I discovered whisk(e)y About two years ago and I sipped Redbreast 12 years in Dublin, and I really like it. It tastes smooth and soft, round, and not the harsh bite that some of the whiskies have that I tasted so far.

Always check out your channel. On sale in Alberta this week for $55 . Must buy now. Own or tried a lot of Glen Scotia's except this one

I drink Jack's Old # 7 pure and not on the rocks...

Boveda says no...because of less potential sales 😂

I get a white chocolate cream soda note that I can’t find in any other whiskey in that price so I had to give it a 88 score for me!! Cheers

About the 15th time watching this video. I had a question about a cigar wrapper. @2:42 the bottom left corner. Its a gold or brown wrapper with a grey man wearing a hat. What brand and cigar is that. Had one a while ago and for the life of me cannot remember the name.

Nice review, Jeremy. I keep hearing about this one ... Cheers!

Tried this one last night and very much enjoyed it! Picked it up from Costco for $100. Worth it!

This one’s definitely on my shopping list, along with the Portsoy

Great review, thanks. I tried both the Sandend and Portsoy releases; I would give Portsoy the edge - a bit more interesting with a subtle hint of peat, but both are very competent IMHO. Cheers

Thank you for the great review! Where do you shop in Toronto? I'm from Toronto and I usually get the Bolivar Petit Cronas for $30.

Is blue label also colored?

I’m also very particular with sherry and peat but I love the UIG!!

Love this Benromach!!

Two whiskies I haven't tried yet, which is shocking considering my personal scotch collection is around $40,000 USD worth so far.

It's almost dinner time and I just lost my appetite. You have to warn people before displaying a Jack Daniel's, it can ruin one's appetite and/or will to live.

I picked up a couple bottles of The Macallan Oscuro a couple years back and I've been extremely slowly nursing one of them. It's easily the best Macallan I've ever had but I haven't tried many of the ones you have on this list. I'd be curious to see how you would rank it among the others you've tried.

I've been trying to dabble into the peated whiskey arena for a couple months now and one whiskey I was blown away by straight after opening it was the 2022 special release of the Lagavulin 12 year. I've had a couple drams of it since I opened it but it has been amazing every time. Very curious to see how it does after 1/3 of the bottle is gone and it's sat for a month or two.

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If I could find both of these in stock, I'd expect to pay $65 USD + more for the Springbank than the Benromach here in the US.

I wish I could have gifted a small dram of their King George V and their Bicentenary Blend for this lineup. They're both exquisite and a very tall step above Blue Label. That's when they stop being Johnnie Walker and move up to John Walker & Sons.

I've got about 200+ bottles in my collection and I've been thinking about doing some videos like this. Not because I like sharing content but because I've got probably 15-20 different 18 year scotches that I could put in a blind.

Man, 400 canadian dollars for that springbank 21. I can't find it anywhere for under $1,000 USD. Springbank is one I've never tried but maybe someday.

anCnoc is definitely one I will always have in my collection. I have a couple bottles of the 12 but the 18 I have 5-6 bottles in reserve and the 24 I have 3 bottles. Very quality whiskey!

15:15 Glendronach 12 vs Macallan 12 I'd go with Glendronach all day. I get my Glendronach 12 for under $50 a bottle and Macallan, while very good, is always over $75-$80 for their 12 sherry cask. I like having it in my collection but would drink Glendronach all day over it.

I've got several bottles each of the Glendronach 12, 15, 18 and 21 and a single cask bottling of their 28 year Sherry Puncheon bottled at 52.5% ABV. I love me some Glendronach! Maybe it's just their newer stuff but I think the 15 year is a good step up from the 12 but the 18 and 21 are just on another level. 15 is fantastic for the price and what you get.

I love that we have a 100 pt scale (sure sure I realize nobody uses the full scale) and still need to score 0.5 pts. My take is it's not good enough to be a 90, just call it an 89. Good reviews though, definitely a good side by side comparison. I might have to grab one of my benromach cask strength vintages and put it in a battle against a springbank 12 year cask strength.

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Great side by side

I got the Benromach after watching your review of it. The Springbank 15 i picked up at the distillery after visiting Islay came off the ferry at night and drove down to Campbelltown. The drive is not for the faint of heart in the dark. Paid 75£ for it in the shop after getting in the queue. Love both whisky's paid 115$ Canadian for the Benromach at the LCBO. The flavor profile on the Springbank is deeper and the viscosity oily so gives a nice long finish. But being in Ontario the Benromach will be replaced hands down . My next quest is to get the Springbank 10

Good review! I have a 2022 batch of Springbank 15 and it’s average. Not like I remember it. I tasted the Benromach 15 before the re-brand but never bought a bottle bc I thought the 10 was that good. Talking before new labels. I think I need to get the new Benromach 15 though. Cheers.

Brilliant idea to do a head-to-head of these two whiskies Jeremy. I never connected with the Springbank 15, no matter when I've tried it so for me Benromach takes this one. Cheers 🥃

With G&M moving out purchasing casks, I think the dream would be to see them move to Springbank’s model and do everything by hand in house. Their single cask bottlings and cask strength additions are great, and the core range provides great value as well, but bottled at 46% non-chill filtered and everything done in house would push it much closer to SB in quality.

Buffalo Trace, it’s neither an infused cigar nor a cigar aged in spent Buffalo Trace barrels. It uses an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over a Brazilian Arapiraca binder and Dominican piloto cubano and Nicaraguan fillers. It is being made at General Cigar Dominicana in Santiago, Dominican Republic

Just curious, do your farts smell like single malt scotch whisky?

Springbank is the expensive and hard-to-get Benromach of Campbeltown. Of the two 15 in my market, the Springbank is twice the price and has to be ordered online, while the Benromach 15 was $100 US per 750 ml at the local bottle shop.

Your car comparison nailed it. I’ve had both bottles but not a side by side. There is something mysterious and special about SB. But for me it’s almost too much, and I need to be in the right mood for it. Benromach though not as rich or bold, I can enjoy anytime.

Great comparison! Would be great if the BR 15 was bottled at 46%... nevertheless a very good whisky!

Springbank 10 now costs the same as Benromach 15 if or when I see it. I'm pretty sure my Springbank days are behind me just based on value

Would love to see a comparison between the kilkerran 16 vs benromach 15

Great side by side Jer. I have my first bottle of Springbank 10 coming via the west this week and am excited to try it and shoot it against some Benromach. I am a big fan of the 15, Sherry Peat Smoke and the Whisky Rant Cask Strength too. Cheers man.

It should be illegal to mention Benromach in the same sentence with Springbank.

Terrific thoughts Jeremy! I love both of these beauties! The annoying issue is Springbank batch variation. I don’t find that with the Benromach! I could easily have a delicious pour of either of these! I just bought a new Benromach 15 yesterday!! It’s so much easier to access than the Springbank 15. Neither are ever offensive in any way!! Hey I hope your mom is still helping you access fabulous cigars! My husband Joel and I loved it when you mentioned that! Yikes we pay $200 for the Springbank but we can get the Benromach 15 for $135 - both before taxes. But hey I still grab the Lagavulin 16 for $200 with taxes! If you get a chance a terrific summer Sean is the delicious Lagavulin Offerman 11 4 th Edition!! The charred edition is my fave but this new edition is nice! Rum castling! Not usually a fan but this one of so good! Hope you find it and like it!! Charred oysters, lemons and that delicious Lagavulin smoke!! Cheers Jeremy!! Hope u r well!!

I think this is a very good comparison video. I also appreciate the honesty in the comparison. That being said, how much more would you pay for 30% better? Depends on the buyer, but 30%, which I think is fair in the instance, isn’t a fair comparison at all.

Some SB15 batches can either be fucking amazing, or fucking horrible.

After trying a dram in Edinburgh, I waited years (literally) to get the SB15. It was good but I honestly was a bit disappointed. Maybe I built it up too high because of all these reviews saying how amazing it is. Or maybe it really is just very batchy. Whatever the case, my bottle was nowhere near a 90 score.

We all know that Springbank is the Benromach of Campeltown, let's get real ;) Very good review. Benromach is my favorite distillery and I just now got my first bottles of Springbank 12yo Cask Strength and 15yo. I love the 10yo already and can't wait to dive in deeper and maybe do this kind of comparisons. Can't wait to do a side-by-side between my favorite, Benromach Cask Strength and the Springbank Cask Strength. I leave the idea to you too. Cheers!

Id say its absolutely fair to call Benromach the "Springbank of the Speyside." Family owned, low volume distillery focussing on a more old school style peated speyside distillate. Standard 10, 15, 21 is moderately peated with those funky overatures You are alluding to. Even the cask types for the 10 are similar to the SB10. Then there are the heavily peated releases that oftrn are a good comparable to Longrow. A triple distilled unpeated to go head to head with Hazelburn. It almost feels intentional. Lol. Too many people are sleeping on the Benromach 10 and 15 because of chill filtration and 3% less. They are missing out.

Way cool man. Good job

Very nice head to head! Benromach is killing it. Live their 8YO Peated Sherry.