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@@user-pl1tu7rk7g It is quite an enjoyable dram, I'm glad I tried it as well. Thanks for watching 🥃

@@kevinnordby4808 Thanks for watching Kevin. I know a lot of people like the 8 but I'm not one of them. Enjoy your whiskies 😃🥃

@@thewhiskyenthusiast one of these days we will find common ground. 😂 Keep up the good work my friend!

@@whiskywhereabouts Thanks Tim, glad you agree 😃🥃

16 is a classic!

It sure is!!

Good price I gather 😃

Oh wow you're committed Christine, I love it! It is good whisky, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Thanks for watching 🥃

YW!!

The 16 is amazing!!

They do make some good whisky apart from the 8 🤭 I never enjoyed it unfortunately

@@christinecamley hopefully I can try it one day

@@thewhiskyenthusiast wow... What's wrong with the 8 in your opinion?

@@SwapBlogRU I find it too young and too harsh. I know I'm in the minority here and even at my whisky club out of at least 70 people only 2 of us don't like the 8 but it almost feels like a rushed distillation. I much prefer the marketing product of Lannister Game of Thrones 9 or even the 10. What do you like about it?

The charred was my fave too but I love this one! I bought a case!

Thanks for the recommendation! Yeah it's a tasty one but with that charred oak I felt more at home. Thanks for watching 🥃

This is definitely not a Vaptain Morgan’s run finish. I can’t drink Captain Morgan’s rum. For me it’s garbage. I am not a huge fan of rum or rum casting but this expression is delicious!

@@christinecamley Thanks Christine, also it seems that C.Morgan seems to have a high sugar rate in it (I see they pretend not, weird) so if it is "legal" rum, it is very unlikely they used it for that, also people forget sometimes that we're (with Lagavulin) into Scotch whisky trade territory, not Japanese, for instance (& even there it starts to change), i mean there are exchanges between Lagavulin's owner Diageo & other big companies owning also rum distilleries, so we have no evidence that for this whisky Diageo didn't pick casks from "outsider" distilleries than in its portfolio...Thanks for your feedback about it, but it is hard to find in EU else than on line (so with extra shipping fees).

Yeah you're absolutely right it doesn't have to be their own rum casks

Haha yeah Diageo would be quite OK to break some rules but like you said the casks don't need to be theirs. The only time I didn't enjoy rum and peat was the Ardnamurchan Rum Cask. Other than that I personally would pull the trigger on that whisky. Thanks for your feedback Greg, much appreciated 🥃

@@thewhiskyenthusiast Noted as I hadn't had the chance to try this AD...(a bit bored with that hype also, I prefer "tamed" Ardnamurchan so far = small batch of casks, instead of official single-casks & small batch CS I tried, for now at least...One exception, though the indie bottling I awarded in 2023 but didn't bought...and now prices here are jumping for OB/SC/CS too (150 to over 300 €), so its a no for me...On a more positive side, a tip, if you like rum finished whiskies, indie Bushmills are often aces ! (& some OBs too). I have 2 great ones in my collection... (they're not recent though).😉

Thanks for watching Rob 🥃

Yeah it is better than the 8 and 10 definitely. 16 is a different story but the 11s are all solid drams 🥃

Bu zam işini hiç anlamadım, anlamayacağım. Ya hepsi aynı oranda artar, ya da Birleşik Krallığın yaptığı gibi alkol oranı yükseldikçe artar. Maalesef Türkiye'de iyi viski içmek iyice zorlaştı. İzlediğiniz için teşekkür ederim, güzel günlere 🥃

@@SwapBlogRU Yeah Tobermory is doing fantastic stuff with both Ledaig and Tobermory. My only issue with them is when they use full maturation in fortified wine casks, the casks overpower the spirit. So I like them quite simple. Absolutely Speyside has so much good stuff you'll never feel wanting. Thanks for watching 😃🥃

@@tommysimpsonandtheloadeddice This is the way!

Yes I enjoy this whisky too. I don't know if they have a 43% 18yo Mizunara one. They have a non aged stated 40% mizunara one but that's selectively finished whereas the 18 is fully finished.

@@thewhiskyenthusiast they have 43% chivas mizunara 18y in japan market and 12y 40% mizunara japan from chivas maybe just they get the age stated stuff there?

@@ThreechTHEdruid ah I didn't know that, yeah maybe

Glad you liked it Jon. It's good to know that I'm not the only one who didn't enjoy this CC20, such a shame. Thanks for watching, cheers

@@McIntyresMalts I know Ash will deliver 😃

@@McIntyresMalts Yeah I really love that whisky

@@McIntyresMalts Thanks brother it really means a lot coming from you. I love your lightning situation. Honestly I was just next to a window and nothing special. I really need to up my light game somehow

@@thewhiskyenthusiast What works works my friend, and that natural light from the window was perfect

Yup, me too.

@@McIntyresMalts Gorgeous whisky!

@@kevinnordby4808 Thank you, glad you liked it! I feel Corry is more 'clean' in a dirty way 😅 I do love the Laphroaig style with sherry, the Cairdeas PX of 2022 was incredible. Caol IB with sherry casks are hard to beat but I'm not a fan of Springbank 15 or Kilkerran 8. To each his own I guess 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for watching, cheers 🥃

@@whiskyonthewestcoast Dude it's so bad! I really was quite sad to realise how tasteless and unremarkable it was.

@@justwhisky Thanks John 😃🥃

@@GregsWhiskyGuide Ah Greg I'm just using any excuse to day drink and talk about whisky really 😅 These challenges are hard to think about as there are so many great whiskies but it's always cool to see other people's choices 🥃

@@whiskywhereabouts Hah did Geoff tell you to say these to soften the blow 😅 Nah thank you Tim but any excuse to day drink and shoot a video right 😃🥃

@@JeffWhisky Yeah I am a charitable WhiskyTuber and Geoff's a good egg 😅 Thanks Jeff I will 😃🥃

@@WhiskyWars Hmm well I'm no courier expert but that parcel might not arrive 😅 Sorry mate, it sucks when that happens but I'm sure you'll find a good alternative. Looking forward to watching yours 🥃

@@WhiskyLoversSociety Thanks Gert! Yes of course, whatever he needs. He can reach me via Instagram or sertugthewhiskyenthusiast@gmail.com

@@thewhiskyenthusiast thanks. I will ask him to send you an email soon

@@Gwhisky Hahaha you're like an alcoholic Santa pushing me away from my family in to the loving arms of whisky! Thanks for the challenge dude, this was fun to make 😃 🥃

Oh it really was 😃

Sometimes that's all you need, a nice relaxing whisky full of flavour!

Hahhaha thanks I think he wanted to stitch me up 😅 Thanks for watchging

I'm still envious of your awesome Islay trip 😃 Looking forward to your take on this when you get a chance. Thanks Matt, cheers back

That we are mate, that we absolutely are! Thanks for watching Matt

Hah well here's to your first English whisky! Thanks for watching, glad you liked it 😃

Yeah I understand what you're saying, I thing the Cotswolds NAS ones are better as well. These guys do have age statements/vintages in their single cask releases or limited editions. For example you can get a single cask cask strength English whisky for the same price as Cotswolds' sherry/bourbon/peated casks. Give them a try if you can find. Thanks for watching, cheers

Thanks Greg glad you liked it. Yes their core range is nothing to shout about but I do enjoy their age statements and single cask releases and they're good value as well compared to the competition. Cheers

Because I trust Mark and his expertise. He's a very reputable whisky dealer and he does his due diligence to the T. Also because this tastes nothing like an 18 year old whisky that I know of or can identify.

Absolutely Tim! The whisky gods work in mysterious ways 😁

Thank you John, glad you enjoyed it.

@@McIntyresMalts hahahah yeah I am a lucky one indeed 😃

Thank you yeah an absolute delight and an incredible experience. I have a bottle of Ballantine's 17 from the 1960s so depending on which end of the decade it might've been distilled between 1943 and 1952. How about you?

Greg thank you and ahem yes of course 22 but I couldn't resist the marketing aspect, mea culpa 😅 Thanks for the suggestion and yes I did think to let it breathe but I thought the bottle itself breathed in transit and also when Mark was bottling them. I did leave the remainder to try as the day went but not much has changed to be honest. You're right on the fragile side but good knowledge on the herbal issue thank you. I once came across a cocktail book for NYC bars written in the 1930s and it mentions 'the malt whisky Scots of Highlands drink are nothing like the smooth and tasty whiskies (he means the blends) we have in USA. They're bitter, harsh and very unpleasant' Shows you a little glimpse into the past and also how things have changed. Thanks for your input Greg, always appreciate it

Oh absolutely a thoroughbred unicorn! Thanks for watching!

Something unique and once in a life time thing for me for sure. Cheers Christine

@@thewhiskyenthusiast Absolutely!! 🙂

Yeah my knowledge of old whiskies are not great for me to find any discrepancy but if Mark and Angus put their seals of approval I'm happy to taste something so unique. Thanks John!