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Trenton can not go 3 episodes in a row without showing the people that he lives under a rock.. how have you never had cheesecake? Also, Kurt, more scotch content please! Can you do a show that highlights your favorite bottles from each region (islay, highland, speyside etc) or maybe the Quintessential bottle for each region.
Hitting Trenton with Wee Beastie was solid gold. 😂 Not sure if his reaction or his tasting notes, said in disgust but actually spot on, were funnier. Great video guys!
"Tastes like a cheesecake, but I've never had it before" -Trenton Beautiful review. 😅 Kurt is the man, these are all excellent choices for intro to good scotch on a budget! There's nuance to scotch, and a palette that has an acquired taste for savory. Bourbon is sweeeet, so I understand the dislikes. Just a surprise knowing how much whiskey is consumed by Trent and to hate it that much 🤣
Highland Park 12 is my favorite "budget" scotch. Lightly peated, and an excellent flavor profile for the relative price. Would definitely love to hear the top 5 budget ryes list!
My own journey with scotch and bourbon started at the Highland Park distillery in the summer of 1998 ... at a tasting there, I picked up sea oats in the nose. I was so happy I actually "nosed" something, it became my favorite scotch ;-).
My scotch go-tos are Balvenie Doublewood and Dalmore 12. They're on the sweeter end so for bourbon drinkers they will be more approachable and both are not peated.
My budget scotches are Naked Malt, Monkey Shoulder, and Wee Beastie along with Teacher’s for mixing and scotch and soda. I've played with mixing Wee Beastie and Wee Beastie to try to create a poor-man's Uigeadail with moderate success (good palate, not as good of a finish). Might be an experiment you (Kurt) might like to try.
I like all whiskeys. My first smokey pitted scotch was the Lagavulin 16 yr. old. I vowed never to drink peated smokey scotches or any other pitted whiskey. You would have to put a gun to my head to make me drink it. That was 5 yrs ago. A month a go I tried a lightly pitted scotch, the Teacher's Highland Cream scotch. It was fabulous. I believe that within the next few months I'll be able to drink the Lagavulin. The teachers was a great entry level to acquiring a taste for the more heavily peated whiskies, and it's a great budget whiskey picked it up for $14. Cheers!
I really appreciate these 'budget' reviews. I am a believer that high cost is often a sign of rarity, not necessarily quality. As far as these Scotch Whiskys...I love the Ardbeg. And Trent made me laugh. I know peat isn't for everyone but I am definitely a peathead. In fact my introduction to Scotch was Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength. It remains one of my favorite Whiskys. I hope you do a budget Rye review. I am also a big fan of Rye! Thanks for the great reviews!!! 👍
Some additional info on the naming "single malt" (from wikipedia) "Malt" indicates that the whisky is distilled from a "malted" barley. "Single" indicates that all the spirits in the bottle come from a single distillery. That distillery may combine single malt whiskies of several ages in a bottle
KURT!!! TRENTON!!! Great video!!! I LOVE Scotch whiskey!!! Trenton needs an Apricot Sour or a Bobby Burns. He will love those cocktails for sure!!! Scotch+ginger=AWESOME!!!! CHEERS!!!!
With regards to peat, I was Trent prior to 2017. Then a friend gifted me a Laphroaig 10. I wasn't sure at first sniff, but after I finished it, I became Kurt. What a terrible sign of the times that most of these "budget" bottles are >$40. I'd also recommend Glengoyne 10 or 12 if you run across them for a less expensive pour. Talisker Storm and Oban Little Bay are also
I love this topic. I've had 3 of the 5 and really appreciate the suggestions of the other 2. I'd love to see you expand this to a $50-$100 range in a future. Just please leave Trenton behind the camera. If he's not open to Scotch then forcing him and defending the spirit for significant time takes away from the subject matter. I have no problem watching Kurt by himself for this series the same way I did for at least a year before Trenton got in front of the camera. It would be great to do an introduction to Japanese whiskey at some point. I can see it gaining shelf space all the time and Kurt has mentioned that is something he enjoys. That topic would be a great one. Thanks for great videos
Great line up, thanks for featuring these affordable scotches. 6-7 yrs ago I splurged on my birthday at a local piano bar with an excellent scotch inventory. I bought a deep pour of crazy expensive old (18yr?) Islay scotch (can't remember, was Ardbeg or Laphroag). Wow, it was like drinking WW-1 trench wound iodine treatment. It got better by the last sip. I've never had any parted scotch that old since but now do occasionally enjoy a milder peaty pour like Kurt's 5 yr Ardbeg. Definitely an acquired taste.
Ardbeg Wee Beastie is by far my favorite of the "budgets" but the price keeps going up to where it's barely 10 dollars less than the 10 year. I have a bottle of the Naked Malt right now I got on sale for 30 and it's been pretty decent.
Scotch is what got me into whiskey, but as soon as I had a few bourbons, I never really went back to scotch. I’m with Trenton on the peat, I’ve had a bottle of Laphroig on my bar for maybe 12 years that only had a few pours out of it. Still can enjoy the occasional scotch though. Went to Glengoyne distillery @ 5 years ago and loved their stuff!
My first budget and actually very enjoyable Scotch was Monkey shoulder. Even though it is likely meant as a work horse for mixing, but sipping it neat is as as pleasant.
I have been waiting for Trenton to try wee beastie and this didn't disappoint !! Loved his facial.expreasion. I let my brother in law smell it and he said don't you dare get that thing anywhere near my glass lol. I really like it.
1) More Scotch videos. I don’t know what’s better, learning about new scotch or watching Trenton. 2) Amber alert for Highland Park 12 and Gelnfiddich 12 at $45!! Good value with those ages too
Get Trent a bottle of the new Dewars 12 year aged in first fill bourbon barrels. I had a little trouble finding a bottle (it has a copper label and specifies first fill) but it is very much a bourbon drinkers Scotch. I'd be curious to hear what he thinks. Looking forward to seeing what you all pick for the budget rye video and how it compares to what I would select. Great video as always guys!
I started with Bourbon and moved totally to scotch. After drinking scotch it was hard to go back. Your show re-invigorated my love of bourbon again. I still love scotch though.
I bust out laughing at "That smells awesome to me" "HOW???" When I was younger I remember being told that Scotch whiskies, especially the more heavily peated ones, were an acquired taste. Well, I acquired that taste with my first glass of Scotch at age 19 and have loved it in all its iterations ever since...along with Bourbon, Irish, Japanese, Indian, etc. I don't discriminate when it comes to whiskey. :)
Trenton, you may want to try these two. As a fellow bourbon drinker, not too into scotch, I really enjoy them. Glenfidich 14 Balvenie double wood 12 A few that I’ve seen recommended for similar purposes: Compass Box SpiceTree Macalan 12 sherry oak Abelour abunah Bunnahabhain 12 Deanston 12 Glenmorangie Quinta Rubin 14 Oban 14 Talisker 10
Good to see that Trent survived! Thanks for being a good sport and taking 5 for the team. Really enjoying this series of videos. They are very helpful for those of us starting our journey.
Most scotch whiskies are aged in first fill bourbon casks, and some can be finished in sherry casks. Great selections. Non chill filtered and no color added is the gold standard. Peat is definitely an acquired taste.
Maybe the funniest episode I’ve seen! Trenton’s reaction to the smoky stuff is so much like me. Loved watching this and hoping you do the rye show you suggested.
One hidden gem is Trader Joe's Islay Storm Single Malt is an amazing scotch with all of attributes I love in Islay single malt. It has no age statement but it has a smoothness of a nicely aged scotch. It's only $19.99 per bottle
Great show chaps, please keep going Kurt to show Trenton the value of a malt! Was on holiday last year a few miles from the Glencadman distillery and came back with a few samples; it’s become my go to daily drinker.
Great selections Kurt. I cannot in any way understand how Trenton can hate scotch. I love bourbon. I also love scotch. Yes, you can love both! The Ardbeg was classic. Trenton says he hates smoke and you hit him with an Ardbeg.
Love the scotch content! This is my whiskey of choice, and being young and recently married I am always on the lookout for delicious bargain malts! I like single malt offerings generally. It was a pleasure seeing the Wee Beastie on this list!! I happen to have just grabbed a bottle myself this last week and, for the price tag, I think it may be the most enjoyable I have ever bought.
Thanks for the fun video. I laughed as soon as I saw the Ardbeg. No matter how you cut it, that's an advanced Scotch. It takes a lot of tastings to get past the campfire and peat, and learn to notice (and appreciate) the other notes. But the list wouldn't have been complete without a peatmonster. Although the $50 price point is pretty hard these days, here are some other good values: Highland Park Magnus/Highland Park 12; Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair; Copper Dog blended malt; Cutty Sark Prohibition, Old Pulteney 12, one of the Dewars "smooth casks" (Rum is good) and the granddaddy....Glenlivet 12.
Love the info on scotch. I have gone from total ignorance a few months ago to having tried several at a Robby Burns dinner in January. Enjoyed the Highland and Speyside single malts, lots of vanilla and honey. Then we had an Islay, Laphroaig 16 year, and that was an eye opener. Main tasting note was iodine, but still I can't say I didn't like it. Anyway, always open to learning more on this subject. And YES, budget ryes please! Thanks guys!
Great show. Got to visit Ardbeg and Deanston last year. Will be on the look out for that Glencadam. Trenton, don't stop trying the scotches. It may just grow on ya. Cheers!
Ardbeg for the win. Wee Beastie is the exact Scotch my son said smelled like Sharpie. I prefer it over Laphroig 10. I swear I am standing on a salt marsh as soon as it hits my nose. Love it. Trenton's reaction was awesome
Trenton, some people just have more sophisticated palates. The bourbon palate is a very simple one. "Oh, that's smooth. Sweet. Caramel. Vanilla." LOL! Scotch all the way, all day over here.
That was very nice episode guys! I've got the same love as you Kurt, peated whisky is very good. I started to drink peated scotch whisky with Talisker 10yo. Malted barley is really delicate peated, about 20p.p.m as I remember and you've got campifire notes and a little bit salty like sea salt, they said that there is marine flavours and also smoky. The next one was Lagavulin 16yo and it's now my top of the top. It's the best marriage of peated whisky with sherry notes. You've got so many red fruits, dried fruits, raisins and all of this in very nice smoke. Add it to your "whish list" it's worth. I've got on my "whish list" Laphroaig PX Cask it's also peated Islay Single Malt Scotch whisky and it's from sherry Pedro Ximenez casks. So please Kurt do your job with Scotch whisky, and of course give a big hug for Trenton - keep your mind open and don't give up Trenton - world of whisky is beautiful! Greetings from Poland guys! I really enjoy your videos, and I thank God that we've in Poland so many different Scotch whisky, and I'm also thankful to my friend Spencer from US that he bring me to Poland some rare in our country bourbons like Eagle Rare and Blanton's! Na zdrowie! 😊
I'm like, nah...I don't really want to watch this vid of these guys reviewing budget scotches. Damn these guys are fun to watch. I wish they lived next door. Let's do the rye!
For around $70, there are many great options for single malt Scotch, but there aren't a lot of great budget options. Bourbon and rye have a lot more options in that price range. The only Scotch I have purchased recently that is in the $40 range is Glenlivet 12-year Illicit Still. It is a 48% ABV, non chill filtered version of Glenlivet 12. Unfortunately, it has added color, but it is a big step in the right direction from the standard product, and the price is hard to beat. Deanston and Ardbeg have never disappointed me. I haven't tried these budget versions yet, but I'll be tempted to try them if they turn up at a bar. I don't have room in my collection for more bottles of whisky right now.
Thank you for clearing up my confusion with the Naked Grouse. I was looking for it at the store and only saw the Naked Malt with the barrel and assumed it was something different so I passed it up haha.
It would be fun to see an American single malt. I just picked up the new Yellowstone American single malt and was pleasantly surprised. Would love to see other American single malt suggestions
Great show. These shows are guiding me. Do the budget rye show! Throw Templeton Rye in there. My best friend loves it. I would like to know what you think.
Trenton has never had cheesecake?!?! How can that be?! Wow!!! I've never had any of the Ardbegs, but some day I will. I'm curious about it's peatiness. I can't seem to find Ardbeg 10, but that's the one that interests me most. I will also try the Deanston Virgin Oak. Thanks for the recommendations, Kurt! Now get that boy some cheesecake!!!
Naked is a good blend. I do enjoy Pig's Nose as a really good budget blended. It was recommended to a friend of mine from Scottish patrons in a Scotland Pub.
Trenton can not go 3 episodes in a row without showing the people that he lives under a rock.. how have you never had cheesecake? Also, Kurt, more scotch content please! Can you do a show that highlights your favorite bottles from each region (islay, highland, speyside etc) or maybe the Quintessential bottle for each region.
Lmao yeah Trenton hasn’t seem to have experienced much outside of his home let alone outside of Indiana
Maybe do a blind for each region, and then a winners blind. A mini Scotch Madness tournament, just for fun!
Time Stamps:
01:52 - Naked Malt
06:07 - Compass Box Artist Blend
08:37 - Deanston Virgin Oak
11:47 - Ardbeg Wee Beastie
15:23 - Glencadam 10
Thanks Tanner! Hoping Trent includes this in the description tomorrow.
Hitting Trenton with Wee Beastie was solid gold. 😂 Not sure if his reaction or his tasting notes, said in disgust but actually spot on, were funnier. Great video guys!
Trenton nosing wee beastie, I would love to see him hold an Octomore.
"Tastes like a cheesecake, but I've never had it before" -Trenton
Beautiful review. 😅 Kurt is the man, these are all excellent choices for intro to good scotch on a budget! There's nuance to scotch, and a palette that has an acquired taste for savory. Bourbon is sweeeet, so I understand the dislikes. Just a surprise knowing how much whiskey is consumed by Trent and to hate it that much 🤣
Highland Park 12 is my favorite "budget" scotch. Lightly peated, and an excellent flavor profile for the relative price. Would definitely love to hear the top 5 budget ryes list!
@Austin HP 12 is near perfect. I think they’re on to us though as the price has increased.
Just picked up my first bottle a couple weeks ago. I agree. Slainte!
My own journey with scotch and bourbon started at the Highland Park distillery in the summer of 1998 ... at a tasting there, I picked up sea oats in the nose. I was so happy I actually "nosed" something, it became my favorite scotch ;-).
Aberfeldy 12? Consider budget right?
Yes. Unfortunately I have never tried that one.
My scotch go-tos are Balvenie Doublewood and Dalmore 12. They're on the sweeter end so for bourbon drinkers they will be more approachable and both are not peated.
When someone ask me what to get for an intro into scotch, the Balvenie 12 Doublewood is always my suggestion.
My budget scotches are Naked Malt, Monkey Shoulder, and Wee Beastie along with Teacher’s for mixing and scotch and soda. I've played with mixing Wee Beastie and Wee Beastie to try to create a poor-man's Uigeadail with moderate success (good palate, not as good of a finish). Might be an experiment you (Kurt) might like to try.
Watching Trenton drink scotch is one of the funniest videos you guys make!
I like all whiskeys. My first smokey pitted scotch was the Lagavulin 16 yr. old. I vowed never to drink peated smokey scotches or any other pitted whiskey. You would have to put a gun to my head to make me drink it. That was 5 yrs ago. A month a go I tried a lightly pitted scotch, the Teacher's Highland Cream scotch. It was fabulous. I believe that within the next few months I'll be able to drink the Lagavulin. The teachers was a great entry level to acquiring a taste for the more heavily peated whiskies, and it's a great budget whiskey picked it up for $14. Cheers!
I was the same. Almost spit out my first taste of peated scotch
I really appreciate these 'budget' reviews. I am a believer that high cost is often a sign of rarity, not necessarily quality. As far as these Scotch Whiskys...I love the Ardbeg. And Trent made me laugh. I know peat isn't for everyone but I am definitely a peathead. In fact my introduction to Scotch was Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength. It remains one of my favorite Whiskys. I hope you do a budget Rye review. I am also a big fan of Rye! Thanks for the great reviews!!! 👍
This video would be a great drinking game. We drink every time Kurt said Malt. 😂🎉
Some additional info on the naming "single malt" (from wikipedia) "Malt" indicates that the whisky is distilled from a "malted" barley. "Single" indicates that all the spirits in the bottle come from a single distillery. That distillery may combine single malt whiskies of several ages in a bottle
Thanks Paul!
Very Surprised that Aberfeldy 12 was not on this list. Very much a hidden gem in this price category in my opinion.
Love this line up. The Deanston VO is $31 around here. One of my budget friendly. The Deaston 18 is also great
Naked is my favorite daily driver. I randomly grabbed it off the shelf and haven't looked back.
KURT!!! TRENTON!!! Great video!!! I LOVE Scotch whiskey!!! Trenton needs an Apricot Sour or a Bobby Burns. He will love those cocktails for sure!!! Scotch+ginger=AWESOME!!!! CHEERS!!!!
He loves an apricot sour!
I’m a bourbon guy through an through and I recommend Aberlour 12. I think Trenton could get on board with this pick
With regards to peat, I was Trent prior to 2017. Then a friend gifted me a Laphroaig 10. I wasn't sure at first sniff, but after I finished it, I became Kurt. What a terrible sign of the times that most of these "budget" bottles are >$40. I'd also recommend Glengoyne 10 or 12 if you run across them for a less expensive pour. Talisker Storm and Oban Little Bay are also
I love this topic. I've had 3 of the 5 and really appreciate the suggestions of the other 2. I'd love to see you expand this to a $50-$100 range in a future. Just please leave Trenton behind the camera. If he's not open to Scotch then forcing him and defending the spirit for significant time takes away from the subject matter. I have no problem watching Kurt by himself for this series the same way I did for at least a year before Trenton got in front of the camera. It would be great to do an introduction to Japanese whiskey at some point. I can see it gaining shelf space all the time and Kurt has mentioned that is something he enjoys. That topic would be a great one. Thanks for great videos
Thanks Lee. Good ideas!
Great episode! Loved watching Trenton squirm. I would put Dewars 12 in the running for a good solid budget pour.
For $60-65 with the single malts, Dalmore 12 and Balvenie Doublewood are great
The Naked Grouse is a sleeper--really good. I think it rivals Dewars 18 Great choice.
HOLD EVERYTHING!!!! Trenton has NOT had cheesecake?!?!?!?!? I will NOT sleep tonite!!!!
Let’s be honest, he’s not missing anything
@@agr-tech N.Y. Cheesecake, WITH cherry????
Trent needs to broaden his horizons!
Great line up, thanks for featuring these affordable scotches. 6-7 yrs ago I splurged on my birthday at a local piano bar with an excellent scotch inventory. I bought a deep pour of crazy expensive old (18yr?) Islay scotch (can't remember, was Ardbeg or Laphroag). Wow, it was like drinking WW-1 trench wound iodine treatment. It got better by the last sip. I've never had any parted scotch that old since but now do occasionally enjoy a milder peaty pour like Kurt's 5 yr Ardbeg. Definitely an acquired taste.
Ardbeg Wee Beastie is by far my favorite of the "budgets" but the price keeps going up to where it's barely 10 dollars less than the 10 year. I have a bottle of the Naked Malt right now I got on sale for 30 and it's been pretty decent.
Scotch is what got me into whiskey, but as soon as I had a few bourbons, I never really went back to scotch. I’m with Trenton on the peat, I’ve had a bottle of Laphroig on my bar for maybe 12 years that only had a few pours out of it. Still can enjoy the occasional scotch though. Went to Glengoyne distillery @ 5 years ago and loved their stuff!
Its not cheap, but for bourbon drinkers my Scotch suggestion would be Abelour A'bunadh.
Love the videos guys. I would love to see a Japanese Whisky review sometime.
My first budget and actually very enjoyable Scotch was Monkey shoulder. Even though it is likely meant as a work horse for mixing, but sipping it neat is as as pleasant.
I have been waiting for Trenton to try wee beastie and this didn't disappoint !! Loved his facial.expreasion.
I let my brother in law smell it and he said don't you dare get that thing anywhere near my glass lol. I really like it.
You can just see the joy in Trent's eyes at the start of the video 😂
1) More Scotch videos. I don’t know what’s better, learning about new scotch or watching Trenton.
2) Amber alert for Highland Park 12 and Gelnfiddich 12 at $45!! Good value with those ages too
The Wee Beastie. Is so sweet. People just don’t get anything past the smoke and peat. But it’s very sweet.
"Trenton: A guy and his Rye" would be a blockbuster!
I was just looking at the same Deanston this weekend in a store here in Southern Colorado. They have it priced at $65.99
My favorites to introduce Scotch: Bunnahabhain 12, Glenmorangie 14 Quinta Ruban and Old Pultney 12.
Give us the rye show! I love all of this content!
And I'm looking forward to trying Scotch, so this has been helpful!
Get Trent a bottle of the new Dewars 12 year aged in first fill bourbon barrels. I had a little trouble finding a bottle (it has a copper label and specifies first fill) but it is very much a bourbon drinkers Scotch. I'd be curious to hear what he thinks. Looking forward to seeing what you all pick for the budget rye video and how it compares to what I would select. Great video as always guys!
I started with Bourbon and moved totally to scotch. After drinking scotch it was hard to go back. Your show re-invigorated my love of bourbon again. I still love scotch though.
Great video as always boys! Trenton…you suffered through this one and it was fun to watch! Bring on the budget ryes next video….cheers!
I bust out laughing at
"That smells awesome to me"
"HOW???"
When I was younger I remember being told that Scotch whiskies, especially the more heavily peated ones, were an acquired taste. Well, I acquired that taste with my first glass of Scotch at age 19 and have loved it in all its iterations ever since...along with Bourbon, Irish, Japanese, Indian, etc. I don't discriminate when it comes to whiskey. :)
Neither do I!
Love Trenton’s brutal honest and Kurt’s enthusiasm for Scotch.
Would definitely love to see the rye list as a big rye fan.
Aberlour 12 and The Classic Laddie along with Highland Park 12 got me hooked on Scotch! Now I love them all… Including Peated!!! It’s so good!
Trent couldn't been more entertaining. I love watching him react to these. Very fun.
Trenton, you may want to try these two. As a fellow bourbon drinker, not too into scotch, I really enjoy them.
Glenfidich 14
Balvenie double wood 12
A few that I’ve seen recommended for similar purposes:
Compass Box SpiceTree
Macalan 12 sherry oak
Abelour abunah
Bunnahabhain 12
Deanston 12
Glenmorangie Quinta Rubin 14
Oban 14
Talisker 10
Lots of good ones in that list!
The Glenlivet rum cask finish, budget price and something a bit different to add to a budget scotch list. One of my favorite scotches.
Great video guys, did I hear Trent say he's never had cheesecake? Get that boy some immediately!!!!
Good to see that Trent survived! Thanks for being a good sport and taking 5 for the team.
Really enjoying this series of videos. They are very helpful for those of us starting our journey.
This was great watching Trenton, my favorite scotch is islay. Ardbeg and laphroig are great to me, can't get enough of islay.
Have you had the laphroig triple cask Px my favorite from Laphroig so far
Good banter. I am enjoying this with my wild turkey old fashioned - double cherry. Subscribed.
Most scotch whiskies are aged in first fill bourbon casks, and some can be finished in sherry casks. Great selections. Non chill filtered and no color added is the gold standard. Peat is definitely an acquired taste.
Trenton’s expressions are the best ever in this episode. 🎉
I live in Australia, and I remember a scotch whisky called White Heather. It was cheap and absolutely delicious.
I am surprised not to see Monkey Shoulder in the mix, or Glenlivet or Glenfiddich. Easy to find and very price friendly.
Perfect timing, I am going to Scotland for two weeks at the end of May. We have booked several distillery tours already.
Maybe the funniest episode I’ve seen! Trenton’s reaction to the smoky stuff is so much like me. Loved watching this and hoping you do the rye show you suggested.
One hidden gem is Trader Joe's Islay Storm Single Malt is an amazing scotch with all of attributes I love in Islay single malt. It has no age statement but it has a smoothness of a nicely aged scotch. It's only $19.99 per bottle
Great show chaps, please keep going Kurt to show Trenton the value of a malt! Was on holiday last year a few miles from the Glencadman distillery and came back with a few samples; it’s become my go to daily drinker.
Nice!
Excited to see Trenton finally drink a bunch of Scotch! I was one of the people sending comments about this!
Great selections Kurt. I cannot in any way understand how Trenton can hate scotch. I love bourbon. I also love scotch. Yes, you can love both! The Ardbeg was classic. Trenton says he hates smoke and you hit him with an Ardbeg.
Love the scotch content! This is my whiskey of choice, and being young and recently married I am always on the lookout for delicious bargain malts!
I like single malt offerings generally.
It was a pleasure seeing the Wee Beastie on this list!! I happen to have just grabbed a bottle myself this last week and, for the price tag, I think it may be the most enjoyable I have ever bought.
I loved this video, i agree Trenton Ardbeg is rough. My favorite Scotch is Dalmore, not so big on highly peaked Scotch.
Thanks for the fun video. I laughed as soon as I saw the Ardbeg. No matter how you cut it, that's an advanced Scotch. It takes a lot of tastings to get past the campfire and peat, and learn to notice (and appreciate) the other notes. But the list wouldn't have been complete without a peatmonster. Although the $50 price point is pretty hard these days, here are some other good values: Highland Park Magnus/Highland Park 12; Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair; Copper Dog blended malt; Cutty Sark Prohibition, Old Pulteney 12, one of the Dewars "smooth casks" (Rum is good) and the granddaddy....Glenlivet 12.
Great video for folks venturing into scotch like myself. Bunnahabhain 12 yr is a good transitional scotch for a little higher price
Love the info on scotch. I have gone from total ignorance a few months ago to having tried several at a Robby Burns dinner in January. Enjoyed the Highland and Speyside single malts, lots of vanilla and honey. Then we had an Islay, Laphroaig 16 year, and that was an eye opener. Main tasting note was iodine, but still I can't say I didn't like it. Anyway, always open to learning more on this subject. And YES, budget ryes please! Thanks guys!
Glad to see some scotch and islay love on the show!
Great show. Got to visit Ardbeg and Deanston last year. Will be on the look out for that Glencadam. Trenton, don't stop trying the scotches. It may just grow on ya. Cheers!
Ardbeg for the win. Wee Beastie is the exact Scotch my son said smelled like Sharpie. I prefer it over Laphroig 10. I swear I am standing on a salt marsh as soon as it hits my nose. Love it. Trenton's reaction was awesome
You two had me cracking up during this video.😂😂
Trenton, some people just have more sophisticated palates. The bourbon palate is a very simple one. "Oh, that's smooth. Sweet. Caramel. Vanilla." LOL! Scotch all the way, all day over here.
Trenton's description of Ardbeg made me Lol 😂
Craigallechie 13 I think is one of the best values in scotch. It’s delicious.
Great lineup. First time I tried Ardbeg was a whisky game changer
my budget scotch is members mark blended, for me its a wonderful sipper with its sweet currant note.
The Artist Blend is my favorite cocktail scotch. Especially as the base of a penicillin (with a Peat Monster float!)
That was very nice episode guys! I've got the same love as you Kurt, peated whisky is very good. I started to drink peated scotch whisky with Talisker 10yo. Malted barley is really delicate peated, about 20p.p.m as I remember and you've got campifire notes and a little bit salty like sea salt, they said that there is marine flavours and also smoky. The next one was Lagavulin 16yo and it's now my top of the top. It's the best marriage of peated whisky with sherry notes. You've got so many red fruits, dried fruits, raisins and all of this in very nice smoke. Add it to your "whish list" it's worth. I've got on my "whish list" Laphroaig PX Cask it's also peated Islay Single Malt Scotch whisky and it's from sherry Pedro Ximenez casks. So please Kurt do your job with Scotch whisky, and of course give a big hug for Trenton - keep your mind open and don't give up Trenton - world of whisky is beautiful! Greetings from Poland guys! I really enjoy your videos, and I thank God that we've in Poland so many different Scotch whisky, and I'm also thankful to my friend Spencer from US that he bring me to Poland some rare in our country bourbons like Eagle Rare and Blanton's!
Na zdrowie! 😊
I'm like, nah...I don't really want to watch this vid of these guys reviewing budget scotches.
Damn these guys are fun to watch. I wish they lived next door. Let's do the rye!
I am so glad you are doing Scotch some honor!
For around $70, there are many great options for single malt Scotch, but there aren't a lot of great budget options. Bourbon and rye have a lot more options in that price range. The only Scotch I have purchased recently that is in the $40 range is Glenlivet 12-year Illicit Still. It is a 48% ABV, non chill filtered version of Glenlivet 12. Unfortunately, it has added color, but it is a big step in the right direction from the standard product, and the price is hard to beat.
Deanston and Ardbeg have never disappointed me. I haven't tried these budget versions yet, but I'll be tempted to try them if they turn up at a bar. I don't have room in my collection for more bottles of whisky right now.
Thank you for clearing up my confusion with the Naked Grouse. I was looking for it at the store and only saw the Naked Malt with the barrel and assumed it was something different so I passed it up haha.
It would be fun to see an American single malt. I just picked up the new Yellowstone American single malt and was pleasantly surprised. Would love to see other American single malt suggestions
I have a Westward single malt. It’s grassy. It’s good but you have to be in the mood.
Planning on a big American sm show sometime soon! Probably 2-3 show series.
Love these. Now we need an American malt and an Irish whiskey video!
American malt coming soon!
Thanks for the Scotch show guys - Good job Trenton! On to the Ryes...
Great video! Some choice selections. I’d also add Tomatin and/or Old Pulteney.
I like to think the Ardbeg was punishment for Trent uploading the wrong video file last week 😂
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Another nice episode. I know that the Scotch is not Trentons favorite, but I'd love to see a follow up video with mid priced Scotches.
I agree with Trent on the peat thing👍
In the best 5 budget Ryes suggest you guys try 1776 James E. Pepper Rye or a Lot 40 cask strength.
I have had the Naked Malt and the Deanston Virgin Oak and both are very good pours.
Trenton's smile during the intro... he's so not ready for this. 😂
Hands down the most fun I've had all week. Love all of those bottles. Great choices, Kurt.
I knew trentons reaction to that wee beastie as soon as i saw the bottle lol!!
Compass Box Peat Monster is one of my favorites. Bring on the peat!!!
Great show. These shows are guiding me. Do the budget rye show! Throw Templeton Rye in there. My best friend loves it. I would like to know what you think.
Glencadam 10 & Arran 10 some of my favourites, Bunnahabhain 12 too. 🥃🥃
Trent and I agree on the Ardbeg
Compass Box Glasgow Blend and Jura 10 are my favorite budget scotches. I love the nose of the peated scotches.
Trenton has never had cheesecake?!?! How can that be?! Wow!!! I've never had any of the Ardbegs, but some day I will. I'm curious about it's peatiness. I can't seem to find Ardbeg 10, but that's the one that interests me most. I will also try the Deanston Virgin Oak. Thanks for the recommendations, Kurt! Now get that boy some cheesecake!!!
So I’m new to the bourbon tastings and the way Trenton reacts to the Scotch is how I struggle with the bourbon. But I’m trying.
I’d definitely like to see a budget rye video!
Naked is a good blend. I do enjoy Pig's Nose as a really good budget blended. It was recommended to a friend of mine from Scottish patrons in a Scotland Pub.
Another educational session! Thanks guys!