The term beginner can be difficult, I have found. Someone completely new to Whisky, but who has a very adventurous palate for lots of different foods, wine, and beer can jump into challenging Whisky. Myself I started with Bourbon, and by the time I fell down the malt Whisky rabbit hole was drinking mostly cask strength. This coupled with a lot of research on WhiskyTube had me in adventurous Scotch right away. Great list. Cheers

Great series! Looking forward to more.

I've noticed I tend to like whiskies made with worm tub condensers... often described as meaty, funky or a bit sulfurous. Love the Craigellachie, Springbank, Edradour, Talisker, Mortlach, Speyburn, Oban and a few others. There are less than 2 dozen now that use them.

Edradour, IMHO, is an absolutely fantastic dirty whisky. How did it miss this list? I believe it to be only second to Ben Nevis.

Loved this title and theme as soon as I saw it! Totally correct with the concept! I had Springbank's Kilkerran and Longrow (gifted to me by a friend) and they are indeed dirty! Funk makes 'em dirty! I pick up a yeasty note with Bruichladdich and the Springbank lines I have tried. Maybe that is the farmy note? And appealing to experienced whiskey lovers. I LOVE Glen Scotia 12! It's one of my fave single malts. Loch Lomond is an excellent distillery under the radar. Your channel is an ideal whiskey channel, in my opinion. On point across all criteria.

Original and interesting. Thanks,man!

I was already wondering, what about the Craigellachie 13!? But then...of course 😁 What cracked me up is that I literally just ordered two bottles of the Kilkerran 12 when the notification popped up. Excellent timing good Sir😎 Great video! Great list! - I like the new 3 words descriptives for each bottle/brand, nice touch 👍 Keep up the great work! Slainte 🥃

I enjoyed your dirty little video. MOAR Lists!!!

I have two of your five: love Springbank and love Kilkerran. The other three are on my shopping list. Good review as always, Geoff! Slainte!

Hey Geoff, nice list. Kudos for placing Ben Nevis on #1. Oooh, those 1996 IB’s.. amazing stuff. Cheers!

Great list with some of my favorite distilleries on it. I was not thinking about Ben Nevis but it fits perfectly on this list. I have actually never had a bottle of OB Ben Nevis only IB's which have been very good to excellent. I'm with a lot of the other's commenting and would put Edradour on here. Cheers to another great list that Mom would like 🤣

ah I was waiting for the mystery pour reveal. Got a little nervous when I didn't see Craigellachie on the down and dirty list. Good job Geoff!

Thank you for an excellent video. I was expecting Edradour as one of your favorites in this category

I just picked up the 2013 Islay Barley -- great stuff and a solid list as always Geoff!. I too love the the Ben Nevis, and have recently been drinking Signatory Vintage Unchillfiltered versions of them. I would add the Ben Nevis and several others on the list are full-bodied and oily. You know it's a dirty, dirty whisky, when you can't introduce it to your parents.

Interesting list, think I will add Ben Nevis to my to do list. Nicely done, looking forward to the heavy peated list.

One time I tasted a dram of loch lomond 18 and loved it! It smelled like a leather seatfrom a new car, while a glen garioch 15 tasted like horsehide

With you on the Loch Lomond and the Ardmore for sure, two somewhat under the radar distilleries that are well capable of putting out amazing stuff.

Great list Geoff. You know me, I do love a "damn good dirty whisky." Now I'm off to open my latest Edradour purchase. Mmmmm. Cheers bud.

If you want musty, dunnage warehouse and most definitely dirty, get your hands on an Edradour. Try a cask strength one, but if you can't get hold of that, then the 12YO Caledonia is everything you want from a real dirty sherried bomb. The standard 10 at 40% almost makes the grade but is perhaps a little too low on the ABV scale to really achieve that merit. Love the rest of you r list and as I have commented many times before on your channel, that Glen Scotia 8 is a real dirty little dram which I love and was close to being my whisky of the year last year. Another dirty challenger also from Campbeltown is the Kilkerran 8 Cask Strength.

Excellent list. I could add *BenRiach 16* (old bottling from 10 years ago). This is really Springbank style. *Ardmore 20* It's dirty with loads of copper pipe smells and flavours. *Bruichladdich Octomore x.1* Particularly, the 07.1 was amazing. Dirty engine oil and burnt electric cables, with coal tar soap. *Kilchoman 100% Islay 5th Edition* Oooh, this is burnt porridge and custard apple tart.

Great list Geoff, I'd love any of these whiskies. Benromach, Bladnoch and a recent find of mine Gold Cock 20 a Czech whisky would be my additions to the list. Cheers 🥃

"Springbank is my favourite Springbank alternative" 😂

Ben Nevis, gotta check that out! Of course, you couldn't let the Craigellachie 13 unmentioned, haha.

Great list!

I love "dirty " whisky. Good list mr.Geoff ))) Gaumarjos !

Hello Geoff, Great List, nothing to add. I actually love dirty Whiskies and i'm always searching for new Expressions of characterfull Bottlings. Right now i have an IB of Ben Nevis (heavily peated and finished in Foursquare Rum Barrel which gives em a really great Pineapple Note) Really Good Stuff. Thanks for this Video and Greetings from Germany 😎🤘

Great list! I would add to that: Edradour/Ballechin, Mortlach, Benromach, Glenfarclas 15.

A solid list of characterful malts indeed. Haven't tasted Bruichladdich and Ben Nevis yet but the others are funky, no doubt about it:) Mortlach and Tomatin also have something dirty and funky in their profiles. Edradour, despite the hammering of very active casks is also pretty dirty malt. Cheers!

Keep up the good works, Goeff

Hi Geoff, thought Edradour would have made an appearance. Haven’t had the Victoriana but the rest are all excellent drams (for me). An excellent list and of course a good list video. 👍, slàinte Geoff 🥃

The best bottle I have a pepperoni and what is a spring bank 15. I loved the complex lightly Peated liver profile. I picked it up for $149 US to a half years ago since then, I’ve been trying to find an equal value

Nice list man! Indie Ardmore rarely lets me down. And Ben Nevis is dirty in all the right ways. In regards to that Laddie Rockside Farm release, there is still hope! I found a dusty one on a shelf in Alberta last year. Always hope it seems. I'll have to crack it soon! Cheers 🥃

Great content G. Very funny 🤣. I have that 2007 Rockside farm. I think of it as the cleanest farm/malt forward dram. Sounds like you shouldn't bring your best new shoes to Campbelltown, cause it's a dirty place. I like my dirty little Mortlach.

Ben Nevis - peated to some extent anyway. Thank you 🙏 Was shot down in flames in the BN distillery when I mentioned peat. I was able to live with the apparent error as I’m more of a drinker than an expert however the public denouncement of my palate was sore!! I’m defo subscribed as my drinking favourites seem to have a big overlap here. Thank you

Enjoyed the vid mate! slainté

Kilchoman is one that would be on the list for me, especially the cask strength series.

Needless to say, but a great list it is. Thanks for sharing, Geoff. Nothing to add... but if I have to: Craigellachie and Edradour. Slàinte mhath

Great list. Edradour and Glenturret would feature on my list, but I am sure you would list them as the dirty sherry matured/finished whiskies. Although Edradour has bourbon cask matured cask strength bottles, which are pretty awesome themselves. Also Loch Dhu black, not a good whisky, but definitely a dirty one. In fact, it is really dirty. Speaking of weird, dirty whiskies, I would name a lesser known Bruichladdich. The "Fishky". Single cask sherry and ex-herring cask finished. Yeah, I said ex-herring cask. I would not recommend this for the faint hearted and would never recommend buying this. But it is quite something to taste this bizarre whisky.

Can't argue with Ben Nevis Geoff. Some of my picks will pop up in the later lists ;-) That Glen Scotia 8 peated was a belter 🙂

Edradour is right up there, particularly their small batch and their parent, Signatory, company's indy bottles of the same.

I always find glen garioch to be a little “dirty”. Also aside from the ones mentioned are edradour, craigellachie and benromach

good call on the ben nevis! (although the new official 10 sucks haha). i'd recommend signatory editions of edradour for honorable mention

Ah haha....your MOM. I appreciate the sarcastic punches, great channel brother. 😂

I think the Glen Scotia is a fantastic whiskey. The 15 is probably the closest to the Springbank I’ve found so far. Kilkerran 16 is miles better than the 12 but the 12 is beautiful. Got a bottle of the Loch Lomond 12 but not that bothered. Not had a Ben Nevis but it’ll be next on my list.

Octomore 13.3 is the GOAT in this category for me. All of the .3 series are like 5% more oily than the .1 and it's just bliss.

The Ben Nevis 10yo Batch 1 cask strength at 62% is fantastic. I was inspired to buy 2 of these a few years before covid and my only regret is not getting more than 2 bottles.

Dirty whisky for me are basically created when new makes go deep into the feints (aka tails), in other words when the lower cut point is significantly lower than usual. Hence Edradour should definitely be on your list, Geoff. Springbank is not overpriced, secondary market and greedy dealers drive prices up, when you buy at the distillery, price-performance ratios are clearly reasonable.

Gotta try some of these not known to me. :)

Great list. Here's some others: Benromach, Edradour, Glen Garioch, and Craigellachie ✌️

That list was long overdue. Thanks. Have you tried a Rhinns from Bruichladdich? Super funky. The one I had had a lot of sulphur. Tasted just like a match box smells. Very weird. Still not sure whether I liked it or not.

I’d forgotten to hit the “like” until ‘…just like your mother’ and my thumb moved of it’s own volition 😁

Well done 👍 thanks for sharing your thoughts on these. I like ruggedly flavourful 🙏👋ciao S.

i dont understand kilkerran 12,but love loch lomond 12

Ben Nevis is an interesting choice. I'll now look out for this one. The Benromach 15 is a lovely, farmy, funky dram.

The peated expressions from Glenturret are often very dirty too!

I love your reviews, the lists, basically all your videos, but what I just realised is that I am leaving those likes when you throw in a joke. 😅 BTW I was waiting for Ardnamurchan to show up on this list. I think it fits in the dirty profile.

Great list! When I want a 'dirty whisky bitch slap' I always reach for that Ben Nevis Glencoe 8 blended CS from your list 😅. What an uncompromising bottle is that!

I was thinking, no Craigallachie?????? 😂

The “farmy” thing scares me

Need to shower after that. I only know the Loch and love it so I'll look to sample these. You got this Craigellachie in my head. Saw it @$52. Worth it?

Liking the channel, really 2 the point, and , good choices for review, so-- here's the thing, I'm assuming you're talking about peaty, Smoky 🥃 whiskys, where in the world can Springbank 15 yr. Be found? I have a smidgen of 12 yr. Cask strength and I'd like to find a btl. Of 10 , Cheers 🥂 from ETn Smoky Mtns!

When are you reviewing the Indian single malt Indri? I saw it on your shelf.

Great list. Everything on here is amazing. Maybe my inner hipster is shining through, but I actually prefer Kilkerran over Springbank. I have both on the shelf but find myself reaching for the Kilkerran way more often. It has that fermented or rotten fruit note that’s just so beautiful. Also nice mention on the Ben Nevis. I know The Whisky Diary is also all about Ben Nevis.

Haven't tried any of them. Which one you suggest for starters? I think loch Lomond seems cheap if I won't like it

Dirty whisky = Let them be their all natural selves . See now u got me thinking dirty. I mean the whisky, of course.

"Just like your mother...", 😆🤣🤣🤣😂

Good list... and I agree with your comments, but how could you omit Edradour? Pretty much any Edradour.

Hi I am looking for a dry dry salty citrusy whisky help is apriciated,thank you reinhart 11:38

I may be repeating myself, but... you get to the end of a long day, you take a sniff of your pits and you realise they stink, and a few minutes later you find yourself inexplicably drawn to take another sniff. That to me is the essence of a good, dirty whisky.

Edradour 10 y.o. Signatory Un-Chillfiltered is one the dirtiest imho. Not so easy to drink.

Benromach CS, Kilkerran 8, Edradour 10 Signatory, and of course the legendary Springbank, especially the 12CS. You’ll need a shower after it

I know they are a blender, but Black Adder Peat Reek. That’s a dirty whisky.

Have not seen any kind of Springbank around here for years !

Have an idea for the new list: "you only need 5 bottles your collection". But this list should cover different styles of whiskies. For example, only Bourbon matured, only sherry matured, mixed casks, lightly peated (dirty) and heavily peated. Just an idea..

It's hard to articulate 'dirty whisky' but I think we kind of know what you mean. Here's the thing, Springbank are touted but I really think you should go back to that. I don't think they are any more. The 12 is but that's just because of the strength. The 10 is a very well balanced dram and not 'dirty' at all. I'll add that to all Campbelltown whisky. Talisker 10 is easily as dirty. Here's a dirty one and it's a complete stink bomb which I like - Croftengea. Complete farmyard/ cow pat nose and flavour. It's owned by Loch Lomond and used in their blends. The indi bottles always produce. WT

Benromach Cask Strength.

Nice list Geoff. It's so interesting that we all interpret "dirty" differently. For me it means sulfur, flinty, or a certain level (or quality) of peat that fights the rest of the whisky's profile. A bit rough or rugged in some odd ways I suppose which you mention also. Benromach 10 would be at the front of my list as it is flinty, sulfury and has a level of peat that fights the rest of the whisky IMO. Craigellachie 13 also sulfur and flint. Loch Lomond 12 and 18 also to some degree but mostly because of the industrial oil qualities, but Springbank 10 wouldn't be on my dirty list. Springbank 10 to me is more of a citrus bomb than a dirty whisky with very subtle and well integrated peat.

Mortlach dirty like your mother.Haha love the humor .

Really love the Springbank 10, but definitely not a fan of Springbank 15. The farmy, “dirty” notes that make SB 10 so good just do not play well with that much sherry. I’m also not a huge Sherry guy anyways so take that with a grain of salt. SB15 is interesting though, just not something I would reach for. I tend to get like movie theater popcorn from it.

Putting a word in for Mortlach....

I love ben nevis. Doesn't nikka own ben nevis? And im told "from the barrel" contains some ben nevis, but FTB is not "dirty" or any of that good 'challenging' stuff.. (I wouldn't say challenging, id say interesting. Drinking shouldn't be a challenge lol imho)

Loch Lomond 12 is a good price. Non chill filtered. I was about to pull the trigger, but then realised it's most likely got e150 added. Not buying now.

Geoff! You missed the king of dirt. Edradour.

I actually speak dirty to my scotch before I drink it. I call it things like slutty and dank. Then I threaten to publicly urinate in it. To finish it off, I keep my bottles of scotch in a special drawer with unwashed women’s thongs. It makes the scotch dirtier, but also with notes of maritime/coastal/clam. My wife doesn’t know about any of this.

Why Loch Lomond 12 over the 18? I think the 18 is a great buy for an 18 year old bolltle. Have never considered the 12

Ben Nevis is SO dirty, they ID you twice at the register. Btw, you forgot Macallan, Highland Park and Dalmore!

Surprised there's no edradour

Glenrothes..?

There is no way I can find Springbank or Kilkerran in my market! :(

Where was Benromach? 😢

Unpeated dirty: Edradour

Edradour???? 1

"I recommend the newer ones", is not something we hear all the time.

LOL, YOU COULDN'T HELP YOURSELF