being a fan of your independent reviews and comments :)

Oh damn. That is hard. For me there’s quite a bit of whisky in my stash that I haven’t opened yet. So I don’t think I can make a definitive one. Budget pick: well, it’s now gone but when it was around and for the price ($50) Bladnoch 10 (200 yr edition). Daily sipper: Craigellachie 13 is a great one. Honestly though that could be so many different ones. Picked that one for overall availability and “reachability”. Oban 14 comes to mind but nobody talks about that one. Mixer… eh. Well I don’t mix but back in the day I loved 15yr Pinch with Canada Dry and a few ice cubes. Special occasion. I must shamefully admit that a lot of my most expensive stuff I haven’t had yet tbh. Example: Old Pulteney 21 or HP 21 , Bunnahabhain Moine Bordeaux 2018 and some discontinued stuff or even Bunnahabhain 18. So idk why I do this. Worried I’ll never be able to afford them again idk. So I’ll say for special: Glendronach 15 or 18 (Billy Walkers). Impress guests? Um. JW blue. Lol. So many non serious drinkers are impressed by that. Was there another category? Don’t remember. I’ll make it up. Peated: hmmm. Again I haven’t had many peated scotches in my own stash so.. but so far Laphroaig 18. A good Lagavulin 16 could do also: How about briny category? I’d say Oban 14 or Kilkerran 12. Cask strength ? Springbank 12 Laphroaig 10 Hmmm. Yeah these lists are never complete.

Woo hoo! I got one of the last Benromach 15 years in my area so that may be moved to special occasion. love the jokes here. Also if you got divorced but the ex wife got the better of it and you have to paid child support your celebratory bottle might be that Craigellachie 13 year. ha ha