I’m doing well, and thought I had the video ready to go. Unfortunately, there was a slight audio issue, so I’ll have to correct it and get it uploaded this week. Cheers!

True, but thank you for the comment and cheers!

It’s been shot, and I’ll be uploading it this coming week. Cheers!

+peter white - All true. Thanks for the additional information. Cheers!

+rockindrop - I understand the concern over sugar being added (post-distillation), but I also know it's done because many people enjoy those sweet rums. I personally tend to classify them into "pure style" and "dessert style" rums. I know that may not always be technically correct, but that's how I sort them in my mind. For me, I don't enjoy rums that are too sweet or stray too far from traditional rum profiles. So I search for an enjoyable balance in top tier rums. Cheers!

+Welsh Toro - One of my earlier Mezcal purchases was the Del Maguey Chichicapa & Pechuga. I love them both, but you're right, the Pechuga is a top tier Mezcal. I do feel the Pierde Almas line is solid and there's not one I wouldn't recommend buying. Cheers!

Independent rum bottlings for me these days. No messing about.

Remembered called: Ironroot

+PhilDave55 - Hmm. It's here in Texas, so I'm not sure what's happening in Nevada. I'd suggest checking online in California (they get a lot of tequila as well). I tasted the Partida line a couple of years ago. They were all good, but I preferred the Reposado. Cheers!

'I lost my spirit collection in a series of small leaks, please pay out'

+degmar - Thank you! I guess I can do that next year. But you could kind of say I did it this year. Booker's Rye for Best Rye and Joseph Magnus & Co. for Best Bourbon. For "Other American", I'd have chosen Barrell Whiskey Batch 002. Booker's Rye would still have won Best Overall. Cheers!

+Jeremy H - There's no official number on the amount of Booker's Rye released, but we do know there were 100 barrels dumped for it. If we use George T Stagg (as example of evaporation), they dump roughly 150 barrels and get only 2,200-2,400 gallons out of them (after 15 years of aging). If we take the high number and divide it by 3, that's 800 gallons per 50 barrels. So for Booker's Rye, that's 1,600 gallons (8,000 bottles). Of course, Booker's Rye was a bit younger by roughly 2 years) than GTS, so they got more out of those barrels (probably 10,000ish bottles). As for them doing another Booker's Rye, since this one was a huge success, it only makes financial sense to try it. So I'm guessing they'll be doing a second release eventually. And yes, Booker's standard Bourbon has been reported to be jumping up in price to $100 in 2017. I know it won't sell at that price, since it doesn't currently fly off the shelves at $50-$59. Now this is speculation, but I actually think this may just be a tactic to get the old stocks (that have been sitting on shelves for years) to sell (panic buying). Later they'll either decide not to raise the price, or maybe just back it down quickly after they do. But by then they'll have new stocks on the shelves and will do us a favor by lowering the price from $100 to only $69! Then again, maybe I'm just becoming cynical. ;-) Cheers!

+Vykk Draygo - I never had any of their Flagship bottlings. Their best release that I've had, is the original Cowboy release from 2013. Thanks for the information though. Cheers!

***** I WISH I could have had a bottle of that. Hah.

atandydot So write it down as you watch...?

I agree; I shouldn’t have to watch the whole video to get a list

+tolvthomas 12 - Thank you! To be honest about the Balvenie 1509's, I've been somewhat disappointed in the value/quality ratio of them. I mean, their all tasty, but for the money, I believe there's better ways to spend it in the Single Malt category. And it following the delicious 1401's didn't help it out either. ;-) Cheers!

It might be a spin off version.

+Jack Pa - If I can find a bottle, I will. Cheers!

+TomatoShips - You're correct. Technically Speyside is in the Highlands, so you'll see a few of them call themselves a Highland Malt. There no official boundary for Speyside, so it's really up to each distillery to decide what they want to be considered. Cheers!

thanks man, love your videos. Cheers

+Booze Networks - Sounds good. Next time. Cheers!

+ravenyzfr - There's one on the way soon. Cheers!

+Socra Tease - I'm not happy about it, but it is what it is. I'm just more careful with my purchases and don't take as many risks in the NAS game. Cheers!

Joseph Millwood I've got a collection of 420 bottles and I figure I've spent around $25,000. My collection consists of many low cost bottles as well as mid priced bottles. I bet he has spent somewhere between $100,000 to $125,000.

+Aaron Brasher - They do actually call themselves Speyside on their website, but on their bottles, they read "Highland Single Malt". The reason is that there's no official line separating Highland and Speyside. So in actuality, all Speysides are technically Highland Malts and they decide what they want to be known as. Sadly, that leads us (the consumers) to a lot of confusion. Cheers!

Ha! I figured the EUrocrats would swoop down on the nomenclature. Anyway, I got my dad a bottle for Christmas, and I'm pretty sure he'll be happy about it.

Yep, values increase on rare and great spirits as the years pass. Now I don’t think I qualify (monetarily) as a “wealthy person” but as I do this for a living, I am able to taste thousands of bottles every year and use that “research” to find above average/high quality releases early on (at msrp pricing). I pass that information through my KZfaq and Patreon channels, but my Patreon supporters have been receiving weekly reviews and get the “heads up” much faster. Come check it out and cheers! www.Patreon.com/LiquorHound

@@LiquorHound Your one of my favorite channels. Thank you.

+5litremania - if it's the Batch/Cuvee 001 and 46%, then it is the same one. Cheers!

+karlheinz paul - Wow, that's crazy! I'd have to pass on it at that price. Cheers!

+Gizmomaster - Of all the ones I show, I believe 9 are over $150 but the other 17 are $100 and under. Cheers!

+Doug doug - WLW and GTS are consistently good every year, but this year my Batch 1 Joseph Magnus Bourbon was just more enjoyable and complex. So it was essentially my "Bourbon of the Year" and Booker's Rye was my "Rye of the Year" (as well as my "Best Overall Whisky/ey"). Next year I'll be sure and separate the American Whiskey categories in the video. Thanks for watching and cheers!

LiquorHound I'll have to track that Magnus down then