ralfy review 899 - Balblair 15yo @46%vol:

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2 жыл бұрын

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@NicolasMD85 2 жыл бұрын

About that true Europian oak, the thing is that European oak grows much slower that the American white oak. Here at Serbia and all the other Balkan countries, it takes more than 30 years for it to grow big enough to be used in proper wood industry, and for the barrel making. And whenever out native oak is used for the maturation of the slivovitza for example, you can tell what a magnificent calibar of the wood it is. Slivovitza generally matures far less than whisky, 3-5 years in general, but the quality of the maturation, and the complexity that first fil europian oak gives to this drink is remarkable. I can only imagine those old type of barrels that you are telling us about, it mada a whole world of difference.

@highlander548 2 жыл бұрын

Dje si brate, napokon Srbin na ovom kanalu. Puno pozdrava iz Australije 😊.

@geo5291 2 жыл бұрын

Brate. Hvala tebe. Izjebi se.

@jamesnm21 2 жыл бұрын

A lot depends on location. 30 years is actually pretty fast for any oak. An American white oak can take 100 years to reach a large size, say 70-80 feet high or 25 meters.

@alehhandro1 2 жыл бұрын

Čuo sam da u Srbiji sve nekako sporije ide nego u ostalom svetu. Osim Rusije, tamo je najsporije :)

@tjross1313 2 жыл бұрын

What Slivo brands do you most recommend? We occasionally can get Stara Sokolova and if I go to the states I can get Navip 8 year, I am thinking of buying some Manastirka on special order. Is it worth getting or should I keep looking? Hvala!

@timredd 2 жыл бұрын

Spot-on Ralfy, we live now in time of sweet sugary indulgence and that applies to food as well as our whisky experience. As a beer brewer myself for 50 years, I can appreciate the subtle bitterness that the hop gives to a first-class bitter. Now this experience in recent times has progressed to hops with citrus overtones. The same applies to our whisky. We can experience a overindulgence of the sherry sweet flavour which is fine for our indulgence, but sometimes we do need to open our minds and be slightly more adventurous to the more subtle flavours that exist. Agree with your sentiments regarding marketing and packaging. The overstated hard sell of the product detracts and confuses the true interaction that we expect from our whisky.

@zadornov128 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve enjoyed their last ‘05 vintage bottling back in 2020, great stuff for the price. Should have bought an extra bottle to keep for a rainy day when I could, but now they’re all gone along with other vintages

@RebMordechaiReviews 2 жыл бұрын

Ralfy, Your comment regarding the use of the term "Spanish Oak cask" is spot on! Almost everyone would understand this term to mean oak from Spain but it actually means Casks made in Spain. That's all. You should really assume the cask is made from QA unless they say "European Oak". I learnt man years ago that you have to go deeper and determine the type oak. As I mentioned to you before, a lot of American White Oak is imported into Spain for production of casks but I also pointed out that QA, American White Oak is also grown in Spain and other parts of Europe. Moreover, recently I was speaking to a distillery manager who was telling me that his Spanish Oak casks were made from Oak native to South America!!! An entirely different oak.

@user-ky9uc6wm4g 2 жыл бұрын

. . . It's all part of the landscape. Businesses are generous in their use of misdirection. We call it 'lack of transparency'

@onYTsince2008 2 жыл бұрын

May I ask what you mean by "QA"? Please enlighten me also : )

@alexk3088 2 жыл бұрын

@@onYTsince2008 Quercus Alba - latin for [north]American White Oak (such as used in bourbon). Think Aberlour A'bunadh Alba - that's what they mean.

@ivanthetolerable 2 жыл бұрын

Would a ‘butt’ constructed from American Standard Barrel staves (ex-bourbon) technically be a butt, since ASMs are shorter? Might it be a puncheon?

@RebMordechaiReviews 2 жыл бұрын

@@ivanthetolerable I am not aware of any Ex-Bourbon ASBs being exported to Spain. The QA American White Oak is either exported to Spain in planks to be dried and cut to size there, or they will use QA Oak grown in Europe. Regarding sizes, 500 litre Sherry butts are still the standard. A distillery can also order a 500-550 litre Puncheon which is fatter but shorter. Interestingly, 250 litre sherry seasoned Hogsheads are becoming increasingly popular but they are made from new and not like Bourbon hogsheads whoch are usually made from old 200 litre ASBs. There are also the occasional Ex-Bodega sherry butts which are a slightly different shape to the standard sherry butt made to order. These Bodega butts are slightly longer and more cigar shaped. Highly sought after as they contain around 30-40 years of built up grapes on the inside, rather than having simply been seasoned for 2 years which is typical for sherry butts made for the Scottish Whisky Industry.

@swedishburrito5073 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your wisdom Ralfy!❤️🥃👍

@Corle0ne 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Ralfy, how I've waited for you to cover this topic! I'm dying to see the extras now. What's sad about the rebrand is how they had it almost right. As a matter of fact I was pondering how the distillery could reach for a bigger audience only a few months before the announcement of the rebranding. My conclusion was that they could add a 12yo to their range - a vatting that would have stayed more or less the same over the years and be the introductory malt of the distillery. Give their younger bourbon-aged whisky a decent sherry finish, some skillful blending and off to the stores with it. Then you would of course keep on with the many editions and batches of all those lovely vintages. As it stands now Balblair is the industry standard of shitting your own legs. I tried their 12yo at a whisky festival and won't be buying any of their bottlings at the exorbitant prices they're asking.

@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies 2 жыл бұрын

Ralfy, you’re absolutely correct about the “Spanish oak.” Jerez, Rioja and Ribera del Duero have a very long history of using American. I can tell the difference in the oak in French vs American in wines but I’ve not yet made the distinction in whiskies.

@Ricky-oi3wv 2 жыл бұрын

I think in our hearts, we knew. Still sad.

@charliezhang4586 2 жыл бұрын

Ralfy, you have Excellent knowledge of sherry seasoned caks. I learned a lot from your videos. Great Appreciation!

@phillewis3108 Жыл бұрын

I picked up a “travel industry” 17yo bottling on my way through Heathrow (to Sicily) recently. I’m a newcomer to scotch, and found it a challenge for the first few days, having come from the sweet sherry deliciousness of GlenAllachie. However, over the course of the last 2 weeks, with a single dram each evening, I’ve come to really enjoy it. I really appreciate the hint of bitterness, and the slight savoury notes. Really glad I’d watched this review, and decided to give it a try, because it’s really helped me a good step almond my malt journey, so many thanks Ralfy!

@danw1086 2 жыл бұрын

Ralfy I understand where you are coming from when you talk about the emotional connection with a whisky brand and how something is lost in your relationship with Balblair that you'll never get back. I feel the same. I viewed them as 'the Highland Springbank' a real character malt. For serious malt fans. Sold at a reasonable price. Made for people like us. It felt with the rebrand like they were telling us they didn't want our support and our custom. They wanted to the money from the far east and the travel markets. Probably a bit melodramatic to say but felt a bit like a betrayal.

@user-ky9uc6wm4g 2 жыл бұрын

. . . a good comment.

@FerNightwalker 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the next EXTRA, I know it will be another priceless video. Blablair has always been on my radar and is one of the few interesting malts I can get my hands on. Benromach is possibly my favorite Speysider, and the 12 Y.O. Old Pultney expression (even though it's only at 40%) is one I always replenish.. Thanks Ralfy!

@WhiskyLock 2 жыл бұрын

Very valid point about bitterness and the ability to appreciate more challenging flavours in whisky. It's sad that the common representations of the two main cask types in Scotch these days (bourbon and sherry) are often simplified to a choice between two different types of sweetness but there are, as you say, still some distilleries brave enough to go further than that. I always loved Balblair too. Especially the younger bourbon expressions and the very old sherried ones. The only expression from the rebranding that I've tried so far is the 12yo. Which I've been enjoying quite a lot, although I did miss the old vintage system. I'm glad to see from this review of the 15yo that it's not all doom and gloom but I look forward to what you have to say about Balblair in your next video. Slainte!

@johnbatty7452 2 жыл бұрын

The influence of the ex-birdman casks must be significant - love the sub-titles ...

@DavidUKesb 2 жыл бұрын

One of the very best distilleries in Scotland.

@alfulton5946 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you are doing something special for 900

@gordonduff22 2 жыл бұрын

I looked up a bottle of Balblair, the 15 year old, here in Ontario Canada when I am from, Ralfy, to see if I could possibly buy myself a bottle of this stuff. It's sounds like a decent whiskey from your comments. It's about $150 Canadian to buy. And we can only buy spirits through our LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario. I found out that Balblair is currently not available. So 'ain't' going to happen! I agree with your remarks about bitterness. Sugar is a tyrant on the taste buds! If you want to appreciate flavours and nuance, sugar needs to be scarce. GD

@dereklambert7266 2 жыл бұрын

Balblair was once my favorite. I’d drink anything they put out. It’s tough to find in the Chicago area. I’ve got some wonderful memories around that wonderful spirit. It’s used to be age stated and vintages. It was special. That much said, the last bottle I did find was of this new bottling style and I was disappointed. Headed to Scotland in May of 22 and we had planned to visit Balblair but I’ve begun to rethink it. Wondering if I just got a bad batch. IDK.

@tooslow1614 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ralfy

@canal-do-guga-namura Жыл бұрын

This is an excellent whisky. You can taste the distillate, you can notice the ex-bourbon influence, the European oak influence and as soft as it is the finish makes it clear the wood did its work for 15 years. Excellent.

@sandrofazzolari8833 2 жыл бұрын

Just ordered the 12 year old which I also think you appreciated... many thanks 🙏 Ralfy all best wishes from Milano 🇮🇹 ciao 👋 S.

@onYTsince2008 2 жыл бұрын

Ralfy's Whisky of the Year 2019~

@klejfor 2 жыл бұрын

Ive tried the balblair lineup on a tasting - the older, the worse the whisky was (12y > 15y > 18y). Except for the 25yo which price was utter absurd.

@TheSelfkicker1976 2 жыл бұрын

As Ralfy mentions; 'some of the best whiskies, are only spotted as best whiskies when you have patience, built a relationship with it over time...persevere...never judge in first appearances'

@jimm8799 2 жыл бұрын

Brought a bottle of Balblair 15 back from Scotland this past week. Really liked it and it is an integrity bottling.

@thewestphalianrailwayshed 2 жыл бұрын

When Balblair announced the new lineup, I immediately bought some of the last available vintage-bottlings. I got the 05, 00, 99 and 91. Good buy.

@mrnosebear7406 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ralfy, you are a whisky snob, but I have to admit that you are right. 88 points is still a high mark. I finished the Balblair vintage from 2005 nearly two years ago and I am still thinking of that lovely dram. Found a bottle in my local supermarket for 40 EUR. I should have bought more bottles. But this is the way it is. Keeping on rocking. Cheers from Germany, Oliver

@maxmustermann5612 2 жыл бұрын

Those good times where you could snag a 27/28y old balblair for 90€ and the 12y 1Liter for 30€

@whiskynotes9326 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear you talk about the overcoat effect, I call it veneer. I also feel like they’ve been flavored, and become one dimensional. Sometimes they taste good but one dram is enough because there are no layers. I find it sometimes when sherry “seasoned “ casks have been used.

@michelnormandin8068 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that review. Craigellachie 13 is a favorite of mine with lots of bitterness, astringency. At 80$ CAD... a real bargain. We don't see much of Balblair where I live. I've never tasted it. At 141$ CAD, I'll pass. I'll try it if ever my favorite local whisky bar gets it.

@jamesboddington9565 8 ай бұрын

Great review Ralfy. I haven't tried the 15, only the 12 which is thanks to you and it is now an absolute fave. I concur about overly sherried malts as I've found myself moving away from them over the years but I still don't mind a good peat monster

@jamesangus7253 2 жыл бұрын

Had the Whisky me pouch of this. A totally different taste from my usual bottles. Enjoyed it and it's the kind of Whisky that you need to have the bottle to get to know properly.

@portnaluinge 2 жыл бұрын

I just finished a bottle of the 15, bought at discount, which made it more price-comparable to the pre-rebrand line. Honestly, I thought it was fine, but the typical Balblair fruity character was rather swamped by the cask influence. Like you, I’m no fan of the very generic rebrand, but I honestly wouldn’t complain had the whisky not lost so much of what made it distinctive (and also had they not gone batshit with some of the pricing).

@carsandwhisky2002 11 ай бұрын

I just tried this at the tail end of my Scotland trip in Edinburgh after a week of tastings in the Highlands. It was hiding on the shelf at the hotel bar next to your typical big distillery offerings. I thought hmm let’s give it a try. REALLY nice whisky especially considering I’d just done an older Glengoyne special tasting that morning…If this represents a slightly downgraded version I most definitely want to try some independent bottler cask strength versions! I’ll be looking to add this to my rotation back in the US as it is quite reasonably price there….

@chuckletourneau5542 2 жыл бұрын

Bang on review! My first pours of the Balblair 15 underwhelmed me, but subsequent tastings I'm enjoying immensely.

@jbennison5672 Жыл бұрын

Same with me for the 12! I'm back here checking the 15 review a year later as I'm considering buying it.

@scottclay4253 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ralfy! Review 751 from the Isle of Mann and the Bothy! All great stuff much appreciated!

@DonnerPassWhisky 2 жыл бұрын

Just ordered one of these. My first Balblair that is not one of the old vintages. Had a sample of the 12 a few years ago when they had just released the age statment ones. It was good but compared to the Balblair 03 vintage 1st release the old ones better. Have seen other reviews like this 15 and say they prefer it to the 18. Cheers

@jagsingh5652 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ralfy. I think I know where you are going with this. Since Balblair dropped their vintage labelling and replaced it with the new design and price hike I have not revisited the brand. The 00 vintage bottled in 2017 at under £60 was one of my favourites. It has gone, which happens...but if they were to ever replace it with a 17 year old bottling I know it will be priced a lot higher (above inflation). Based on this review it looks like they have not compromised on quality but the whole rebrand and price hike still leaves me with a bitter taste....and not in the positive sense. Look forward to your extra on this one. Cheers

@yrh0413 2 жыл бұрын

Balblair does have a 17yo in their new age-statement lineup. Its a travel retail exclusive and I bought it 2 years ago for around £75.

@jagsingh5652 2 жыл бұрын

@@yrh0413 I did not know that, thanks for letting me know. I can see it for £100 as of today. Very positive reviews on Whisky Base but the price is an issue for me. I would expect a core range malt not to be a travel exclusive and widely available in the UK at least. Bit of a strange one. What did you think of it? Cheers

@lagunare 2 жыл бұрын

in a world where all my feeds are "only" for Apple I loved your review!

@alexk3088 2 жыл бұрын

I'm taking a moment to observe how good a Malt Mention can be when it's not just a word salad. Kudos to that Malt Mate - CB (or SeeBee? Or SeaBea).

@Minion135 2 жыл бұрын

I had been worried about trying the newer Balbair after the rebranding, but now I feel more at ease about giving their rebranded ones a whirl. I do hope they go back to their old naming convention, though. It was a big part of the charm for me.

@noirceur100 2 жыл бұрын

Having tried the old vintage lineup as well as the new one, it's a night and day difference.

@unclenatedrinkswhisky 2 жыл бұрын

Balblair can do no wrong! Amazing product inside and out. For someone who wrote a love letter to them, I expected a higher grade. But fair review.

@Corle0ne 2 жыл бұрын

Love can fade too sadly. He's hinting at it in here already, and you'll have a more definite answer in the extras.

@RebMordechaiReviews 2 жыл бұрын

Regarding the marketing decisions of Balblair, there have, in my opinion been quite a few marketing train wrecks in the last two years. Balblair, Benriach, Benromach to name three. It's as if they have intentionally sabotaged the brands.

@user-ky9uc6wm4g 2 жыл бұрын

. . . many would agree with you. "Brain-fart policy".

@alehhandro1 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what they teach you in marketing classes in business schools - change is what sells products. They equate no change to going stale. Identifying something as ‘great as it is’ and leaving it alone is just not in their neuron paths.

@scottyblog 2 жыл бұрын

So true. Head scratchingly bad.

@RebMordechaiReviews 2 жыл бұрын

@@alehhandro1 I agree with your comments about marketing in general but this situation is even worse than your logic of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!". Even if you think that your brand needs a revamp, the objectives of any marketing project for a whisky brand should be to stand out from the rest of the crowd of bottles sitting on the shelf. Something that catches the eye, makes the punter notice you and pursueds someone to pick it up. Once picked up you need details which will make the customer take it to the counter. Now the old brandings of all these distilleries had all this in abundance. The new brandings however, look totally bland and generic with similar font styles and sizes, and boring label design, as if they had been designed for a supermarket whisky label. That's what I mean by train wreck.

@danw1086 2 жыл бұрын

@@RebMordechaiReviews couldn't agree more with you. Balblair is a character malt. One for aficionados and not one for casual whisky drinkers. With their old vintages range they had a unique selling point. Something that made Balblair stand out from the crowd. It would have been confusing to casual whisky drinkers but as I said above casual whisky drinkers aren't buying Balblair. With the rebrand they have alienated their core fan base and lost their unique selling point and it's not like it's suddenly flying off the shelves into the shopping bags of casual whisky drinkers. Absolutely stupid decision by Inverhouse. They learned nothing from the botched rebrand of Old Pulteney.

@miserablerhurensohn 5 ай бұрын

It's been a while but we finally got some 15yo here in my state. I still have some Balblair 2005 1st edition in storage because I really enjoyed that one. This 15 is really nice and I had to come back here to sip it along with your review. A terrific experience.

@greigmartin4339 2 жыл бұрын

It’s clear to me that most distillers today and the corporations that now own them could give a monkeys about the quality they provide to a drinker in comparison with what they can provide to potential investors. They create a product to woo the drinkers who in turn big up the brand then along come the money bags to break up the party. It happened with music over a period of time. It’s happened with professional sports. £500+ for a 25 year old whisky that in its previous incarnation was half that. Drinkers are a stepping stone nothing more. Jog on Balblair.

@mincey808 Жыл бұрын

Picked up a bottle of this week - have yet to actually pour a glass but I'm already finding it relatively infuriating. Mainly down to the cork. Popped it open to have a quick smell when it arrived, put cork back on and went out for a few hours. Came home and the cork had popped off! And ever since it hasn't fitted in the bottle properly. Anyways, I'll decant it into another bottle and make my peace with it!

@neilynmafan3975 2 жыл бұрын

Love the 12 and 15, the 18 wasn’t the leap forward I was expecting to be honest. Left the 18 for a few months, will need to revisit soon. Fair play they use integrity standard though. Going off Dalmore these days, Sherry heavy and 40 or 43% is just wrong for their pricing and stature.

@NZAnimeManga 2 жыл бұрын

They ruined it. Tripled the price, halved the quality.

@10lauset 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers.

@timthewhiskynut477 2 жыл бұрын

Very expensive here in Australia - $180-190 AUD. And the 18 year old is only $20 more. The re-branding came with large price increases unfortunately.

@ernestbeckley 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a little surprised by the 88. I was expecting a 90 based on how you were raving about it.

@Corle0ne 2 жыл бұрын

It's all hinted at in the video, and watch out for the extras and you'll see ;)

@mcomiskey7 2 жыл бұрын

Look forward to the extras soon on The SAME RALFY-TIME, SAME RALFY-CHANNEL.

@ScotMatheson Жыл бұрын

Lost in Whiskey

@BanjoSick Жыл бұрын

The mail-clad mail mans menacing mace maims malevolent monsters.

@user-ky9uc6wm4g Жыл бұрын

. . . now on the M-mention List, thanks !

@calebsteingruber6906 2 жыл бұрын

They took some steps backwards with that rebrand...looks/sounds more generic...looking forward to the Xtras. Interesting to take a deeper dive into the wood being used, origins, where it's grown/constructed etc. Cheers!

@Ricky-oi3wv 2 жыл бұрын

CB 👍

@robchesnutt 2 жыл бұрын

A shop near me still has one of the old vintage bottles. I might grab one. The new bottles have no character. You hate to see it.

@jakubkaczanowicz5680 2 жыл бұрын

Waiting for 900😁

@ironmantran 2 жыл бұрын

Blair-25 came to Canada for 1,500 $CAD ( ~ 850 UKP !), so mad, i bought 10 x bots of the Blair-15 instead.

@TheOneGlassMan 2 жыл бұрын

I tried the 17-YO travel retail bottling and I was not disappointed. Cheers

@carlubambi5541 2 жыл бұрын

Great review

@andrewmainprice2179 2 жыл бұрын

Are they listening to your comments on abv eventually

@gordonduff22 2 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or is everything now about the casks and especially the finishing casks? I'm fine with that... It is hugely important. It seems that the cask has become front and centre when talk turns to scotch and whiskey in general. Great show, Ralfy.

@elfarinn 2 жыл бұрын

I understand where you are coming from ralfy. We have an emotional attachment to whisky and when a rebranding goes wrong with a whisky we like it is like a breakup 😄 Guess we whiskydrinkers are a romantic bunch. I felt a bit nauseated when i saw the new packaging it is bland and dull. Where is the bautyful picture of the box that got us ready for the experience. Good thing you threw the boxes aside so that does not reflect negativity on your review or did it? I feel that sometimes we need to take emotion towards packaging out of the equation before we evaluate the whisky! But then what what is the point? Whisky and emotional experience go hand in hand. All the best ralfy!

@nicodrax6955 2 жыл бұрын

Never had Balblair before, even though it has been on my list for about 5 years now... Without any prior emotional attachment, I gotta say I really like the old-school subtle complexity even of the 12 year old. Now did I get robbed of an experience or did I actually gain something by never buying it back in the vintage-label days? I don't know...

@user-ky9uc6wm4g 2 жыл бұрын

. . . better late than never !

@UsedBrain4U 2 жыл бұрын

Earlier today I had a dram of Balblair 7yo. It was very unimpressive to me.

@WhiskyWhistle 2 жыл бұрын

It almost seems like chasing the sweetness is what distilleries do to capture more consumers and higher volume sales…at the expense of a more profitable cult following. Cheers Ralfy🥃🥃🥃🥃

@user-ky9uc6wm4g 2 жыл бұрын

. . . absolutely correct.

@Onoelo23gf 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think it is possible to state after one short sniff that a whisky has 10 odd characteristics in its olfactory flavour. Three-four, yes.

@petrsladek3743 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for new video. I read book written by R. Grindal The spirit of Whisky and he catched opinion of whisky maker that whisky older than 20 years old is only marketing and quality does not increase after 20 years in oak...Can you tell us your opinion in next parts? Optimal time in oak barrels? Thank you. Peter

@davidelourenco2537 2 жыл бұрын

Ralphy, how came we can have a sherried whisky like Edradour, Glenfarclas and others which are rich in red fruits (mostly PX and Oloroso) and then you have also sherried whisky like Glengoyne and other which are more on the dried fruits (I believe its called American sherry oak)? I cannot understand the wood difference here and I think this would offer a great topic for an extras. Cheers!

@PSNeko 2 жыл бұрын

The Bourbons with apple flavour are actually called flavoured bourbons. So they are not actually bourbon whisky! Cheers

@sdrtcacgnrjrc 2 жыл бұрын

13:15 what was the second "bitter" whisky recommendation? 13:25 Old Polney? (Couldn't find anything with that)

@Bri_Rae 2 жыл бұрын

Old Pulteney

@sdrtcacgnrjrc 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bri_Rae thanks!

@benmarnoch4111 2 жыл бұрын

The Balblair rebranding from vintage to age statements was a crime by Inver House

@martinbeen 2 жыл бұрын

I did not check the score, before my post, but i am getting tired to pay 70Euro for a 15 year old. And enough brands that are even more expansive.

@Mylatestdram 2 жыл бұрын

Great review. I had the feeling, that you incorparate intentionally some basic beginners Informations in there. The last few review were fester and less in detail and more about background in the industry. btw did you heared about te changes in the rules for Irish whiskey, that the Irish Whiskey Association recently recommanded?

@krz8888888 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any compilation of your ratings ?

@jasoncoates1835 2 жыл бұрын

For clarity about Bourbon, you cannot add anything to your Bourbon in the USA, not even E150a. (cough cough SWA.) These "flavored bourbons" are, legally, exactly that - "flavored bourbons" as opposed to flavored "bourbons," if you follow. For a specific example, Angel's Envy is not "Bourbon" finished in ex port wine casks, it's "Bourbon finished in ex port wine casks" as far as the TTB is concerned.

@ScotMatheson Жыл бұрын

Can you explain the difference?

@julesb5469 2 жыл бұрын

I have a G&M 21 unopened Balblair if you want to swap it for something you have? I live nr Inverness btw

@georgeholloway3981 2 жыл бұрын

Ralfy, will the distillery ever tell you on the label what sort of cask the whisky was made in, and if, say, it was made in a sherry cask, is it possible to find out how many times the cask has been used for whisky subsequent to its initial use for the sherry?

@user-ky9uc6wm4g 2 жыл бұрын

. . . some do, most won't.

@saltech3444 2 жыл бұрын

I would simply guess that the term "Spanish Oak" is deliberately chosen so as to be legally nonbinding, and therefore should be assumed to be American Oak.

@BanjoSick Жыл бұрын

Sherry Bombs and Peat Monsters, no sherry monsters.

@BanjoSick Жыл бұрын

or are Sherry Monsters sherried Peat Monsters like Uigeadail and Loch Gorm??

@IHATENOTIFICATIONS 2 жыл бұрын

Hi ralfy. Would be great if you could make a video explaining exactly why you don't review NAS whiskies. I've had tonnes of great ones and I know you agree (Uigeadail, kilchoman, longrow, etc), so I would like understand why you think an age statement is important, regardless of the quality of product. Slange!

@perkristiansandgren4132 2 жыл бұрын

Hei ralfy, i hope i have an exstra fore you. I have been in the wisky game 6-7 years now and i have an itch i need help to put to sleep if you can=) yes i have wathed yore wideos the last 7-8 yers and I now you have tryed to exsplain it befor but i struggel to fint out what taste the sulphur taste how can i undetstand that taste this is? I gave a frend in my wisky club an sampel and he said he fond a bit of sulphur in it. And I asked what taste is that? He said it coms with exsperiens but did not get the itch away it became stronger. Always love youre stuff and stay safe take care

@nohandle257 Жыл бұрын

I'm always somewhat put off by odd bottles. Makes me think perhaps the marketing dept. is trying to make up for something.

@Maltmeister1 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ralfy,,it's been awhile, Not sure if there any good but I have 2 bottles of Balblair,,a 1975 and 1978 unopened with original boxes,,how would these rate do you think.

@nickolaymiltenov 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, poor boy. They are expired and perished. I will give you 15 euros for 1978. Get rid of that poison ASAP.

@onYTsince2008 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ralfy, in the name of 15 year olds, can you please review another Integrity bottle: >>> *Glenallachie 15* Y.O (blue box)

@drgallup 2 жыл бұрын

Just one integrity comment - Flavored American whiskies are not Bourbon. Technically, even finished Bourbons are no longer Bourbon but they seem to let these slide by allowing Bourbon on the label. But flavored American whiskies ARE NEVER LABELED BOURBON. We do have a little integrity.

@Sizzorfite 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever given a whisky at 100%?

@waynemontpetit8181 2 жыл бұрын

Eight Nine Nine 🥃

@chrisp4170 Жыл бұрын

I wish you wouldn't hit the bottle with that large magnifying glass...I guess if the bottle smashes, you won't post it, anyway?

@wilseph1 2 жыл бұрын

Marketing disaster from Balblair. What a waste of time and money. Great liquid though.

@James-zo6xq 2 жыл бұрын

Used to be better and significantly cheaper.

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