Great one.

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Very honest review, good job Ralfy

I love my bottle of batch 1/23, 57.2%. Anyone tried that one and other batches in comparison?

I like my scotch but to me poultney isn’t a very good scotch

Had a bottle of these a few years ago. Bought it again yesterday. One of my favorites. Edit : About your remarks on Lagavulin... A standard 12 y.o. Lagavulin goes for 1,5 times the money as this Kilchoman here in Belgium. Lagavulin used to be one of my favorites but it seems to be so overhyped nowadays and because of that...heavily overpriced. And if Lagavulin has indeed gone to an automated, industrial, way of producing....then I remember a wisdom you stated in an old review. One you did a long long time ago (you probably still had the beard, haha) : When the distiller keeps giving in to demand and profit, the quality will wane...

Thank you Ralfy so much ,you opened my eyes, nose and stories about good whisky's and I shared it with other people ,greetings from Amsterdam.

Spent a lovely afternoon recently on the Glen Moray distillery tour. They really have got their act together.

The Truth sometimes Hurts. But it also Teaches. Be Well and Thank You Kindly ☮️

I will share a drink wth you all Draft Guinness with a Gold Label topper. I can't tell you its name as it is a little bit edgy for these woke times.

I've seen many versions of Jamaican Guinness over the decades. Some were much stronger back in the day.

Danish whisky is a bit expensive. It can depend on the brand.

Man, you are a crazy bastard. Amazing video!

Thanks Ralfy!🙂👍

a quick course in whiskey bomb detonation, thanks

Sorry Ralphy if tried a lot of your recommendations but come on 84 pts compared to Glencadam 10 which is ridiculously sour. Get the marks right on this one, 89 easily

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Hello my new whisker and desinfected friend, I begin my travel with blends. If I begin now my first whisky, Glenlivet 12. Cheers!

Hi Ralfy, I would love to see your review on the new Ardnahoe 5y inaugural release! Also two new Laphroaigs, Cairdeas 2024 and the 18yo is back! Cheers!

You’re describing “influencers” Ralfy. And it’s not a good thing. Very Black Mirror. 🪞

Ph adjustment of an “angry” whisky using the baking soda water trick, followed by a harsh shake and a weekend with the cork off also helps a lot.

That’s was different 👍 might try that with some of the Glendronach 18 “shit batch “ I bought. Thanks Ralfy

Malt mention: hello you malt meaning meandering marshmallow members!

What can we do with old empty bottles and tubes?

Whisky Companies should be a lot more generous with miniatures in general. When one buys an expensive bottle - it should definitely come with 1 or 2 minis. Also, the high price of minis should be refunded if one buys a full bottle off the back of it?

Pubs used to have obscured windows so that the populace would not be corrupted if they looked in.

Drambuie is a Liqueur. A Liqueur Whiskey is Jameson Orange, Jack Daniel's Cinnamon and Jack Daniel's Honey, Southern Comfort and Southern Comfort Black🍔🍟🥪🍗

I miss Ralfys cigar reviews

At its best it's prose and poetry, love it. Big thanks, Ralfy!

$180...😂😂😂😂😢 I wish I could find it for that now.

Oooh, thanks for this my Peaty Pal! This is available in my shops and a steal of a price ...super A good alternative to the over priced Lagavulin 16 which although good, is a bit dry and not any better to my palate than the improved base offering from Talisker 10 yo. Here we Skye's long standing Malt presenting a much improved ' Hoi Palloi version which is now much smoother and fuller bodied than it was before- a rare example of the standard offering being taken seriously as a start point for enthusiasts and a competitive stand point for the consumer. ( contra the sacriledge of Macallan c 2000 when their magical 10 lost all qaulity)

A very interesting comment on the nature of the spirit and the lighter chemistry going on by the time the Malt casks meet their mixer. I suspect they sling in some older casks and dont use caramel though, because it gets very dark as you know up at even 15 yo. and loses a good deal transparency by 18! - Fell upon this Whisky as a 4 ages miniature pack and found out my best friend lived 2 miles from the distillery in deepest AberSheepshire! - The younger whisky revealing the character of the spirit, yes, very well observed. This is why I prefered the (good old days) Macallan 10 to their 18, which goes fusty on the shelves of pubs and wasnt worth forking out for unless the bottle was relatively new and just oxidised a bit perhaps.

Shoutout to Drambuie!

The only Auchentoshan I can get hold of is the triple wood NASty! I am loathed to buy whisky made from great casks with a cheaper carrier spirit maybe as young as a 3 yo. Convince me otherwise?

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Interesting review Ralfy..... I had the same disappointment in a parallell way with both the first widespread Port Finish , Glen Morangie, and then more recently the Bourbon cask finished Auchentoshan ( which IIRC was a NASty I should have know better to avoid) ...The port wine was astingent and a little dry, colour was even a little off putting and it didnt do much for Glen Morangie of which I am not a fan anyway. Looks like Adelphi have gone for casks with good colour and maybe not payed too much attention to the blended result. This perhaps reflects the marketing men having taken over with " breath of" branding, thus taking appearance over content. I am not a big fan of this at all as it takes away from the skill, heritage and massive knowledge that distilleries own master blenders and distillers have which are maybe not as transferable to these independents as they go shopping, or maybe they just don't employ masters craftsfolk !!

Marketing is a needed evil. Any brand will want to listen for positive buzz and play off it, and if there is none they’ll want to try to start it. This used to be done simply by the bottle shape and the label. Then by ornate boxes, but now it’s all that and into the internet, TV, store promos, bar girls offering samples and so much more. Fair play, doesn’t bother me as long as the bottlings are still good and affordable.

I have the 55.2% version of the BotH which I bought on sale, having liked versions of the Breath of the Isles. What Ralfy says about the 52.7 goes for mine about letting it rest, though mine seems less tannic and less sour. I may have more tolerance for aggressively sherry casked whisky but certainly there is no way to even guess which distillery or even region it's from. Mind you if you look at the colour and like sherried whiskies, you might not care.

This was so bad IMHO.

Since I drink bourbon, I regularly run into whisky that tastes heavily of barrel. Industrial corn is a rather neutral grain, and in well aged bourbons, most of the flavor comes from the barrels. Sometimes, I like to embrace the beast rather than tame it and allow an angry, aggressive whisky to knock me around a little. A bourbon with too much age, such as Knob Creek 18-year, has lots of barrel to chew on, and any bourbon from Garrison Brothers is loaded with that Texas funk, which I find appealing, but it isn't for everybody. With single malts, I don't like the character of the malt to be completely overwhelmed by the barrel, but an aggressive, beastly Sherry barrel can taste good anyway, and I think it could be useful in a booze-forward cocktail such as a Manhattan. I bet it would make a good Rusty Nail too.

I hope you do another extra in 6 months or so where you try the mixture you made today and let us know what you think.

I did one end result was super, now somebody has given me 2 Ardmores NAS vulgar stuff worst I've ever had ''Sing Malt'' one will be used for visiting drunkards one will be turned into a couple of beautiful swans.

Another thing to do with a belligerent sherried malt like this, for those who found the likes of Laphroaig or Ardbeg too intense, add a few drops of this to a dram of the peat monster. And since Drambuie was mentioned... Ralfy, I bought Drambuie 15 because I saw you review it, and because the price was good. It's far too sweet and herbaceous for me to enjoy on its own, but a drop or three in a dram of a peat monster also brings out a lot of interest. I have since grown to like any level of peat on its own merits, so it doesn't really bother me, but I do prefer the sherry influence in peated malts, and some subtle sweetness does it good.

Good advice as always Ralfy! I've had a few bottles now that when I first tried them, they weren't that good. Difficult to find flavours, closed in, a bit harsh and astringent. But after having a couple of drams and then leaving for a few months, when I've gone back to them, they have completely changed for the better. Others have actually transformed in the glass over about 20 -30 minutes. It definitely pays to take your time with whisky. Cheers!

Greetings Mr Ralfy and thank you for another informative video. Cigarettes have been in plain boxes hidden in the cabinet for a few years now here in Australia.And since July , vape is illegal now, and I believe the government realised they are not making any money from it unlike tobacco. I don't think they will hide alcohol like cigarettes , if they do, people gonna be mad. Back to whisky, I looked for this one and couldn't find it anywhere in Australia. With living costs sky-rocketing, these days I look for cheap good above average single malts. Loch Lomond is a good cheap one that I buy often and get 30% discount using UberOne ordering. 12 year old snd 18 are good and all bottled at 46%. A while back, I bought Redbreast Lustau, and last weekend, I tried it again after a few weeks. It was sensational.Have a great day.

personally I'm dying for a can of coke. This still is good to watch. I love a good tincture.

little companies dont like rising above the parapet. theyll get bought out if they get any kind of market share

Well done Ralfy, your recommendation of the Winterdram made me think Rusty Nail. Mix it with Drambui and see the result. Nick from York