Oh mate! Apologies for the batch mix up. Hadn’t even thought about that myself amongst the chaos. Thanks for the shout out though. Was brilliant having you down.

I do love Circumstance Distillery products. Do have same share cask and I love it . Cheers Buddy

Wow. Oxford have a whisky show?!?! I live near there. Would definitely have gone up there if i could have. Any more whisky shows in south england coming up that you know of? Thanks bud. Love the vids

Please review Torabhaig Altt Gleann!

Great seeing you on the screen again buddy, time away from the camera is always needed! Some interesting bottle kills just gutted I missed out on that MOM bottle. Cheers!

Agree with you Vin about "still in cask" - its a brilliant to buy new/novel whisky at a great price - i now have 38 shares in 24 casks (darent tell the missus!) My Whisky ins - Wire Works (Peated Quarter Cask); Retribution (Ex bourbon - PR001); Circumstance Still in cask (Organic single grain) x 2 bottles; Retribution (Founders Cask) ; Tiree (First release); Torabhaig (Whisky shop release); Mercia Still in cask (Rye) x 2 bottles. My Whisky outs - Cotswolds (madeira); Cotswolds (rum cask); Torabhaig (alt gleann); Circumstance (single grain) ; Circumstance (Barley); Raasay (cask strength).

Nothing in this month as I'm really trying to consume what I've got. 3 bottle kills - Lagg Corriecravie, Edradour 12 Madeira and Miltonduff 13 (2009) Duncan Taylor octave. Great to have you back!

Hi Vin. Is it that time again.quit a mixture for you this month. For me, IN- Arran 15 CS small batch, sea shepherd 12 Islay (it’s a Caol ila) single malt CS ex bourbon barrels and Bruichladdich barley exploration collection. OUT- Signatory CS 10 yr, FF bourbon Linkwood and Glenlivets 16 yr núderra FF bourbon barrels. Slàinte Vin. PS, nothing wrong with having a quiet month every now and then.

I’m always impressed with the diversity of your bottle kills. You enjoy a full range of whiskies. Perhaps you are a bit light on Irish but you cover English better than anyone I watch. No worries about taking a break! You need to not burn out so we can continue to enjoy your great content. Take care of yourself and I’ll be here when the content comes. Cheers!

A friend recently sent me a sample, I was blown away. Great release Vin!

My choice for Best English Whisky of 2024, but I haven’t yet tried the winner (Wire Works Bourbon) for comparison.

Recently tried a bottle & was £18 wasted! Tasted as harsh as Bells or Famous Grouse! Nothing like a single malt!

Were you struggling while sipping this beast? I guess not anymore! Lol

Stick to laphroig. I drank the aldi spey one the day. Its sickly and will make you eventually regret not buying a proper single malt

One of the best at that price

Artificial crap! 🤮

JWB “It tastes like water” - Sir Winston Spencer Churchill -

Forget the snobs.. this ones fine . My local offie does it £21.99 which is fine for me..much better than Dewars, Grouse or a cheap Jura NAS-ty Malt .. Prefer Whyte and Mckay but this is less sweet and a nice changeup. bonus points cos it has Iconic status from 70's movies

Interesting dram ? Or Interesting Whiskey?

Too much bling, too much bullshit and too much money.

Just tasted a sample from Master of Malt and went digging as to why this is not labelled a bourbon. Seems it meets all bourbon requirements except the last three years of maturation was in Scotland. Since aged, partially, outside the States, it can't be labelled as bourbon.

Great review, thanks. Bought a bottle on the back of it! 👍

Predictive mistake sorry. Whisky. Not whiskey. And for bourbon read jack Daniels.. ❤

A few drops of water brings it together, lovely.

Late to the party on this review, but thought I’d check it out just as I kill my own bottle. A great succinct review of a vfm scotch 👌 Superficially on my part, I love the presentation in terms of bottle and labelling. More to the point, on tasting, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the contents. I ‘get’ your tasting notes 👍 alongside a pleasant prickly spiciness running throughout. For me, an excellent, but ultimately relatively short-lived guard. And yes, MH at LL can do no wrong in my very humble opinion. Thanks for a great review, Vin 🙏

Tamnavulin does not actual use coloring in their products. Probably a good Idea to inveatigate prior to reviewing a product. Better than looking uninformed.

Just bought the Caduro - looking forward to it now.

Picked up a bottle yesterday...and it's terrible. A heavy flavor of salt overpowers every other note. I've never had a bottle with an overpowering salt flavor. This can't be right ? Did I get one with a leaky cork or do they usually taste like a decent bourbon, but with a cup of salt added to each bottle?

Can it really be called a light month with your own bottle in the mix...? Cheers, Vin!

Great round up Vin, and a reminder of what a cracking set of bottles we've had through the year. The Slyrs was my favourite, but I do quite like a sweeter whisky. Howevert for me, I've tried several Lochlea now and have yet to find one I really click with. I can't quite put my finger on why, but they've all been just a little 'grassy' for me, still it was new to me and that's primarily why I joined the club, to try new things, and for the most part Dan hasn't let me down!

I really like this year in review...yes please to repeating each year

Thus is my second bottling of this lovely whisky. Last years was special, and j was looking forward to this edition. But it is peppery even with added water. Can’t seem to get rid of this overbearing pepper. Advice please.

Hype give me jack Daniels

I love this , just discovered it 😊

is this something i cld buy and down with my friends or is this not a good choice for that - like a college party if u get what I'm saying -

A light month indeed Vin, let's see what January brings 😃 Whisky In: Benromach 10, Abhainn Dearg 10, Murracy McDavid Linkwood Madeira Cask, SMWS Gastronomic Fusion, Wire Works Islay Cask Matured. Whisky Out: Glen Moray Private Cask Amontillado Matured, Wild Turkey 101, Monkey Shoulder

I’m only coming to this from a master of malt tasting dram, I was initially excited about this but in all honesty it’s a very peppery and undecided/disconnected whisky - in my opinion it takes too long to go through flavours after that light knackig crunch start, quite a mandarin middle with non existent finish. It’s trying to do too many things at once. Although I’m not too impressed by it, it’s definitely worth a try if you like very very light peppery/apple crisp finishes. Not terrible by any means, it’s nice to try something unusual.

So,my 2024 scores were..15 bottles in and 3 bottles out 😁 Does nothing for my shelf space 😂 Book end bottles in for the year were Glencadam 17 Port Cask and Springbank 12 CS Looking forward to following your videos in 2025 Vin. All the best from this Pembrokeshire lad in Germany 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥃🇩🇪

Just recently started subscribing on KZbin and liking your content! Bottles I’ve gotten this month were: - Glenfiddich 12 (gift) it’s scary how a sip of this took me straight back to my starting point in whisky! Tamnavulin Sherry Cask (gift) not the total Whyte & MacKay write off I thought it would be - simple but enjoyable! Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask 2024 (gift) this is my Whisky of the Year - utter perfection! Santa had great taste!

OUT: GlenAllagie 15, Talisker 10, Lagavulin 12, Macallan 12 double cask…. A lot of out for me this month!! IN: Roseisle 12. Happy new year Vin! All the best!

Hi Vin. Thanks for a great year of tasting reviews. Finished off the year with a few ins and outs.... INs - Springbank 12 CS, Glengoyne White Oak & you fab bottling of Linkwood Firkin 2011. OUTs: Glenallachie 9 Oloroso, Laphroaig PX cask & Woodrows Bunnahabhain 5 year old Islay Whisky Club exclusive. Total for the year -38 in, 32 out. Must try harder not to keep buying when I've got some much still to open. Have a great New Year and see you soon for more vids. Slainte.

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Whisky in , wee mongrel batch 3, caledonia 12 and Targe 30 year old single grain from Lidl

HNY Vin, nothing new this month for me though I picked up a Cadenheads warehouse bottling of an 8YO HP in November that is being thoroughly appreciated, possibly one of my new favourites, far better than the OB’s (Shocking, I know!).

All the best for 2025 Vin, keep up the good work. After listening to you I’ve recently doubled bottles open. I was way too strict in hindsight. As a result none finished. One opened was the George Inveraray bottling of Ardnamurchan. My Whisky of the year I think 👍🥃

Been lucky (greedy) this year. Whisky in: Signatory Vintage 100 proof (Benrinnes 13, Glenrothes 10 and Speyside 13), Fettercairn Warehouse 14 and finally Ardnamurchan 10

I think I need to thank you (and/or whoever else) for wishing me luck with the whiskies I hinted at last time: I was successful in the ballot for the Elsham Wold Flarepath Second Release and a Kinclaith came in below my maximum bid, bringing my Scotch malt distillery total to 141, including 22 closed. A Remus from Ross & Squibb/MGP also means I have 80 bourbons now.

Great video as usual Whisky out Old comber Longrow Whisky in Firkin/NNW bottle Summerton bottle you mentioned Summeeton extra bottle 10 yr old american oak Friend at hand girona gold (12 yr old bushmills matured in sherry) Shortcross 7 yr old peated matured in cognac and orange liquer cask. Wishing everyone a happy new year.

Cant recommend the club enough, it is fantastic. Whisky pioneer is also good option, monthly samples but the samples often tie in with the summerton bottle which is fun. I remember getting a sample of lochlea CS batch 2 in the month summerton had bottle of batch 1.

Seasons greetings Vin - Like you a quieter month. Whisky in - White Peak (English Oak) ; Cooper King (American Rye Cask & Double Matured) ; The Heart Cut (White Peak *10); Cotswold (Single cask PX Sherry). Whisky out - Cotswold Signature; White Peak (Caduro); Circumstance (Barley); Circumstance (Oat). Failed miserably at keeping on time with my advent calendar - still got 5 to catch up to Xmas day - good challenge for tonight!