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@WhiskyShared 2 күн бұрын
I'm a fan of Filey Bay, especially the Moscarel. I think Cotswolds are doing great things too. Glad to support the channel Greg as you are always supportive of mine.
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 күн бұрын
Thanks my friend ! (and Happy Birthday too, as I might have forgotten this year to celebrate it !) 👍🙏
@GuillaumeLedoux-s4q 10 күн бұрын
Bonjour Greg, merci pour cette vidéo intéressente notamment pour l'agitator qui est une distillerie qu'on ne trouve quasiement pas chez nous et avec très peu de retours. Soligny est une distillerie que j'ai découvert avec le chant du coqn°3 qui m'a impresionné! Sympa ton apparition lors de la cérémonie des OSWAs! Bon anniversaire pour demain! 🎂 Santé!🥃
@GregsWhiskyGuide 10 күн бұрын
Merci Guillaume pour ton retour & tes voeux...Agitator est distribué en France par L'Explorateur du Goût, je vois en ligne qu'ils ont 3 références pour nous (3 single malts, et ce blend) mais, tout comme d'autres distributeurs, le souci c'est de trouver un caviste qui les distribue, et il n"y en a pas forcément beaucoup, aussi je conseille pour ma part par exemple les enseignes Cavavin (c'est là ou je me fournis dans mon coin) qui ont au moins certaines de leur références (et il y a beaucoup de whiskies au catalogue). Santé !
@GregsWhiskyGuide 16 күн бұрын
NDLR / Correctif : Désolé, j'ai été un peu vite en besogne concernant le prix indiqué en vidéo du verre "Authentis 30" utilisé ici, le prix public conseillé est de 47 € les 4 verres et non 30 pour 6, comme j’ai dit dans la vidéo (provenant d'une offre promotionnelle d'une plateforme connue, donc non nécessairement contractuelle, merci).
@soniatruntzler2503 18 күн бұрын
c'est un vrai feu d'artifice que tu nous fais là ! Tu commences par des distilleries mythiques de l'Ecosse , tu passes par la France et tu termines par le japon ... C'est tout trop bon ! Dur Dur de choisir .... Aide nous dans ta prochaine vidéo :)
@GregsWhiskyGuide 18 күн бұрын
Merci Sonia ! Oui je viens d'en faire un résumé en français (sur les 3 salons) dans la vidéo qui sort ce week end, avec les 3 dégustations de whisky promises dans le sondage sur la page communautaire...J'espère que cela t'aidera...après, c'est comme tout, hélas les prix montent et notre budget à tous n'est pas extensible, je le sais (de plus pour le moment je n'ai qu'une personne qui a souscrit au financement participatif, c'est peu-je ne dis pas cela pour toi, tu m'aides déjà beaucoup avec ton soutien moral & tes samples, c'est très bien comme ça, merci encore). Bon week end à venir !
@maltymission 20 күн бұрын
I'm watching this in bits and chunks. Seems like an absolutely wonderful event, but i agree that 3 days seems much, even if you think you can handle it. A bit like Disneyland for whisky lovers 🙂. merci Greg
@GregsWhiskyGuide 20 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot, Menno ! Big show meant also big report...hope that some of the viewers will find some gift ideas for themselves or their friends/relatives...Cheers ! 🥃
@GuillaumeLedoux-s4q 21 күн бұрын
Bonjour Greg, merci pour cette synthèse du WLP, ça te fait beaucoup de dégustations sur le weekend 😱 De belles surprises apparemment aussi bien chez les distilleries françaises qu'écossaises et "world". Du coup j'ai ajouté quelques bouteilles sur la liste de mes achats potentiels! Santé!🥃
@GregsWhiskyGuide 20 күн бұрын
Bonsoir Guillaume, merci beaucoup...(oui heureusement que cela ne se passe qu'une fois par an à cette échelle). N'hésite pas à voter pour ton sujet préféré pour la vidéo qui sortira ce week end...(sur la page "Posts" communautaire de ma chaîne) 😉
@thewhiskyenthusiast 27 күн бұрын
Nice one Greg! Thank you for the mention 😃I'm glad you liked the Strathearn, I did too but yeah the price is ridiculous! Lucky you for trying the new make as well! Interesting on the Jura, I might actually be curious about a Jura for once! The new Scapa bottles look nice! I tried the South Korean whisky in London and was very very impressed! Did you have it over there? I personally don't remember having Kavalan or Fielden in London. From what I heard from you and my other friends, my summary is: The quality of whiskies are better in Paris but quite chaotic with small measures. The ease of access and overall sense of comfort is much higher in London with bigger pours and better opportunity to have a chat with people. Depends on what's more important to you I suppose. Cheers for this, very educational!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 27 күн бұрын
Thanks, Sertug, you're welcome...I tried some nice Juras in the past & some more difficult ones too...The Scapa 10 yo is in my wishlist, as I'd also like to do an overview along with my other expressions from them making it 4 different generations &...packaging...Never tried a Korean whisky yet (here we can only find the Hwayo Single-Grain rice whisky in 2 versions), but curious about the one you tried, do you remember the brand name ? (I guess it is probably the Ki One Single-Malt, as I see it on TWE's on line catalog). I cant talk obviously about the welcome on The Whisky Show myself, as I never been there but I trust your feedback...All I can say about here, as there were other events at the same time, is that apparently several stands had to hire last minute staff & this might explain that...as I often know the regular BA's of whisky makers...I'll also separate the ground floor level & the upper VIP one, different ambiance, different staff & visitors too sometimes...For me the welcome is important for sure, the pours too and I'll say I had generally a decent or great welcome & pour, with a few exceptions mentioned...My main issue here was once again, as mentioned last year, the prices practises here, especially for the organizer storepicks...the reason why I didn't rush (or payed more) to get to the VIP level, as I know that I'll be able to afford very little of the bottlings...Cheers Sertug ! Thanks for watching...
@thewhiskyenthusiast 25 күн бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide The Korean whiskey was Ki One Greg.
@WhiskyLoversSociety 29 күн бұрын
Interesting show
@GregsWhiskyGuide 29 күн бұрын
Thanks Gert, it is indeed and while the entry fee is expensive, you don't have to pay for each special dram unless you bought a VIP ticket (twice the price I paid) which gives you access to a hundred or more drams (...).
@davidowen2834 29 күн бұрын
Hi Greg, an interesting insight of your festival. You had some interesting drams. Slàinte🥃
@GregsWhiskyGuide 29 күн бұрын
@@davidowen2834 Thanks a lot, David ! Cheers !
@moelassus 29 күн бұрын
It's 23:20 here and I'm settling in with a couple of drams to watch this!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 29 күн бұрын
@@moelassus Fantastic, thanks a lot, hope you liked it
@GaryMartinDobbs Ай бұрын
I don't do negative reviews either - it's all subjective. Just because I don't like something doesn't mean others wont like it.
@WhiskyNeighbour Ай бұрын
Love your conversation and indepth conversation. Hard to find the time, but when I drop in, always great. The Jugalbandi #4 looks incredible. The leeche nut or exotic fruit/flowers sound amazing and to be in rye territory? Even off into Dissertation? I have not had that in a while. The nost really was insane. If this shows up here at all, I will now need to buy. Thank you. Cheers!
@GregsWhiskyGuide Ай бұрын
@@WhiskyNeighbour Thanks Jon (I also have to catch up with your videos too, mind you). Yes Jugalbandi #4 is great, and yes for me it borders (or touches) the rye territory...like a CS Dissertation with other notes too..and guess what (spoiler) I ve tasted the #5 & #6 at recent Whisky Live Paris (report coming soon) and came back in the stand the second day to compare the #4 & #5 and so far the #5 ( a Tokayi wine cask second maturation) did beat it, coming across as even more refined...so it went directly on top of my wishlist. Cheers !
@WhiskyNeighbour Ай бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide wow, sounds like an excellent series!
@jorghollstein9042 Ай бұрын
Hey Greg, very glad for the introduction to french Whisky. Had a stunning experience at warenghem and also a good time at the Glann ar Mor (unfortunately no tour possible) the last week. Looking forward to vistit and try other french Distilleries/Whiskys
@GregsWhiskyGuide Ай бұрын
Hi Jorg & thanks a lot for your interest....Great to hear that...I also have to visit many on my side...and there are so many now....Cheers !
@GuillaumeLedoux-s4q Ай бұрын
Merci pour cette synthèse des 2 shows. Le salon Dugas semble plus étoffé en terme de whiskies que France Quintessance. Il y avait apparemment quasiment toutes les distilleries présentes à leur catalogue, avec de beaux produits! France Quintessance semble plus intéressant pour les malternatives?
@GregsWhiskyGuide Ай бұрын
Plutôt bien résumé, Guillaume, en tout cas pour cette année : J'ai eu l'impression d'une baisse considérable du nombre de stands de whiskies français, notamment l'absence de la Distillerie Bertrand qui m'avait impressionné l'an dernier (je dois d'ailleurs y revenir avec la chronique de pas moins de 5 bouteilles), mais il y avait aussi Warenghem (Armorik), Tessendier (Arlett), Lachanenche, Brana (autres spiritueux mais aussi whisky)...Oui et côté Cognac, le stand de Guilhem (Grosperrin) vaut à lui seul le déplacement, comme d'habitude...A suivre, ce week end, le Whisky Live Paris, le reportage vidéo suivra dès que possible...
@GuillaumeLedoux-s4q Ай бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide Oui c'est étonnant surtout avec le boom actuel des distilleries de whiskies françaises. Bon Whisky Live!🥃
@GregsWhiskyGuide Ай бұрын
@@GuillaumeLedoux-s4q Merci, et à toi aussi si tu peux y aller...(fais moi signe si tu me vois, c'est d'ailleurs valable pour tout le monde qui passe par ici ! 😉
@GuillaumeLedoux-s4q Ай бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide Malheureusement je n'y serai pas cette année. J'espère l'année prochaine 🤞
@GregsWhiskyGuide Ай бұрын
@@GuillaumeLedoux-s4q ah ok dommage oui l'an prochain peut être ! (sachant que de nombreuses marques ont fait des tirages au sort pour gagner des places sur Instagram et j'imagine sur FB aussi)
@jorghollstein9042 Ай бұрын
Was introduced to french Whisky by Leon from malt mariners and looking forward to vistit warenghem in my next holidays
@GregsWhiskyGuide Ай бұрын
Hi Jorg, Leon did a great job on his new English speaking channel about French whiskies indeed ! Then you'll visit before me, as weird as it can sound, enjoy ! (I haven't had the chance to visit Brittany distilleries yet unfortunately), Cheers !
@tjw21bath 2 ай бұрын
Hello Greg, thanks for all your video's! I need your help. You've already helped me by saying in one of your video's that the 'D' symbol was stopped in 1983 in France, (is that right?) My question today is, do you know when they stopped printing GL on the labels instead of abv. I have an old bottle of Chivas 12 form 1980s, 90s ???? with both GL & ABV on it. Merci par avance, Tom (an Englishman living in France)
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Tom...the "G.L." mention (standing for "Gay-Lussac" a famous 19th century chemist), stopped in 1980...abv replaced it then...maybe this was a transitional practise during year 1979 ?
@tjw21bath Ай бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide Thanks Greg. That's great, I couldn't find any info myself but I knew you would know! I wasn't sure if the transitional phase could extend longer than that into the 1980's or not. The particular bottle I'm talking about had a transparent plastic pourer integrated into the neck (impossible to remove) but it was very fragile and shattered easily, as if perished. It broke a bit when pushed with only slight pressure, so I decanted and filtered out the tiny plastic pieces. I think the bottle was for the Spanish market, do you know anything about these plastic pourers? Maybe that could tell us something about the date?!? again, thanks in advance.
@GregsWhiskyGuide Ай бұрын
@@tjw21bath ah, those damned plastic pourers, made for bars & cocktails...(it is possible to remove but difficult) I have a Famous Grouse like that, and as surprisingly as it could sound, it is relatively recent, while it was rather a old practise...so I don't knowexactly when, sorry...
@christinecamley 2 ай бұрын
Not a big fan of Indian whisky but this is very nice! Terrific video! Right now excellent bourbon cask scotch is my jam! Peated!!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Christine....I have to say Rampur does quite different whiskies than the 3 other Indian export single malt brands I know (Amrut, Paul John, Indri),but in any case, this remains very personal...Besides, I know that Rampur did also some exclusive limited releases as storepicks for La Maison du Whisky here (all Bourbon) but they are way too pricey for me. I dont think Rampur has ever released a peated whisky yet but it should be interesting...Cheers !
@christinecamley 2 ай бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide Awesome info/reply Greg! I always love connecting!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
@@christinecamley Thanks, likewise !
@christinecamley 2 ай бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide Thank you Greg!! 🙂
@sanjeevbanga 2 ай бұрын
Hi Greg, Thanks for a great review and the good news is that you will be able to taste Rampur Jugalbandi #5 & #6 at Whisky Live, Paris !!!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
You're very welcome, Sanjeev ! Oh that's fantastic news, thank you, can't wait to try them ! Cheers !
@moelassus 2 ай бұрын
Wow 95/100 is impressive! Wish I could find that whisky. My local shops often have Rampur but the more common bottlings. That was a very informative video. Thank you.
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Yeah, it is with my rating system, others might rate it lower (90 ?) but sometimes, like i said in the video I'm on par with the most famous reviewers, and I know all this remain subjective...I hope you'll find it maybe through an import platform, because for me it is a high end whisky, and, guess what, on a comment today the president of the company replied to me that 2 other expressions from the same series will be presented at Whisky Live Paris, so you'll definitively hear more about this distillery in my channel...Cheers & thanks for your support !
@WhiskyLoversSociety 2 ай бұрын
Nice video mate.
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Gert, I guess passion for a whisky transmits to the viewer in a way...That one was worth every euro...a better value than my first ranked as Whisky of the year 2023 (in your last video you're rightfully wondering about prices going up, and yes I gave that Kornog 10 yo CS a red card for its 269 € pricing (La Maison du Whisky's fault also !). It wasn't easy to rare those 2 completely different whiskies, btw... Cheers !
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Last minute note : As I did finish to sip the Rampur after the video recording, I had to be honest & accept the truth, that the rating announced in it was below my feeling, and as the whisky had a fantastic nose & gorgeous palate, with a lingering finish, and didn’t stop to developp with a few drops of water, I had to increase the rating & finally got to 95/100, after hesitating at 94/100 (the initial rating in the video being 93,5/100). Of course it is subjective, but this whisky clearly exceeded my expectations... / Also, sorry, I forgot to state the information that the first whiskies under the Rampur brand were released in 2016 (« Double-Cask » & « PX »).
@JeffWhisky 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant rundown Greg on the Coaltown and also how it stands against Svensk Rök and an all time favourite of my D2D. From a marketing and social media skim, it almost feels that the bankruptcy announcement is slightly helpful in reengaging with enthusiasts. Aware lots of folk have since been showering praise as well as putting money where their mouth is and grabbing bottles. Cheers.
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot, Jeff. I didn't had time to develop all my thoughts about Mackmyra there, but maybe you're right (though I won't do that on my side, too many other distilleries bottlings on my wishlist already). Like I said, I struggled to find value & tasting opportunities about Mackmyra these last years & there are even new players like Agitator who seem to experiment too & bring some fresh air to the Swedish market...I would be curious, btw, to hear your thoughts about one of the weirdest seemingly simple design their bottles & labels have...Cheers !
@GuillaumeLedoux-s4q 2 ай бұрын
Bonjour Greg, merci pour ta franchise. Je n'ai jamais dégusté de Mackmyra mais je connais un peu la gamme de Kingsbarns. J'ai visité la distillerie l'année dernière et j'ai apprécié le Doocot, le Balcomie un peu moins. J'ai aussi eu l'occasion de déguster un single cask finit en ex fût de Laphroaig. Il était plutôt bien équilibré, très gras mais pas très complexe. Comme tu l'a souligné, c'est effectivement étrange de sortir ce produit dans la gamme permanante alors que le reste est plutôt très bien fait.
@davidowen2834 2 ай бұрын
Hi Greg. Kingsbarns released a bottle for the German market called the Loch Levin ( 1680 bottles). Matured in FF ex bourbon barrels at a nice 57.5 % vol and with a 7 year old age statement. The only Mackmyra I’ve had was one called the Kungstorv ( kings peat).As I understood or remember the peat, oak, barley and juniper branches were all Swedish. Wasn’t a bad dram for a 43% er. An interesting video Greg, Slàinte, good to see you back 👍🥃
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Hi David, thanks for the great infos about several releases I didn't know, they sound great....Thanks for your support too ! Sköl (as the winner of my battle seems Swedish !) 🙏🥃
@andrewbutler7681 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the honest review of Coaltown. I must admit: when they announced the release, I was a bit wary, because of similar things from other producers, so I was going to wait until I had a chance to taste before buying a bottle and you have reinforced that (although I will give it a fair chance if I can). People seem to think they have to offer examples of every style of whisky, even if that is not what they are good at (Filey Bay being a prime example, where they felt forced into doing a peated finish...) - I wish we could let them concentrate on their preferred style. The whisky world is weird at the moment!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Andrew...They might not be happy with it, but it is my opinion, despite the gift/collab/press sample whatever you can call it. I would second you partly about other young distilleries feeling they have to release a peated expression to complete the range, but I do find the Filey Bay peated finished more satisfying (though not being too complex-btw, I'm late on my review of my 4 Filey Bay, but hope to do it soon), and for instance here in France, I found the Artesia "tourbé"' (tourbé meaning peated) very good...Also I liked the Cotswolds peated I tried once...but indeed I'll tend to favor a peated malt expression rather than the use of a peated cask only...as it comes across as less "superficial" ("surfaced peatsmoke" with no depth'). Cheers !
@jd-bourbonapproach3036 2 ай бұрын
I heard Mackmyra filed for bankruptcy and will or has shut down all operations. Time to stack my personal bar. Cheers
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Indeed, well, if you liked their production, yes, some of their past whiskies might be hard to get though...Also I encourage you to try the other distilleries whiskies i mentioned, you might be pleasantly surprised...Thanks for watching, Cheers !
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
Erratum : While presenting the KINGSBARNS « Coaltown », I got confused between the notions of « peated cask » & « peated malt » : In the case of this whisky, they used peated casks, so didn’t peat the malt that still comes from them, so no need to speculate about other malting companies, but rather about the distilleries where the peated casks could come from. Sorry about this mistake.
@nickmellors 2 ай бұрын
Discovered the Double Cask Rum Barrel this week, superb
@GregsWhiskyGuide 2 ай бұрын
it is a nice one indeed, along with the Campbeltown Festival White Port cask imo, but alas haven't been able to get them for me yet, Cheers !
@sebassebas1374 3 ай бұрын
Now in Spain you can get it for 20 euros at Mercadona (supermarket similar to Monoprix). I'll get one for blending and cooking special recipes!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 3 ай бұрын
wow that is cheap, well done !
@christinecamley 3 ай бұрын
Terrific video Greg!!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 3 ай бұрын
Thanks, Christine...!
@christinecamley 3 ай бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide YW Greg!! Be well!!
@andrewbutler7681 3 ай бұрын
I can understand why you have used Whiskybase numbers for reference, but am a bit confused with a couple: WB N°4481 does not bring up an Islay, so I think you may have meant 4181, and WB N°133578 comes up as Yoichi Woody & Vanillic, not a French whisky at all... (maybe 135578?). Good choices (and explanations) though!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 3 ай бұрын
Hi Andrew & thank you very much for your vigilance ! Indeed there are 2 mistakes you've seen & not me, sorry : Instead of 4481 it is 4181, and instead of 133578, it is rather 209271...the problem of having 2 lists to copy & paste & mix things a bit too. Well spotted & I just corrected it in the description, thank you 😅👍
@WhiskyLoversSociety 3 ай бұрын
👍👍
@GregsWhiskyGuide 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for your vigilant check, Gert, it is now corrected, but you are now advantaged & hopefully curious about those 2), lol ! Cheers !
@WhiskyLoversSociety 3 ай бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide I have a very short memory……. Cannot remember a thing
@NoteworthyWhisky 3 ай бұрын
Nice list! Cheers, Greg!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 3 ай бұрын
Thanks Sheldon !
@bennyfriis601 3 ай бұрын
Excellent review(s), Greg. Glen Scotia imho a bit under the radar here in Denmark. Not the distillery, I'm most familiar with either, but I've liked what I've tasted so far. Cheers buddy! 🥃
@GregsWhiskyGuide 3 ай бұрын
Thanks, Benny, much appreciated. Cheers ! 🥃
@WhiskyLoversSociety 3 ай бұрын
Nice video mate and some interesting choices
@GregsWhiskyGuide 3 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot, Gert, you might be interested by the next one coming up ("S.W. Regions" challenge), btw !
@WhiskyLoversSociety 3 ай бұрын
@@GregsWhiskyGuide always interesting in your videos mate.
@GregsWhiskyGuide 3 ай бұрын
@@WhiskyLoversSociety Thanks, Gert, much appreciated, I enjoy yours too but can't compete with the amount of videos you make, but they are different and it is the beauty of the whisky community, I believe we are complementary rather than opposite, even if some do not think so.
@BourbonNeophyte 4 ай бұрын
Cheers Greg
@thewhiskyenthusiast 4 ай бұрын
Wow Greg what a collection you have! I'm visiting Glen Moray in September and I'm so looking forward to trying their single cask expressions as Glen Moray really shines in those ones. Brilliant double list Greg, cheers!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 4 ай бұрын
Thanks, Sertug, yeah I think you should have a blast there...if it hasn't changed, take the tour with extra tastings (see my report about it on my website, I'll send you the link in DM), it includes some more tastings than core range, such as limited releases & distillery exclusives, and the good thing is that price asked for those bottle your own are often pretty reasonable, compared to, for instance Diageo distilleries ones...Cheers !
@NoteworthyWhisky 4 ай бұрын
That’s very interesting! We have something similar here called “libel” where you can sue for damage to reputation but it has to be false or misleading. Here’s to you staying out of trouble 😅 Cheers, Greg!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 4 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot, Sheldon, Cheers !
@NoteworthyWhisky 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing all the history! Let’s hope the age statements come back soon, at a decent price (yeah right 😆) Cheers, Greg!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 4 ай бұрын
Thanks, Sheldon....hem for the price I have doubts (as I suppose they'll be obliged to align it on the Yoichi 10 yo new style (& it is sold around 150 € here), but we'll see...
@NoteworthyWhisky 4 ай бұрын
Excellent run-down, Greg! I am also enjoying my Yoichi NAS. The new 10 is about $180 CAN (€120) where I am but the NAS is a deal at $90 (€60) so I’ll stick with that for now 😅 Cheers!
@GregsWhiskyGuide 4 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot...I haven't had the occasion to try it yet, as the Nikka stand was too busy last year at Whisky Live Paris, but will try this year...