Predicting Who will WIN the OSWAS 2024?

[@atwalhome]

_We_ will win OSWAs 2024

[@JeffWhisky]

We are already the winners from being given a brilliant shopping list of great bottles! Have you brought any new bottles following the nominations?

[@whiskywhereabouts]

Just finished my ballot, so it's safe for me to watch your picks, Jeff. Well done!

[@JeffWhisky]

Well done for voting safely 😅 did you find much cross over with my thoughts? Cheers!

[@whiskywhereabouts]

@@JeffWhisky Well, there's a difference between what we expect to win, and what we're voting for, right? I think you're on target with a lot of these picks... Looking forward to the big night.

[@amadeusbasset4779]

irish whiskey should have its own category, best irish whiskey

[@JeffWhisky]

I am all for Irish whiskey being more celebrated think the only issue is where do you draw the line if you include it? Would there have to be a Bourbon category or an English Whisky or Australian. I understand that Roy and Rafly are Scotch fans with their aim of others taking on their own versions for their own regions. Cheers!

[@Cezary_The_FLY_Mucha]

Grap a jam !!! Very funy Jeff Whisky I have vote jet VOTE NOW !!!

[@JeffWhisky]

Cheers! But should I know go by Jam Whisky

[@jennykarlsson3655]

Love this ❤

[@JeffWhisky]

Cheers Jenny, do feel like it needs more goose

[@sandrofazzolari8833]

Excellent Jeff. Thanks 🙏 for sharing your thoughts. Kind regards, S.

[@JeffWhisky]

Cheers for watching! Have you got your vote in yet?

[@OverlandDrams]

Thanks Jeff! Good analytics and fun thoughts. 👋

[@JeffWhisky]

Glad you enjoyed it, always fun to talk about the OSWAs. Think we will be in for some surprises this year! Cheers.

[@johnathonw2878]

We are all teh winners Jeff. Jam on!

[@JeffWhisky]

A brilliant shopping list made just for us. Who could complain? I fear that jam may become another bit of lore on this channel... cheers!

[@NoteworthyWhisky]

Great picks! I was super happy to be involved as well this year and I can’t wait for the award ceremony! Cheers, Jeff

[@JeffWhisky]

Cheers Noteworthy Whisky! The highlight of Whiskytube Season!

[@peathead4450]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Mr. Slapper. Slàinte mhath

[@JeffWhisky]

Cheers Peathead, would be interested to hear what you vote for... After of course

[@Nordic_malt]

Excellent work on the cut scenes😂

[@JeffWhisky]

Cheers, they genuinely take up a huge majority of the editing time, as the clips in my head can be too hard to find 😅

[@TJO1913]

Jeff Whisky waxes lyrical AND analytical. Everything your fans have hoped for. I give this video Five Jeff's.

[@JeffWhisky]

The brain was on full whirl that night... even if editing Jeff disagrees with the many MANY times I miss-speak. Cheers!

[@Memofor]

Got my raspberry on whole grain for lunch. Think you should sit between Roy & Ralfy for the winners show!

[@JeffWhisky]

Now that is a sweet lunch! I am sure after some of the joke I made, I am on a do not enter list! Cheers for watching!

[@Memofor]

@@JeffWhisky naaaa got to bring the jeffism!

[@JimmyMactvish]

You could be official bottle slapper/double fister showing off your manual dexterity.

[@JeffWhisky]

@@Memofor haha what a word. Cheers!

[@JimmyMactvish]

I reckon Strawberry would be my top Jam of 2024.

[@JeffWhisky]

Cheers Jimmy, I think Strawberry would be a challenge to topple, maybe raspberry?

[@MitchTires]

the trifecta is a smart move to stop Springbank winning everytime. Best OSWA rundown! Cheers Jeff

[@Mck16music]

I wonder if in future we could get some interesting insights on the bottles that fewer people have tried, e.g. Old Perth cask strength, if there was checkbox for "have you tried this whiskey before" beside each bottle alongside the boxes for choosing your favourite? That way the results could be analysed to show things like "X percentage of people who had actually tried this lesser known whisky ended up voting for it" alongside the overall winners data. Could shine a light on less ubiquitous bottles depending on the results. The statistician in me would love to see that.

[@JeffWhisky]

Yeah, I can really see that providing a greater breakdown and really giving those smaller brands and bottles greater representation, though I think managing the data is already a bit of a nightmare. I would also love to see a geographic breakdown of what areas of the world vote for what, but like you, love the stats! Cheers for watching!

[@0oDaan12o0]

It'd make data analysis a lot harder but I agree! The OSWAs try to be a measure of the best whisky based on the public opinion and not on the major popularity vote. Currently, it's a bit of both and that really is a huge blame on the results (we can't fault Roy and Ralfy for that, but it's an annoying factor that ideally has to be corrected for in this contest).

[@scottmathieson2324]

I try do turn my stats head off as i get triggered abit by some of it. One that i had was how much bias there is for brands thay have one main bottle at each price point. E.g. fans of arran will vote for arran 10, ledaig fans will be spilt between 10 yr old and the rioja cask, loch lommond fans votes would spread rather thin across the options. I would also like to see geographic breakdowns and analysis based on the questions around how much you drink and buy etc. Thats really because at work you wouldnt ask the question if werent going use it for analysis.

[@JeffWhisky]

Never thought the comments of a bottle slapper would be a talking point for fine tuning statistics but I am 103% here for it!

[@JeffWhisky]

MAKE SURE YOU VOTE IN THE OSWAS 2024!

[@christinecamley]

Done!! Everyone in the whisky community should vote!! Terrific thoughts Jeff!! 🙂

[@JeffWhisky]

@@christinecamley Brilliant! Looking forward to the results! Cheers.

[@christinecamley]

@@JeffWhisky I am too my friend!! Cheers!! 🙂

[@McIntyresMalts]

Hahah the best "jury still out" edit

[@JeffWhisky]

Ha cheers buddy! Love when I can do a good cut out cutaway!

[@NeilImmortal]

Hmmmm, Ancnoc 24... crazy as it sounds it is also great value ;)

[@JeffWhisky]

At £150 it is not really in my orbit but with crazy age statement costs, it doesn't feel too bad! What a world we live in! Cheers Neil!

[@NeilImmortal]

@@JeffWhisky I know. Here in Germany the status quo seems to be €10 per year is acceptable. Some brands do seem to be taking that seriously :o

[@MumuRamsawak]

For a long time, as the price of Chanel increased, I no longer thought I could afford it. I think I'll be happy that I have the kislux as my travel bag that I don't have to take care of. By the way, I'm sure no one will have a hard time telling the difference. Thanks for the comparison.

[@SimonneNZ]

I've voted. I don't like jam so I will stick to drams. One question, under best value you mentioned Ledaig 10 as being the cheapest RRP. Is this cheaper in your market than Benromach 10? In my market the Benromach 10 is about $20 NZD cheaper than Ledaig 10. Cheers!

[@JeffWhisky]

In the UK the Legaig 10 and Benromach 10 are about the same price with the Ledaig 10 being slightly cheaper. The Ledaig often goes on some brilliant offers! Cheers Simmonne.

[@anthonysillett6678]

top slapper

[@JeffWhisky]

Feel like this is one of the few channels where that is a compliment! Cheers!

[@robbor]

Very important question; what’s the most expensive bottle you’ve dropped while doing those flair moves 😂

[@JeffWhisky]

Now I don't want to jinx it but I can't remember dropping any bottle of whisky, I even filmed a video in the garden before where I really lobbed a Starward release. There are some with looser corks which I am not going to risk though... Cheers for watching!

[@robbor]

@@JeffWhisky really? Impressive, hope we didn’t jinx it

[@McIntyresMalts]

No Signatory in the IB category?!?! Wow...

[@JeffWhisky]

Signatory was the trifecta for this year so they won the last 3 so cannot be in it this year to gives others a chance. Assuming would have been your choice? Cheers for watching!

[@McIntyresMalts]

@@JeffWhisky Ah yes of course. Definitely a reason they won 3 years in a row

[@TimHoekstra]

The nomination I find the most strange is the JD single barrel. Why was it nominated? It's a single barrel so I would expect it to be single cask and thus not widespread? So how large is that output? Totally agree maclean's nose should win best value in that category. I think the joke went over many people's heads during that awards show 😂

[@JeffWhisky]

Yeah, I glossed over this bottle really. Think single barrel has different rules to single cask as it seems quite widely available, here in the UK I can order it for £68 on Amazon. I have tried one of their single barrels before and it was pretty solid so assume this is just an higher abv version? Either way it didn't get my vote! Cheers Tim

[@TJO1913]

Hi Tim, Having tried several bottles of the JDSB I can attest that the flavor profile is remarkably consistent, and delicious. The abv does vary and you can detect subtle differences, but it is far more consistent than the ECBP which varies much more from release to release. Here in the US it is widely available and less expensive than the Elijah Craig Barrel Proof.

[@TimHoekstra]

@@TJO1913 thanks for clearing that up!

[@TJO1913]

@@TimHoekstra I'm not a real Bourbon guy, but this is really good. Roy opened it on the V Pub Thursday and his reaction pretty much mirrored my opinion.

[@sugarkitty4777]

No, that's a misunderstanding. There are no rules for "single barrel", it is an unregulated term. In reality however, JDSBBP is exactly a single cask as understood in Scotch terms. Of course it's widely available, Jack Daniels has around 2 million barrels warehoused. They'll take a few thousand here or there to bottle individually instead of combine together. And there's your single barrel's worth. Big stores in the US will go through more than 150 or so bottles and so even in one store they may have more than one barrel, with different ABV levels and different flavor profiles available for sale.

[@TheWhiskyBloke]

Ledaig 16 Year Old? 🤔

[@JeffWhisky]

Haha good spot, I only noticed that mistake once it was already uploaded so couldn't correct it 😕. At least the image is correct. I made a few mistakes with words as was just too excited to get it out filming late at night 😂

[@TheWhiskyBloke]

@@JeffWhisky It happens to the best of us. 👍

[@SimaDirect]

Bring on the JOWAS!

[@JeffWhisky]

Haha I am not sure anyone is ready for the Jeff Awards... Still won't stop me though 😎

[@TimHoekstra]

@@JeffWhisky The Jeffies? The Slappies?

[@JeffWhisky]

@@TimHoekstra I like the Slappies, though will make sure Will Smith doesn't have an invite.