Great and thoughtful review! Keep up the good work!

I started drinking whisky 4 months ago. I've spent my free time consuming info and am currently up to a bit under 20 bottles of Bunna12, Talisker10, Glencadam10, PortCharlotte10, Arran10, ClassicLaddie, etc. At these prices, i havent tasted anything 15 years or older 😅 because a few hundred dollars has better utility elsewhere for me personally. Youentioned that "I don't want to talk about price" yet spent the whole video doing so, and thank you! It's a very hard topic to sidestep with whisky. I dont want to sip and be mainly focused on the cost of the dram I'm sipping.

It's okay to love something and be a little biased. Everyone has their favorite. That's good! The price is always just a question of how much we want. Good luck with the channel!

Picked up in Texas for $160 before tax. Worth it imo. I’d rather have this than 2 bottles of Glen Moray 18. This is a solid tier better. There isn’t many 18s that are better for significantly cheaper. Most of the contenders have gone up massively in price (Bunna18, Glendronach 18) and cheaper ones are significantly worse (Glenfidich, Glenmorangie, Glenlivet, Loch Lomond, Glen Moray)

It's not easy talking about price but I really feel like you're reading my mind. For the reputation that Bruichladdich holds sub$200 is a relief and an honest temptation. My feeling is they are honestly showcasing the unpeated barley more than any other distillery. This follows that trend very nicely. If my finances were a little better currently I would have been able to pick one up at $179. Unfortunately, as a whisky club of one, therefore more of a collector, all my 18 year olds have been opened and enjoyed at least a dram or 2. I would be nice to have this silly little blue jacket sitting there next to them.

Thank you for your work, I enjoyed listening, cheers

How were the first couple pours? Mine were….disappointing. Closed, a bit boring. But the 3rd dram has given me hope.

Thanks for the excellent review

I don't think this Bruichladdich 18 is worth what the going price is. I do love Bruichladdich so I wasn't expecting to be disappointed. I doubt I will buy another. I am seeing a number of whisky channels with the same opinion, I am about half-way through the bottle and it hasn't improved to the point that I'd buy this again. It was interesting - not nearly complex enough. 7/10. I can afford expensive single malts but I care about what I buy and pay for. It has to be justified. I love scotch but I don't need it so if prices continue to get more and more insane I won't throw money away! I also don't want to be part of the problem. I boycott some scotch expressions because the prices are just insane. I did recently pay a lot for the 5th batch of Ardbeg's Traigh Bhan and it was well justified - far better than this Bruichladdich. Loved the recent Port Charlotte 18 release! A very gentle, well meaning suggestion is to be more economical with time in your videos. Cheers.