Best 18 Year Old Scotch | PART II | Curiosity Public

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  • Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
  • What will it be? Aberlour? Glen Scotia? AnCnoc? Bruichladdich? Arran? Let's see as we put the 18 year old releases up against each other in a blind challenge!
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  • @Gwhisky
    @Gwhisky 21 день тому +6

    Awesome video guys! Love the concept. Can' go wrong with anything in that lineup. 🥃

  • @Vortex1988
    @Vortex1988 21 день тому +6

    I've been wanting to pick up a bottle of anCnoc 18 for a while now. I may have to pick one up now before they go flying off the shelves lol. BTW, if the Bruichladdich were peated, it'd be called Port Charlotte.

  • @jasonmay6565
    @jasonmay6565 21 день тому +8

    Bruichladdich 18 is very much unpeated… I’m very curious how you all picked that one out as the Bruichladdich because “obviously it’s the peated one”?

    • @javieracosta3439
      @javieracosta3439 21 день тому +3

      The Bruichladdich Local Barley releases I have dont seem to have peat when had alone but as soon as I threw them in a "non-peated" blind, what did I taste? Friggin peat on the finish with those spent embers that hang about way in the background. So I would not be surprised the Laddie 18 has some of that quality that they picked up on when had side by side with other whiskys.

  • @caleballen8862
    @caleballen8862 21 день тому +6

    you have to go back and redo the top three in a blind to settle it

    • @CuriosityPublic
      @CuriosityPublic  21 день тому +2

      Yes - that is a good idea!

    • @shaddepadde
      @shaddepadde 21 день тому +1

      @@CuriosityPublic We, the people, will be waiting :D

    • @nikkon79
      @nikkon79 20 днів тому

      Can't wait for the part 3.. (the top 3 of today and Glenlivet 18y..the champion of part1.. love this blind tastings...keep up the good work..

  • @Zmann86
    @Zmann86 21 день тому +1

    Considering a 25 year blind you say? Wish I could join! Some of the 25's I have include The Glenlivet 25 Sample room, Aberfeldy 25 "125 Year celebration Sherry Cask Finish", Balvenie 25, Glenfarclas 25, The Dalmore 25, Arran 25, And if you average my Glenfiddich 26 with the Ancnoc 24 you have another couple 25's between the two. They definitely belong in that lineup!

  • @AlinJapan
    @AlinJapan 21 день тому +1

    You had nme at "Best 18!" I love Part I -- there's always the possibility of finding a brilliant dram around the 18yo IMHO. Well done guys!

  • @michaelbass767
    @michaelbass767 15 днів тому

    Knew there had to be a tie coming one day. Great stuff as usual!

  • @djbeacon6895
    @djbeacon6895 21 день тому +3

    Haven't had those 18s but favorite so far is the Bunnahabhain 18.
    CHEERS!!

    • @Zmann86
      @Zmann86 21 день тому +2

      Give the Glendronach 18 Allardice a try if you can get your hands on a bottle. It will not disappoint!

    • @theftprevention
      @theftprevention 21 день тому

      ​@@Zmann86 GlenDronach Allardice isn't just my favorite 18-year, it's my favorite scotch, period. It's wonderful

    • @Zmann86
      @Zmann86 21 день тому +1

      @@theftprevention It's definitely a superb dram for the price! I've got the Glendronach 21 Parliament and a Glendronach 28 year cask bottling of the Sherry Puncheon bottled at 52.5% ABV, one of 664 bottles in the world. It's to die for!

  • @jaylat4578
    @jaylat4578 21 день тому +3

    When you said peated and funk, i thought that it would be the scotia. Think bruichladdich is unpeated

    • @CuriosityPublic
      @CuriosityPublic  21 день тому

      Yeah - I realize that now. I think it was the briny aspect making me think of peat.

    • @javieracosta3439
      @javieracosta3439 21 день тому

      ​@@CuriosityPublicI have a few Bruichladdich Local Barleys that, when had on their own dont exhibit any noticeable peat. BUT, when placed into a non-peated blind, there is a residual ashy, old campfire note that absolutely shows up on the finish. So not surprising the Laddie 18 has those traits when had against other whiskys.

  • @hanszaan7051
    @hanszaan7051 18 днів тому

    Hey Guys, great video and nice to see a threeway tie (or was it lol). Next time this should occur just strike the lowest score per whisk(e)y, then the Aberlour would have won it with a first and second place and a three way tie (2-2,1-3,1-3) for second and the bruichladdich last. ORRRRR, when tied the "cheapest" bottle wins ?

  • @GOTAisMe
    @GOTAisMe 21 день тому +4

    Is Bruichladdich 18 peated like Dutch was saying? I heard it was the 18 year version of the Classic Laddie which is non-peated. I thought the Port Charolette 18 was their peated 18 year old.

    • @Silentchaosdk
      @Silentchaosdk 21 день тому +3

      i own that bottle, and I can confirm it's NOT peated. it's the 18yr aged of the classic laddie as you mentioned. if it was peated, it would be a part of the port charlotte line.

    • @CuriosityPublic
      @CuriosityPublic  21 день тому +1

      yeah - I think we were just picking up the briny aspect

    • @GOTAisMe
      @GOTAisMe 21 день тому

      @@CuriosityPublic That makes sense. That has happened to me before as well

  • @teddyballgame25
    @teddyballgame25 21 день тому

    Really enjoyed my ancnoc 18. It didn’t win of the blinds I put it through, but I did drink the bottle relatively fast. Great sipper at $150.

  • @user-sx9ke2hg3l
    @user-sx9ke2hg3l 6 днів тому

    25 year islay blind with talisker 25 cask strength, Ardbeg 25, Lagavulin 25, Laphroaig 25, and bowmore 25 :)

  • @brorjace1980
    @brorjace1980 21 день тому

    Well that was a great big beautiful mess. Love you guys. Great video.

  • @jarvy251
    @jarvy251 20 днів тому

    We got the kwisatz haderach over here getting a "spice melange" tasting note

  • @Ae6KaRBoN
    @Ae6KaRBoN 20 днів тому

    cant you put the cover back on? I thought you could

  • @jasoncoates1835
    @jasoncoates1835 21 день тому

    What bothers me is keeping any of the bottles in their tin/box/sleeve... you can just toss the Bruichladdich sleeve once you open the bottle, same as the Aberlour tin, the Arran tin, and the Glen Scotia box. Then *none* of them will bother you - and obviously the whisky will be fine, the one bottle that doesn't come with superfluous packaging won the flight. 😅

  • @lucyfair9907
    @lucyfair9907 21 день тому

    didnt see the video i would bet on Arran number 1 , now lets see

  • @MrPsiman
    @MrPsiman 21 день тому

    where is the new Port Charlotte 18 ? Cohiba Dillion should have bought a few of them at $180 each

  • @shaddepadde
    @shaddepadde 21 день тому

    I see that everyone is a critic in the comments.. I love these kind of videos, no matter the mixup.. :D Shit happens :D Love the fact that the 2 most expensive by far ( in sweden ) came last. Actually thought the bruichladdich would win after all good things i heard. Then new bottles get hyped.. Blinds are true

  • @peterwhite507
    @peterwhite507 21 день тому

    I recently picked up a Ancnoc 18 in Alberta on sale for $124 CDN, was surprised as to how dark (sherry influence) it is compared to previous releases, same as the 24.

    • @Zmann86
      @Zmann86 21 день тому +1

      It's a wonderful and underrated whiskey! 46% ABV natural color and non chill filtered! Just what the doctor ordered.

  • @DonnerPassWhisky
    @DonnerPassWhisky 20 днів тому

    All three of you say Arran and anCnoc very strangely 😅

  • @MrPsiman
    @MrPsiman 21 день тому

    Cohiba Dillion now needs to do a at least 30 day dry out and give his palate a rest and his liver. He has put on some weight and looks a little booze battered. Alcohol is not good for the body.

  • @YoJimBo851610
    @YoJimBo851610 21 день тому

    150👍

  • @llamabones
    @llamabones 21 день тому +3

    Some really, really terrible pronunciation in this video.

    • @jasonmay6565
      @jasonmay6565 21 день тому +2

      I love these guys but they try to get so fancy with it and it’s not good… it’s literally just Arran like the name “Erin” or “Aaron”. Maybe with a slight “Ah” but not whatever they were doing, their research is always spot on but this episode missed. Saying Bruichladdich is peated too

    • @vangstr
      @vangstr 21 день тому +1

      I much respect your previous videos/content but this one - you guys are way off the mark on ranking and pronunciation. 😂😂😂 hilariously funny and baseless at the same time.

    • @rangeradams
      @rangeradams 21 день тому

      @@jasonmay6565 FFS. That is absolutely NOT how you pronounce it. "ERIN or "AARON" is utterly wrong. The locals pronounce it "Ah-rran". ie Scottish gaelic. Dutch calling Bruichladdich as peated is wrong though.

    • @rangeradams
      @rangeradams 21 день тому

      @@vangstr Better than Jasonmay's assertion that you pronounce Arran as "Erin". Give me a break.

    • @vangstr
      @vangstr 21 день тому

      @@rangeradams I’m sorry to bust your bubble but the master distiller from Arran even acknowledges that pronunciation is ‘Aaron/erin’ otherwise he would have corrected everyone when he received the online whisky award.

  • @rangeradams
    @rangeradams 21 день тому

    Stop calling Arran, "ERIN" or "AARON". That is an idiotic American pronunciation. I see this in other UA-cam channels too. It's AH-RRAN.