Lots of depth here, while keeping it easy to watch. Samaroli, Serge, the whiskybase community along side The Malt Review guys is a perfect cross section too, shows the thought you put in. These whiskies are dreams for us mortals, but who doesn’t like to dream? You’re a scholar Jeremy. Great piece.
Thanks so much for the recognition and all the shout outs. You did an amazing job with this video J. Your passion for Whisky is most enjoyable to watch, keep it up brother.
Mike and Narby may be the only owners of these that would open them, most owners will take them to the grave. There is a collector on WB that has all 3 (multiples of 2 of them) but only 1 of them is open according to his collection info.
I understand the valuation of highly rated and hard to get whiskies like this but a I hate it at the same time. I spent a pretty penny on a few in my collection at auction and have some rarities going to auction soon as a way to spread the love to other drinkers as well (I'd hope). I love that we can have whiskies from a past generation (auction) and can do so for the future by collecting but damn. I hate seeing whiskies from forty years ago with levels well below the shoulder going for such high dollar amounts when they should have been enjoyed two decades ago before the evaporation kicked they're ass. RANT OVER.
Great shout out to Malt Reviews Mike & Narbie. I don't know why they don't have tens of thousands followers, I love watching their videos. Whiskybase is awesome also. I have to go check out Serge. Great review Jeremy.
Rare Malt single cask bottling of a Colburn 21 year, distilled in 1979 at %59.4 abv and bottled October 2000. This Speyside is amazingly complex and well balanced. And yet it surprises you with layered notes that never seem to stop. For me, 97 out o of 100.
Great video. Like how you weren't afraid to stick your neck out and say what you think are the top 3. Great research as well and great that there are youtubers opening these bottles and sharing what they think about them. Top stuff!
I wouldn’t ever chase those vintage whiskys on the secondary market because I cannot justify the pricing in my head. However, best bottle I ever had was my father in-laws Highland Park 25. To be honest the best whisky is the one that is currently in one’s glass. I mostly look forward to unveiling treasures on the hunt. There isn’t one particular bottle that I want, but I know what I am looking for when I find it.
I really do like sharing whisky with friends but I look forward to sipping on a really good one in solitude. I am an extrovert too. I really enjoyed this video and your channel as a whole. Thanks.
Jeremy, Great subject and video. The best whiskey I've tasted so far is the GTS 2017. I'm new to scotch so have not tried that many. But the one I'm enjoying the most now is the Deanston 2008 9 year Bordeaux.
Not that it matters, but Serge rated a Port Ellen - Port Ellen 12 yo (OB, The Queen’s Visit to Port Ellen’s Maltings, 1980) - a 99. He just never edited his Port Ellen page to show it up top: www.whiskyfun.com/archivefebruary15-1-Ardbeg-Laphroaig-Caol-Ila-Lagavulin-Bowmore-Bunnahabhain.html#040215
For me so far it was the Johnnie Walker 18 year. That really gave me a great Journey. But what I really want to try is black art. This one has been on my mind for a good while now. Great video definitely checking them out. Cheers 🥃
I'm quite new to this whole game. Started my whisky-journey just this spring, so I'm pretty sure my best bottle I have yet to open. But what I would like most to try (and will most likely never will) would be an old Brora since I'm such a fan of the Old Pulteney/Clynelish - style of scotch.
Very interesting video. I really enjoyed it. I would say the best whiskey I have every had would be the 2017 Lagavulin 12. A close second would be the 2006 William Larue Weller.
Awesome video. It takes some courage to put a video like this out, and they can also help a channel gain more subscribers and views so I hope that it does well for you. So far the best whisky I have tried is my bottle of the Compass Box Stranger and Stranger. So confectionery and complex. Hoping to make it last many years. I'd love to try a 30 year old Laphroaig, or 25 year old cask strength Laphroaig - i think those are my dream whiskys currently.
YES.I have absolutely loved all the Samaroli releases I've had. From all the advent calendars to beautiful blends to the single malts they've done amazing things! Awesome video man :)
I'm proud to be Italian! Now as a Peated scotch fan this is easy... I'd love to try that #1, Laphroaig 15yr! As for the best I've had well my journey has been short so far... But I had a Cask Edition Johnny Walker Blue 56% abv from 2013 that was very complex and enjoyable. Love my Cask Strength Laphroaig and Ardbeg though! Did I mention I'm proud to be Italian? Great review with lots of info... Cheers!!!
Well done Jeremy! WB is a great resource & rabbit hole. I recently tried a 1960 GM Single Cask Strathisla that was excellent-wish I had more. Lots of great whisky out there, you’ve had your fair share😉. Cheers
Very nice video Jeremy, thank you very much and a happy new year! I am still trying to figure out what you meant with that old stock addition to reduce strength, so let´s take Springbank. Their 12yo cask strength (released as OB approximately twice a year) typically comes at 53 - 57%, losing half to one percent abv per year. That SB 12 Samaroli you mentioned at 57.1% obviously doesn´t have any room for abv reduction by adding older stock at, say, 40-something percent. However, if they originally filled the cask at an unusually high strength, the whole thing would work... 😁
100 British proof = 57.1%, so they must have got to exactly that proof somehow. It's just a rumor they used older stock, but I think it's generally accepted.
@@SippersSocialClub So if it is generally accepted, they seem to have used a higher-than normal filling strength. That SB 12 was bottled in 1982 (so distilled in the late 1960ies) , and I think the 63.5% standardized filling strength practice started in the mid 1980ies, so that would fit.
Unfortunately I have not tried the 1967 Laphroaig, and that's my birth-year but alas I have only a average Swedish salary. Any sponsorshop for a dram of this i welcome ;-) I have tried the other two and while i recognize the quality of the Bowmore it is not my cup of tea, I'm a bit "allergic" to whisky with elder blossoms and blackcurrants due to some bad encounters with Absolut Currant in my youth. The Springbank is absolutely stunning. Well worth mentioning are Ardbeg Kingsbury 1967 C#922 54,6% and Mortlach 36yo 1936 Gordon & MacPhail for Pinerolo, rotation 1973, 43% 75cl. Both these I have at 97p I have never scored any whisky higher. The Springbank I have at 96p.
The dead can not speak, but the BEST must be the first drop of Whisk(e)y distilled and drank without killing the host-drinker long ago, say 1 thousand years ago when Mead was discovered or invented. . . but for today: Glen ORd 25 years old cask strength - hehe
@@digitaldemocracyai-rob Just imagine multiplying all flavours x 2, and the experience lasts 1 hour and 1/2, and when one burps: that heathery smoke comes back ! ! ! !
I will say, the best scotch I believe I've ever tasted was the Bunnahabhain Moine Oloroso 2017 release. So deep and balanced and completely enjoyable. The best BOURBON I've ever had however, that will be the Duke Grand Cru Kentucky Reserve. Once it opens up, it's one of the best american whiskies I've had
After 2 minutes and when you say you have chosen 3 after reading those 3 sources, I really hope they are Bowmore Bouquet amd Laphroaig 1967 from Samaroli and the third can be a Black Bowmore, Springbang 21, Lagavulin 21 or some good old Macallan, Like the 1947. Let's continue the videl to see if I'm right or wrong...
Your videos are simply superb, from the subject to your delivery. Many of the whiskies you feature are totally unattainable to almost every whisky lover, but nevertheless really interesting.
Like a lot of the other comments I think the bottle that I'm drinking is amazing but if money was no object I would like to try a bottle of Janet Roberts sheed by glenfiddich.
I'll keep playing the lottery, and drinking Laphroaig Cask strength for now. Perhaps I may stumble upon an old chest in some dusty attic with one of these amazingly beautiful bottles hidden inside, and tell... No one.
@@SippersSocialClub ya i see it on whiskyexchange. but i dont wanna pay another 60$ for shipping and customs lol. if i could go pick it up at the local total wine for 120$ it would be no problem.
I like to see a new video about the highest scored whiskies people can buy right now or I mean new releases as these bottles are completely out of reach for most people even the rich who doesn’t have the passion for it. I know someone here in Silicon Valley that can even afford a million dollar bottle if he wants but once talking to him, he said you should never pay more than 1000$ on a Scotch 🙃
It's hard to produce a video like that because the highest scored / best new releases are usually very limited and sell out before most people are able to try them. Perfect example were the newly released Kilkerran 15 year old single casks. I could do a video on best whiskies available on the shelf. But it would be a list of whiskies you probably already have.
Some good whisky in there Jeremy but I beg to differ. There is a pile, a mountain, of great whiskys that have come and gone that we know nothing about at all. Besides, I've never tasted these whiskys so they're not best for me. However, I'm glad that some of these fantastic Samarolis do not have to be ultra aged and it is testament to his genius to know when it was time to bottle and I think that is what made him special. It's so subjective that it's impossible to say what's best. Is the best whisky thousands of pounds/dollars etc and tasted by a select wealthy few? I don't think it should be. I could buy hundreds of genuinely great bottles of whisky for one of these bottles. I know what I would chose. Let's step back and be sensible - it's just a tasty dram at the end of the day. Some people like burgers and some like caviar - who's right?
I see what you're saying, but originally these whiskies would have been reasonably cheap. 50-80 pounds perhaps? Maybe less. They are not $60,000 retail bottles of Macallan Fine and Rare. The current market value is representative of the scarcity of how many remain. My list is based on the reviews of people who have tried the very best, and their opinion. Obviously it's all subjective, but there is a general consensus of those who have been fortunate enough to try them.
Take it easy Jeremy, I have no doubt that these whiskys are stunning. They might have cost £80 back in the day (expensive) and that's the 1980s when nobody had a clue. I still have an issue. Those that you mention are fortunate to try great whisky and can afford them. Nevertheless, they are a handful of people and I second my point - there are other great whiskys. Is Samaroli that much better than them? Would I pay £100 for such a dram? Hell no. It's a tricky subject but I'm very pleased you mentioned and quoted the whisky and sources.
@@welshtoro3256 I understand what you're saying Welsh, always respect your opinion. Yes, there are a lot of incredible whiskies people would consider the very best (Jim Murray makes a career of it). I made this video because I think people (myself included) are curious about the absolute highest levels of whisky. What do people who've tried almost everything consider their best-of-the-best? I used the only sources I could. Almost no one who collects the ultra premium bottles ever open them, let alone review them.
Totaly agree and I love that Mike and Narbi open and drink these bottles and share then with us but at the end of the day it's good whisky - that's all it is. How good can it be?
@@welshtoro3256 Narby told me he cried after tasting the Samaroli Springbank because he knew nothing would ever beat it. He said he didn't drink for a month after. So, probably pretty good Id say, haha
Sippers Social Club lovely example of your immaturity and Valley Girl femininity. If this how you react to criticism I suggest you go and get a real job where your affected speech and pathetic attitude are not a hindrance to your career. President of the United States perhaps. You’re certainly intellectually qualified.
@@PhillipSmith37 Haha! Criticism? What constructive criticism did you provide? You don't like my voice? Sorry pal, turn on closed captioning or get off my channel! I guarantee you knew nothing about Samaroli bottlings until I educated you. You're just bitter because your whisky knowledge is less than a lady boy valley girl like myself. Haha! Piss off
Sippers Social Club I don’t mind your voice. It’s just the pretentious and ugly vocal fry you purposely add at the end of every sentence that I find annoying, if you don’t...great. Keep doing it. And when you channel fades away, your knowledge and good recommendations will become worthless. But hey, if swearing and abuse is your response to criticism, then go where you will my friend.
Lots of depth here, while keeping it easy to watch. Samaroli, Serge, the whiskybase community along side The Malt Review guys is a perfect cross section too, shows the thought you put in. These whiskies are dreams for us mortals, but who doesn’t like to dream?
You’re a scholar Jeremy. Great piece.
Oh yeah. Brora, early to mid 1970s, not sure I’d be fussy about the expression.
Thanks so much Roy, I very much appreciate the kind words, especially coming from you. Cheers!
@@Aqvavitae Yes, I second that choice!
Thanks so much for the recognition and all the shout outs. You did an amazing job with this video J. Your passion for Whisky is most enjoyable to watch, keep it up brother.
The pleasure is mine, happy to have you guys as a resource for knowledge. Cheers!
This is an excellent video brother. Well put together. Great content.
Thanks, cheers mate
Mike and Narby may be the only owners of these that would open them, most owners will take them to the grave. There is a collector on WB that has all 3 (multiples of 2 of them) but only 1 of them is open according to his collection info.
Mike and Narby are my hero's
I understand the valuation of highly rated and hard to get whiskies like this but a I hate it at the same time. I spent a pretty penny on a few in my collection at auction and have some rarities going to auction soon as a way to spread the love to other drinkers as well (I'd hope). I love that we can have whiskies from a past generation (auction) and can do so for the future by collecting but damn. I hate seeing whiskies from forty years ago with levels well below the shoulder going for such high dollar amounts when they should have been enjoyed two decades ago before the evaporation kicked they're ass. RANT OVER.
Great shout out to Malt Reviews Mike & Narbie. I don't know why they don't have tens of thousands followers, I love watching their videos. Whiskybase is awesome also. I have to go check out Serge. Great review Jeremy.
I agree, they should be one of the biggest channels, thanks man, cheers!
Rare Malt single cask bottling of a Colburn 21 year, distilled in 1979 at %59.4 abv and bottled October 2000. This Speyside is amazingly complex and well balanced. And yet it surprises you with layered notes that never seem to stop. For me, 97 out o of 100.
sounds amazing!
Great video. Like how you weren't afraid to stick your neck out and say what you think are the top 3. Great research as well and great that there are youtubers opening these bottles and sharing what they think about them. Top stuff!
Thanks, cheers man!
I wouldn’t ever chase those vintage whiskys on the secondary market because I cannot justify the pricing in my head. However, best bottle I ever had was my father in-laws Highland Park 25. To be honest the best whisky is the one that is currently in one’s glass. I mostly look forward to unveiling treasures on the hunt. There isn’t one particular bottle that I want, but I know what I am looking for when I find it.
Obviously when you get to the top of the whisky auction world it's a game for the 1%. I agree, the best way to enjoy whisky is with friends, cheers
I really do like sharing whisky with friends but I look forward to sipping on a really good one in solitude. I am an extrovert too. I really enjoyed this video and your channel as a whole. Thanks.
Jeremy, Great subject and video. The best whiskey I've tasted so far is the GTS 2017. I'm new to scotch so have not tried that many. But the one I'm enjoying the most now is the Deanston 2008 9 year Bordeaux.
Nice, love both of those!
Not that it matters, but Serge rated a Port Ellen - Port Ellen 12 yo (OB, The Queen’s Visit to Port Ellen’s Maltings, 1980) - a 99. He just never edited his Port Ellen page to show it up top:
www.whiskyfun.com/archivefebruary15-1-Ardbeg-Laphroaig-Caol-Ila-Lagavulin-Bowmore-Bunnahabhain.html#040215
Wow, didn't realize that. Thanks for sharing the link!
For me so far it was the Johnnie Walker 18 year. That really gave me a great Journey. But what I really want to try is black art. This one has been on my mind for a good while now. Great video definitely checking them out. Cheers 🥃
Thanks, cheers!
I'm quite new to this whole game. Started my whisky-journey just this spring, so I'm pretty sure my best bottle I have yet to open. But what I would like most to try (and will most likely never will) would be an old Brora since I'm such a fan of the Old Pulteney/Clynelish - style of scotch.
Wise choice, cheers!
Very interesting video. I really enjoyed it. I would say the best whiskey I have every had would be the 2017 Lagavulin 12. A close second would be the 2006 William Larue Weller.
That's an old WLW. I've the the 2010, loved it, cheers!
Thanks for the information. Always easy, short and right to the point. Great videos, great content. Cheers!!!
Thanks, cheers!
Excellent video mate. Very interesting!
Thanks, cheers!
The one I'm drinking right now!
What ya drinking?!
Kinda stuff one can only dream about.
Reoccurring dream for me :)
The best i've had so far, is a kavalan solist VB.
Awesome video. It takes some courage to put a video like this out, and they can also help a channel gain more subscribers and views so I hope that it does well for you.
So far the best whisky I have tried is my bottle of the Compass Box Stranger and Stranger. So confectionery and complex. Hoping to make it last many years.
I'd love to try a 30 year old Laphroaig, or 25 year old cask strength Laphroaig - i think those are my dream whiskys currently.
Thanks cheers!
I've had Laphroaig 25 and 32 , solid stuff
The 2017 25 year was one of my most recent whiskies that I wish I had another bottle of. Great stuff :)
Great video. Love the history while keeping it fun.
Thanks, cheers
YES.I have absolutely loved all the Samaroli releases I've had. From all the advent calendars to beautiful blends to the single malts they've done amazing things! Awesome video man :)
Wow, nice! I've yet to have the pleasure, but one day :)
Ah, well I have a couple of bottlings and have Scotch Whisky Advent Calendars 2-5. Perhaps we should swap some drams sometime.
@@SippersSocialClub I mean I know that what I've had most likely pales in comparison to these highly rated releases but I'm a peasant :)
Serious whiskey afficionados should agree on Lagavulin 16
I'm proud to be Italian! Now as a Peated scotch fan this is easy... I'd love to try that #1, Laphroaig 15yr! As for the best I've had well my journey has been short so far... But I had a Cask Edition Johnny Walker Blue 56% abv from 2013 that was very complex and enjoyable. Love my Cask Strength Laphroaig and Ardbeg though! Did I mention I'm proud to be Italian? Great review with lots of info... Cheers!!!
I also really want to sip that Sami Laphroaig! Cheers!
Well done Jeremy! WB is a great resource & rabbit hole. I recently tried a 1960 GM Single Cask Strathisla that was excellent-wish I had more. Lots of great whisky out there, you’ve had your fair share😉. Cheers
I need to explore Strathisla more, only had their entry level bottle, wasn't overly impressed. Cheers man
The Booker's Rye is my Best of all Time. Great video Jeremy.
It's up there for me as well, thanks, cheers!
Very nice video Jeremy, thank you very much and a happy new year!
I am still trying to figure out what you meant with that old stock addition to reduce strength, so let´s take Springbank. Their 12yo cask strength (released as OB approximately twice a year) typically comes at 53 - 57%, losing half to one percent abv per year.
That SB 12 Samaroli you mentioned at 57.1% obviously doesn´t have any room for abv reduction by adding older stock at, say, 40-something percent.
However, if they originally filled the cask at an unusually high strength, the whole thing would work... 😁
100 British proof = 57.1%, so they must have got to exactly that proof somehow. It's just a rumor they used older stock, but I think it's generally accepted.
@@SippersSocialClub So if it is generally accepted, they seem to have used a higher-than normal filling strength. That SB 12 was bottled in 1982 (so distilled in the late 1960ies) , and I think the 63.5% standardized filling strength practice started in the mid 1980ies, so that would fit.
Clynelish 24 yo (49.4%, Cadenhead, Sestante, Italy,
98 points on Whiskyfun. I had 2 bottles. One is gone. Amazing and best ever tasted
Damn! I envy you
Unfortunately I have not tried the 1967 Laphroaig, and that's my birth-year but alas I have only a average Swedish salary. Any sponsorshop for a dram of this i welcome ;-)
I have tried the other two and while i recognize the quality of the Bowmore it is not my cup of tea, I'm a bit "allergic" to whisky with elder blossoms and blackcurrants due to some bad encounters with Absolut Currant in my youth. The Springbank is absolutely stunning. Well worth mentioning are Ardbeg Kingsbury 1967 C#922 54,6% and Mortlach 36yo 1936 Gordon & MacPhail for Pinerolo, rotation 1973, 43% 75cl. Both these I have at 97p I have never scored any whisky higher. The Springbank I have at 96p.
Wow, that's amazing! Did you try those at a bar or tasting?
@@SippersSocialClub Limburg whiskyfair about ten years ago.
The dead can not speak, but the BEST must be the first drop of Whisk(e)y distilled and drank without killing the host-drinker long ago, say 1 thousand years ago when Mead was discovered or invented. . . but for today: Glen ORd 25 years old cask strength - hehe
Just finished off an 2005 Glen Ord 12. Boy o boy, what an under the radar distillery. Can only imagine a 25 CS.
@@digitaldemocracyai-rob Just imagine multiplying all flavours x 2, and the experience lasts 1 hour and 1/2, and when one burps: that heathery smoke comes back ! ! ! !
By now, for me the winner is Highland park, cask 5875 for Switzerland. For 100 gbp, it tastes more like a 500 gbp whisky. :) The video was great ;)
I will say, the best scotch I believe I've ever tasted was the Bunnahabhain Moine Oloroso 2017 release. So deep and balanced and completely enjoyable. The best BOURBON I've ever had however, that will be the Duke Grand Cru Kentucky Reserve. Once it opens up, it's one of the best american whiskies I've had
Very nice. I was about to get a '17 Bunna Moine Oloroso but because of Covid I couldn't. So pissed!
@@SippersSocialClub ahh that sucks! There are still plenty out there, you should be able to get your hands on one sooner or later
Is there a more affordable list?
Here is, but that's a different video
After 2 minutes and when you say you have chosen 3 after reading those 3 sources, I really hope they are Bowmore Bouquet amd Laphroaig 1967 from Samaroli and the third can be a Black Bowmore, Springbang 21, Lagavulin 21 or some good old Macallan, Like the 1947. Let's continue the videl to see if I'm right or wrong...
Shit, I've almost nailed! 2 of 3!!! I promise I did not watched the video before, just wanted to prove my knowledge.
Very good work, Jeremy.
Thanks, cheers!
Your videos are simply superb, from the subject to your delivery. Many of the whiskies you feature are totally unattainable to almost every whisky lover, but nevertheless really interesting.
Thanks Cliff. I try to review a good mix of different price points.
Quite frankly I think it comes down to personal taste
Fantastic video, Jeremy! Cheers brother
Thanks Richie, cheers!
Sippers Social Club you're welcome brother!
Like a lot of the other comments I think the bottle that I'm drinking is amazing but if money was no object I would like to try a bottle of Janet Roberts sheed by glenfiddich.
best whisky of all time is the next opened bottle.
I don't know... I just cracked this J. Riddle peated bourbon, probably the worst whisky I've ever had :)
Lagavulin 12 years from 1970's😉😋😋😋
Nice....!
Great and informative video.
Thanks, cheers :)
Well done video mate!!
Thanks, appreciate it
I'll keep playing the lottery, and drinking Laphroaig Cask strength for now. Perhaps I may stumble upon an old chest in some dusty attic with one of these amazingly beautiful bottles hidden inside, and tell... No one.
I have that dream sometimes :)
Oh fun video. Well put together.
Thanks, cheers!
Oops I guess I must be over indulging- I mean Janet sheed Roberts.
The best whisky I’ve ever had was an Adelphi 33 Springbank refill sherry....
Omg, I bet that was just epic!
Sippers Social Club It most certainly was❣️❣️❣️
Great Video!
if i could have any bottle right now it would be that diageo special edition 15 year old talisker
I've heard good things, shouldn't be too hard to acquire
@@SippersSocialClub ya i see it on whiskyexchange. but i dont wanna pay another 60$ for shipping and customs lol. if i could go pick it up at the local total wine for 120$ it would be no problem.
IMO The best 12-years old is lagavulin.
I like to see a new video about the highest scored whiskies people can buy right now or I mean new releases as these bottles are completely out of reach for most people even the rich who doesn’t have the passion for it.
I know someone here in Silicon Valley that can even afford a million dollar bottle if he wants but once talking to him, he said you should never pay more than 1000$ on a Scotch 🙃
It's hard to produce a video like that because the highest scored / best new releases are usually very limited and sell out before most people are able to try them. Perfect example were the newly released Kilkerran 15 year old single casks. I could do a video on best whiskies available on the shelf. But it would be a list of whiskies you probably already have.
johnny black haha im a noob
You've got the whole journey ahead, cheers!
johnny red
Lol, good one
Obviously Seagram's 7
Some good whisky in there Jeremy but I beg to differ. There is a pile, a mountain, of great whiskys that have come and gone that we know nothing about at all. Besides, I've never tasted these whiskys so they're not best for me. However, I'm glad that some of these fantastic Samarolis do not have to be ultra aged and it is testament to his genius to know when it was time to bottle and I think that is what made him special. It's so subjective that it's impossible to say what's best. Is the best whisky thousands of pounds/dollars etc and tasted by a select wealthy few? I don't think it should be. I could buy hundreds of genuinely great bottles of whisky for one of these bottles. I know what I would chose. Let's step back and be sensible - it's just a tasty dram at the end of the day. Some people like burgers and some like caviar - who's right?
I see what you're saying, but originally these whiskies would have been reasonably cheap. 50-80 pounds perhaps? Maybe less. They are not $60,000 retail bottles of Macallan Fine and Rare. The current market value is representative of the scarcity of how many remain. My list is based on the reviews of people who have tried the very best, and their opinion. Obviously it's all subjective, but there is a general consensus of those who have been fortunate enough to try them.
Take it easy Jeremy, I have no doubt that these whiskys are stunning. They might have cost £80 back in the day (expensive) and that's the 1980s when nobody had a clue. I still have an issue. Those that you mention are fortunate to try great whisky and can afford them. Nevertheless, they are a handful of people and I second my point - there are other great whiskys. Is Samaroli that much better than them? Would I pay £100 for such a dram? Hell no. It's a tricky subject but I'm very pleased you mentioned and quoted the whisky and sources.
@@welshtoro3256 I understand what you're saying Welsh, always respect your opinion. Yes, there are a lot of incredible whiskies people would consider the very best (Jim Murray makes a career of it). I made this video because I think people (myself included) are curious about the absolute highest levels of whisky. What do people who've tried almost everything consider their best-of-the-best? I used the only sources I could. Almost no one who collects the ultra premium bottles ever open them, let alone review them.
Totaly agree and I love that Mike and Narbi open and drink these bottles and share then with us but at the end of the day it's good whisky - that's all it is. How good can it be?
@@welshtoro3256 Narby told me he cried after tasting the Samaroli Springbank because he knew nothing would ever beat it. He said he didn't drink for a month after. So, probably pretty good Id say, haha
How about the best whiskey a person can actually buy??
You can actually buy these. You want a list of best affordable whiskies of all time?
Brora 1972 22y still so much more pure and terroir driven than the sherry monsters that Serge and Narbays enjoy.
I've tried two Brora's from the 70's and both epic
@@SippersSocialClub Really high quality palates always seek supreme distillate and cask balance not just a cask driven flavour affair.
Sweet video man.... do it!!! Splits? :)
On all 3 ? lol
Sippers Social Club is there any other way? Haha
What's your highest scored whiskey Jeremy? I want to try that 1967 Laphroaig!!!
Me too! 94/100 G&M Mortlach ua-cam.com/video/k4EAU6gUAaM/v-deo.html&
You are the first male I’ve ever heard with valley girl vocal fry. Lost me man. Pretentious and affected. Grow up and talk properly.
Hey Phillip, thanks so much for commenting on my video. Go f*ck yourself :)
Sippers Social Club lovely example of your immaturity and Valley Girl femininity. If this how you react to criticism I suggest you go and get a real job where your affected speech and pathetic attitude are not a hindrance to your career. President of the United States perhaps. You’re certainly intellectually qualified.
@@PhillipSmith37 Haha! Criticism? What constructive criticism did you provide? You don't like my voice? Sorry pal, turn on closed captioning or get off my channel! I guarantee you knew nothing about Samaroli bottlings until I educated you. You're just bitter because your whisky knowledge is less than a lady boy valley girl like myself. Haha! Piss off
Sippers Social Club I don’t mind your voice. It’s just the pretentious and ugly vocal fry you purposely add at the end of every sentence that I find annoying, if you don’t...great. Keep doing it. And when you channel fades away, your knowledge and good recommendations will become worthless. But hey, if swearing and abuse is your response to criticism, then go where you will my friend.