@@isaacbindman7559 I was thinking of that mild tomato curry it's served in. Ghee I know, it's a staple here at Casa Different Spirits. 😁

@differentspirits4157 haha my bad!

@@keyfinder257 It just came out! Give it a little time to filter around. 👍

@@hordeum-vulgare The shirt's a cheap AliExpress grab, I'll report soon if it actually stands up to a wash! 😅 In the meantime, keep an eye out for other new Scapa reviews, I'm curious what everyone else's reaction is...

@@none_remaining Sometimes it really is about the way you present what you've got, rather than having something big and shouty to present. 😁

@@josephjvr6509 Thanks! I mean, I'd normally say, "but Scotch drinkers already have a ton of channels to rely on!!!" But in an important sense, I'm a lot less convinced of that right now...

Jason, would you mind explaining how that works and what costs are to buy and have shipped to you 3-4 bottles? My wife and I visit Cali annually and I buy and haul back a bunch of bottles. It would be nice if this new method provides affordable shipping.

@@jasoncoates1835 I too would like to hear of these secret paths.

@@권혁근-h6l I mean, if you like Scapa - or just want to taste a good example - I'd call this a must-try. It's not perfect but I'll take it!

@@therumrevival I spent _years_ looking for a proper licensed one!! And when I saw some random store on AliExpress selling a less proper one, I broke. 😁

Yessss! For the price they're asking, it's absolutely insane.

More on this in tomorrow's video! The short version: yes, but it gets complicated.

Oof, of course it is. Not to be confused with Van Wees! 😅

That's always tricky because prices are highly variable just across the US, even before we get to the global market. For example, at the present moment - long past this video's time - the Deanston and Arran are both pushing $70 here in Chicago, while the GG is still... well, nowhere to be found.

Oh, I know the Last Rites very well! I honestly tend to avoid it because at the standard spec it will absolutely put me on my ass. 😂 If you're inclined towards madness a bit, find a Le Galion bottling and try a split base with about .5oz of grand arome. And thanks for watching!!

I mean, if I were over there I'd _definitely_ be giving these folks a visit. Maybe not when it's this cold, of course... 🥶

I see from their website, they do tastings for $22 at a little gin bar in Hermann (kind of Missouri’s version of Galena, in my opinion) that is only open from 2-6 on Friday and Saturday. More quaintness. Would be a nice outing for my wife and me….when the weather warms up.

Indeed, it's still polar vortex season here, batton down those hatches...

@@Beezee-ph9wv Yes, I think the two I reviewed are absolutely worth it as malts in themselves, of course bearing price in mind (I got lucky, I think I paid 70€ for the Ardnahoe and 60€ for the Raasay). Ardnamurchan has had a huge amount of hype recently and... I see it and I don't. I can tell the potential is there, but the examples I keep trying are always these very loud, super cask-heavy kinds of efforts that I consistently put in the mid-80s. Whereas what I'd really love to try is an Ardnamurchan at 14 or so in like a third-fill sherry hoggie.

@@Watchman999 To be honest I'm not much of a fan of XAs, even from the really good houses. I just think it's a lot of money for spirits that have been proofed down within an inch of their lives. (The one I'm personally keeping my eye out for is the Terralta XA 110 😁) That said, for folks who are more into the conventional style the Excellencia does have a good reputation and I really love the house.

@@TheSurgeHunter Thanks! I was less of a fan of that Ben Nevis (if it's the one I'm thinking of) but for the price I really can't be mad.

@@hordeum-vulgare I'm not the one I'm really worried for, to be honest... What's really beginning to baffle me is, where are the big channels with their reviews of this kind of thing? I'm doing a little roundup and it's like they refuse to leave the safety of the leading twenty or thirty producers. 😑

@@iangendler Yeah the Raasay really has nothing on that name. 😂 And the thing is, the casks _are_ scary, but in context it kind of works...

@@jasoncoates1835 Lochlea soon! Maybe! I hope!! 😅

That Guyana is on the menu soon! Hopefully next week, if I can arrange things. Thanks for the info on the mark, I had my suspicions...

@@rellorellin7544 It'll definitely be good, but that's also an awfully optimistic price for something that's been sitting on that shelf for the better part of a decade.

@@jasoncoates1835 Haaa, I did not! I've had a list of these things I've wanted to do for a month or so, Serge scooped me.

Thanks! Go grab one and have fun. 😁

Oof yeah, that's a long way from any of the major US Chinatowns. You can still do mail order of course, but then the dilemma is - well, how much baijiu do you actually want to buy? 😅

@@differentspirits4157 And that speaks to the broader question of "how much money do you actually have?" which... then puts the whole endeavor on the back burner while I chase more '90s Ben Nevis.😅 Thanks to the university we do have an outsized Asian community in town, and accordingly an Asian grocery that punches far above its weight. Liquor laws being how they are in this state, though, alcohol is pretty much off the table there. I had hoped the community would have at least one of the liquor stores in town stocking a little bit of the stuff, but I even had to go online for the Ming River, and that's a pretty accessible product. Even my usual online stops only have a handful of bottlings at best. I'm obviously not entirely traveling in the right circles.

@jasoncoates1835 Dude those '96 Ben Nevises will break you. 😂 Uncle Fossil has probably become my primary source outside of Chinatown, but do be warned about the shipping costs...

Yep. It's an enormous category and there's a ton of stuff in there, and a lot of it is excellent. That said, do not fear, there's also tons of bad baijiu out there! 🥲

Go for it! The nice thing is that, much like unaged rums, you can get a good one for a super reasonable layout - like the Tequ, say. (Availability can be a problem, of course...)

Always happy to review some! Trust me, there's always more out there to taste through... 😅

@@hordeum-vulgare The 4yo is terrific, I reviewed it in the same video as the 6. I'd say grab both if you can.

Haaa! Yes, mushrum is very marmite-esque, you're either going to love it or hate it. As for AS, I do think it's worth your time - for the record if it helps, my favorites have been the longest-aged single casks and the blends featuring strong portions of unaged distillate. Let's see what else they put out...

​@@differentspirits4157 Sounds like blend #6 would be right up your alley 66% Krassel Still Rum, aged 29 months in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in American/Limousin Oak barrels 34% Unaged Krassel Still Rum, distilled in January 2024 Might have to grab that one myself in the near future

@@benvieira3895 actually yes, that sounds like my kind of thing exactly...

@@Quiet1-y9x I'm guessing (and hoping) that they'll end up in the middle of that somewhere...

@@samueld1 I mean, I get why they're doing it: there's no history of anything like what they're trying out here, so they have to experiment and see what works. But yeah, I wouldn't mind seeing some nice neat established core products soon... 😅

@@heliosf2080 Fwiw, my sense is that corn is actually kind of tricky if you're using anything beyond dent corn. Like, I've heard of blue corn and other heirloom varietals netting surprisingly weird results when you try to whiskey them. Which I think puts Mexico at a surprising disadvantage: you can't just dump your criollo corn in a tank with some pitched yeast, pump it into a big column still, throw the results in a barrel, and expect everything to be nice and smooth like you can in the US farmlands. Give them some time!!

Nooo! Don't give in to the couch! 😂 Thanks for all you do, man.

She's an amazing figure. And perhaps more important for me, an astonishingly brilliant and original thinker and a ton of fun to read. We have the history-of-feminism field to thank for recovering her (after her work was basically buried for awhile), but I really think it's the classical philosophy folks and the theologians - who honestly have a huge blind spot about female writers - who have the most to benefit from this thing. It's terrific.

Thanks!! First up is more rums, but next week we're switching gears a little...

The Equidem I'll probably skip to be honest, I haven't really enjoyed the port matured Foursquares and until I hear different I'm going to assume this is going to be close to that lane. Now, sherried Foursquares on the other hand... 😍

It'll be sad when the stores finally run out. I (used to) love the Cyprian stuff too, but I always found it a little edgier and snappier than the soft, mellow Syrian latakia, although who knows whether that was just the aging.

Minnick's pushing put it behind the counter for a little bit, thankfully I think that's over for now. In general I think the market's cooling down...

@differentspirits4157 agreed, the Leopold Bros/Dickel 3 chamber is more than half the price right now and it's a must at $50ish

@@jasoncoates1835 Thanks! Yeah, I gotta say, if this stuff is luring folks away from endlessly asking about Blanton's and Stagg Jr. then I really can't be loud. Also, you pretty much already know _exactly_ what the 2011 tastes like and whether you want it or not. 😂

@@differentspirits4157 There's something to be said for that! And Foursquare is definitely consistent in that way. I loved 2005 and 2007... bought 08, 09, 10 on the strength of that experience. If they're not doing more past 2011, I don't think I'll regret completing my set. 😅

@@Kinshasa9200 Ha! Thanks. As in, too many projects to actually follow?? 😂

@@chicagoan That's very kind! Just doing my job!! 😁

@@sjyort Only "sometimes"? 😂

@@jasoncoates1835 Well, I don't know about that, but I suppose the debate has now been rendered moot because I guess we're going to annex Canada rather than tax its imports. 🤷

@@differentspirits4157 I mean, that's one solution. I expect it will go very smoothly.

How funny! One of my life goals is indeed to play a random bad guy who gets gunned down in a Death Wish movie. 😂

The brand and all of its rums are still around, they just changed the name. 👍