I hope you see it soon. I guess Texas does not have it either based on a comment from someone else.

Thanks for that. I appreciate it. Cheers!

Good list. I still have not had anything Jura. I will need to try it soon. Cheers!

Hopefully you see the 70th soon.

I don't know your budget, but based on my experience with Orchard House I think 100 would be the highest I would go.

"Special Anniversary" bottle got me. Even though it's very close to the traditional 101 I think it's worth it. Like I said in the video I found it at Total Wine. I waited a few days and went back and got 2 more bottles. Next year when these are gone (if they disappear) and people are looking for them I will be donating a bottle to Stuff & Whiskey mental health charity event To Write Love On Her Arm. They just had this years event last night and I donated 4 different bottles to support the cause. Cheers!

Something in my head was saying it was 6-8 years, but was not sure. It's the same price here as well. This bottle that I reviewed was purchased at a local non big box store that charges more.

IMO I think it's worth the extra money. I went back to TW and bought 2 more bottles. One to keep and the other to donate to Stuff & Whiskey charity event next year.

Same here...I bought this bottle at a local liquor store not a big box store. The local liquor store charges more.

I am looking forward to trying the individually without comparing them to one another and I hope the acetone note goes away. Cheers!

Over the past few months these have also been sitting on the shelf here as well. Not moving at all.

@@whiskeyisajourney Probably because everyone is broke

Interesting. I never thought that antibiotics would effect taste buds. I will give it a shot and see if anything changes. Thanks for bringing that to me attention. Cheers!

@@whiskeyisajourney medicines and sickness in general can affect the taste buds. I just got back from a bit of traveling and noticed my whiskey was tasting different to me. I also realized I had a swollen lymph node in my armpit which indicated I had an infection I was fighting off. After that lymph node went down I noticed everything tasted normal again. I mean we even know the food we eat before we drink can change the flavor

That's a tough call. I love the proof and if I had the money at the time I'd probably buy it. Is it worth it... probably not, but I've paid more for less so?????

Yeah sometimes its a tough call…at that price it’s gotta be an absolute stunner or no go really for me Thx for the reply!

Sorry you feel that way. I guess this channel is not for you.

I was really happy with the price I paid. I like $84 more, but still happy. Cheers!

It's hard to beat the Orchard House. All around experience is wonderful. Good price, light and crisp fruit flavors and it's easy to find (at least in my area). Cheers!

Thanks! I was going to have my sister participate in the flight so I went with all non peated bottles. As you can tell she didn't make it into the video so I just went with what I had. This was a good one and I am looking forward to diving into each bottle without comparing them against one another. Cheers!

Hey Charles. This was a good flight. I am looking forward to trying each one of the new bottles by themselves. When you do blinds each one might influence the other so I want to have them on their own without comparing each one to the other. There was a lot of fruit in the Necarosity and I can see how that one could be a stand out. I am happy you ended up enjoying the bottle and it was great to meet you. Cheers!

I have really enjoyed both new offerings the only unfortunate thing is neither holds up against the prices…I think they would be repeat buys for sure at the $50-$55 & $60-65 dollar mark. See again you on the whisky trails 😉👍🏼

Peat and chocolate go great together. I might have to do that next time I open a bottle. Cheers!

I have not had anything other than the 18. If you like sherry you should like this one.

They core range is not all sherried…the 18 is the only core range that is sherry forward. And most of their limited range bottles require getting shipped from across the pond cause they dont show up in Az

@@chazchilly9697 that's great to know. I had no idea this was the only sherry expression. You learn something new every day. Thanks! Cheers.

Semi week is better than a loss. 🤪

I did not even catch that. Interesting indeed.

When I bought the bottle of Hedonism they were out of the 2024 version otherwise I would have had that in the flight instead of the old one.

It's a sherry influenced bottle for sure. I liked it. Cheers!

Whiskey Vault just did a review on the Solum 2nd Edition today. Daniel Whittington really liked it.

@@whiskeyisajourneyyeah man. That’s what lead me to rewatch your Westland videos today. I saw Whiskey Vaults video this morning. Daniel said it was good but he was gifted the bottle. He didn’t chime in if it was worth that price tag.

@@TheReal_DeanD I like every bottle I have from them. Are they worth the price tag? That is hard to say, but I think there is agreement that they are expensive.

Really? I didn't think it would make my list for any type of top bourbon. But hey I'm just a guy doing reviews on KZbin. 😜

Thanks! I enjoyed this one a lot. I'll be going back to each bottle to see how they open up and stand alone without comparing them to one another.

Try the Celestial! It's my favourite CB!!

I'm not sure of the year, but it's definitely not the new 2024 release. $85 sounds a lot better than the price I paid. I'd say give it a shot.

Thanks. I was eager to try both the new offerings and I don't think they disappointed me. I'll be going back to all these bottles in the near future to see how they open up. On a side note I love the label art as well. They stand out and makes you want to drink them. Cheers!

I have not seen Celestial, but I'll keep my eye out for it. I'm going to try and get my sister to do a few videos while we are on break. Cheers!

@@whiskeyisajourney Yay!! You are both amazing!! Have a wonderful weekend!! 🙂

It will be interesting to see the results of the OSWA's this year. Putting some new stuff up against some tried and true older stuff.

If you like sherry this is a bottle for you. But in Canada it will probably be something like $1000. Just joking, but if you have seen it in your area I'd like to know what it's going for. Cheers!

@@whiskeyisajourney Joel checked and is ordering the Tomatin 18 from Alberta - always cheaper and AB doesn't have a provincial sales tax - nice!! It's $180 before tax. Not bad. I do love a good sherry cask scotch! Delicious! Bourbon and peat are my jams right now but I am always up for a delicious dram of a sherry cask single malt!! Hope you have some good plans for the weekend Peter!! 🙂

@@christinecamley I'm heading into my fall break so I'll have a week off. No plans yet still getting over being sick for 3 weeks. I had to push my hernia surgery off until November 21.

@@whiskeyisajourney Oh no! I’m so sorry Peter. That’s a long time to be unwell. I hope the surgery goes very well. Hernias are awful. You will feel a lot better! I have several close people around me with awful cases of COVID- the new variants are both thought to be worse than usual - so I am being super careful. I have had it twice - once at the beginning of the pandemic - and I was in hospital for 3 weeks needing oxygen support. I have asthma. So masking is paramount and I hope the updated vaccine is available soon. I might go to the U.S. to get a vaccine more quickly. Long COVID becomes more of a risk the more someone experiences COVID. That is not something I ever want. Stay well! I’d mask when in hospital in November. No one is anymore. Much care!!

@@whiskeyisajourney P.S. Enjoy your break!!

I do as well. Cheers!

I was shocked at how much I liked this. Between this and the JDSBBP rye it's going to be close which one gets rye whiskey of the year for me. Technically this is not a rye so maybe I'll need to have 2 categories.

I think I've seen this one on the shelf. I'm not familiar with the brand. I'll see what I can do. Have you had it or are you asking for a review because you are courteous?

I like your choices! Cheers.

Funny you mentioned that. This Friday I talk about it. First Friday Flight Fight with Compass Box. I've got you in for October. This month could be your lucky month! 🤞🤞🤞

Okay! So that has to be the new stuff.

First donation of the month get you an extra entry so I've got you in for five

@@whiskeyisajourney sweet! I'll remember that for next month too lol

I'm bummed I missed the drop of the Disco 12. I've heard a lot of really good things about it. Hopefully we get another drop.

Perfect! Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate it.

Nothing is preventing them from that, but Japan put out some guidelines as to what they can call Japanese whiskey. But I don't think there is any reinforcement of the guidelines.

@@whiskeyisajourney several distillers seem to follow it voluntarily. But this one may have been released a few years before the guidelines were introduced.

You have to like the price especially with just about everything else going up in price.

Unfortunately I don't have that one. I have not seen it in my market.

@@whiskeyisajourney Thanks I appreciate Try to bey it😃

I was a little concerned about the bitterness, but the more I sipped it the less I noticed it. I'll need to pay attention to that going forward.

Use it in a cocktail or try blending it with something. You never know how it's going to turn out.

In that case try it before you buy.

Thanks! Cheers.

Thanks!