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Only just finished my way through the advent calendar almost two years later, but loved all the videos and made my experience so much more enjoyable!

Tastes of a whisky can vary from day to day. After not having Ardbeg 10 for some time, I tried a small dram and found it to taste surprisingly sharp. (Several weeks earlier, it had a pleasant sweetness.) The very next day after having tasted the surprising sharpness, I poured another small dram to see if there was a difference. There was. I again tasted the remembered pleasant sweetness. The variable was the drinker (me), not the whisky!

We like Caol Ila.

I just bought my second Talisker last week. The first one was the Wilder Seas, and now the 10. But again Talisker delivers a great whisky for this budget. Everybody should have a Talisker 10 in their cabinet!!! Nice review, Slaìnte!

Thank you for your interesting and very straightforward Islay reviews. There's not a lot of laughing and sidebars and time wasting. Excellent presentation.

I did a tour of Glen Moray distillery in Elgin in 2023, love it . A very good whisky 🥃 i highly recommend it.

I just got my first islay whiskey. I got the ardbeg ten. I want the corryvreckan. I’ll grab it soon. It’ll be 139 after tax. The ten was 66

My first bottle was $59 and I liked it a lot. But every time I bought a bottle it went up in price. Now at $200 on Long Island, it’s a ripoff.

Scotch age requirements are 3 years. Blended Malt included.

I wanted to add a Campbelltown scotch to my collection. Could not find Springbank for months! Live in CA. Found this at Totalwine and enjoying it. I get what you mean about the dryness in the finish. But glad to have it on my shelf!

Is that a Macintosh back there? I had one in the 80's. Thanks for the Scotch guide

I jus like to collect scotch....not a drinker

So glad you included monkey shoulder. its so good!

2 years later.. what about the port cask now? :D

Greetings! I just came back from Scotland after a fun 2 weeks road trip. One of our stops was at Cardhu. I got this same whisky, but mine is Batch 2. I simply love it. We alsongot the 200 years anniversary. I would say the the 200 years one is very smooth and I like to say it is a "daily" kind of whisky while the distillery exclusive, we both got, is more for a special occasion.

Thanks so much for this fine recommendation video!!! It makes me want to try the Glenmorangie 14 now! I just started to enjoy whisky my first whisky I fell in love with is the Talisker Wilder Seas.

Sorry I’m finding this rather belatedly. I don’t find Laphroaigs particularly well balanced, but your other recommendations are good places to start. As a U.S. expat living in Europe, I have the wonders of easy access to full ranges of everything. Lagavulin 16 is a great basic, but there are a great variety of Distiller’s Editions out there. Similarly, Arbeg 10 is a rather pale tease of the glorious remainder of the line. I was so pleased to see you pull out Arbeg Corryvrecken at the end - that’s my basic Islay. And in addition to Arbeg’s many other expressions, you can still find the last few bottles of Arbeg’s legendary Airigh Nam Beist, if you know where to look. I so hope you’ve had the pleasure!

Perfectly explained. Thank you

Nice review 🙌

Dram of whiskey - not gram Sorry

A bit late to this, but… I don’t really like this either - especially for the price. The taste just doesn’t live up to to what it should be. I told myself I would not buy this again. You can get one and a half bottles of cheaper whiskey with a lot better nose and pallets. I prefer the regular 10 year Glenmorangie over this and is almost half the price. Or… your could spend another $20 and get any number of great single malts that will make you think, “that was money well spent “ This was not great - it was a disappointment. However, if you have already bought it ( like me) then I highly recommend adding a little water. For a regular gram of whiskey, I am only adding 1/2 to 1/4 a teaspoon of water. ( I do take few sips straight to see if I can get any more out of it). Those few drops of water will change the experience. Wait 3 to five minutes and the nose is quite different; wait another 5 minutes on top of that, and the spice notes subside and the sweeter, sherry, vanilla, marzipan notes really come out. The nosing is WAY better. And the taste is a lot nicer. I was just trying to finish it and put the bad experience behind me, but adding a few drops of water - slowing down again and enjoying it a lot more. Summary- don’t buy it. But if you have, add a few drops of water and give it a breath ( don’t swish it all around - just roll it and settle) Don’t add ice - doesn’t do anything for it in my opinion.

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My new fave

We can get Laphroaig 10 for $29.99. It’s a banger!!!

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Hi Kevin. Nice review. I’ve tasted all of these except for the Corryvreckan. My favourites are the Port Charlotte 10 and the Lagavulin 16. They are the ”easiest” for a new whisky enthusiast like me. I’ve just finished my Ardbeg 10, which was my very first Ardbeg ever, and I still have the Uigeadail and the An Oa, which in my opinion are excellent whiskiws and easier for a beginner. The Laphroaig 10 is really something different but very enjoyable!

I'm hearing my Telecaster with just a touch of tremolo thru my 15 watt tube amp in the background (in my head) playing minor chords in the background. Also enjoying a dram of the 18 too. Outstanding single malt in my opinion..... 🥃🎸 Edited to add; I also have been watching Ralphy for years too.....😁

Caol Ila is woefully under-represented in the USA compared to Ardbeg. luckily CI is IB rich and many cask strength variants are available. Currently my favorites are young & sherry casked. BBQ in a bottle!

Hilarious!!

Glenmorangie 10 or Glenfiddich perpetual vat 01 which one is best ?.

What a nice label!

Glenfiddich perpetual vat 01 or glenmorangie 10 which one is best?.

Thanks and very interesting. I'd love to hear more about the Glenfarclas Distillery please? Regards, P.

I've had and enjoyed both the Ardbeg 10 and the Lag 16 ... next stop, Port Charlotte! One thing I totally enjoy about the scotch / bourbon market is that there is never a lack of new expressions to try! I love it.

Love the Classic Laddie and every time buy a bottle, it goes too quick! I recently got "Islay Barley" and "The Laddie Eight," while they are similar - Classic Laddie is just the much enjoyable whisky from this distillery for me. Great review!

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So far,I've tried 30-40 single malt whiskys,some of them pretty expensive,and Talisker 10 is still my favourite.

It has been a long time since you have posted anything. I hope you are well. All the best. signed You Fan Base.

I started my Scotch journey with Mac12. When I first tried Lagavulin 16 I couldn’t believe people could actually drink it. FF a few years and L16 is a little TOO drinkable for me. I prefer the Ardbeg offerings which at least to my palate are a little more challenging.

If I pronounce it like it's spelled, it's two syllables, not three. It isn't Glen-care-rin. It's Glen-cairn. Not that hard to say with practice. But after a few sisps, who cares?

Have quite a collection of scotch whiskies, all of which are single malts. I came across Bruichladdich a few years ago and it instantly became one of my favourites, along with Auchentoshan's range. Very smooth, and very drinkable. I've converted more non scotch drinkers with Auchentoshan than any other by the way.

Just bought today ! My first indri and many mores to go !

Where did you buy it? I cannot find in local market and I even tried S-Liquor store. They do not have their local brand. Its would be ashamed to leave Phenom Penh without trying their local whiskey.

Best whisky ❤

Fan from Taiwan!! KAVALAN is one of my favorite whisky brand. I had it when i just start to drink whisky. Unfortunately, i don't know how to taste it then. So the first impression i got is that people will always find a strong spicy nose and taste due to the hot and humid weather in Taiwan. And... i don't love it at the first site But somehow... i have a chance to bought a Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength with 3000NTD, which is around 100USD (oh yeah~~ not only KAVALAN. we got really cheap whisky around the world here) and that is when i fall in love with KAVALAN. I can tell there is a really complex flavor just when i take a sip! Aside from the spicyness, the mint flavor came first. Then all of a sudden, something burst inside my mouth. There are flowers blooming on every inch of my mucosa and bees working here and there for honey. (as a student, i try my best to describe🥹) BTW, that is also the day i have interest in ex-bourbon cask and cask strength I'm so lucky that i have Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength and Kavalan Distillery Reserve Single Cask Strength <Madeira Cask> afterwards If you have a chance. Definitely come to Taiwan and taste some nice whisky!!

among the worst I own , easily bottom 5

Good video except for the background music, sounds like being in a classroom full of students in a history period with some bullshit music coming from that scrappy built in speakers in the ceiling walls, very annoying.

I've had Monkey Shoulder on my shelf for years. Recently, I was introduced to Maclean's Nose. This is a great alternative and is priced right around $40.

Finding Glenlivit 12 at $29 in 2024 ..... not likely. Great info but the prices have gone up quite a bit, I'm also in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Well done.