The Sassenach Blended Scotch Whisky Review

[@donaldrance]

Funny enough some of my older relatives from Aberdeen used to refer to my relatives from the Scottish Borders and England as Sassenachs in a derogatory sense LOL. Also best celebrity whisky... The Nick Offerman Lagavulin?

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Hilarious but also Lagavulin is an established brand not something he created. That is a great whisky though. Cheers

[@dlserge05]

The wife just got me a bottle. I am LOVING it thus far.

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Awesome. This is my blended scotch of the year. It is an amazing bottle. Glad you are loving it. Cheers

[@steveamsp]

I SUSPECT that if they had mixed the two before aging, that this would be a "Single Grain" but that once the components have been aged separately, it becomes a blend. This is one of those fringe scenarios that only comes up at Loch Lomond.

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Makes sense had not thought about it that way. Either way great whiskey. Cheers.

[@jordanlopez6956]

Just got my bottle recently thanks for the review I'll definitely be picking up another when they are back in stock!

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Awesome. Did you find the similar notes in yours? Truly one of the best blends on the market. It competes with Compass Box. Cheers

[@jordanlopez6956]

@@WhiskeyCrusaders Haven’t cracked it open yet but I’ll definitely report back once I do. The story which you highlighted was what drew me to it, big fan of the show but I generally stay away from celebrity bottles. His commitment to the process made me hopeful and after listening to you guys I’m even more excited.

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

@@jordanlopez6956 i agree as many celebrity bottles are not good and they just slap their name on it with no involvement in the actual process. I did a lot of research and watched a few interviews before buying this one. I am very excited to see what he does in the future.

[@McQueenValois]

I'm finishing my first bottle and I love it! How do you taste all of that in the whisky??

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Glad you love it as well. It is just a lot of practice of tasting different whiskies. But really its just what memories it brings to your mind when you smell or taste a whiskey. We will try to answer this one in depth on a video for you as well. Cheers

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Great job fellas I will need to keep an eye out for this one.... Cheers Alan

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Alan yes if you can find one its fantastic. Truly one of the best blends I have ever had. Cheers

[@agrainofmalt]

Definitely keen to try this one! Hope I can find a bottle.

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

James if you find one don't hesitate to buy it. You will love it. Cheers

[@jaimereynolds258]

Trying to get a bottle for my dad for his 60th. I guess I can't get it in Arizona? Gonna keep looking

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

I had to order mine from the UK through Reserve Bar. You might see if they will deliver to Arizona. Cheers.

[@johngilbert9420]

Just arrived in st louis area

[@erikevenson4303]

I love Loch Lommond so this would be amazing

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Yes it is. Cheers

[@scottmoody3926]

Sounds cool.

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Yes it is excellent. Cheers

[@Theta40]

“Single grain” refers to grain whisky from a single distillery. This is a blend of malt and grain whisky, so is a blended whisky.

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

This is true the only reason you could get an exception to this rule is the fact that it is all made at Loch Lomond using both single grain and single malt which is a blend but since only one distillery could technically qualify as a single grain since one distillery but multiple types of grain. It would be very confusing to most consumers though so calling it a blend makes way more sense as it would be blend anywhere else once you included a different distillery with multiple types of grains. Cheers

[@Theta40]

@@WhiskeyCrusaders It’s so uncommon for a blended whisky to be from a single distillery that I don’t even think there is a name for it. “Single blend”? 😃

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

@@Theta40 I totally agree. In fact I think they are the only that exists like that. I would have to research some more to confirm that but I don't know any other distilleries that make both.

[@marybuller8239]

I've never been a whisky fan until now. I LOVE this whisky!! I bought 2 bottles this fall and now they say they are no longer shipping to my state. I know this is a unique blend, but is there anything similar we can get while we wait for the next batch of Sassenach?

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

I agree it is great whiskey. The closest I can find to is actually older age stated Irish single malt. Such as Teeling 24 yr or Glendalough 17yr but price wise they are significantly more expensive. Let me look let a little more for you and get back too you soon about it with a whiskey that is closer in price range to The Sassenach. Cheers

[@marybuller8239]

@@WhiskeyCrusaders thank you 😊

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

@@marybuller8239 so i thought of some you might try that are reasonable price such as Green Spot Chateaux Montelena, Dubliner 10 year, Hyde Park 10 year, Redbreast 15 yr. Also of these are a nice fruity single pot still that have similar notes to The Sassenach. So far for me this my blended scotch of the year. Sam did am amazing job with this whiskey. Cheers

[@marybuller8239]

@@WhiskeyCrusaders Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!

[@WhiskyBuzz]

I wanted to buy it, but surprise sold out 🥺

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

If it comes back in stock you should certainly buy. Cheers

[@WhiskyBuzz]

@@WhiskeyCrusaders I will for sure 🤘🏻

[@thelizardkingdc]

Cheapest I found in usa was $600 - any update on new supply?

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

It was only available through Reserve Bar at MSRP in the US for a couple of days before it was sold out. There should another release in a few months. I hope you can get one for the $100 price tag that it should be. Cheers.

[@IselaRLozano]

Back in stock love. Picked up a bottle in the preorder today.

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

You can get on their website start sept 7th

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

@@IselaRLozano glad you found one. Cheers

[@thelizardkingdc]

@@IselaRLozano i stayed on top of the restock and ordered 2 bottles, just waiting for them to arrive :)

[@TheRotgutReview]

Outlander is the story of a woman who accidentally effed her way to the past and now she has to eff her way back to the future! At least as well as I can understand.

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Well basically and multiple times. Cheers

[@McQueenValois]

Ummm...There's a little more to it than that.

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

@@McQueenValois yes its a lot more complicated than that but I don't think he will watch the show so not much point in going into detail about it. Outlander is a fantastic show though. Loved every season so far. Cheers

[@TheOnlyTexasNinja]

You are not pronouncing it right. It's SassenAhhch like in Arabic language

[@WhiskeyCrusaders]

Sorry we pronounce everything in Texan. Cheers