It's personal preference if you want ice or not. Me personally, refuse to have ice in my Whiskey. For me, it waters it down, if I'm paying top dollar for a bottle of Scotland's finest, I'm getting my monies worth lol. Don't listen to 'em haters who are probably pissed off they didn't get any free bottles lol.
My brother loves his whiskey He emigrated to Canada some years back The first thing he saw when he got of the plane was a sign saying drink Canada dry My sister in law says he's been complying with that request for the last five years Keep smiling
WHAHAAhahahahahaha, that Laphroaig reaction! I was waiting for that reaction. Some people love that stuff. Someone once asked me what whisky is like. I said it's like face-planting into a burning peat bog, but the 18-year-old Glenfiddich and Glenlivet are like face-planting into a pool of honey in a burning peat bog and 18-year-old Glenmorangie is like kissing someone who recently face-planted into a burning peat bog. Laphroaig is like being knocked face-dirst into a heap of kippers in a burning peat bog with a barrel of kippers and then having it emptied over you and set on fire.
I love this Canadian. I could watch Alanna's videos all day long. She is witty and entertaining. Her next video... What junk do I keep under the sofa? :)
12:57 burps, rolls her eyes, gets hick ups and thinks to her self: I've still got stuff to do! Like another Whiskey video right after this one. So cute😂😂
Hi, Alanna, that was brilliant, you don't need alcohol to be entertaining you are a natural at doing this. Your face when a taste is unexpected is so expressive. I'm not an expert on whisky, I think its revolting stuff, but this was so good. I love the way you need to take an extra taste just to confirm which you like best. I'll put a word in for supporting you on Patreon, please everyone do this, it costs very little, you'll get another Alanna video each week and it rewards an enormously talented person. Looking forward to your next video soon.
My late Dad always drank Whisky and loved single malt Glen Morangie and he hated Laphroaig. I, on the other hand, love Laphroaig and other Islay malts. You should try Speyside malts I think you'll love them.
@@tony1kenobi468 I'm sure you'll have a most enjoyable time articulating that sentiment to the good folk of Easterhouse and The Raploch. Please post the holiday snaps, as they're bound to be charming, exotic and luxurious
@@tony1kenobi468 I didn't say that, Scotland is, just as Ireland is. The point is that many of us are ambivalent at being called British and particularly irked at the British appellation being applied to something that is quintessentially Scottish. However, as I say, feel free to visit the aforementioned areas and employ your favoured designation with gay abandon; much mirth is bound to ensue
Have you tried Ardbeg? They make some seriously peaty whiskies like Corryvreckan and Uigeadail, which at £50+ a bottle aren't exactly cheap, but they're worth it. The basic 10 year-old Ardbeg is pretty impressive, too.
You should do single malts. They are supposed to be much better. More expensive but you can get samplers so you don't have to buy full bottles. Single malts can be very different while blends are much more likely to taste similar.
A tip. Whenever drinking any spirit straight. Take a breath in, then sip the drink and then breathe out. You’ll find the burning sensation is virtually non existent 👍🏻 Top vid as always.
Very good video! Please keep on with the whisky drinking hobby, you have much to discover and enjoy! It's important to drink what you like and enjoy it.
I think it adds to the entertainment value that you don't know what you're doing or what you are talking about. You like what you like, you don't what you don't. You should read more about Shackelton and what he and his crew members on the "Endurance" went through - it's quite a story!
Well done for telling the difference. Blending whiskey allows for the use of cheaper grains, and does not require the same amount of time to age. This allows a distiller to produce a blended whiskey faster, and for less money. As a result, the demand for blended whiskey is higher, despite the fact that the single malts have an obvious flavor advantage.
Don't drink Whisky neat or with ice, mix with a small amount of ambient temperature water - it opens up the flavour profile. I use about 1/4 the amount of water, do it to taste. Aged single malts tend to have more character. Less burn obviously too. Love how each bottle had it's own rating scale 😂
Top marks for pronouncing "Laphroaig" (six out of six words!) and nine out of eight good expressions for that look when you were waiting for the motobike to go away :)
We like what we like and two fingers to being told what we are supposed to like or being told how to eat n drink it. Carry on enjoying what you enjoy 😁👍
Very much up to your usual high standards of entertainment and I think I’m now understanding your ranking system. Always amusing and never disappointed.
The taste of a Whisky (Whisky spelt with an e is Irish Whiskey) is very much personal choice. I always drank Laphroaig or single malts when I lived in the UK because blended Whiskies always gave me a hangover! You must also remember that the same make of Whisky like Johnny Walker (Black, Green, Red and Blue) may have a different alcohol content. If I remember on the Isle of Wight there is or at least was a pub (The Wight Mouse Inn?) where you could drink a different Whisky every day of the year!
Hi Alana, great Vid, as always.. There's a lot of nonsense spoken about whisky, wine, beer, etc, but ice, apparently alters the flavour. Having said that, whatever floats your boat in my opinion and ignore what others say. So, a bit of info.. All Scotch whisky is malt and then there are 2 types, single malt and blended malt. Blended malt means that it is a blend of different whiskies to produce a specific flavour/taste. Single malts are as they sound, from one barrel and will have their unique flavour/taste. Single malts tend to be more expensive than blended, blended can start at £13 (Asda) and single malt start £20-25, but there is cross over and single malts can go through the roof, price wise. There are loads of single malts with varying levels of peat, generally, the darker the whisky the more peat flavour.. Anyway, find the ones that you like, your purse likes, add ice, if you want to and enjoy... Slainte
I am not a detective or have superpowers of detection but (and I may be wrong) where you perchance, maybe slightly, possibly sweaty when you made this video ;)
It is so nice on a cold, rainy day which England and Scotland have a lot of. It warms you right up. I can't imagine drinking it on a scorching summer day though. I would not like it either.
Never put ice in malt, only a touch of water. Plain or blended whisky is fine with ice. Idea age is 21 for Laphroaig, 10 is a bit rough, and like you I had the same reaction the first time, then with 'practice' I found I like it. A lot. If you have money to burn then try the quarter cask, not so peaty and smoother. Another good one is J.J. Smiths 21 year old Glenlivet. Very nice.
Hi Alanna, I'm Scottish and don't have a problem with you having ice in any of them. But I will say it probably hurt the Laphroaig more as it tastes a little better when warmed up. It is the peatiest smokiest of the island whiskies I've tried. It tastes like you have licked an ashtray, I find Bowmore to be a lot nicer whilst retaining some smokiness. If you want to try more single malt whisky., if you can get them to try, I would suggest Dalmore, Glenlivet and Macallan . Byeee
They found cases of MacKinlay’s whisky under the expedition huts in the Antarctic and recovered them.The Shackleton I think is based on the taste of that early 1900’s whisky.
If I gently move a peaty whisky around my mouth for a while before downing it, I find it develops an almost sweet taste. Peat monsters don't really lend themselves to a quick sip or a glug; they're better if they're savoured.
Stick to single malts. If you must use ice, use whiskey stones instead of ice. The ice waters the booze down. A nice one to try for beginners is Dalwhinnie. Similar to Laphroaig but smoother is Talisker.
Ice is perfectly acceptable with blended whiskeys, but single malts, you need to add a bit of water to get the range of flavours imo. They are always wider ranges of flavours in a single malt
There are is some great Rum out there here in the UK Lambs Navy Pussers also a Royal navy rum Kraken Morgan's spiced Jolly sailor Any of these are really good.
@@chrisholland7367 Spiced rums are strictly for people who don't like the taste of rum. The spice flavours are added to mask the taste of the cheap spirit.
Another interesting video, thank you. I'm sure some have already mentioned that "blended" is a very different drink to a "single" malt; I prefer blended but when people give Scotch as a present, they always give a single malt, 'cos they don't know. Well done, very funny at 13 minutes.
The problem is trying to score a single malt against a blend. There are so many different single malts all with quite distinct flavours. Here I have two rare malts. A 25 year old single malt from the North Port Distillery. Note it closed in 1980 and there is a supermarket on the site now! The other is an 18 year old Glencadam Single Malt. Both of these distilleries were based in Brechin, Scotland and my Grandad was born in a cottage just behind the Glencadam Distillery. Glencadam is still in operation today. Both these malts would blow your socks off at 60% volume. You'd hate the North Port because it's a peaty taste. However, the Glencadam is much smoother. You'd like it, but you'd be wasted in no time.
Good luck with that!! Looks like Patreons might just get a video of a couch, an out of focus leg and slurred mumbles from the bottom of the screen. Was nice watching the onset of tipsyness :-)
Apart from Talisker, Irish whiskey knocks everything else into a cocked hat. I've just had a bottle of Jameson caskmates stout edition, £20 off Amazon, and beautiful. Doesn't burn your throat on the way down!
Blended scotch whisky (7:34) is usually a blend of malt and grain whisky (mainly grain) and is best mixed with other things. Single Malt is best drank neat (or with a dash of water). As you have discovered, there are whiskies that are blends of different malts; and also 100% grain whiskies (I think that David Beckham brought out a grain whisky?).
Man, I missed the party (a bad week)! Ah, So good to see something funny! Maybe do a Canadian beer one next, when you go there, whiles smoking a bong (to pallet cleans, lol);) Chin-chin ol’ bean :D
I am going, I am going where streams of whiskey are flowing. Great video loved it. My GF puts frozen grapes in hers so not to alter the taste but still keep it chilled.
That's a good idea for chilling a drink without watering it down. Changing the temperature will still change the flavours experienced. If you've ever tasted a warm can of Coke, you would know that.
I believe whiskey gets its colour from the barrels, the colour depends on how long the whiskey has been in the barrels. Jura, Gentleman Jack, Jamesons are nice. Jura can be peaty though. Canadian Club is also quite nice, but you probably know that.
Thank you for making me smile with another upload! :D I have just reached out to my Whiskey cupboard to have a cheeky tipple! You're a bad influence Alana! ;) Haha. Good day to you x
I know it is US, and not what you are testing but for me Jack Daniels Old Number 7 is the best bourbon. To taste any booze for a taste test, you should not water it down and you spin to test viscosity, sip with air ( slurp) swish and so you don't get drunk, spit. that last part is nuts.
Yep, it was ridiculous here about a week & a half back-they were saying that I think the Thursday was the hottest day of the year, but for me it was the day before that felt the hottest in Thanet.
There is a scale running from smooth to peaty, the blends fall somewhere in the middle. I you want to try smooth, go for Glenmorangie or Glenlivet - the opposite of the Laphroaig you tried.
Single malts are an acquired taste, which is why blended whiskys are more popular. You should have tried Jameson's Irish whiskey too. The Irish were the first people to make whisky, and yes it is spelt whiskey. For something completely different, try Southern Comfort, an American bourbon whisky liqueur.
Laphroaig is by far the peatiest whisky out there and is definitely an acquired taste. I've never tried green label, but I know black label has subtle peat (smoked dirt) flavours.
Living in Scotland, I have quite a few friends and family who enjoy a fine malt. I don't drink the stuff myself but my Dad and my friends all say that the stuff from the Highlands and Islands are the best. Just the other day I had to stop my friend from spending £40 on a bottle of Highland Park because he needed the money to buy more important things!!!! (Plus you get bonus points from me for pronouncing Laphroaig the right way!!! Not many Brits do!!!!)
There are few great whiskies. One that most definitely is is Seagram’s VO. Not Canadian Club, but Seagram’s VO. This Australian loves that Canadian whisky to the point that I will most definitely order it on my death bed!
"I've got stuff to do later." Proceeds to drink alkyhol for two videos. Hahahaha! If only more people were like you. Even though I don't drink, I love hearing your thoughts and descriptions of all these drinks.
Another great video. My hubby could talk to you about whisky for hours. He describes the last one like tasting a bonfire. Aldi has a nice one he says. X
When I was working a bar in Durban South Africa MANY years ago I had a terrible habit if pouring all the bits from all the proprietary brands into one bottle and then loading the racks with full bottles. at the end of the night I topped up the black and white whiskey bottle with the dregs of all the others. As sods law would have it my first customers the next day was the Black and White whisky rep with a guest. He ranted and raved about the superior taste of his brand bought about 3 drinks each and did not notice my re-blending. So that proved all Blended whisky's taste the same
Another great post, very funny and the blended whisky thing, i think each year the top whisky distillers gather around and blend the top most whisky's....this is in Scotland, there is no other country that makes whisky..honest....anyway they blend the top whisky's and make a blend called Famous Grouse....then the whisky's that get left make a less good blend and so on....its what i was told, also the single malt whisky'd can taste so different. You looked great on the video, in fact you were 'glowing'.....excellent vid.
Really enjoyed watching this video having seen the gin one. I totally agree with you the last whisky the peaty one is not nice. For me personally the best U.K made whiskey is not Scotch, it is made on the North Coast of Northern Ireland, and it is Bushmills. The oldest UK distillery first produced in 1608, do try that if you haven't already. Irish Whiskey is great, Powers, Paddy's, Jameson etc are great but for me Bushmills it just has that something extra. Canadian folk are totally cool in my opinion, thanks for sharing your videos with us.
You don't need to be a whiskey expert to know what you like or dislike. Everybody has different tastes and that's cool. I'm currently trying different minerals waters. I like the Tesco own brand stuff even though its cheaper than some of the fancy brands. Taste is very subjective.
So that's Gin and Whiskey ticked off the list but we still have Vodka, baijiu, tequila, rum, brandy, singani and soju to go to name just a few distilled drinks. We can then move onto Beer, wine, and cider for the fermented drinks series of testing. Bless her, we can't keep voting to get her half cut every week though. Maybe inter-space it with candy one week then back to the booze ;) Keep smiling Alanna and loving life :)
Alanna's on the p155 again.... 😂 Incidently, Glayva is nice. It's a liqueur. If you go Thailand, try their vodka's (genuine names "Black Cock, Red Cock". Go well with soft drinks. Also, Thai Rice Whiskey, otherwise known as Lo Kao. Powerful. You could run a car off it. Again, good with coke or lemonade. Brilliant video. Always look forward to them.
The next person to whine about ice....
But now you know!
Oh she knows.
It's personal preference if you want ice or not. Me personally, refuse to have ice in my Whiskey. For me, it waters it down, if I'm paying top dollar for a bottle of Scotland's finest, I'm getting my monies worth lol. Don't listen to 'em haters who are probably pissed off they didn't get any free bottles lol.
Adventures and Naps you don’t put ice in your whisky
Drink it how you like it. Snobs will always cry about something.
My brother loves his whiskey
He emigrated to Canada some years back
The first thing he saw when he got of the plane was a sign saying drink Canada dry
My sister in law says he's been complying with that request for the last five years
Keep smiling
We have Alanna and 4 bottles of whiskey. What could possibly go wrong? I am glued to the screen.
Ditto lol
Scotch Whisky not Whiskey!
2:46 I love the "I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing" disclaimer :)
But hou could argue that she knows that she doesnt know what she's doing and therefore does🤔
WHAHAAhahahahahaha, that Laphroaig reaction! I was waiting for that reaction. Some people love that stuff.
Someone once asked me what whisky is like. I said it's like face-planting into a burning peat bog, but the 18-year-old Glenfiddich and Glenlivet are like face-planting into a pool of honey in a burning peat bog and 18-year-old Glenmorangie is like kissing someone who recently face-planted into a burning peat bog.
Laphroaig is like being knocked face-dirst into a heap of kippers in a burning peat bog with a barrel of kippers and then having it emptied over you and set on fire.
I love this Canadian. I could watch Alanna's videos all day long. She is witty and entertaining.
Her next video... What junk do I keep under the sofa? :)
I've been wondering that for weeks 😂👍
@@ssaunders2k Me? Think years!!!
Chess board
That's one we'd all love to see. Come on Alanna "what junk do I keep under the sofa?" is needed soon.
12:57 burps, rolls her eyes, gets hick ups and thinks to her self: I've still got stuff to do! Like another Whiskey video right after this one. So cute😂😂
You have things to do later and your drinking whisky in the day 😂😂 good luck with that
Whisky is the traditional spelling and used everywhere except Ireland (and NI) and The USA, where it's spelt "Whiskey".
Laphroaig is one of my all-time favorite whiskys.
This has to be one of my favourites to watch!
Excellent work my friend 👍😊🥃
Hi, Alanna, that was brilliant, you don't need alcohol to be entertaining you are a natural at doing this. Your face when a taste is unexpected is so expressive. I'm not an expert on whisky, I think its revolting stuff, but this was so good. I love the way you need to take an extra taste just to confirm which you like best. I'll put a word in for supporting you on Patreon, please everyone do this, it costs very little, you'll get another Alanna video each week and it rewards an enormously talented person. Looking forward to your next video soon.
As usual, you've put a smile on my face, can't wait for the next one 😁👍
My late Dad always drank Whisky and loved single malt Glen Morangie and he hated Laphroaig. I, on the other hand, love Laphroaig and other Islay malts. You should try Speyside malts I think you'll love them.
This Canadian is hardcore. Just sitting sippin' all her Brit whiskies in the Middle of the day 😂
Scottish whiskie not British whiskies ya fanny
Dean Martin Scotland not part of the landmass that is the British isles?
@@tony1kenobi468 I'm sure you'll have a most enjoyable time articulating that sentiment to the good folk of Easterhouse and The Raploch. Please post the holiday snaps, as they're bound to be charming, exotic and luxurious
@@Cruithneach Is Scotland not part of the British Isles?
@@tony1kenobi468 I didn't say that, Scotland is, just as Ireland is. The point is that many of us are ambivalent at being called British and particularly irked at the British appellation being applied to something that is quintessentially Scottish. However, as I say, feel free to visit the aforementioned areas and employ your favoured designation with gay abandon; much mirth is bound to ensue
Loved the little hiccup when holding the bottles up. Remember horses sweat, men perspire, Allana only glows 😊
Raymonda . Creep!
Hi Alanna, I hope you’ve had a good day.
After four shots of whiskey I'm sure she will.
Out of that lot, I only like the Laphroaig. Love that Peaty taste
That's one of the few notes I hate in a Whisky.
I find it extremely unpleasant, but I guess that means more for you! :D
Have you tried Ardbeg? They make some seriously peaty whiskies like Corryvreckan and Uigeadail, which at £50+ a bottle aren't exactly cheap, but they're worth it. The basic 10 year-old Ardbeg is pretty impressive, too.
Do you have a boyfriend called Pete?
@@ftumschk I have tried Ardbeg, love it
The best whisky is whatever the one you're drinking
Slainte! 🥃
You should do single malts. They are supposed to be much better. More expensive but you can get samplers so you don't have to buy full bottles. Single malts can be very different while blends are much more likely to taste similar.
Obviously you have never tried Chivas regal extra which although a blend tastes like angels dancing on your tongue
A tip. Whenever drinking any spirit straight. Take a breath in, then sip the drink and then breathe out. You’ll find the burning sensation is virtually non existent 👍🏻
Top vid as always.
Very good video! Please keep on with the whisky drinking hobby, you have much to discover and enjoy! It's important to drink what you like and enjoy it.
I think it adds to the entertainment value that you don't know what you're doing or what you are talking about. You like what you like, you don't what you don't. You should read more about Shackelton and what he and his crew members on the "Endurance" went through - it's quite a story!
I enjoy the running commentary on the level of sweat. Always good to know such things...
Well done for telling the difference. Blending whiskey allows for the use of cheaper grains, and does not require the same amount of time to age. This allows a distiller to produce a blended whiskey faster, and for less money. As a result, the demand for blended whiskey is higher, despite the fact that the single malts have an obvious flavor advantage.
Don't drink Whisky neat or with ice, mix with a small amount of ambient temperature water - it opens up the flavour profile. I use about 1/4 the amount of water, do it to taste. Aged single malts tend to have more character. Less burn obviously too. Love how each bottle had it's own rating scale 😂
Top marks for pronouncing "Laphroaig" (six out of six words!) and nine out of eight good expressions for that look when you were waiting for the motobike to go away :)
Hi Alanna! Fun video. :) The part that cracked me was when you washed away the taste of Laphroaig with Johnny Walker Green Label. XD
Howdey neighbour! I don’t drink but I’m stilled glued to the screen. I’d give this video 10 out of 10 cool Canadians.
After a long, bad day at work, this was just what I needed. Put a smile on my face.
I love your quirkiness. I love your disproportionate scoring system. I love your lack of whisky knowledge. This video is perfect.
Comparing fractions when the denominator keeps changing. LOVE IT. That made me giggle.
Perfect video?
@@konradolczak3843 She makes me laugh, if its perfect then so be it lol :)
Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. Homer Simpson
I'll drink to that!
Mary M 😂
I'm just popping out for a swift Shackleton, I may be some time.
T'was Lawrence Oates that said "I may be some time" not Ernest Shackleton.
Captain Oates said that
Yep. Why I didn't say, "I'm just popping out to grab my Oats," I have no idea!? Perhaps I had been drinking, again? Silly girl, eh! :-D xXx
We like what we like and two fingers to being told what we are supposed to like or being told how to eat n drink it. Carry on enjoying what you enjoy 😁👍
This has put a smile on my face.
Very much up to your usual high standards of entertainment and I think I’m now understanding your ranking system.
Always amusing and never disappointed.
The taste of a Whisky (Whisky spelt with an e is Irish Whiskey) is very much personal choice. I always drank Laphroaig or single malts when I lived in the UK because blended Whiskies always gave me a hangover! You must also remember that the same make of Whisky like Johnny Walker (Black, Green, Red and Blue) may have a different alcohol content. If I remember on the Isle of Wight there is or at least was a pub (The Wight Mouse Inn?) where you could drink a different Whisky every day of the year!
Absolutely love your drinking Videos, so funny hun! 🥰
Hi Alana, great Vid, as always.. There's a lot of nonsense spoken about whisky, wine, beer, etc, but ice, apparently alters the flavour. Having said that, whatever floats your boat in my opinion and ignore what others say. So, a bit of info.. All Scotch whisky is malt and then there are 2 types, single malt and blended malt. Blended malt means that it is a blend of different whiskies to produce a specific flavour/taste. Single malts are as they sound, from one barrel and will have their unique flavour/taste. Single malts tend to be more expensive than blended, blended can start at £13 (Asda) and single malt start £20-25, but there is cross over and single malts can go through the roof, price wise. There are loads of single malts with varying levels of peat, generally, the darker the whisky the more peat flavour.. Anyway, find the ones that you like, your purse likes, add ice, if you want to and enjoy... Slainte
I am not a detective or have superpowers of detection but (and I may be wrong) where you perchance, maybe slightly, possibly sweaty when you made this video ;)
Maybe most of UK houses/ apartments don’t have air conditioners.
Air con shmair con
@@robertewalt7789 Not usually needed, offices and shops may haver them though
Laphroaig is in a different class to the others as it is a single malt. Avoid the ice.
It is so nice on a cold, rainy day which England and Scotland have a lot of. It warms you right up. I can't imagine drinking it on a scorching summer day though. I would not like it either.
Its cold and damp up here, warm and peaty is good
@@shlibbermacshlibber4106 I actually prefer Lagavulin 16 or Caol ila 12 but I know Laphroaig has its devoted fans.
@@quirkygal8 I concur. Laphroaig is as rough as a cat's tongue.
Laphroaig the great taste of hospital....:-) JD anyone?
Never put ice in malt, only a touch of water. Plain or blended whisky is fine with ice. Idea age is 21 for Laphroaig, 10 is a bit rough, and like you I had the same reaction the first time, then with 'practice' I found I like it. A lot. If you have money to burn then try the quarter cask, not so peaty and smoother. Another good one is J.J. Smiths 21 year old Glenlivet. Very nice.
its a nice thought certainly
Hi Alanna,
I'm Scottish and don't have a problem with you having ice in any of them. But I will say it probably hurt the Laphroaig more as it tastes a little better when warmed up. It is the peatiest smokiest of the island whiskies I've tried. It tastes like you have licked an ashtray, I find Bowmore to be a lot nicer whilst retaining some smokiness. If you want to try more single malt whisky., if you can get them to try, I would suggest Dalmore, Glenlivet and Macallan .
Byeee
Thanks again for making me laugh this Tuesday!
Hope you'll have a calendar of your best thumbnail pics ready for Christmas! Not even joking!!
Blended is actually the dregs of multiple whiskeys
Stick to single malt straight
Bottoms up 🥃
Glenmorangie Single Malt cellar 13 ................smooth as silk.
Was waiting for the Whiskey snobs to start about single & blended :)
Urban myth.
Nonsense. It's a blend of multiple whiskies - and not 'dregs'. Some blends are excellent and some single malts are insipid rubbish.
Dregs my arse
"I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing".. just marvelous, so funny. Thanks 🍻🍷👍
Bloody Canadians, coming over here, sweating into our atmosphere. 😂
l am learning English and I like to listen to you..everyday i understand you better. Todas was and amazing
Today was amazing
After doing the same on Patreon you'll sleep well, Hic !!!
Alana, I drink Real Ale. Maybe you could try several Real Ale's in a future video.
Nice video Alanna, keep them coming 🙂
They found cases of MacKinlay’s whisky under the expedition huts in the Antarctic and recovered them.The Shackleton I think is based on the taste of that early 1900’s whisky.
If I gently move a peaty whisky around my mouth for a while before downing it, I find it develops an almost sweet taste. Peat monsters don't really lend themselves to a quick sip or a glug; they're better if they're savoured.
LOL! The moment I saw the Laphroaig I audibly gasped and startled the cat. I knew what was coming and I agree with you absolutely. Nasty.
I love Laphroaig. .it's a beautiful peaty, smoky and sweet single malt.
Talisker. The dalmore, Balvenie doublewood
Kris Moodley glenkinchie
Stick to single malts. If you must use ice, use whiskey stones instead of ice. The ice waters the booze down.
A nice one to try for beginners is Dalwhinnie. Similar to Laphroaig but smoother is Talisker.
Ice is perfectly acceptable with blended whiskeys, but single malts, you need to add a bit of water to get the range of flavours imo. They are always wider ranges of flavours in a single malt
You do realise you now have to do a Rum taste test. Great video as usual. Cheers from Australia
Pirate style we hope! ☠️😂
Around the world in 80 beers
And Tequila after that
There are is some great Rum out there here in the UK
Lambs Navy
Pussers also a Royal navy rum
Kraken
Morgan's spiced
Jolly sailor
Any of these are really good.
@@chrisholland7367 Spiced rums are strictly for people who don't like the taste of rum. The spice flavours are added to mask the taste of the cheap spirit.
Another interesting video, thank you. I'm sure some have already mentioned that "blended" is a very different drink to a "single" malt; I prefer blended but when people give Scotch as a present, they always give a single malt, 'cos they don't know. Well done, very funny at 13 minutes.
The problem is trying to score a single malt against a blend. There are so many different single malts all with quite distinct flavours. Here I have two rare malts. A 25 year old single malt from the North Port Distillery. Note it closed in 1980 and there is a supermarket on the site now! The other is an 18 year old Glencadam Single Malt. Both of these distilleries were based in Brechin, Scotland and my Grandad was born in a cottage just behind the Glencadam Distillery. Glencadam is still in operation today. Both these malts would blow your socks off at 60% volume. You'd hate the North Port because it's a peaty taste. However, the Glencadam is much smoother. You'd like it, but you'd be wasted in no time.
Coming next , Alana compares ciders sitting on a bench in the high street while shouting at the pigeons !
Good luck with that!! Looks like Patreons might just get a video of a couch, an out of focus leg and slurred mumbles from the bottom of the screen. Was nice watching the onset of tipsyness :-)
Laphraoig being very peaty and smoky is exactly why I like it, but only in small amounts (with just the tiniest bit of water to dilute it, no ice).
Apart from Talisker, Irish whiskey knocks everything else into a cocked hat.
I've just had a bottle of Jameson caskmates stout edition, £20 off Amazon, and beautiful. Doesn't burn your throat on the way down!
Blended scotch whisky (7:34) is usually a blend of malt and grain whisky (mainly grain) and is best mixed with other things.
Single Malt is best drank neat (or with a dash of water).
As you have discovered, there are whiskies that are blends of different malts; and also 100% grain whiskies (I think that David Beckham brought out a grain whisky?).
Man, I missed the party (a bad week)! Ah, So good to see something funny! Maybe do a Canadian beer one next, when you go there, whiles smoking a bong (to pallet cleans, lol);) Chin-chin ol’ bean :D
I am going, I am going where streams of whiskey are flowing.
Great video loved it.
My GF puts frozen grapes in hers so not to alter the taste but still keep it chilled.
That's a good idea for chilling a drink without watering it down. Changing the temperature will still change the flavours experienced. If you've ever tasted a warm can of Coke, you would know that.
I believe whiskey gets its colour from the barrels, the colour depends on how long the whiskey has been in the barrels. Jura, Gentleman Jack, Jamesons are nice. Jura can be peaty though. Canadian Club is also quite nice, but you probably know that.
Thank you for making me smile with another upload! :D I have just reached out to my Whiskey cupboard to have a cheeky tipple! You're a bad influence Alana! ;) Haha. Good day to you x
haha! another crazy vid my friend! keep them coming please! :D
I know it is US, and not what you are testing but for me Jack Daniels Old Number 7 is the best bourbon. To taste any booze for a taste test, you should not water it down and you spin to test viscosity, sip with air ( slurp) swish and so you don't get drunk, spit. that last part is nuts.
Yep, it was ridiculous here about a week & a half back-they were saying that I think the Thursday was the hottest day of the year, but for me it was the day before that felt the hottest in Thanet.
ha ha - brilliant Alanna, making it entertaining and funny 😂👍 Cheers!
There is a scale running from smooth to peaty, the blends fall somewhere in the middle.
I you want to try smooth, go for Glenmorangie or Glenlivet - the opposite of the Laphroaig you tried.
Single malts are an acquired taste, which is why blended whiskys are more popular. You should have tried Jameson's Irish whiskey too. The Irish were the first people to make whisky, and yes it is spelt whiskey. For something completely different, try Southern Comfort, an American bourbon whisky liqueur.
12.59 whisky started kicking in 😉
Laphroaig is by far the peatiest whisky out there and is definitely an acquired taste. I've never tried green label, but I know black label has subtle peat (smoked dirt) flavours.
Living in Scotland, I have quite a few friends and family who enjoy a fine malt. I don't drink the stuff myself but my Dad and my friends all say that the stuff from the Highlands and Islands are the best. Just the other day I had to stop my friend from spending £40 on a bottle of Highland Park because he needed the money to buy more important things!!!! (Plus you get bonus points from me for pronouncing Laphroaig the right way!!! Not many Brits do!!!!)
Laphroaig is right up there with the best. You've got to like it to like it though. Its the real deal
There are few great whiskies. One that most definitely is is Seagram’s VO. Not Canadian Club, but Seagram’s VO. This Australian loves that Canadian whisky to the point that I will most definitely order it on my death bed!
"I've got stuff to do later." Proceeds to drink alkyhol for two videos. Hahahaha! If only more people were like you.
Even though I don't drink, I love hearing your thoughts and descriptions of all these drinks.
Good job...Hot here in Ontario as well...Ireland and the USA spell it whiskey..the rest spell is whisky....
Another great video. My hubby could talk to you about whisky for hours. He describes the last one like tasting a bonfire. Aldi has a nice one he says. X
When I was working a bar in Durban South Africa MANY years ago I had a terrible habit if pouring all the bits from all the proprietary brands into one bottle and then loading the racks with full bottles. at the end of the night I topped up the black and white whiskey bottle with the dregs of all the others. As sods law would have it my first customers the next day was the Black and White whisky rep with a guest. He ranted and raved about the superior taste of his brand bought about 3 drinks each and did not notice my re-blending. So that proved all Blended whisky's taste the same
Excellent video as always Alana! Just two request one, more live blogs and two, what you hiding under the sofa😁
Another great post, very funny and the blended whisky thing, i think each year the top whisky distillers gather around and blend the top most whisky's....this is in Scotland, there is no other country that makes whisky..honest....anyway they blend the top whisky's and make a blend called Famous Grouse....then the whisky's that get left make a less good blend and so on....its what i was told, also the single malt whisky'd can taste so different. You looked great on the video, in fact you were 'glowing'.....excellent vid.
Really enjoyed watching this video having seen the gin one. I totally agree with you the last whisky the peaty one is not nice. For me personally the best U.K made whiskey is not Scotch, it is made on the North Coast of Northern Ireland, and it is Bushmills. The oldest UK distillery first produced in 1608, do try that if you haven't already. Irish Whiskey is great, Powers, Paddy's, Jameson etc are great but for me Bushmills it just has that something extra. Canadian folk are totally cool in my opinion, thanks for sharing your videos with us.
You don't need to be a whiskey expert to know what you like or dislike. Everybody has different tastes and that's cool. I'm currently trying different minerals waters. I like the Tesco own brand stuff even though its cheaper than some of the fancy brands. Taste is very subjective.
The last one is a mans mans whiskey. The problem with ice is that it kills flavour, but they make the most wonderful whiskey and ice lollies.
This week taking very good 💑
These are the videos I enjoy!
So that's Gin and Whiskey ticked off the list but we still have Vodka, baijiu, tequila, rum, brandy, singani and soju to go to name just a few distilled drinks. We can then move onto Beer, wine, and cider for the fermented drinks series of testing.
Bless her, we can't keep voting to get her half cut every week though. Maybe inter-space it with candy one week then back to the booze ;)
Keep smiling Alanna and loving life :)
It's the peat! Try Glenmorangie for a non-peaty single malt.
My dad loved his whiskey
I love the strongly flavoured Islay single malts, but I get they are a bit full-on the first couple of times
A single malt is strong on peat. Best taken with a little water.
Alanna's on the p155 again.... 😂
Incidently, Glayva is nice. It's a liqueur.
If you go Thailand, try their vodka's (genuine names "Black Cock, Red Cock". Go well with soft drinks.
Also, Thai Rice Whiskey, otherwise known as Lo Kao. Powerful. You could run a car off it. Again, good with coke or lemonade.
Brilliant video. Always look forward to them.
You were so cute after trying that funny tasting Laphroaig, made me smile.
Laphroaig is the most beautiful of peated whiskey.
Enjoyed your video and there's so many whiskeys still to try.....