Im not GA fan. Have tried core range and 8yo was ok for me. Had a chance to buy sample of batch 9 and decided to get it. Just wanted to see what the rave is about. Must say i really liked it. Lovely juice very easy to sip. Alcohol very well integrated. Robust and quite balance whisky. Im tempted now to buy full bottle. Cheers John 🤠🥂🙋🏻‍♂️

Great video. I had hoped you would pick batch 10, as a friend just gave me that bottle to try. Still. These both sound really good, though 7 is low in my books. Cheers!

I have only opened up batch 2. I have 3 and 6 on deck and would definitely buy 10 if I see it for no more than $90. This bottle really epitomizes my feelings on sherry bombs and I would recommend to anyone to lookup Chris TheGoodDram Shows GlenAllachie episode from a few years ago to get that appreciation of malt matured in bourbon barrels. He only had 2&3 at the time and preferred 2 which was less sherried. Soon after I started drinking batch 2, I dove into sherry. I was drinking A'bunadh tonight. Sometimes it just scratches that itch. I find some sherried drams to be as vibrant as big peat, sometimes it's actually spicy enough to make me think it is peat. Bourbon is just a whole different thing. Being more revealing I want to prefer simple bourbon matured malts but they are harder to find and less represented on my bar. I'm a fan of these 10 year olds in theory, but not to the point where I needed to collect them all. 10 sounds good but I'm also waiting for Billy's own juice!!

I'm a fan of batch 8, but have not had other batches. I'm starting to get board with sherry aged or finished whisk(e)y. A lot of them are too saturated and the taste of the whisk(e)y is lost. Palates change all the time so maybe my sherry phase is coming to a close or at least slowing down.

So great to have these comparisons to the prior batches. (I just did Batch 8, and I'm still on the look out for Batch 9 ...)

Hey John, timely review of GA 10 CS batch 10. I have enjoyed the core GA 12, and GA 15 has been my favorite. I have GA 10 CS batches 7 & 8. I am so tempted to get the batch 10 if I see one based on the fact that I have enjoyed a couple of bottles of Aberlour A'bunadh which are big sherry bombs. Top that with your grapefruit and french toast note 😄😸 I think I will consider grabbing a batch 10 when it shows up.