Agreed. I love Hazelburn 10. The mouthfeel is exceptional, and the pineapple note is so crips. It was the first whisky that really mentally "took me somewhere else". Thinking of beaches and palm trees.
I’ve got a bottle of all listed and to my my fav is the SB12. Really good stuff but as it’s hard to get hold of, I rarely touch it… but the KK 12 is fantastic and easy to get. The Cambeltown Loch is excellent as a cheap, everyday, drinker…. All great though!!!!
Thanks for sharing, Geoff. Up front a higher chance of encountering bottles in my cabinet as I have more OB from Campbeltown than from any other region. And for the record, as you pointed at me several time, yep, I love Kilkerran HP. I currently have 2 batches (9 and 10) in the cabinet. Slàinte mhath
Hi Geoff. Thought I’d wait until the series was over to say something. Must say that was an excellent list series , loved watching it. No complaints from me what you haven’t got there, certainly an awesome stash. Looking forward to the Kilkerran video when you get round to doing it. Slàinte Geoff 🥃👍
Enjoyed your video Jeff I am a huge fan of cool Karen and spring bank as well. I have every bottle that you have there except for three and multiples of most. I’ve been very lucky for life year and a half picking these up I just finished a bottle ofKK 12 it was phenomenal. It was from February 23.
I have choice between Royal Brackla 12 (46% Oloroso cask) and Gleefiddich ES Project XX (47%) I love sherry bombs and everything they encompass, lets' say dried dark fruit and fruit cake. This Glenfiddich apparently has heaps of fresh orchard fruits, which I love too. Your reviews have helped my choice to a right direction many times, please open this deadlock me. In this shop RB is a tad cheaper at €53.99 than Glenfiddich Project XX (€59.99). My wife is going to be on business trip in Amsterdam, so shell bring _one_ bottle of my choice once I make up my mind.
I've had a glass of both Bladnoch 11 and Glen Scotia just now, what a coincidence! My Glen Scotia is the 1832 travel exclusive, which is very nice and inoffensively peaty. I'm very happy I went and got one of the 30 bottles of Bladnoch 11 to be sold in my country, lovely stuff!
Sulphur is King! I love all the Kilkerrans. The 2024 Sherry Cask 8-yo is simply amazing. Dare I say I prefer it over the (double as expensive and quite rare) single Cask 15-yo I just bought, which is fully bourbon. I just cannot get enough Kilkerran
(And yes - the port Cask is incredibly good and very special. If you ever come to Denmark I’ll pop my last bottle of that open and share a dram with you 🤩)
I still haven’t yet tried any Springbank (by not being quick enough in the brief windows of time after releases when it’s available at RRP). I will say though that I absolutely adore the Kilkerran 12, and it’s down to your videos that I tried it, so thank-you!
Great job Geoff! Love this type of content. Quick hitting and providing great summaries on a good number of whiskies. Can you tell us of the open bottles of Campbeltown whiskies, which one is currently your favorite?
Another great vid Geoff :) The Bladnoch is 11 is certainly different,.....think 'baby vomit' haha. I added a teaspoon of water & let it sit for 30 mins (ralfy style) , with it improving out of sight.
Nice video, nicer bottles. One of my favourite bottles was a Hazelburn 14 Oloroso, which was sooty AF. It was also delicious. Not sure how the soot got in there as I don't think it was meant to be smoky....I wasn't complaining.
Really love my Hazelburns: 10, 12 and 15, the last two oloroso cask matured. The Longrow 18 is a masterpiece. Better than the Springbank 18 IMO. Have the Springbanks 10, 12 CS, 15 as well, really great. Glen Scotia Vic is also outstanding(specially the CS). Kilkerrans are also really solid. Campbeltown bottles will always be special to me, as they are really unique and flavorful, full of character and aromas. Slainte!
That angle in the room / set works and the color balance with your camera is better than on the old set. With the ring light you were getting some odd shadows on your face but contrast and balance was good. Without the ring light you had natural looking shadows and good color balance. You could soften the shadows with a diffuse light, but like the image quality better than the old set or the Patreon test set images.
Totally on par with you on that Bladnoch 11 yo. I had the 2021 release, beautiful stuff. I regret not buying a backup bottle, when I had the chance... but oh well - I bought another bottle (or 2) instead, so I'll get over it... I think. Cheers Geoff! 🥃
Finally a review of some good whisky! I liked the lighting better when your face was a bit darker. The lighting was bombastic. Sending you good thoughts G. - OJ (other Jeff)
The Kilkerran 16 is amazing. And a local store stocks it for 160 and the heavily peated for 89. Great series, and congrats on the move, Geoff! Sláinte 🥃
I'm lucky to have been able to procure two bottles of Springbank 10 (2017, 2019) and 3 bottles of Hazelburn 10 from the 2019 timeframe. At their current prices, I'll likely never be able to get anymore so these will have to last. Ask me which I prefer on a given day and I'll give you a different answer each time. But I'm leaning towards the Hazelburn 10 which is consistently stellar. Absolutely delicious. My open 2019 Springbank is the most chameleon single malt I own. On some days it tastes like a citrus bomb and on other days the peat really asserts itself.
Out of the 60+ bottles I've got, only 2 are from Campbeltown - Springbank 10 and Glen Scotia Victoriana. I guess my palate isn't refined enough to appreciate the Campbeltown character in general, which is why I don't have many of these bottles. Having said that, I also don't have a lot of experience with Campbeltown, so maybe I just haven't tried enough of them. I do remember trying the Springbank 15 at a past whisky show, and enjoying it quite a bit. Funnily enough, out of all the whiskies mentioned, I'd probably reach for the Bladnoch most of the time. :D Another fun video @Gwhisky!
Out of those I've only had the Kilkerran 12, although that has been out of stock for a while now. Springbank whisky is rarely available here and when it is, it is too expensive. Campbeltown Loch was also too expensive when it was available, compared to actual RRP. I think the Bladnoch 11 is sold out here too. Fortunately, there are other good whiskies that are readily available. Cheers!
Gonna be the Oddball here, but I have always been sorely disappointed by Springbank 10. Springbank 15 has varied from meh to one of the best whiskies I've ever had depending on batch. Kilkerran and Longrow have always blown me away - some of the best whisky out there. I've yet to ever see a Hazelburn but will love to try it some day!
Preach! I like SB10, but don’t get the hype. It’s very good whisky, but there are many better ones that are easier to find and cheaper. Not sure it’s top 5, might be top 10 for me. Kilkerran Sherry cask is the only Campbeltown spirit I’ve had that lives up to the hype.
For channel engagement purposes……no Springbank 15?? ….and also I’d like to hear your thoughts on the Glen Scotia Fino 9…..I’m really liking it myself. Cheers!
I have only tried 1 bottle of both the Springbank 10 year and the 15 year early on in my whisky adventures. The 15 easily provided the 'springbank funk' with tasting notes that I now cannot recollect other than it was certainly unique and intriguing. I did not have any kind of memorable experience with the 10. The longrow peated a couple of years ago also will not be re-purchased.
Very hard to get Sprinbank in South Africa, and seems quite expensive. Seems like the SB10 is selling (when found) at a similar price point to the Kilkerran 8 Bourbon cask and the Kilkerran 16, or I can get the Kilkerran 12 and the Longrow Peated for the price of the SB10.
I only have the SB 10 from this list. I am very interested at the Glen Scotia Victoriana. But to be honest I don’t get the hype about the Campeltown whiskies and the SB the is kinda like the posterchild.
It’s not pronounced Campbel-town. It’s pronounced Campbel-ton. I learned that on my trip to Scotland recently. Not trying to be rude at all. Just a kind FYI. 🙂
Agree the Hazelburn 10 is under appreciated. Its delicious! Love the Springbank 12!
Hazelburn is terrific!
Agreed. I love Hazelburn 10. The mouthfeel is exceptional, and the pineapple note is so crips. It was the first whisky that really mentally "took me somewhere else". Thinking of beaches and palm trees.
I’ve got a bottle of all listed and to my my fav is the SB12. Really good stuff but as it’s hard to get hold of, I rarely touch it… but the KK 12 is fantastic and easy to get. The Cambeltown Loch is excellent as a cheap, everyday, drinker…. All great though!!!!
Kilkerran is my favorite distillery for last couple of years. Nice collection you have there. Yell!
Thanks for sharing, Geoff.
Up front a higher chance of encountering bottles in my cabinet as I have more OB from Campbeltown than from any other region.
And for the record, as you pointed at me several time, yep, I love Kilkerran HP. I currently have 2 batches (9 and 10) in the cabinet.
Slàinte mhath
Nice list. Shame I can't get to try any of it. Oh well there are plenty others to try! Looking forward for regular videos 📷
Hi Geoff. Thought I’d wait until the series was over to say something. Must say that was an excellent list series , loved watching it. No complaints from me what you haven’t got there, certainly an awesome stash. Looking forward to the Kilkerran video when you get round to doing it. Slàinte Geoff 🥃👍
Hah thanks so much David. Glad you enjoyed! Cheers to you, sir. 🥃
Enjoyed your video Jeff I am a huge fan of cool Karen and spring bank as well. I have every bottle that you have there except for three and multiples of most. I’ve been very lucky for life year and a half picking these up I just finished a bottle ofKK 12 it was phenomenal. It was from February 23.
I was obviously using Siri lol
I have choice between Royal Brackla 12 (46% Oloroso cask) and Gleefiddich ES Project XX (47%) I love sherry bombs and everything they encompass, lets' say dried dark fruit and fruit cake. This Glenfiddich apparently has heaps of fresh orchard fruits, which I love too.
Your reviews have helped my choice to a right direction many times, please open this deadlock me. In this shop RB is a tad cheaper at €53.99 than Glenfiddich Project XX (€59.99). My wife is going to be on business trip in Amsterdam, so shell bring _one_ bottle of my choice once I make up my mind.
I've had a glass of both Bladnoch 11 and Glen Scotia just now, what a coincidence! My Glen Scotia is the 1832 travel exclusive, which is very nice and inoffensively peaty. I'm very happy I went and got one of the 30 bottles of Bladnoch 11 to be sold in my country, lovely stuff!
Nice! I just had a Bladnoch 11 and a Springbank 10. Coincidence is a fun thing! 😊
I like the kilkerran 16 the most. Its perfect!
Campeltown Loch is available in a bourbon an a dirty sherried version which ik like most
Yeah I'd like to try the darker one. I hear it's better. 🥃
Sulphur is King! I love all the Kilkerrans. The 2024 Sherry Cask 8-yo is simply amazing. Dare I say I prefer it over the (double as expensive and quite rare) single Cask 15-yo I just bought, which is fully bourbon. I just cannot get enough Kilkerran
(And yes - the port Cask is incredibly good and very special. If you ever come to Denmark I’ll pop my last bottle of that open and share a dram with you 🤩)
I still haven’t yet tried any Springbank (by not being quick enough in the brief windows of time after releases when it’s available at RRP). I will say though that I absolutely adore the Kilkerran 12, and it’s down to your videos that I tried it, so thank-you!
Great job Geoff! Love this type of content. Quick hitting and providing great summaries on a good number of whiskies. Can you tell us of the open bottles of Campbeltown whiskies, which one is currently your favorite?
Nice Campbeltown collection!
Thanks! 🙏
Kingsbarn's Dream to Dram is amazing imo. Kilkerran 12 is my favourite whisky of them all.
Love Dream to Dram.
Another great vid Geoff :) The Bladnoch is 11 is certainly different,.....think 'baby vomit' haha. I added a teaspoon of water & let it sit for 30 mins (ralfy style) , with it improving out of sight.
Nice video, nicer bottles. One of my favourite bottles was a Hazelburn 14 Oloroso, which was sooty AF. It was also delicious. Not sure how the soot got in there as I don't think it was meant to be smoky....I wasn't complaining.
For the price, the Campbelltown Loch is hard to beat…and hazelburn 10…I’m having some tonight 😎
Really love my Hazelburns: 10, 12 and 15, the last two oloroso cask matured. The Longrow 18 is a masterpiece. Better than the Springbank 18 IMO. Have the Springbanks 10, 12 CS, 15 as well, really great. Glen Scotia Vic is also outstanding(specially the CS). Kilkerrans are also really solid. Campbeltown bottles will always be special to me, as they are really unique and flavorful, full of character and aromas. Slainte!
That angle in the room / set works and the color balance with your camera is better than on the old set. With the ring light you were getting some odd shadows on your face but contrast and balance was good. Without the ring light you had natural looking shadows and good color balance. You could soften the shadows with a diffuse light, but like the image quality better than the old set or the Patreon test set images.
Latest Campbeltown Loch batch I got punches WELL above its weight. Obviously not as good as Springbank or Kilkerran, but it’s fantastic
Totally on par with you on that Bladnoch 11 yo. I had the 2021 release, beautiful stuff. I regret not buying a backup bottle, when I had the chance... but oh well - I bought another bottle (or 2) instead, so I'll get over it... I think.
Cheers Geoff! 🥃
Finally a review of some good whisky! I liked the lighting better when your face was a bit darker. The lighting was bombastic. Sending you good thoughts G. - OJ (other Jeff)
The Kilkerran 16 is amazing. And a local store stocks it for 160 and the heavily peated for 89. Great series, and congrats on the move, Geoff! Sláinte 🥃
Thanks. Agree the 16 is really special! 🥃
I'm lucky to have been able to procure two bottles of Springbank 10 (2017, 2019) and 3 bottles of Hazelburn 10 from the 2019 timeframe. At their current prices, I'll likely never be able to get anymore so these will have to last. Ask me which I prefer on a given day and I'll give you a different answer each time. But I'm leaning towards the Hazelburn 10 which is consistently stellar. Absolutely delicious. My open 2019 Springbank is the most chameleon single malt I own. On some days it tastes like a citrus bomb and on other days the peat really asserts itself.
SPRINGBANK THE BEST DISTILLERY IN SCOTLAND 🥃🔥🔥🔥
Out of the 60+ bottles I've got, only 2 are from Campbeltown - Springbank 10 and Glen Scotia Victoriana. I guess my palate isn't refined enough to appreciate the Campbeltown character in general, which is why I don't have many of these bottles. Having said that, I also don't have a lot of experience with Campbeltown, so maybe I just haven't tried enough of them. I do remember trying the Springbank 15 at a past whisky show, and enjoying it quite a bit.
Funnily enough, out of all the whiskies mentioned, I'd probably reach for the Bladnoch most of the time. :D
Another fun video @Gwhisky!
Hah that SB15 at NT $150. What a deal! You've tried most of these, and I recall you enjoyed most of them. Perhaps just not standouts? 🥃
@@Gwhisky Yeah it just might not be my preferred style. I'll have to give these another shot in the near future! :)
I love the cheesiness of the Bladnoch 11... friends and family.... not so much.
I was so excited to try this one and so happy I ordered a sample first instead of a bottle 😉
Out of those I've only had the Kilkerran 12, although that has been out of stock for a while now. Springbank whisky is rarely available here and when it is, it is too expensive. Campbeltown Loch was also too expensive when it was available, compared to actual RRP. I think the Bladnoch 11 is sold out here too. Fortunately, there are other good whiskies that are readily available. Cheers!
Gonna be the Oddball here, but I have always been sorely disappointed by Springbank 10. Springbank 15 has varied from meh to one of the best whiskies I've ever had depending on batch. Kilkerran and Longrow have always blown me away - some of the best whisky out there. I've yet to ever see a Hazelburn but will love to try it some day!
Preach! I like SB10, but don’t get the hype. It’s very good whisky, but there are many better ones that are easier to find and cheaper. Not sure it’s top 5, might be top 10 for me.
Kilkerran Sherry cask is the only Campbeltown spirit I’ve had that lives up to the hype.
For channel engagement purposes……no Springbank 15??
….and also I’d like to hear your thoughts on the Glen Scotia Fino 9…..I’m really liking it myself. Cheers!
I have only tried 1 bottle of both the Springbank 10 year and the 15 year early on in my whisky adventures. The 15 easily provided the 'springbank funk' with tasting notes that I now cannot recollect other than it was certainly unique and intriguing. I did not have any kind of memorable experience with the 10. The longrow peated a couple of years ago also will not be re-purchased.
Very hard to get Sprinbank in South Africa, and seems quite expensive. Seems like the SB10 is selling (when found) at a similar price point to the Kilkerran 8 Bourbon cask and the Kilkerran 16, or I can get the Kilkerran 12 and the Longrow Peated for the price of the SB10.
Try the Hazelburn 15. and Longrow 18. Big fan of KK12 KK16 Local Barley SB 10 12 15 18 Ok all of them!
KILKERRAAAAAAAAN!🔥
That's all🥃🥃🎩
And now it's clear why lowland didn't get it's own video 😂
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Geoff - where the 'f' is Glen Scotia 😂 get your chops around Victoriana and 15yo too 🥃🥃
Would love to hear your opinions on the SPRINGBANK 10 PX cask matured @ 55% abv.
Lol in Australian even Campbeltown Loch is sold to us at extortionate prices - alcohol tax, low production numbers & hype destroys our wallets 😂😂😂
I can't make any comments here because I haven't tried most of the Wishky referred here
Appreciate non-comment comment, buddy
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I only have the SB 10 from this list. I am very interested at the Glen Scotia Victoriana.
But to be honest I don’t get the hype about the Campeltown whiskies and the SB the is kinda like the posterchild.
I'm quite surprised you still have that Hazelburn 13 bottle. I think you traded me that Wild Yeast ..............Glenmorangie Allta to be exact.
Ah yeah that's the one. 🥃
It’s not pronounced Campbel-town. It’s pronounced Campbel-ton. I learned that on my trip to Scotland recently. Not trying to be rude at all. Just a kind FYI. 🙂
No Glen Scotia Victoriana?!?!? I am unfollowing the channel and place a gipsy curse on you, Geoff!