ralfy review 938 Extras - 'Navigating' a single cask integrity malt.

[@WatfordWobble]

Love the phrase 'These are Pot Noodle Whiskies'. I'll be using that in the future I'm sure.

[@murduk88]

A candidate for best Ralfy Extras of 2022 👏👏👏👏👏

[@phillewis3108]

Wow! Who is this guy? Ralfy for president! I’m going to be up all night watching this channel!

[@jeffmill999]

He is Ralfy....the Legend

[@davet7185]

Love it, love it, love it! One of your finest Ralfy and no mistake. You enhance the whole whisky experience no end; thank you.

[@KaRaKa1s]

Love you Ralfy! You are a fantastically passionate storyteller

[@andyarmstrong1175]

Great stuff 👍By the way has anybody else noticed that ghostly face on wall above the fireplace over Ralfys right shoulder! Is the Bothy haunted?

[@dangodden4633]

I’m going to show this extras at our next local whisky club get together. Best one yet! Preach it Ralfy

[@Malthis13]

I have gained a great deal of knowledge about connoisseurship . I really apricate how you see life. Cheers.

[@dej7887]

Fascinating. An honest discussion of what it is to be a full fledged Malt Mate. Your videos are a class on the art of Whisky. Well done.

[@ceklahn]

It is helpful to have a non-bias source of information with decades more experience than I to help understand the ways (good and bad) of the whiskey world. You are one of my trusted sources of info that helps bridge my lack of information and helps to make educated decisions. It’s a shame we are losing historic brands to marketing, but hopefully that will allow younger, more dedicated distilleries to take their place. Keep up the good fight!

[@FatherDinny]

15:46 had a right wee giggle at that 🤣

[@sundowner62james69]

Excellent point about buying your own and getting the customer experience ! Cheers .

[@crabmansteve6844]

I just subscribed, I'm a long time subscriber of Clive, and I never knew he had a brother; much less a brother that enjoys single malt as much as I do.

[@sierrastriker77]

Some great little nuggets of wisdom here, thanks as always Ralfy!

[@intothefeints8506]

I went from being an educated consumer to being a whisky nerdy within 12-18 months. I have 200+ bottles, buy from overseas to the US, run a whiskey TikTok, own a cask of Arran, and going to Scotland in the Fall. The best part is there is so much to learn. Recently, I have acquired some very good Cognacs from 1931 to 1990. One of them was given 93 pts by Serge at WF.

[@ciaenigma]

Thanks so much Ralfy! Really appreciate this!!!☺️

[@jeffmill999]

What a great Xtra... Ralfy is on fire and so full of valuable information.. I noticed in Australia they have whiskies from US and Scotland that are reduced to 40% abv because of the tax structure.. So sad... I have never bought a bottle of single malt because of some ad.....I have bought many bottles because I go on youtube and see what Ralfy or Roy have to say about it....and I never go wrong. Cheers malt mates...

[@arunboy6307]

Great to see you having fun there Ralphy . Interesting review and perspective as always. 💯non-chill filtered 🥃 🙏

[@chopsandarchie7015]

Great stuff as ever Ralfy. All the best & thanks. Cheers

[@Pew7070]

You’re right Ralfy. A lot more money… In the thousands every year. And I’m not regretting a penny. Thanks to you in 12 years I only bought 3 bad bottles.

[@NealKanter]

Damn really good extra Ralfy. Even with increases I still haven't paid over $100 US dollars a bottle. Your enthusiasm and knowledge has been priceless, thank you!

[@giuseppeiaria6564]

These Extras are a great source of informations and uncomfortable truths. Thanks Ralfy.

[@elieaoun6]

Brilliant Video with proper quality information! Cheers from Beirut, Lebanon!

[@FatherDinny]

Could fall asleep listening to your voice, so soothing and relaxing. I’m not a big whiskey drinker myself but watching someone who knows what they’re talking about brings me joy for some reason.

[@prestonw3878]

I probably wouldn't have gone down the whisky 🐰 hole like I did if it wasn't for you Ralfy and also independent bottlers. Thanks Ralfy for sharing the knowledge

[@footloose20005]

Pot Noodle Whiskeys, that was hilarious hahahaha :D

[@WhiskeyMavens]

Hello Ralfy, would like to hear your views on Cardhu 18, Longmorn 18, Speyburn 18 and Glenmorangie 18 extremely rare. Btw your review on Deanston 18 was spot on. It was such a lovely dram that just like you I went and stacked up on it.

[@VoxPopuli911]

Nice suggestion.

[@piamazonian8292]

I enjoy Deanston 18 very much after I see Ralfy review I buy and now that's my favorite

[@ericlord1036]

I was fortunate to get an Old Particular Talisker 10 year old (cask ref DL14410) in NZ and it brought back my faith in Talisker after being put off the official version for a number of years. More true to an original Talisker and not the flat note you got in your 12 year old.

[@Oldman808]

Ralfy often mentions whiskey aged in various barrels. Tonight we had a California Cabernet Sauvignon aged in bourbon barrels! It paired well with pizza!

[@Johnstone72]

I was always told there are no shortcuts in life. I think these videos prove otherwise. How good is it to get access to someone's lifetime of experience and knowledge? And.....for my favourite price.......FREE. Another house point for Ralfy!!

[@problemwithauthority]

Great insight to the industry, now I'll pour a dram to ease my woes.

[@ouwe04]

Great episode!, I picked up a bottle of 11yo Linkwood (storepick from store in holland) it has such a weird note i never encountered, and quite honest dont know if i like it or not. Great info, going to take the time with it and see how it develops. Cheers!

[@johngo3715]

You might be getting some sort of honeysuckle mixed with some grassiness from Linkwood.

[@ouwe04]

@@johngo3715 Its more of a kind of woody note but not quite. so weird. Gonna have a taste again tommorow :P

[@geo5291]

REALLY enjoyed a glencadam 13, poured 45m prior to watching this video, and slowly sipping with a few breaks to check on laundry. Somehow the dram paired will with the talk.

[@octaveobsessions]

"there is no destination. It is the journey that matters." reminds me of a quote from that old Lee Marvin song "home is made for coming from, dreams for going to, which with any luck will never come true"

[@martinsburvis6575]

Where I live there is shortage of official bottling not even speaking of independent stuff, however there is a specialist shop where i have seen Old Particular on the shelf. Can`t recall whiskys filled there, but as rule of thumb is it worth paying extra for Old Particular line? Not afraid to miss but hoping to catch something unexpected from seems to be known distillery. Still in my early days with independent bottlers to be frank.

[@finallydone8640]

I bought a bottle of the 8 year old special release from Diageo hoping it would be as good as the last version,only to find it to have an incredibly drying effect on the mouth. Coupled with a high saline undertone and not that much peat.I have left it to oxidise for months but it is still a really "challenging dram" even with a lot of water

[@Wayno69]

Hi Ralfy, I have noticed that Glen Scotia has gone through another packaging makeover from their successful run last year. I think a Re-review on the Glen Scotia 15 would be in order to see if they have maintained the intrinsic quality from when you last reviewed this. I hope I have tempted you with this marvelous proposition!

[@artvandelay3922]

Very interesting take

[@NicolasMD85]

Great video, but a bit more general than I was hoping for. Please Ralfy, give us some more practical points of reference, practical steps and skills that we need in order to enjoy indi bottlings. For what they are, I feel it's a whole another level for regular customers to fully appreciate their complexity and quality. We need you to guide us 😀

[@nohandle257]

A note to you malt-mates from one who is not yet but may be: Let ralfy's adds run. He deserves the money. I even let the adds run after his video is over while I peruse the wisdom in the comments.

[@carlossandiego7925]

I’d like to hear more about how Ralfy decanted a Mortlach to fix an issue with it. I hope it’s a future extras because I want to know more about fixing off notes.

[@farshadp6114]

Greeting Mr Ralfy and thank you for the review, what percentage we should consider cask strength? Anything above %55? Or we can't really say ?

[@djscottdog1]

It only means the strength the whisky came out of the cask at , a 50 yo might be 41% and its still cask strength

[@djscottdog1]

Recently jumped to working at a much better whisky company night and day improvements in how things are done and the quality of casks.

[@ShawnTylerMusic]

Malty mischief making men and menettes

[@danieljacobson5774]

Ralfy love your reviews..I'm new to whisky ..and find a high interest in single malt scotch whisky..been a basic jack Daniels type of guy( uhgg) I bought the glenfiddich 12 yr old as per your recommendation ..like it but now looking to expend my my taste..where do I go from here?? Ill buy you a dram ..how do I go about that..

[@adamevans5764]

check out a descriptive flavor wheel, to see the common broad spectrum of flavors that are possible, peruse independent reviews that are not fluff, buy some Glencairns or similar nosing glasses, develop your own sense of oily, silky, chewy, briny; try several whiskys from each Scottish region to find the ones that impact you. For something more interesting than Jack Daniels, try Wild Turkey rare breed bourbon or rare breed rye, Balcones peated or black label single malt, or a barrel pick 120 proof of Knob Creek . . . for a start.

[@andrewblatherwick8758]

Is Wolfburn on your radar for future reviews? I know you don't do NAS malts but if they started when they had enough aged stock to launch a 10 or 12 would you look at it? I know they do Natural Colour and Non Chill filtered as standard

[@10lauset]

Cheers to you. ...

[@jelliamesott1]

Ralfy do you turn down free bottles that must come your way? Really admire your dedication to keeping integrity in this channel.

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . no bottles accepted 😊

I'm thinking... perhaps allow producers, brands, bottlers to give you free bottles to review. Then review them side by side with what is in the supermarket. Might make for a few interesting videos.

[@AndrasIstvan]

Malt mention: hello malty flavor diggers!

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . M-mentions need to be all 'm' words.

[@ishaanbhardwaj8992]

Hi ralfy, was curious about your thoughts on the rapidly growing number of craft distillers in the US making single malt whiskey. I had a bottle of westward recently and it quickly became one of my favorites.

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . It's going to get congested.

[@robfut9954]

I had one this year that was so odd. Started off intensely sweet and pineapple. A week later it was semi-sweet and spicy, no pineapple. A couple weeks later and it was bone dry and very spicy with dark oak notes. Very confusing how it literally changed every week for over three months.

[@whiskynotes9326]

I recently finished a Talisker 10 that I got as a present a year ago and I found the quality in that bottle had diminished compared to 2011-2014

[@danhammer106]

This whole stupid malt whisky bubble right now just finally propelled me towards the IBs, since there is drastically fewer decent OBs. And I must say Ralfy - a Signatory Mortlach can be quite a ride, if one takes time with it. If what you say is accurate, we're in for some silly spectacle in the coming years. Maybe a certain distiller will finally release a NAS named "Odin's Wee" (and looks like Odin eats lots of carrots) Or another company releasing only NAS bottlings directly to the secondary market, bought only at auctions. But I mean seriously, could I come up with something more ridiculous than NFTs or a whole malt line dedicated to a TV show? Cocaine is a hell of a drug and apparently still fueling marketing dept. brainstorming sessions.

[@4623620]

Hello Ralfy and all Mondial Medicinal Malt Managing Men (♂, ♀ and all other 🌈 variants), I started my journey into whisky (I like to call it an adventure) many decades ago when my girlfriend gave me a bottle of Single malt Speyside (Aberlour) as a present for my birthday. However, one question I never found an answer to is: I always thought "Single Malt" meant not blended, but how then is it possible that a "Single Malt" is a mix of whiskies from three separate casks ? Now, is there a video about this subject published on this channel ? Kind regards and 👍, φ

[@geo5291]

Single refers to the distillery: the product comes from 1 distillery. From there in, they can mix and match anything they produce. A Macallan 10 is a very popular malt - no way you can continue making it and have it available, if your don't use many casks. You would blend them, because the profile would be somewhere in the middle, as every cash is so unique. The more you blend, the less unique casks have an impact. Those that are too unique so not hey blended into the major/popular product. In essence, they blend the a profile. I don't know if ralfy ever made a video for this suicidal, but he mentions this often, in most videos.

[@4623620]

@@geo5291 Thanks for the explanation 👌😀👍 ❗

[@ryanmercer600]

Ralfy, I just joined the SMWS. I was wondering if you were a member? Thanks

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . no.

[@issacrodriguez9624]

Hay ralfy try out this bourbon it’s called woodinville whisky it my favorite whiskey it’s 45%alcohol it so good do a review on it

[@thesinaclwon]

Been subbed to Ralfy since I think 2010 or 2011 and I have never seen someone take their alcoholism as seriously as he does 😂

[@richardamiro8266]

I do not see any indication of ‘alcoholism’ from Ralfy. I see discriminating analysis. The previous term is unfair IMO. I’ve even seen Ralfy clarify and correct previous statements. Thank you for your POV.

[@heartbroken522]

we called this type of obsession 'true love'🥃

[@crabmansteve6844]

@@richardamiro8266 What he said was *very* clearly a joke.

[@ladnargnoll1400]

Hello Ralfy, new subscriber here and love the videos I've watched so far. I am also new to the scotch scene. I would like to ask your opinion on something that I plan on doing over the next few months. I am going to start a scotch collection and I would like to get the best quality bottle (for under $100) from each of the 6 regions in Scotland (yes I know technically there are 5 official regions but I was told the Islands are their own thing). I live in the US and depending on the state some brands are hard to find as you probably know. I have watched several you tubers and everyone has different opinions and it just seems overwhelming. So instead of guessing and overthinking it, I thought I would come to the OG Malt Meister for help with my jumping off point. Thank you.

[@danhammer106]

Hey mate, enjoy your experience, go your own pace, be fussy and don't worry if your own taste doesn't allign with what's popular on the interwebs ;) 2 cents from yours truly: Kilkerran 12 for some unapologetic coastal funk Glenfarclas 15 for dry sherry speyside style Glencadam 10 - fresh ex-bourbon bright, unpeated, but still substantial And of course Ledaig 10 to represent Islay :D since it's doing a better job at that than most Islay malts rn (and malted at Port Ellen anyway). But probably the best way - if you can get samples at a whisky-oriented bar or retailer > try before you buy.

[@edgewalker7459]

Try Arran Sauternes cask finish 50 % phenomenal whisky for affordable prices

[@RonsHere123]

Dang.. I wanted to be the first one to comment. Carry On Ralfy~!!!

[@craig_z]

I used to spend a lot of money on whisky. These days I buy almost nothing... most of it is overpriced or under-quality. At my vastly reduced consumption rate lately, my existing supply should last me another 5 years or so.

[@TheShredfest89]

❤

[@baka3489]

Can you put a video of some whisky worth buying in 2022??

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . every whisky review is a malt worth buying if the score is over 85

[@baka3489]

@@thewhiskybothy Well, my last purchase was Mortlach 14 old 43% (duty free shop) and I couldn't find your review of it 😞

[@GaryB007]

Sound not quite as good as usual on this and the previous video. Bit of reverb. Sounds like your mic is a bit further away than usual.

[@KMerrells]

I appreciate these reviews immensely, but I hope one day Ralfy starts enjoying doing reviews again soon... seems like even when he enjoys a bottle he's no longer enjoying the process. The older videos have Ralfy seeming to be in much better 'spirits', pardon the pun.

[@arnaldomassari4801]

It’s probably he grow and evolve and became wiser, not something attractive for all drinkers who just want a sincere opinion based on knowledge and experience. But he’s right on point! Keep on Ralfy 🥃

[@brianmundie1647]

Pot noodle whiskies , hahahhehehe , belter

[@swedishburrito5073]

❤️👍🥃

[@gavsdrams]

Can i chalange you Rafy If it is a single cask is it not rare and exclusive

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . yes, tens of thousands of single cask exclusives are bottled each year.

[@rafarutka4823]

Maybe not rare and exclusive but there is something more, this is another step, in my opinion, Blended Scotch, Blended Malt, Single Malt, SM NCF NC CS, SM single barrel NCF NC CS, than further you are then know you more and want try more to find differences and what you really like...

[@raghavramon2051]

My dream Single Malts would have Following configuration 1.Islay Single Cask 50% ABV 12 to 15 yo. First fill bourbon cask 2. Highland Single Cask 46% 2nd Refill Sherry cask 15 to 21 yo

[@billmonteith1161]

I like this comment. My ideal would be a Highland Single Cask 15-18 all refill ex-bourbon. No finishes and no vatting. Just a quiet 16-18 yrs left alone.

[@raghavramon2051]

@@billmonteith1161 Thanks mate