Wow that batch must be good if it reminded you of Bunna 12! The one I had was 66.8%abv and that was not good at all!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_ReviewsКүн бұрын
Yea man, it was doing the trick for me.....
@marty_sugar3 күн бұрын
hey Freed, cheers from Austria to the best whisky advent calendar content on yt✌🥃🌲
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews3 күн бұрын
You just made my day! Cheers! Thanks for watching 🎄🎄🎄
@marty_sugar3 күн бұрын
@@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews then we are even 😉😄👌 take care!
@torbenmortensen753 күн бұрын
You are right about how nice Bunnahabhain 12 is. Impressive how easy that one was on your pallet.
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews3 күн бұрын
always on my shelf!
@torbenmortensen753 күн бұрын
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews on mine too 🙂
@thewhiskyenthusiast4 күн бұрын
That flat coke note is something I get in the PC s as well!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews4 күн бұрын
Man, that makes me feel a bit better hahaha
@ryanvh144 күн бұрын
Tuning in from Eastern Pennsylvania. Enjoying the calendar!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews4 күн бұрын
Nice! I'm from West Virginia. We're neighbors! Although I've been away for a spell. Thanks so much for watching🎄🎄
@ryanvanhorn23164 күн бұрын
@@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews I grew up near Pittsburgh, so I'm very familiar with WV!
@thewhiskyenthusiast4 күн бұрын
Yeah too much oxidisation would do that. Hey where's the asshole cat?
@torbenmortensen754 күн бұрын
Watching from Denmark (as well) 😊 Love your clips and especially your advent calendar.
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews4 күн бұрын
Thank you kindly! I appreciate your support, I remember you commenting before. Cheers to you and yours!
@plkofod4 күн бұрын
Hi Freed - I'm watching from Bornholm - a small island between Sweden & Germany. It belongs to Denmark, but we are not quite like the Danes... ;-) Try finding the island on Google Maps...?
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews4 күн бұрын
Wow that's awesome! Thanks for watching! Thanks for introducing me to a new location too. Cheers!
@ronaldtheriot6 күн бұрын
I enjoy Wild Turkey 101.
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews6 күн бұрын
Can't go wrong with it IMO, checks every box for me. Cheers!
@thewhiskyenthusiast6 күн бұрын
As happy as I am to see you get these right, I do miss the good old shit show days 😂
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews6 күн бұрын
ooooh buddy, you're in luck......hahahaha
@thewhiskyenthusiast6 күн бұрын
Niceeee!
@thewhiskyenthusiast6 күн бұрын
Irish and stout cask is hard to pinpoint man. Dude I think the audio had an issue on this one as the previous ones were good but I struggle to hear you on this one fyi.
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews6 күн бұрын
Yea man, my mic is on the fritz. been having trouble with it....thanks for the heads up!
@thewhiskyenthusiast6 күн бұрын
Wohooo well done dude! Awesome whisky the Victoriana is 🥃
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews6 күн бұрын
I love it
@whiskywhereabouts8 күн бұрын
I admire anyone committed enough to tackle the full advent calendar day-by-day. Looking forward to these reveals. Cheers!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews8 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews8 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews8 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ryanvh149 күн бұрын
Totally did the Cinnaburst wrapper thing! The crazy things from our childhood that spread without social media 😂
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews9 күн бұрын
Gotta love it!
@thewhiskyenthusiast10 күн бұрын
Hahaha we didn't have the cinnamon wrappers but we did something similar with aerosol deodorants where you sprayed it on your arm until it froze and started hurting 🤦♀ Boys are really dumb 😂 Ahh man so close!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews9 күн бұрын
Ha! that's awesome, sounds painful too man!
@thewhiskyenthusiast11 күн бұрын
Yeah man plastic, toy note is very familiar to me with sherried whiskies. Well done dude but don't make a habit of it, it's much more entertaining when you miss 😅 Cheers man, this is a great whisky and an even better distillery visit if you ever get the chance to do so.
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews19 сағат бұрын
Would love to! Scotland is on the top of my visit list.
@thewhiskyenthusiast11 күн бұрын
That pen reveal is very smart dude. Onwards and upwards 🥃
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 күн бұрын
Yea I dig it too! Wish I could say it was my idea.....
@thewhiskyenthusiast11 күн бұрын
Wohooo the advent calendar blinds are back! Welcome back my friend let the fun begin 😃
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 күн бұрын
Yea buddy! Let the humiliation commence !! hahaha
@peggyfreed228911 күн бұрын
Hi Matt, Ya for quessing the correct one. I didnt know English had so many descriptive adjectives. I had the volume as far up as it would go and some of your comments were muffled. Speak up son!. Happy Holidays, Unc and Ant Freed
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews11 күн бұрын
Hey there! Thanks for watching and thanks for the audio info, i'll work on that. Miss and love you!
@peatrick3311 күн бұрын
0/2! Wouldn't be a Freed Advent Calendar without your classic misses haha
@1UPDS12 күн бұрын
Not big enough, go bigger on TV, whole wall
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews12 күн бұрын
The American way!!
@1UPDS12 күн бұрын
Oh I missed that voice and face
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews12 күн бұрын
I've been thinking about the old crew, miss you guys.
@velmani351813 күн бұрын
Bro, which is best 10years or four oak one
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews12 күн бұрын
Hey man! I personally prefer the 10 year old, the 43% abv option if you can get your hands on it. Cheers!
@peatrick3313 күн бұрын
FREED'S BACK! FREED'S BAAAAACK!!!!! Can't tell you how excited I was to see a new video from you! Happy holidays, dude. Looking forward to all of the advent calendar videos.
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews12 күн бұрын
Hahaha yeeeaaaahhh!!!! Thanks so much! Happy Holidays back at ya! Cheers!
@lobu_zet_zet748113 күн бұрын
He’s back! It’s a Christmas miracle!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews12 күн бұрын
Here I am! Been a while, my bad..... 😂. Thanks for watching!
@johnnyjustice99883 ай бұрын
No color added
@allydea4 ай бұрын
Well, if you actually pay attention, you can see that the guessed order is exactly the reverse of the actual order. Which is quite a bit suspicious and makes me wonder if there was a numbering convention mix up. What do you think?
@greenvalley6517 ай бұрын
By the color of number one is pale color, it shouldn't be ledaig,
@milo84257 ай бұрын
Belgrove makes a sheepshit whiskey out of Tasmania, might be properly smokey.
@TheReal_DeanD8 ай бұрын
Thanks for saving me $120
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews8 ай бұрын
Anytime! For me, anything Solist is the way to go with Kavalan. Pricey as well but definitely worth it. My favs are the Vinho and Fino sherry. Cheers!
@martinvk24548 ай бұрын
Your review notes on Dingle sound quite upsetting and derogatory. In my humble opinion, Dingle SM is great. Strange how, in the first part of your review, you mention that the already opened bottle of Dingle is your "favourite" one, and then you compare Dingle to "vomit"?! Disrespectful, infuriating and very unfair. I used to like the style of your reviews and how engaging you are. Shame about your inflammatory notes - very unexpected and very disappointing
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews8 ай бұрын
I hear ya man, blinds are crazy sometimes. Flavors are there one day and change on ya the next. For what it's worth I didn't "compare" Dingle to vomit but I smelled what I smelled. Getting a vomit note is hardly the same as saying "this is like vomit". If you watched all the way, I guessed that the best smelling and tasting one was Dingle, because I too, very much enjoy that bottle. Feel free to not watch me anymore if you actually get infuriated and disappointed by a complete stranger talking about a beverage on youtube.
@thewhiskyenthusiast8 ай бұрын
Hahaha this is why I love the blinds! Nothing like a little blind tasting to kill any preconceived notions 😃 Cheers dude, this was fun to watch 😁🥃
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews8 ай бұрын
It definitely does that! Man, that was a trip. Cheers buddy, thanks for watching!
@raeraeraeth8 ай бұрын
Black Bush is good stuff. What happened to your bottle of Dingle? That's also good stuff. Being honest your notes for Jack Ryan sound a lot like Dingle to me.
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews8 ай бұрын
Great question about the Dingle! I don't know what happened. I thought maybe i switched up the stickers but I tried them again after and it was the same result. weird..... thanks for watching!! Cheers!
@cathyfreed51889 ай бұрын
❤
@scottmathieson23249 ай бұрын
Great video, some of those prices are crazy.
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews9 ай бұрын
Thank you sir! Yea It's a very weird market over here, I'm not going to argue! Cheers!
@thewhiskyenthusiast9 ай бұрын
I've not even heard of this dude and looks like for good reason as well 😅 Not a massive bourbon fan and I can rarely drink a bourbon neat but they do make for good cocktails so thankfully they're never waster. Cheers brother 🥃
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews9 ай бұрын
There are definitely some gems out there so keep looking! I'd give this one a miss though unless you really like oak...... Cheers TD! (you thought I forgot didn't ya?)
@thewhiskyenthusiast9 ай бұрын
@@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews Hah I was hoping you didn't 😂
@thewhiskyenthusiast9 ай бұрын
Hahahh I know the feeling of getting nothing right 😂This is the beauty of the blinds man, you might think one whisky is great but as you taste with no preconcievved notions that's when you get the best experience. There's joke in the Black Snake name rather than the original Black Adder, as it's a Chinese exclusive but I'm much of gentleman to draw attention to a certain stereotype of doing knock offs 🤭😅 Cheers my dude 🥃
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews9 ай бұрын
Story of my life! We win or we learn. I've always been shit at 50/50s. Oh well. Wish we could have chatted more on Vin's thing! Was a bit of a go go go moment.
@thewhiskyenthusiast9 ай бұрын
@@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews Yeah it would've been nice but it's hard with lives. Maybe we can do a Discord whisky night just chatting between us whiskytubers
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews9 ай бұрын
I'm in!@@thewhiskyenthusiast
@peatrick339 ай бұрын
Super weird! I can find this in BC, Canada (where Scotch is priced WAY higher than mostly anywhere else) for about $45 USD.
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews9 ай бұрын
Hmmm interesting.... it must be a regional thing then. Prices are all over the damn place!
@thewhiskyenthusiast9 ай бұрын
Holy crap that's a massive price difference! I do like this whisky, a good all rounder apparent from your scoring as well. Cheers Freed!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews9 ай бұрын
You won't hear me argue! I'll pick this up at this price all day!
@squibpasqo10 ай бұрын
I find myself reaching for this more than anything these days. Relatively well priced in Australia. Big fan of the scarce 15yr cask strength offering of theirs. Cheers!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 ай бұрын
Oh i'll definitely keep my eyes open for that 15. If the 12 is this price..... fingers crossed that the 15 is down there too! Cheers!
@1UPDS10 ай бұрын
Missed this face!!!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 ай бұрын
holler any time Brother Towa!!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 ай бұрын
Man what a weird global experience that was...... what are you thoughts???
@thewhiskyenthusiast10 ай бұрын
Nice to see you back my man great review! There are a few whiskies out there like this one where on paper everything looks great and like you said there's nothing particularly wrong with it maybe but it's just not there! Oh well if all else fails and you can't bring yourself to finish the bottle you could always show off to your guests by making a cocktail with it saying you only use 15 year old single malts for your cocktails 😅
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 ай бұрын
😂Great idea!! Thanks my dude. Hopefully I can keep them coming! Will hopefully see you on Vin's thing later this month.
@McIntyresMalts10 ай бұрын
I got the same experience too, it's a bit rough and doesn't quite hit the mark
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 ай бұрын
Yea man, could be better, could be worse. Very middle of the road.
@McIntyresMalts10 ай бұрын
Welcome back brother!!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 ай бұрын
Thanks Wade!! Cheers brother!
@kylecolford10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your video, dude! It helps a lot. Happy Chinese New Year!
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 ай бұрын
Xin Nian quai le!! Thanks for watching Kyle! Cheers!
@indieingot3410 ай бұрын
What is the bottling date on this one? Springbank takes a while to open up
@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews10 ай бұрын
Hey there! It's 10/11/22. I've yet to go back to it in the last couple months. She's about halfway. Here's hoping! Cheers!