Scotch Whisky Challenge - Beginners blind taste 24 Whiskies

[@Aqvavitae]

I watched this again this evening. It's added to my best KZbin whisky ever playlist. It's...delicious. 😊 Only KZbin gives us gold like this. Thank you.

[@WhiskyMystery]

I might have a look through some of the outtakes and see any are entertaining/interesting enough to do an individual bottle 'quick takes'.

[@Matt-gf4gd]

I wonder how the rankings would differ if you re-did this again today.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Maybe that’s how we will finish our whiskey Journey videos

[@Aqvavitae]

This is spectacular. Wonderful endeavor! Clearly a huge commitment and hours of effort to produce something of this scope. An entertaining video and gripping outcome. Loved every moment of this, and it's a subject very close to my heart. 👏

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Agreed & they know how to do a video....with all it takes-the only problem may be the succession of smoky & unsmoky whiskies, and of course this needs a lot of time, and eating as well between say 8 whiskies in 3 different sequences (esp. for beginners)...but in fine there's always something to learn with blind tasting, for beginners as well as for connoisseurs (& believe me I often struggled to recognize some whiskies)

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Roy. It actually took about six weeks total. I thought it is a one off chance to record first impressions so make the effort. I ended up with 10+ hours of footage to wade through.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@GregsWhiskyGuide Good points. We first tested random pairs and gave a basic score to each. We then split them into smokey/non smokey and retested in groups of similar initial score. We then reorganized for a third and final pass based on the second scores and compared four lowest first allowing the better two to 'qualify' for the next round. But yes hard to compare a heavy peat against a lighter whisky. But fun trying.

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Amazing 6 weeks ! @@WhiskyMystery

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

It's impressive indeed, well done... @@WhiskyMystery

[@Scotch4Dummies]

I really enjoyed watching this. Very fun and exciting to see what you picked. It's so hard to pick through such amazing bottles! Kudos!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks S4D. We were so lost at some points. I am already thinking about a new round of tests with a new strategy to avoid some of the difficulties.

[@russell3733]

I’ll never forget the look of that supermarket trolley filling up with goodies while a passerby in the aisle dropped his one-liner about wanting to come home with you for the night. Classic stuff! Many thanks Phil and Deepa for going to all this trouble to put together what is clearly one of the most entertaining whisky videos of the year. I’m hoping you’ll be doing more, now that you’ve caught the bug. Your wonderfully infectious sense of humour had me smiling from start to finish. Cheers!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Oh thanks Russell. Yes more coming. I am thinking of ideas now...and buying more whisky :-)

[@domanz1]

Interesting take. There were some surprises especially with some of the lower marks (Ardbeg) but also some of the higher marks (Bowmore), but considering this was a blind tasting, which is always relentless and humbling, you proved to have a much sharper taste than I would credit myself to have.

[@WhiskyMystery]

We also had zero whisky experience at the time we made this video

[@domanz1]

I know, all the more impressive. Did you maybe make a follow up video how your palate has changed up to today? Would be interesting.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@domanz1 not on thiose particular bottles, but some did show up again in our later blinds.

[@foodquig]

Fantastic video! There is a lot to be said for blind tasting, and blind tasting as beginners! It would be interesting to watch you two get to know more whisky, develop your noses and palates, and then come back to the same whiskies in, say... Five years' time. That would be a hoot! Subscribed.

[@WhiskyMystery]

I will put a reminder in the diary.Good idea.

[@rlander]

How about closing 2021 with a new blind tasting?

[@foodquig]

@@rlander I will start by making videos about my top whiskies of 2021; My top bourbon, my top Irish, my top Canadian, and my top scotch... Then I will be going through Shelter Point's 'Twelve Delights to Wish the Year Goodnight to finish off the year blindly... There will be TWELVE blind tastings!

[@JasonWhiskyWise]

Great video, love the production and look forward to more whisky videos.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Jason. I will try and cook something up.

[@NoNonsenseWhisky]

Absolutely fascinating to watch! I should really learn to be this organised when I do blind tastings 😂

[@WhiskyMystery]

This is what happens when you have too much time available :-)

[@melissa7867]

I’ve been binging your videos.... this just makes me smile from beginning to end!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Ha our very first whisky video.

[@scottpascoe562]

What a blast to watch! I am benching all of Roys videos and happened across the one he did with you lovely folks in April this year. What a treat to watch your journey in real time. Cheers!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Scott. You have plenty to watch to catch up 😀

[@Raymaster7482]

02:03 "I wanna go home with you guys" :-D :-D

[@WhiskyMystery]

:-)

[@jasoncoates1835]

I laughed at that because I was thinking the exact same thing at about the exact same time.

[@TobyField]

Me too

[@Matt-gf4gd]

Next step: Phil and Deepa's whisky hostel.

[@deancorleone]

not even 2 minutes in here. you guys don't mess around. some good $$$ spent here. can't wait to continue watching and finding out your opinions !!!! Thank you for doing this challenge !!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Ha yes thanks Dean. Plenty more to watch now

[@deancorleone]

@@WhiskyMystery wow. subscribed! It was amazing!! Going to watch some more videos now !! :D

[@WhiskyMystery]

We live stream tomorrow Sunday at 1 PST. Have fun.

[@zachandrews6633]

Great video!!! Enjoy your whisky journey!! Hopefully we get to keep watching. And y’all were great guests on Roy’s VPub.

[@Richie.Z]

Fantastic blind tasting video!!! Cheers to the two of you🍻

[@PrestigeLiquidsWW]

What a fantastic video and such an incredible journey. I look forward to when you release another whisky video

[@djlug99]

Brilliant! Fantastic work guys. Really enjoyed it! Best wishes for future videos. Good luck to you both Phil and Deepa.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Glad to see it entertaining people today.

[@mashburn8021]

@@WhiskyMystery Me too... great video!

[@pcnau92]

That was quality entertainment. Wonderful presentation, and very interesting content! Great job guys.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Much appreciated thanks

[@fitterphilosophy]

. . . good chatty style of presentation, good luck with your channel.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Ralfy.

[@Claire_III]

Thats one expansive experiment!! Lol Good job! Can definitely tell you guys are beginners eliminating the higher proofs earlier than others. Would be interesting to see you guys do this again after a couple years of refining ur pallets

[@WhiskyMystery]

True. I really wanted some way to include the ABV in blind testing so I would add water. But it would also give away the name. Still funny watching us trying to drink 60%. and getting burnt.

[@paulgibbs3624]

Come over from Roy's channel, fantastic video, great idea. Watched the live stream last night. Very entertaining guests. If you like the Glendronach 12, you are in for a treat with the 18. Cheers.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Paul. Roy is a great host and looking forward to the Glendronach 18. Cant quite decide if we do it blind in a mix or not...

[@gordyn5292]

What an amazing video, the standard to which other blind tastings will be held. Fantastic selection and I'd love to see you do another selection and then revisit them all in future. Looking forward to more.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Gordy. We are doing more right now. See what is coming...kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpuUkGNnitR4ps0

[@mrch4se]

This was brilliant! Absolutely loved watching it! My face when Ardbeg 10 came 2nd bottom 😆

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Matt.

[@2handstony935]

Guys, I was recommended this video from Aquavitae channel and have to say, smiled from start to finish. Epic work and never ending surprises, the Whisky journey is certainly long and joyful. Thank you very much 🥃

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Tony. It is all about sharing the fun.

[@precariousdave]

Wow, just found this. Was looking for the origins of the mystery challenge and guess I've found it. Love the approach and the commitment, plus the filming of time-lapse as you do your original research and narrow down the list. Very entertaining, but a lot of work. Fun work, but work. Great.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Dave. I think there was around 16 hours of footage over three weeks.

[@precariousdave]

Yeah, that's what I thought. Love tasting notes on everything too, as Deepa assesses - you seem to be very organised.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Sometimes.

[@Stephend005]

Sweet lord what a haul! Every beginners dream shop! Well done to the both of you and what a fantastic way to start the journey!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Stephen. We do like to go all in on projects. Things have escalated since as you have probably worked out with the latest videos.

[@Stephend005]

@@WhiskyMystery Haha yes I have gathered! Looking forward to seeing how those G&M Balblair 21's do in the blind tasting, although if Roy and Ralphy's reviews are anything to go by, you will need the bottle open for a few months to get it at its best.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@Stephend005 Yeah we do plan to return to bottles as they empty to revisit our thoughts.

[@causewaywhiskey]

Phil & Deepa...you are both full on legends! I will definitely be doing this at my gaff just to see how it affects me and my mates in our tastings.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Ha great. I was thinking of getting friends over to record them having the same confusion.

[@MiyagiNariyoshi]

You can tell she really loves you by the way she looks at you. Thanks for this video!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Ah thanks Mililani. I am lucky

[@MiyagiNariyoshi]

Hey! Just purchased and popped open a Kirkland 20 year Speyside and wow! Amazing scotch for the price! Thanks for the blind review!

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@MiyagiNariyoshi Oh great. I am curious to know what we think of it when it comes around again in our current tasting. Yes it is great value I think.

[@ryanmccleave3562]

What a brilliant video! Came across this on Reddit when others shared it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very well organised and fun to watch :)

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Ryan

[@thomasbuck303]

You two are great! Proud of my Old Pulteney 🤗

[@WhiskyMystery]

Ha yes Old Pulteney 12 is still winning the 'best value' award. Had some more last night.

[@thomasbuck303]

@@WhiskyMystery It's been at the top of my best value whiskies for a while now. Always glad when it gains recognition on these channels.

[@markg913]

Fantastic :) such a great video, loved how every now and then Deepa just decides to smash the whole glass :) brilliant video!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Ha yeah. Thanks Mark

[@mattkurtz7578]

Nicely done. Keep it up.

[@saschaoswald480]

That was really fun to watch, thank you for sharing. You're really lucky to be able to share your passion for whisky with each other, my wife says all whisky tastes like cleaner! But that leaves more for me!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Sascha. How about trying a soft grain whisky or Irish whisky with wifey? Or just keep it for your self 😀

[@saschaoswald480]

@@WhiskyMystery Good idea....or maybe I'll try the Ardmore, seems like it was a gateway whisky for you guys.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@saschaoswald480 Maybe not Ardmore. We called it Tea and burnt sticks in blind tasting. It is a bit fishy sometimes also.

[@TravisKelltner]

Wonderful! Love your dynamic. Watched your video after listening to y'all with Roy yesterday. Looking forward to whatever is next. My one piece of advice is to remember age doesn't mean better, just different!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Travis. Will keep it in mind. Does age always mean more complex? Good or bad complexity of course.

[@TravisKelltner]

@@WhiskyMystery Usually, but not always. It just means it has had more time to interact with the barrel(s) and depending on what the barrels were and where they are located and how they were treated and even what ABV the new make spirit was when putting in the barrel, more or less of certain flavors develop over time. Something aged for 3 years in Texas could be much more robust in flavor than something much much older aged in Scotland simply due to heat fluctuations and climate. There are malts being made so many places nowadays, you just have to explore and start finding the flavor profiles you really enjoy and seek those out.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@TravisKelltner Thanks Travis

[@danh.5825]

Fantastic work guys. I’m jealous at the selection and the prices, especially things not found near me. I recently did a 5 whiskey blind challenge and had a great night. 24 is staggering! I got a bottle of 18YO Costco bottling not yet opened and my curiosity is peaked.

[@WhiskyMystery]

I have been shocked seeing some of the 2 x prices Canadians are paying. If you can recieve whisky by mail it is always worth checking the uk suppliers. The Whisky Barrel has very good shipping rates. Good luck with your Costco. Oh and we took a month to get through these tests.

[@precariousdave]

Watched again. Still a great start!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Almost three years now

[@TYCHO2003]

Great experiment. The Whiskey snobs (like myself) wouldn’t let some mediocre whisky score high, but without experience it all comes to taste. So, this is as honest as it comes (for your taste of course).Without spoilers, a few of the top five are not surprising me. The lowest scoring 5 contain a few favorites of mine.. 😂. This was a nice journey to witness. Great job.

[@Aqvavitae]

I think there's a few higher ABVs featuring further down the list, A'bunadh, Lore, Uigeadail... but that's something we all remember. You're spot on Patrick.

[@WhiskyMystery]

We definitely made mistakes but I knew that would be the case and be entertaining as well as frustrating. I hope to look back on it as a snob one day.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@Aqvavitae A'bunadh certainly suffered by our lack of ABV understanding. I am thinking of doing a 'rematch' on some.

[@Lifeviewers]

What a fab idea.... we know this takes hours of effort to produce, but certainly one of the best whisky videos I've seen... interesting & entertaining. We will certainly aim to do something of this sort for ourselves.when we get the chance to get plenty of bottles though..

[@WhiskyMystery]

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes it was shot over several weeks.

[@kieranwatson9994]

Just watched this ! Really enjoyed it, keep up good work

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks

[@Hexagonal_Crank]

The fact that you gave Auchentoshan, my hands down least liked scotch 24th place gives me solace in my own palate ☺️

[@WhiskyMystery]

Haha

[@arnomenschenkind1664]

WOW. What an Effort. Love it. Thank you. Lore is one of my Favorit drams but as you noticed, not for beginners. Greetings from Germany.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Arno. An extreme way to start whisky tasting.

[@pragneshchauhan6716]

GREAT EFFORT. YOU BOTH ARE AMAZING. GOD BLESS YOU.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks

[@TheGhs1]

Watched after Roy’s live recommendation. Great experiment,nice work 🥃

[@davidhunter5184]

Found your videos through your recent Scotland trip vids, love them and looking forward to working my way through your blind tasting videos.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks David. The blind tasting was the start for us and we have stuck with it only tasting new bottles blind. It is teaching us a lot.

[@WhiskyMystery]

And here is a chronological playlist of the blind tastings incase it helps...kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYiZd3updq6dack

[@bionicflyer5309]

Nice video bro!! Beats workin for a living.😀👍🍻

[@WhiskyJason1]

I just watched you with Roy - enjoy the journey discovering whisky!!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Jason. subscribed.

[@aneesh8963]

amazing video something different than other whisky channels 👍👍

[@WhiskyMystery]

That is how it started for us

[@jaychung6622]

Like many, came over after seeing you on w/ Roy at the vPub. This was incredibly entertaining to watch! Thanks for the video & looking forward to more!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Jay. Just prepping the next blind tasting adventure now.

[@DavidLGood]

Seeing 25 minutes as the length of the video almost scared me off (so many long junk videos out there)... but I started watching and really enjoyed and watched all the way through. Thank you for this lineup -- and for the HUGE amount of time it took to put this together. I very much enjoyed it.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks David. Glad you were entertained. We do make other 25 min videos that are more junkish :-). But if you into whisky you might like them.

[@DavidLGood]

@@WhiskyMystery - I wasn't talking about your videos when I mentioned junk videos -- I was just talking about KZbin videos in general. :) Just so we're clear.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@DavidLGood Haha no problem. We are not junk free but the more recent ones are getting better I think.

[@JohnMorris-ob9rz]

Really nice work, guys! A great selection and some surprising results. Makes me want to do a tasting myself!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks. I am definitely going to make some follow up videos as we 'live' with these bottles.

[@girishpotti2242]

All the way Love from Bangalore India. Never seen anyone doing a blind tasting of so many whiskies. Great efforts for the pain taking process. Big salute to both ❤️ and kee up the good work 👍😊

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Grish. This seems a long time ago now.

[@ChrisMcClanahan]

Excellent work as usual, Phil :) Very entertaining! Miss you guys

[@WhiskyMystery]

Hey Chris! Yes we are working very hard. Come and help us with this burdensome project.

[@michaelporter4533]

Great video! I loved watching you discover these whiskies, and seeing your take on them in blind tastings.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Michael. Hope you like the latest videos. We are learning a lot. With a long way to go

[@michaelporter4533]

@@WhiskyMystery I came across this one via Google. Will definitely check out more!

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@michaelporter4533 Oh great thanks

[@thewhiskyscout1238]

I am amazed at what you accomplished. It would have been fun to start my Scotch journey this way. My Bourbon experience goes back past 3 decades it was a more graduated experience. You can tell a lot about each one of your palates and how they mesh and diverge along the way. Great Job now comes the interesting part how will they develop and change from this point forward. Cheers!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Yes it is already changing so quickly. We are going to do 're-visit' videos

[@jamesa678]

This is brilliant, in so many ways! I like how you started with a lightly peaty whisky so you were looking for smoky flavours throughout, the complete opposite to how most people start out. Although I would strongly suggest revisiting Ardbeg and Glenfarclas in the future! Subscribed in the hope you do more reviews, and I should mention that Aquavitae sent me here :) Video was really well edited too, good work.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes we have gone back on many (as we own them) and I do intend to do a 'Last Dram' video (Like Roy's Recycled reviews) follow up to show how our opinion changed eg we like Glenfarclas and Auchentoshan now.

[@jamesa678]

Captain 3D Brilliant, I'll look out for those. Also very much agree with Old Pulteney 12 and Ardmore Legacy as great value bottles, Pulteney especially.

[@macallanfinerare2552]

Excellent! I ran a blind tasting recently (6 whiskies, 8 people) and guess which malt won? Talisker Distillers Edition!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Ha funny. Were they beginners? It is a good tasting whisky

[@macallanfinerare2552]

@@WhiskyMystery Some were beginners, some more experienced, quite a balanced mix.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@macallanfinerare2552 Ok well it is a crowd pleaser it seems.

[@welshtoro3256]

Cracking good effort Phil and Deepa. I'd love to take part in a blind tasting but I'm far too disorganised to arrange it myself. Kudos for the water epilogue too. Another variable is leaving it in a glass for 20 minutes before drinking - something else I'm hopeless at. The final variable is the change that occurs as the bottle fill goes down. It's a sad fact of life that it hits its peak once the end is in sight. (Peated whisky can go a bit flat towards the end however.) Hope to see more of you. WT

[@WhiskyMystery]

All good points that we are trying to roll into the next round.

[@befuddled2010]

Epic and fascinating. The manner in which you present this is compelling indeed. Love the blind rating system, but it all comes down to individual taste, right? What is the best whisky? The whisky you like the way you like to drink it (Whisky Tribe). Love the analysis at the end, caveats as previously stated implied. Kudos for pulling this off, and I really respect your epilogue. Even the little four whisky ending experiment of watered down whiskies was a treat. Whisky is a journey and you have shared yours with us and we have all benefited. Thank you so much.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Aladdin. We learned so much from this original experiment. Now one year old already. Most of these same bottles are still in our expanded blind tasting journey.

[@cobsonjobban9210]

Great first time line up, this was nice. I wish my first line up would have been this good.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Cobson. It was a great experiment that has only got bigger since then.

[@cobsonjobban9210]

@@WhiskyMystery I wonder if you would do the test again (with the same whiskies) now that you have more experience if you have a different opinion on these whiskies. This could be a nice know how much your palates have changed after this. Ask your self would you still rate The talisker number 1.?

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@cobsonjobban9210 I have been wondering the same thing. I am sure A'bunah would do better :-) Might be a good anniversary video although we do not have all of the bottles now.

[@WhiskyGeek]

A great watch - can tell you put a lot of time & effort into this! It was great to see what whiskies you eliminated early;- a load I think are a bit over-rated. I so wish you had picked up the GlenDronach 18 Allardice as it is a cut above the 12. They're both excellent but the 18 is just amazing. I might have to try and find a bottle of that Talisker as I've yet to find one I really enjoy.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Glendronach 18 is now in my possession :-)

[@WhiskyGeek]

@@WhiskyMystery Excellent, enjoy!

[@Yong_Goh]

oh wow.... perhaps you guys been hitting the ardbegs too early in your whisky journey :) fascinating watching this now that we kinda have a feel about your preferences for scotch genres till now

[@WhiskyMystery]

I should rewatch also

[@robc462]

Great vid, you all should do another one trying the same ones to see if they get rated the same - I'm sure palates have changed/developed.

[@WhiskyMystery]

I am sure it would be different

[@brendan3518]

This is a great video. I'd love for you to revisit this line-up again with the new knowledge you've acquired in the past year. Two things seemed to skew things pretty dramatically: first, comparing cask-strength whiskies to 40% ABV ones blind without considering that or adding sufficient water; and second, the order of tasting, since your tongues must have been crushed by some of those high alcohol ones! I'm doing a bracket style, single elimination "play-off" tournament with a fellow Scotch-lover... kind of like the World Cup without the group stages... so that's another idea for a format.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Hi Brendan. We have thought the same thing about revisiting and many of them are still in blind tasting bottles and will reappear like Glendronach 12. We absolutely got mislead by ABV back then. Even now it is a heavy bias. The order though was not an issue as we tasted these 24 in all kinds of cross comparisons over three weeks before getting to the final order.

[@brendan3518]

@@WhiskyMystery Ah, got it -- I didn't realize you were doing this over 3 weeks. It seemed like you might be doing it over a single day or weekend (which is surely suicide). Makes a lot more sense. Keep up the great work and great channel!

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@brendan3518 Thanks for watching

[@WhiskyGeek]

Just watched this again with Jo after watching the No4 reveal so she could see where you guys have come from. Still great fun to watch! Cheers guys 🥃👍

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks. Say hi to Jo

[@highlander9997]

Fantastic video, well done

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Highlander.

[@MaltMuserWhisky]

Just...wow. Incredible video, y’all.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Rabbit. More Blind tasting coming.

[@MaltMuserWhisky]

Nice! I’ve subscribed. I also do whisky reviews so feel free to check out my channel sometime. Cheers!

[@seanmacgowan616]

Wonderful. Great idea. I've around 24 Irish... must try this. At the very least the craic looked good.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Do it and see what surprises you get.

[@seanmacgowan616]

@@WhiskyMystery I will, but I'd love you to do it and do another of these highly entertaining vids.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@seanmacgowan616 Considering I was born in Belfast I really should. Red Breast 12 CS is now in the mix for next time at least

[@seanmacgowan616]

@@WhiskyMystery playing blind with the other single pot stills like Yellow Spot, Green Spot, Midleton VR and now Teeling would be very informative. Throw in the wide range of Cooley grains, blend, and single malts and of course some of your very own Bushmills and you've got a really good wide selection. The overpriced Dingle and the reasonable West Cork in the mix and you'd have a great time.

[@seanmacgowan616]

No... please do this. I'd really love to watch that. Then you can march on to Japanese, American, others etc.

[@KrenarKabashi]

all the best whiskeys, i would love to shop like this one day

[@WhiskyMystery]

Cheers

[@McIntyresMalts]

Loved the reveals!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks

[@Pradstanmore]

Great fun watching their reactions, made me chuckle. Kirkland it is then.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Are you near a Costco Pradeep? Cheers...phil

[@Man-in-da-shed]

I thoroughly enjoyed that, this Chanel was recommended to me by Scott at the Tomatin Distillery, I’ve been fortunate enough to to be given 2 bottles as a gift, both 30yr olds, and sought advice from the distillery in how to do an appreciation tasting vid for my channel. I just now need to binge watch both you and Aquavitae . Ps. Talisker is my favourite .

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Ian. Funny I have not met Scott in real life but via videos. Blind tasting can be very informative and embarrassing. But any tasting can be enhanced with comparisons to help guide what you are finding.

[@primewhisky]

Brilliant👍🏻😄 Some serious shopping👍🏻

[@WhiskyMystery]

It has only got worse since.

[@primewhisky]

Captain 3D 😄😄😄

[@carlosc9127]

This is an excellent video. It does highlights that pricey does not means better. But the most surprising thing about this video is how much the price of whisky has changed in two years. In Northern Virginia the price for GlenLivet 18 (today) is around $140, in this video it was around $85... the same goes for many others. Can I go back in time for 2018 prices? Thank you.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Good point prices are certainly not going down are they.

[@bourbonbrofessor9938]

Awesome review! That's a lot of whisky to test and keep straight for 6 weeks. Thanks to Aqvavitae for pointing you out!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks Proff

[@kevinnys6667]

Nice shopping 👀🥳

[@WhiskyMystery]

It has got a lot worse/better since.

[@seasunandchiliesm4095]

Absolutely agree

[@delohclooney]

Now this is research!

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thats what I said.

[@rockthebuilder]

Lol. Great intro... I’d be curious after you’ve finished all the bottles which ones you finish first/ miss the most. Do your rankings stay the same? For me personally the Aberlour abundah is one of my absolute favorites, but there are many on this list I haven’t tried.

[@WhiskyMystery]

We have come back to the abunah a lot and it is now empty. There were a few days we really liked it but the bottom of the bottle seemed quite flat and sour. So still not so ire about it. You can see from our other videos that we have expanded our testing.

[@TobyField]

Great video. How did you settle on the choice of brands and the number of bottles?

[@ivanthetolerable]

Seeing those prices now is a bit disconcerting. I noticed that they changed from purchase to editing. Did you half-fill the newer series of bottles for blind tasting? Have you considered that there might’ve been some oxidation for the late selections?

[@WhiskyMystery]

10% tax on top in CA. Not all have gone up too much but some. I filled the 250ml blind bottles to 200ml level. No sign of oxidation years later

[@ivanthetolerable]

@@WhiskyMystery Not that oxidation is always a bad thing. I’ve oxidized Malts to ease back a sour note, a bitter note, a sulphur note, or in the case of certain Jamaican rum’s and a single pot-distilled bourbon, way too much esters. I took Ralfy’s old chestnut “A minute in the glass for every year in the cask.” as more than a guide to older malts, but also a way to attempt to adjust them. For example, sulphury Deanston 20, that you couldn’t recognize recently. I confirmed that mine too had lost almost all of it, after around 2 years @ ⅔︎ full. Disappointing both with and without.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@ivanthetolerable haha on the deanston story. Fully agree. I love teh Springbank Local Barley 9 year but is pretty harsh when fresh. Much better to pour half the bottle into a spare and wait a few months.

[@Latimotei]

The talisker is just a fantastic whiskey :D

[@WhiskyMystery]

It has been a while since we tried it now.

[@kenyaninexile]

Stumbled on this while looking for reviews on the Denston 12. 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 BTW, how many days did it take to complete the tasting?

[@WhiskyMystery]

About 2 weeks then a lot of editing. But fun. Hope you see more of our videos. I guess you saw Ralfy review and whisky of the year?

[@Allouran]

I'm late here - but the Talisker does have a vintage and not an NAS as you put on the label. Could you check if it was the 2008/2018 or was it the year earlier. There has been some variation noted in the various bottlings. Cheers

[@WhiskyMystery]

Sorry allouran that bottle is long gone.

[@Allouran]

@@WhiskyMystery All good - I just picked up a bottle of the Talisker 2008/2018 version of the Distiller's Edition and the dates sort of work in with you buying them at Costco at the end of 2018. Really appreciate this type of video - I know how much work is involved - but it has a similar feel to my whisky journey and I feel I'm similar to where your palates are now (I thought Highland Park 12 was enough until the whisky bug bit). It's a bit annoying I can't tune in to your live mystery feeds - wrong time zone, badly!! But I do catch up on the shortened versions - I feel that Phil and I have a very similar set of likes so I take on board when he's happy about a whisky and put it on the list. Keep up the great work - AND - keep covid safe there in the crazy USofA. Cheers

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@Allouran Thanks Allouran. It does sound like we had the same Talisker DE. The last drops of that bottle recently re-appeared in our blind tasting... kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJnHf2Cne7F3eLs cheers...phil

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@Allouran Oh I just heard myself say it is the 2017 version in the video.

[@Allouran]

@@WhiskyMystery Haha - so did I! I'm pretty sure they are all reasonably close with just the weight of the sherry barrels flavor varying from year on year. Cheers

[@burnemanburn]

You're too cute, love you both. Your world is gonna change as soon you get used drinking cask strength scotches. Keep on tasting!

[@jesoby]

I wanna go home with you LOL

[@WhiskyMystery]

:-)

[@khalnetherfields7263]

very interesting! is deepa deaf? or why does she talk like that. or is it just the whiskey

[@WhiskyMystery]

Hi Khal. Yes Deepa is deaf.Maybe she should introduce her self signing so it is clear to everyone. She lip reads me so well that I am lazy with signing. Some times it is also the whisky :-)

[@Tantrum777]

The prices in this video are depressing. Everything and I do mean everything has gone up in price. Less then 3 years ago pretty sad. This was a great first video, can't go wrong with Talisker.

[@WhiskyMystery]

I was just thinking that myself. About 15% over all. But some would have us think there is no inflation problem :-)

[@Tantrum777]

@@WhiskyMystery Just invested into some gold last week, but yeah no inflation problem. Cheers Phil.

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@Tantrum777 Haha I am surprised gold has not done better this year. But we will see.

[@joetrigg5378]

Brilliant 😂

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks

[@wachinstuf]

Uigeadil for $57, man times were good a few years ago haha

[@WhiskyMystery]

Who doesn't love inflation.

[@jan-paulvanderhoeven5573]

can’t remember the day I bought whisky in that quantity....

[@WhiskyMystery]

Think of it as catching up on a lifetime of not buying any :-)

[@YellowTrashMan]

Some days I like one thing and some days I like other things.

[@WhiskyMystery]

So true. But whisky seems more extreme in that it appears to actually taste different on different days. Not just my preferences changing

[@Yong_Goh]

woah.... you guys collapsed the mighty Ardbeg Ten

[@WhiskyMystery]

It just showed up again blind 2 years later... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGO8nmqGnNyGrsk

[@Yong_Goh]

@@WhiskyMystery Ardbeg 10 is one of those ones that are in my “trilogy pathway” to infect someone into the Islay genre, i hit them in order of laga16 then Ardbeg 10 then finally laphroaig 10 CS. If they made it that far I graduate them as peatheads 😂 love your channel btw

[@WhiskyMystery]

@@Yong_Goh Haha that is a perfect assault

[@aconners]

Would be interesting if you repeated this sometime in the future....to see how your tastes have evolved

[@WhiskyMystery]

You might want to look at our other videos :-)

[@Matt-gf4gd]

2 years and 200 springbank local barleys later...

[@WhiskyMystery]

Haha

[@jesuslovesyou3228]

will you pour me a glass of whisky. especially I want to drink glen series.

[@WhiskyMystery]

No problem any time

[@SauceSensor]

This dude says pepper for just about anything.

[@WhiskyMystery]

Yes this Dude does

[@pragneshchauhan6716]

DEEPABEN TAMARI JODI KHOOB SARAS CHE.MADE FOR EACH OTHER

[@WhiskyMystery]

Thanks

[@gkillmaster]

Old suitcase filled with oranges!!! haha!