Happy Birthday, everyone! 🥳 Sincerely, thank you so very much for watching. I started this channel really to just have a running catalog of my collection, but you all have turned it into a party and we hope you're having as much fun as we are. Cheers! What is the oldest whiskey YOU have tried and how was it?

Wow. I thought I was watching a couple in their mid-late 20’s. 😮. Great job on aging! 🥃

Had this one before thought it was beautiful. Like smoked candied almonds

Nice deep cut with the pitted reference haha!

Just when I thought I'd heard every possibly note, you hit us with tennis balls 😂

Top tier banter and chemistry between y’all. Keep these coming!

"It's the longest I've seen you smell anything, honestly." made me feel slightly uncomfortable. LOL

I favor bourbon more so now days. But If I want scotch, JW Blue does the trick. And for something simpler , Jamason's. Cheers

It’s like watching a good sitcom. Nice work!

Redbreast 27 is really good. Got to try it once. Not worth the 1k they are asking now but when it was 500, i would consider getting it.

You guys need to coin the terms "drive by sniffs" and "drive by smells" lol

Salty burnt rubber. Best description ever 🎉🎉😂

Not a scotch guy, but fun just to watch you guys. 🥃

Happy Birthday! You twos are awesome. Oldest whisky I’ve had was a pour of 40yr Port Ellen at a friend’s house. I wish that bottle was mine.

Birthday pours!🎉Birthday pours!🎉

You guys are so good. Refreshing!

Love your guys reviews, you had me rolling. Keep them coming please.

You looked so proud when the wife said, "it smells fruity".

She is the best. You better keep her.

I was at a fancy hotel bar about 15 years ago with friends and my brother and I saw a 25yr old Macallan on the shelf. I'd just had a pour of 18 year Johnnie Walker the weekend before at a restaurant for like, $15 and thought, "how expensive could that 25yr old be?" I bought 3 pours, one each for me, my brother, and a friend. My other two buddies were drinking light beers, and we had some too. We thought the whisky was really good. Anyway, after a few beers, the check comes, my friend looks at it, starts laughing hysterically, and throws it in my face. "You're paying that tab!" he says. Turns out the Macallan 25 was $110 a glass.

My dear wife got me a 50 year old scotch for my 50th birthday. I married well! Burnt rubber flavor screams Bunnahabhain.

I think if you are getting any floral or possibly soapy notes, this could be a late 80s Jim McEwan Bowmore. Also do a search on Islay Violets 33 and Peats Beast 34. I’m pretty sure the Islay Violets is also cognac matured and that is definitely a late 80s Bowmore.

Love you guys!!!!

HBD yall! I think I lean more towards younger peated scotch for its punch of flavor. Octomore is more my preferred style.

I tried a few of the less expensive Total Wine store brand Scotch from mini-bottles a while back. I found the quality to be highly variable. Most were watered down to 40% ABV, which didn't help, but the Glen Fohdry line is bottled at higher strength, and I found it to be better. I must admit that I have been tempted by the bottles that have 30+ age statements at a reasonable price. I wish there was more information on their provenance, but for this one, Caol Ila would be a likely suspect. Their whisky seems to be widely used by independent bottlers and blenders, which is a good thing, since their official bottlings aren't very well regarded, but it is a malt of good character when it is handled properly. (I have a Cadenhead Caol Ila 10-year that is wonderful.) I just did a quick search for reviews, and there aren't many. One reviewer who went into some detail thought that it might be Bowmore due to the flavor profile. Bowmore is another that isn't treated well in the official bottlings but might turn out well if handled properly by independent bottlers. I wonder if 44% ABV is cask strength for this whisky. At this strength, it probably is chill filtered, unfortunately. In Scotland, the alcohol content drops with age, and barrels aged for a very long time are at risk of dropping below the 40% minimum. Maybe I should blow some money on this. It certainly sounds interesting. I just looked it up, and it is available for $300 at the Total Wine closest to me. That is a great price for a 33-year age statement if the quality is there to back it up. So far, the oldest whisky I've had is 25 years. It is a Douglas Laing's Old Particular Glen Grant. It is great stuff; it has the flavorful, malty character of Glen Grant without the over-filtering that takes place in the official bottlings. I also have a bottle of anCnoc 24-year. It's a wonderful Sherry bomb, and it is a great reasonably priced alternative to Macallan, which has become ridiculously overpriced. I would love to taste anCnoc 24 next to Macallan 25, but it will never happen unless someone else offers to pay for the Macallan because I'll never pay the exorbitant price for it, especially when I strongly suspect that anCnoc 24 will be better. The oldest spirit I've had is an Armagnac. It is Darroze 1975 vintage, with an age statement of 47 years. It has a bit of dry, tannic wood and is showing its age, but I'm amazed at how much intense flavor remains in something this old. I would like to get one that is about 10-15 years younger, as I think 47 years is perhaps a little too old. Well aged Armagnac is a bargain compared to whisky. Anyone who wants to try a ridiculously old spirit without having to pay thousands of dollars should seek it out.

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