Cadenhead's London - Whisky Vlog

[@jasonanderson8102]

Wow. Seems like a great shop with helpful, knowledgeable people. Hope I get to London some day.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Any Cadenhead's is worth a visit.

[@APCSW19]

It's great that interesting shops like this exist. I really like the Cadehead label. Some amazing whiskies there I'll bet. The gentleman working there was great too, really knew his stuff. The older chap made a very valid point about changing tastes. Port Ellen stocks are highly sought after however the distillery wouldn't have closed if that had always been the case.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Any Cadenhead's you can get to is always worth the effort.

[@agrainofmalt]

Great little shop with nice prices! Will definitely drop in next time I'm in London.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Absolutely worth it.

[@nicbishopNZ]

Watching this in October 2020 in the Bay Area - the thing I'm most excited about in this video is the rain!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Ha Yes. Same for us baking here in the Bay Area.

[@broncorog3163]

That guy knows his stuff 👍

[@WhiskyMystery]

Convinced me.

[@russell3733]

Cadenhead's shops might tend to be a tad small, but they more than make up for that with both the range of offerings and their inherent quality as "integrity bottlings", to use a phrase once coined on the Isle of Man. Great stuff, Phil and Deepa! Cheers.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Yeah really excellent what they do.

[@Ebbhead2424]

That’s home away from home when in London. I actually got that Ord 13 Madeira cask he recommended. It us delicious!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Oh Nice

[@adolfohz]

Amazing!

[@WhiskyMystery]

So many interesting bottles

[@puressenceuk35]

Nice day for it

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks

[@befuddled2010]

Lovely visit, and the staff was very congenial. I suppose it was a good day to stop in since it was raining and foot traffic was light. I find it very interesting that you are allowed to film in so many locations. It's free advertising of course, but here in the US, retailers are very protective. I don't know why. It's not like anyone can't just walk through the door and look about. I suppose I can chalk it up to American paranoia and over-competitiveness. Anyway, this was very enjoyable. Thank you.

[@WhiskyMystery]

I find it is relaxed in the US as well mostly. I always go in first and chat a bit then ask if I can shoot some video. Never really a problem. Glad you liked it.

[@WhiskyShared]

Your video makes the shop look bigger than it is

[@WhiskyMystery]

The front shop is like a large closet :-)

[@WhiskyJason1]

Joel was such a nice guy!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Yes

[@davidlarsen2184]

Did the old guy take your picture? At 3:47 it looks like he has his phone camera turned on

[@WhiskyMystery]

Oh I don't remember now if we did a picture or not.

[@jaychung6622]

I didn’t go to the London Cadenheads (and now I regret I didn’t), but I don’t think there’s any better shop, across all locations, for whisky-geekage and conversation.

[@cuauroao]

Jay Chung the whisky tastings are very entertaining

[@WhiskyMystery]

Next time Jay

[@RebMordechaiReviews]

Port Ellens were produced very much to similar specifications to Caol Ila was and more or less, still is. The PPM of Port Ellen in the 1980s was around 35 PPM, just like Caol Ila today. The spirit was however heavier with more sulphury feints than Caol Ila, so that young Port Ellens were, shall we say, a bit challenging! They were however excellent fillers to add character to blends. As Port Ellen gets older, the heavy sulphur notes and peat subsides to create something actually quite similar to something between the official bottlings of Caol Ila 18 and Caol Ila 25. Diageo are working on reproducing the same style of spirit which I believe does have a place a in the market but in my opinion, should be bottled at minimum 16 Year, rather like Lagavulin.

[@RazvanAurelDumbrava]

Always a pleasure to read your comments, thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@agrainofmalt]

Fascinating info, Rob, and a 16yo minimum based on what you said sounds delicious.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Reb. I always appreciate your knowledge

[@distlledbrewedreviewed]

Happy Halloween!

[@WhiskyMystery]

And to you

[@foodquig]

0.20 Riders On The Storm...

[@WhiskyMystery]

Now I just hear that bass and organ

[@foodquig]

Lije Craig 18... Yowza!

[@WhiskyMystery]

I saw it in several shops in the UK. More than I see it here.

[@foodquig]

@@WhiskyMystery I believe that... They don't know what it is there.