Thank you for having me for another fun episode!

Hi, KZbin has been showing me your videos. Then Roy gave you a shout-out, and here I am, and probably quite a few others here to subscribe. Looks like quite a bit of content I have to catch up on. Cheers

I had this at a festival so I can't really give accurate tasting notes but like you that abv did not bother me a lot! I love the Sanaig and this one was super enjoyable as well so if it comes my way I will be grabbing it for sure! Cheers mate 🥃

I can get this for $95.00. Tomatin 18 for $85.00. Which? Or both ?

I’ve seen the, for 85 here in Texas.

I like the normal Senaig, but felt the Sherry influence wasn’t strong enough - I love Sherry bombs and I love sherried peat. I think this would be a try-before-I-buy bottle.

Grabbed a bottle, haven't opened it yet. Glad to see a review for this one. Slainte

Thanks! Little token for being first! I’m glad I only got one bottle!

Covent Garden Whisky exchange, London, just got a bottle 👍🏽

Glen Garioch definitely has a bit of an odd profile for me which I've become a fan of. I enjoy the whisky wheel episodes. Slainte!

looking forward to your thoughts on the Sanaig Cask Strength ..haven't been able to get it in Australia so far

$55 now at K&L--I got my bottle for $60 back in mid-March. Decent value at that price. It's good, and even though it seems to be finding itself more confidently as I work my way down the bottle, it just hasn't climbed out of that "good" range yet. (I think the last time I poured a dram I was more impressed. I've got a little more than a third left in the bottle. But I haven't had a "Oh, man! That's what I'm talking about!" moment with it, yet.) No surprise, then, that I agree with many of your comments, the primary one being its sherry presence is just too thin. As you mentioned, the Laphroaig thumbprint is there in a big way, but how much of this juice grew up in a former sherry cask? Perhaps that's why, to me, it seems more like Laphroaig with sherry riding in the sidecar.

Just trying this now. So good!! But its over dbl the price of the 10 here in my market. I dont think its double the quality

Impressive list, and I appreciate the genuine, thougtful comments. I'm in. Subscribed.

Hoping the Kilchoman Sanaig CS is a good one and I’m hoping it does well. Hope the Taste comes back. When I got hit with the Rona I lost taste for a week but it came back thank God.

The Kilchoman Sanaig CS is in Chicago. A buddy is picking one up for me. I really like the regular Sanaig.

Awesome. I want to see all the reviews. I just picked up Glenglassaugh Sandend this past weekend. Looking forward to that myself, but please feel free to do Sanaig Cask strength first as I’m equally interested in that one. I’ve been trying to buy some more Scotches while I can as we won’t know what prices are going to look like later this year. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Sanaig CS has been available in San Francisco Bay Area (Blackwell’s). I haven’t done a side by side yet either. Cheers.

Looking forward to this channel for the upcoming year! Happy new year!

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Happy new year!! Looking forward to all great reviews this year. Regarding prices k n l has new scapa n price is unbelievable,

you sold me brother i love youre channel i love the review and now i need this bottle i can buy it 185 euro price is not bad i need to buy it now 😝🥰😍

I’m happy you’re covering the independent bottlings. They save us enthusiasts some money when wanting to try something different from a distillery. I agree with the pricing of these 18 year+ IB Scotches. The value isn’t there anymore. Sub 15 year they were worth it. Now pricing is insane.

I got this one and a Distiller edition before the price hikes from the pandemic. I’m one and done with them. They’re ok, but it’s not worth the money now..

I had a Thompson Bros 6 year old, that was actually a 12 yr Macallan. Somehow a little 6 yr grain whisky got into the barrel. I don't know how that happens, but it was a banger scotch for the price.

Love the review. I have never had a Thompson Brothers, Redacted Brothers here in the NY area, that wasn't worth the price. They're a tremendous IB. I've always enjoyed Bowmore so this is absolutely something that will be on my radar.

Enjoying this one myself. It’s an oddball, but once you get into it there’s a lot of charm. Leathery for me; new shoes from a box. Heaps of overripe fruits as you say too. Enjoying sipping along with you. 🥃

Recently been to a whisky festival, where I finally managed to try and analyze the whole Springbank range (liked local barley the most), ardbeg, glenmorangie, Glen Scotia, Ardnamurchan, Arran, Glenallachie, and Bruichladdich. And Bruichladdich easily beat the those, (I prefer Malt forward whisky), and from the Bruichladdich range, I like the Local Barley and Bere Barley the most. If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend getting those two and comparing it with the Classic Laddie, if you like Classic.

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Sounds fantastic. Glad that TB is still doing right by the enthusiasts and hope I can grab this at some point or something similar. Happy new years everyone!!

I was able to try this in the shop in Dornoch, and was really hoping to like it and purchase the bottle, but ended up walking away from it. It was the 80s Bowmore character I think… I’ve never been a fan of that violet perfume note. Nice review!

Best WOTY review this year! PC18 is, hands down, my spirit animal. (HiProof still has a couple,but oof$$$). Have not tried the Cairdeas yet but that may be NYE pour. Back in California, Russell’s Reserve can do no wrong. Peated whiskies had such a great year but my biggest surprise was Meikle Toir - The Turbo! Billy Walker is coming for the Peatheads. Cheers & Happy Holidays!

Good review and nice choice. Look forward to more in the New Year.

This is a really nice whisky and at a fantastic price but when I try it head to head with other 18 year olds it does feel simple. So I learned to have this and the Glen Moray 18 in isolated moments :) Cheers Brian, happy holidays!

I had a bad batch of Bunnahaban 12, about 5 years ago, maybe I should revisit.

Another great video. Love the unique format.

Haven't tried this one yet! Guess I'll have to find a sample somewhere.....😂😂

Such an underrated channel reviewing such an underrated whisky.

Excellent, informative video, cheers. Now subscribed.

Yes a wonderfully thoughtful video. Enjoyed it a lot and have subscribed.

The Ledaig 18 is an excellent bottle at a very affordable price. I recently picked up a bottle for under 100 pounds, it makes me happy that there are still a few reasonably priced options out there. Interestingly I also own a cask strength IB of 19 yo which is very similar but just more intense and the mouth feel is much better. However it was also more than 2x the price...

Agree with the others....awesome video format. Cheers!

Please keep up these reviews in the new year. I’ve really been enjoying them. Thank you

Nice format man, a good recap of the year, of your notes and a great pick! I have not tried this one yet but all I hear are good things. Sounds like I need to pick a bottle soon. Cheers!

Love this recap! My additions would be Kilchoman 16 - Laphroaig Elements 2 (honorable mentions: Lagavulin Ink of Legends, Torabhaig Allt Gleann and Highland Park Batch 5)

I really like how you evaluated the contenders in each class. Thoughtful commentary on all. Great format! I really look forward to all your content! Love supporting a fellow “sconnie boy”!🍻

Nice range and nice personal recap. Enjoyed over a night cap and SB 🥃

I would have wanted to buy Port Charlotte 18yo but I asked from Bruichladdich will they sell it somewhere in EU they said no. Only at their webstore I dont want to pay import taxes for one bottle. After long time looking at different 18yo bottles I decided to buy Longrow 18yo 2024 as my very first 18yo bottling. It was 221€ after shipping I think it was good price for it. Already seeing it for sale much higher.

Nice recap. I'm not sure why the Lore is so expensive here in the States (about $120 near me in Maryland), but I took advantage of the Royal Mile Whiskies free US shipping last month and included it in my order. With the exchange rate it was ~$77 delivered (700ml). I also picked up the Bunna 12 CS ($90) to see what the fuss is about. Fingers crossed that RMW does the free shipping promo again next year.

Absolutely love the format of the video. Breaking down your thought process and giving us other options to consider if we are looking for our next bottle. Great choice, phenomenal release. Happy holidays everyone!!