Liked that, as an old man it's always good to see a younger person getting into tasting whisky. Couple of pointers for you, colour is irrelevant as most blended Scotch whisky has e150a Caramel colourant added to keep the colour constant, if darker it usually means more has been added. If you want to smell the "nose" treat yourself to a Glencairn glass. Side by side with those tumblers pouring the same spirit and you would think they were different drinks. 40% ABV is the UK minimum by law, try adding a teaspoon (or less or more) to a glass of whisky. It can "open up" the nose and flavours and soften the heat on the finish. Good stuff though, enjoyed watching that.
Great, I was looking at Aldi Highland Earl whisky & wondering weather to give it a go & thanks to your review I will try it, I've just started Tesco special reserve Whisky which is nice & also a great price & they do 1 & 1.5 Litre bottles, lovely with a bit of ice & ginger ale or ginger wine .
The last bottle of Highland Earl whisky that I bought was a total disaster! It had nothing to do with the taste of whisky but rather smelled of cheap grain alcohol that was not properly mixed with the right amount of caramel colouring and taste enhancing whisky-smelling drops! After the first sip, I decided to return the bottle and was refunded! Being a grandson to a rakiya/moonshine distiller back in Bulgaria and having distilled rakiya/moonshine, I can really say that the 'richer' taste of Highland Earl is a product of drops and taste enhancers not of maturization in a cask!
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Liked that, as an old man it's always good to see a younger person getting into tasting whisky. Couple of pointers for you, colour is irrelevant as most blended Scotch whisky has e150a Caramel colourant added to keep the colour constant, if darker it usually means more has been added. If you want to smell the "nose" treat yourself to a Glencairn glass. Side by side with those tumblers pouring the same spirit and you would think they were different drinks. 40% ABV is the UK minimum by law, try adding a teaspoon (or less or more) to a glass of whisky. It can "open up" the nose and flavours and soften the heat on the finish.
Good stuff though, enjoyed watching that.
Thank you for the tips, I’ll definitely take the advice into future videos.
I’m glad you enjoyed watching.
Great, I was looking at Aldi Highland Earl whisky & wondering weather to give it a go & thanks to your review I will try it, I've just started Tesco special reserve Whisky which is nice & also a great price & they do 1 & 1.5 Litre bottles, lovely with a bit of ice & ginger ale or ginger wine .
Glad that I could be helpful 😊, I’ll keep my eye out for that and give it a go
Love you vids keep it up it helps me pick up good alcohol
Cheers man, I love doing them so there’ll be plenty more to come
Take a glass of soda water between tastings to neutralise the palate. I agree that Highland Earl beats Famous Grouse.
Nice one mate I’ll start doing that 😊
have you try highland black scotch whiskey
I haven’t but I’ll definitely give it a try
I’ve been looking for it ever since I saw this comment and I’ve finally got a bottle. It must be popular, I’ll do a review soon
My favourite.
The last bottle of Highland Earl whisky that I bought was a total disaster! It had nothing to do with the taste of whisky but rather smelled of cheap grain alcohol that was not properly mixed with the right amount of caramel colouring and taste enhancing whisky-smelling drops! After the first sip, I decided to return the bottle and was refunded! Being a grandson to a rakiya/moonshine distiller back in Bulgaria and having distilled rakiya/moonshine, I can really say that the 'richer' taste of Highland Earl is a product of drops and taste enhancers not of maturization in a cask!
That bad 😳. Ive tried a few different whiskey lately though that are on another level, more expensive but well worth it