Five Categories of Scotch Whisky - Laphroaig 10yr

[@phreakmac4361]

"This is just because i wanted to drink Laphroaig" - more than good enough explanation.

[@colby6131]

5 catagories of scotch.

[@swoopnighti2215]

This but also explaining American, Irish, and Japanese would be sweeeeeeeet

[@RLMedia417]

Laphroaig has become my new favorite whiskey. Definitely one I want to keep on the shelf. I'm a little over a year into my journey and my wife surprised me with a bottle the other day. I've found I'm only a bourbon guy when mixing. I like Japanese whiskey. And finally I love scotch. Thank you for helping me on the journey, good drinking my friend!

[@aqacefan]

Clear, concise definitions and relatable analogies. There's a reason this man is a teacher.

[@JonnyD91]

I work in a bottle shop in Australia and amongst my team I'm known as the "whiskey guy" my secret is that I learnt everything I know from watching your videos 😁

[@stevenkrycho5780]

My wife's first whisky was Lag and it's still her favorite today.

[@likethewind888]

I smile every time I drink Laphroaig as well

[@josephdemari3111]

Mom, Dad and the three Kids….. YES! Now I get it! Can’t wait to lay this on our monthly whiskey club. I’m gonna need a whiteboard. We drink responsively so will feature a Mom and a Dad one ounce pours for the tasting and perhaps one kid. Which Kid? This will really throw the group because they know I’m a Rye/Bourbon guy and Scotch is not in my flavor profile. You are a really special person thank you for always giving us positivity and insight on life not just whiskey.

[@bradoncampbell2626]

Again, as always in the past. I am a simple man. I see Laphroaig I click, even at my daughter's wedding. Hell, she'll probably get married a few more times, I will pay attention during one of the next ones!

[@yf6667]

Missing you on on the tribe

[@christinecamley]

My gateway scotch was Lagavulin 16 and I loved Laphroaig 10 immediately!!

[@RealJahzir]

Everytime I see Laphroaig I think of Emma. Hope she is well

[@alexmayer9556]

As someone who is mainly a bourbon and rye drinker who is starting to explore other whiskey types, I really appreciate this explanation. Clear, concise, and easily digestible. Thank you for the continued incredible content!

[@jaylat4578]

Caol Ila was my eye opener. Before I used to just drink johnnie walker but coal ila blew my mind

[@GOTAisMe]

Daniel that was a wonderful lesson. Your teaching skills are unsurpassed. I already knew this but I learned so much. I can now explain it others in a way I couldn't before. Sometimes it's difficult to get bourbon drinkers to understand Scotch whisky. Using this 5 types method with the mother and father makes is clear and concise. Thank you!

[@BrutusMaximusAurelius]

So in this analogy, my favorite whiskies are usually the older moms.

[@becksterch9903]

Best explanation out there ❤ Even for non native speakers. 👍

[@FirstPhilWhisky]

Laphroaig converted me too 😁, I don’t think I would have a whisky channel if I never had it . If someone says they don’t like whisky to me I always like to make sure they have tried both the Speyside and Islay styles. Often people dislike one and love the other.

[@kyrastuart1920]

Many, many years ago we had the opportunity to attend a dinner sponsored by Johnnie Walker that included a presentation on blending scotch, with tastings. I fell in love with Islay whisky then. If I have Johnnie Walker, I prefer gold or platinum to the blue, which was too sweet. The whole flavor profile changed 10 or 15 years ago, so we don’t buy anymore. I learned more from your video than from their presentation.

[@Longenecker1776]

Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Talisker and Ardbeg are all amazing, but I love the complexity of Glen Scotia 15.

[@tomkat_Kansas]

Great explanation. I have never had Laphroaig but I do love Lagavulin.

[@jamesriley72281]

I just got back from Islay. What a magical place.

[@AMillar1]

As someone who lives in Oban I have to ask, what’s the attraction? It’s just another wee island, we have hundreds of the bastards around here. You’re much better heading waaaay up north, it’s actually beyond stunning up there.

[@jamesriley72281]

@@AMillar1 I guess I would get that question in another youtube channel but here it seems obvious. My first day there I went to Ardbeg, walked to Lagavulin, and then finished the trek at Laphroaig.

[@Longenecker1776]

@@AMillar1I’m guessing to Highland Park territory? Kirkwall?

[@gregory8414]

Interesting about people picking Laphroaig or hating it. I’ve tried many different whiskies but prefer Laphroaig over all that I’ve given the chance to win. Thanks Daniel

[@bambam2x905]

I love the revisit of the classic drams we have all had on our journey. This is certainly a core whisky and still one of my favorites! Many thanks Daniel.

[@WhiskyForBeginners]

Laphroaig 10 is one of the most amazing whiskies I've ever had. I like the peat, of course, but underneath that there's a delightfully fruity whisky that is different with every glass. It's the only whisky that has ever given me pineapple on the palate. 🥃 I was able to anticipate where you were going early on in the explanation, but it was the first explanation of the whole thing I'd ever encountered and it helped me to clarify and organize what I already knew. Thank you. 🙂

[@Erniethebear]

I've never heard it explained this way. Makes perfect sense!

[@michaelb1761]

Laphroaig 10 was the second whiskey that I ever drank, and that was many years after drinking Wild Turkey 101 in my younger days. I loved it!

[@damayor62]

Outstanding as always Daniel. Just when I think I knew a fair bit about whiskey you teach me a hard lesson with facts that re-educate me. Thank you for doing that and please keep up the great work.

[@Evil-Rod-Farva]

It’s a classic. I started with bourbon, but Laphroaig is a must in my cabinet and great on a cold winter night.

[@monstrok]

Been watching for years and I learned a bunch from this well-thought out presentation!

[@mattmason4338]

Been watching Whiskey Vault for years, been exploring whisk(e)ys across all categories, but was still poking around at scotch, having found some I like and some that were "fine". I read the differences between the scotch categories a couple times and it was always in one eye and out the other...Thank you for putting it in a way that (seems likely to) stick!

[@jasonchampagne6825]

Islay fan here. Love that smoky peatiness. Earthy, smoky, briny and yet approachable.

[@kvetcha]

Laphroaig was the first whiskey I ever liked!

[@AyeTonal]

I liked whiskey. Would buy a bottle here and there. Good but I preferred beer. I tried Laphroaig Quarter Cask and I fell in love with whiskey.

[@skruger85]

Well thanks I guess. This exact was the one that made me grow an entire cabinet. I never liked any until I tasted the Laphroaig 10. All I got at first was 'licking a barbecue', but it intrigued me and I liked it. After that I started to pick things up in other whiskies and that's all she wrote...

[@William.Knight]

PC10 was my gateway to peated Scotches, and it's still probably my favorite core lineup single malt from any distillery.

[@bitbrace]

I was timid to try laphroaig because of the talk about it at first but fell in love my first sip hands down my favorite

[@JoshLawn]

THANK YOU Daniel!! I loved this video because I still needed clarification on this topic beyond previous Whiskey Vault video explanations.

[@grahamokeefe9406]

My first "serious" scotch was Ardbeg Uigeadail. Completely hooked me.

[@allanboyd7528]

G'day Daniel. Yes, I was hooked into whisky after buying and trying a bottle of Laph 10 (almost 15 years ago!). Like most whiskies but Peat is still my love'. Thanks so much for the vid . I get asked this a lot as well... I'm about to watch again (to get it through my thick skull) thanks again, AL

[@bradkirbey1560]

Laphroaig is my favorite Islay whiskey. As a whiskey somm told me at a tasting once, it's one of the "slap in the mouth" scotches!

[@Dan-hn1lx]

I have this an several other expressions but Batch 12 of the Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength is really toasty and sweet really different to the standard 10 and the Batch variety coming through is really cool to see. Slainte

[@who2u333]

Outstanding episode! Lagavulin 16 is what got me into whiskey. Before that I only knew the US bourbons and they never appealed to me so I thought that I just didn't like whisky. Happy 4th to all of the US BM's watching (and anyone else that cares).

[@andrewbutler7681]

Laphroaig 10 is what made me fall in love with whisky and I have used it to convert at least 14 other people to Scotch drinkers! (One even insisted on finding a way to buy a bottle on the way to his train home from the pub...)

[@chadwinship6291]

Laphroaig 10 was heaven from the first sip. Absolute mother's milk

[@johnvddungen]

my first scotch was Laphroaig 10YR and i love it

[@jeffbayer569]

What do you say about Laphroaig?? Emma! 😂 That's the best description I've heard yet. Thank you for another great conversation

[@-RONNIE]

Laphroaig is always one of the good choices anytime of the year🥃

[@christinecamley]

Islay all the way! Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Laphroaig! That Laphroaig must have been lovely! Terrific video as always Daniel!!

[@topazphoenix6301]

Great verbal imagery expressing the different categories.

[@TheMrWaby]

Great way of explaining it all, really helped fill in more detail of what I thought I knew.

[@PostNukeProductions]

Right as I was wondering what to drink on my day off I see this. What a great choice, and a lot of fun to drink along!

[@davidpretorius]

Yes it helps sooooooo much👍

[@stebeardX]

Laphroaig 10 was the whiskey that made me love whiskey! the first whiskey i enjoyed. now it tastes way to weak for me, i love Octomore when i can get it and Ardbeg Uigidal and Correyvreken my go to sippers. cheers

[@AdvantureRoad]

Laphroig definitely got me into whiskey. I was really glad that I could start enjoying the cheaper, every day bourbons and Irish whiskies. No way could I afford to smash a bottle of Laphroig or Ardveg on the weekends 😊

[@johnnybrennan1157]

Enjoyed the video. The Laphroig tastes exactly like the liquid version of Conecuh smoked sausage made here in Alabama😊. That's a good thing.

[@jmu4508]

Glenlivet 12 was my gateway Scotch but Laphroaig 10 and Lore were the REAL Scotches that converted me into an Islay Scotch lover. Thus, I'm part of the Church of Laphroaig, though I confess to also having a bottle of Lagavulin 16 in the cabinet as well 😂. Great vid.

[@LaurieAnd]

Favorite explanation ever! 😊

[@Fizz1138]

I was literally searching the Whiskey Vault channel for an explanation like this yesterday. What luck.

[@PeterTea]

Laphroaig 10 was my lovely introduction into scotch… I guess I am a bit weird.

[@MM-hg6ld]

Love my Lore! Just picked up two bottles

[@Kootify17]

Super interesting. Well explained. Cheers.

[@jeffdoclewis7693]

Happy 4th of July! Laphroaig has surpassed Lagavulin as my personal Islay favorite. Don’t know why just has.

[@clawedsimian]

JW green is my favorite of the blends ( I love cragganmore). Laphroaig 10 is a favorite too.

[@kvetcha]

I believe Green is the only blended malt in the JW lineup!

[@richcole3931]

Laphroiag was my first dram.

[@busslayer4790]

Thanks. I did learn some new things from this.

[@andynelson5864]

That was a quick eleven minutes! Way back, Lagavulin 16 was the "Oh, yes!" moment, the intro to the rules of the game. Then I found Laphroaig and Ardbeg and was more like, "'Okay, I'm all in!" Since then, it's been a wonderful ride.

[@jonathandearman5849]

Re: women & Peat. Took a few bottles over to a friend's house (Hibiki Harmony, Teeling single malt, Eagle Rare, and Lagavulin DE) for a cookout one night. Everyone liked the ER, but my friend lit up when she tried the Lagavulin and ended up going out to buy a bottle.

[@buffdelcampo]

Always learning something here.

[@BracchiAlessandroFineArt]

Best bang for the buck ! My staple bottle in my home

[@GoldenClays1]

One word: AWESOME!

[@joegibson4946]

I would like to see a discussion on the different regions of scotch - Islay, Highland, Lowland, Speyside, etc.

[@xxacidmv]

Welcome all Whiskey Vaulters to Story Time with Daniel! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Happy 4th 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@blackphilogynist]

Laphroaig 10 made me think that I didn't like Islay whisky, but I love Arbeg and Lagavulin (I'm sipping Lagavulin 16 as I type). Great explanation of the five categories of Scotch whisky. You are definitely missed on Whiskey Tribe.

[@Persepolis8564]

Happy 4th of July. I am traveling from Vancouver-Canada to San Francisco, hopefully I can find an Ardbeg Uigdahl for a great price. Can you make a video about how to keep Whiskeys to last a long time? I guess keeping it away from direct sunlight is the most important part, but what else do you do in your vault?

[@CleaningMyGun]

You guys should do a video covering all the Scotches from Islay 😊

[@rcc8506]

Spot on. Laphroaig is now my mums and wifes favorite scotch. I'd like to know how you would classify the taste of Lagavulin as compared to Laphroaig? Which has the more stronger smoky/fish kinda flavor because we have never tried Lagavulin and shortly one of my cousins is flying down from the UK. Its pretty hard to get these Whiskeys here in India so your help is much appreciated. Thanks.

[@ChadWinters]

Laphroaig was the first whiskey I liked neat. It was just so complex and oily.

[@OnceUponADoctor]

I became a single malt drinker with laphroaig 10. Drank some bourbon before but this was about five years ago

[@kevinquill6638]

I thought this sounded familiar....learned this in the Bona Fide Whisk(e)y Enthusiast class, and a lot more

[@brettAnichols]

Thank you! So much I didn't know 🤯

[@kunzilla]

"It tastes exactly as it sounds." That's the perfect description of Laphroaig whisky.

[@tristanbarnett3325]

Don't forget the superb non-Scottish whisky. You have the Lakes Distillery and The English all producing fantastic whisky.

[@bagadonuts78]

Well done Daniel!! On America's Birthday??? I know I know you didn't plan it that way. Or did you Muahaha!! Okay seriously great video!! I can't remember if you used that explanation in the Bonafide course. Cheers 🥃

[@freerunningnj9853]

Thanks! Helped alot. Cheers

[@spok28]

The first time I had Laphroaig, my BIL had me try a sample. It tasted like I licked the bottom of an ashtray. (Let's not discuss how I know how that would taste, I "just know." And, I was very curious as a child.) Anyway, a few weeks later I decided to buy a bottle so I would have it on hand to serve to friends, sort of as a gag. Of course, I had to try it again and I found that the ashtray flavor wasn't there anymore and I really enjoyed the actual flavor. Which started me down a road of exploration into various types of Scotch and other whiskey types. I have yet to find one that I truly despise, only "good enough" to "truly enjoy." (Never found a Canadian one that I truly enjoy to this date though.)

[@Erik_T_Thompson]

Laphroaig 10 makes me think Lox. Didn't used to. I thought it medicinal, band aid, etc. Then, like Saul on his way to Damascus, I saw the light. Right now, as I watch you talk about the family, I am drinking Lagavulin, 11 year old single malt Offerman Caribbean Rum Cask. I saw the light.

[@TheReal_DeanD]

This is a super super helpful lesson. In the future can single grains be covered? I’ve found with those when they’re 20 years or older they taste so much better.

[@WhiskeyVault]

I love this! I'll add a single grain at some point!

[@zimberticagames5291]

Bruichladdich turned me onto Islay, before that I really enjoyed Highland.

[@devinphillips9704]

My gateway scotch was Lagavulin, but it wasn't the 16, nor the 8, but the "House Lannister" 9 year.

[@oneringliveca]

I was also under the impression that single malt also meant that the malted barley was from a single year's harvest. I wouldn't take a 5 year old whiskey and a 7 year old whiskey from the same distillery and mix them together and not call that blended.

[@DileepB]

This is my least favorite Laphroaig! Great explanation!

[@OscarDk1]

Awesome explanation! Long live moms hahaha :P Laph definitely converted me... turned me into Islay above all else ;)

[@mohanvikramsingh6263]

I wish i can do your classes….👏🏼🥳🙏🏼

[@Venetianization]

Enjoy the Laphroaig.

[@MortAllachie]

I love Quarter Cask, PX Cask, Lore and other Laphroaig I have had, but I cannot stand the 10. I wonder if the us version (43%) are better, cause here we only get the 40%. By the way, if someone say Islay, Ardbeg is what pops up in my head 😉

[@klaushaunstrupchristensen7252]

I assume grain whisky can produced in a pot still? If yes which then? Greetings from Denmark

[@alangray6961]

Bruichladdich apparently have produced single grain whiskies using pot stills, as do Arbickie. They make a single grain, called Highland Rye which is pot distilled.

[@alariciii4963]

Laphroaig 10 is like a camp fire in a dentist office. It's so weird yet so wonderful.

[@Koby616]

Arrr Laphroaig 10. Yummy 😋

[@JohnSmith-oe5kx]

Your explanation is cute and mostly correct, i.e. inaccurate but correct in the vast majority of cases. The three principal differentiators between malt and grain Scotch are whether it is: (i) produced in a single distillery (ii) using pure malted barley (iii) in a pot still. a) "Mom" is accurate: to be "single malt," all of (i) and (ii) and (iii) must be true. *b) "Dad" is inaccurate: to be "single grain," (i) must be true, but (ii) and/OR (iii) are false.* This is significant, because you can have pot-distilled whisky that is "single grain" merely because it is not pure malted barley. Although rare, it is something that distillers are experimenting with in order to retain more of the characteristics of the other grains. (Technically, you could also produce "single grain" Scotch from pure malted barley in a column still, but nobody would do this for the reasons you explained.) c) "Two (or more) moms make blended malt Scotch" is accurate. d) "Two (or more) dads make blended grain Scotch" is accurate (bearing in mind that the definition of "dad" was not quite right). *e) Your explanation of "one (or more) moms and one (or more) dad(s)" is inaccurate.* "Blended" means more than one distiller and/OR using both malt and grain whisky. This is significant because the "mom" and "dad" can be from the same distiller. This can either be because a single distiller (i) has both a pot and a continuous still, or (ii) has blended a pot-distilled whisky from pure malted barley (single malt Scotch) and a pot-distilled whisky made from malted barley mixed with other whole grains (single grain Scotch) to make an entirely pot-distilled "blended Scotch". I have no idea if any distiller is doing this or has any plans to, but that is how the categories actually work.