Kilkerran 8yrs Sherry cask is nectar of the gods. Not easy to find or cheap though…
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Love it, but a bit tough to recommend as a gift considering its availability. 🥃
@elduderino31209 ай бұрын
‘…Nikka has a little bit of everything’ - including Scotch 😆
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hah luckily not the Miyagikyou. 🥃
@davidm_shaw9 ай бұрын
Excellent list, Geoff. FWIW, here's where I'd go: * Budget-friendly non-scotch: Maker's Mark 46 * All-rounder: Craigellachie 13 * BB-peated: Kilchoman Machir Bay * Peat-sherry: Signatory Vintage Ballechin 10 y/o * Older whisky: Loch Lomond 18 * Sherried: Glencadam Reserva Andalucia * Gentle: Aultmore 12 Keep up the good work.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Great picks! Cheers! 🥃
@dextercool9 ай бұрын
Well-considered lesser spoken-of picks!
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy! 🥃
@frankol45759 ай бұрын
It’s great when you put all your choices in one frame. I screen shot that and use it as a reference. Thanks when you do that.
@joan_b.9 ай бұрын
Nice blaze!
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Toasty. 🥃
@sandrofazzolari88339 ай бұрын
Fine choices Geoff, I finished a Ben Rinnes 12 single cask Indie (Hepburn’s Choice ) which was very very good and I picked it up on special offer for 48 euros. There are deals to be had today and this weekend…. Thanks 🙏 for the laughs 😊well done ✅ ciao Grazie 🙏 S.
@user-no6xe6vs6q9 ай бұрын
The Teerenpeli Single Malt from Finland and Bivrost Single Malt from Norway🍇🍈🍉🍊
@davidcraig83679 ай бұрын
Looks hot right next to that fireplace. Awesome post. Lookin for the SB 12 cask strength review. Keep em rolling.
@trapperkcmo34609 ай бұрын
thank you. i like your list.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. 🥃
@davidowen28349 ай бұрын
Hi Geoff, as always an excellent list video 👍. If someone wants to buy me a whisky as a present I tend to ask for a gift voucher instead, then I can go to my local specialist shop and behave like a kid in a sweet shop. Slàinte Geoff.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hah nothing beats a gift voucher! Cheers! 🥃
@joan_b.9 ай бұрын
Great job G! 👏👍👌
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Thanks! 🥃
@michaellau35209 ай бұрын
You are a blessing Geoff, love your videos ❤
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hah thanks buddy! 🥃
@DeronSanderson3 ай бұрын
Coastal profile I find the Raasay distillery is one I enjoy. Enjoyed your list agreed with most not all
@kevinnordby48089 ай бұрын
Nice list Geoff!!
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy! 🥃
@warrenmoyses44249 ай бұрын
Always gets a like from me mate.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Much appreciated, Warren. Cheers! 🥃🙏
@josephjvr65099 ай бұрын
loving the consistent humour in your videos.... great stuff.......
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hah well it's just a drink, isn't it? 😉🥃
@carlmartinlinder9 ай бұрын
I really like the Speyburn 15 and I haven’t tried the 18-year old yet. Now I am curious.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
I initially wasn't convinced it was worth the price bump from the 15, but it had been years. Came back to it recently and it's beautiful stuff. 🥃
@gareth6309 ай бұрын
Not bad Geoff, the Benrinnes through me as I'm doing a Flora and Fauna collecting and so far not had a bad one 🙂 I think Welsh Torro will be posting soon to assist you in the Welsh language ;-)
@mtpanning9 ай бұрын
Decent list. For bare-bones peat, I like BenRiach Curiositas. I thought it had been discontinued, but there's a store near me that keeps on selling it and I keep on drinking it. 55 USD. Peat+sherry = Machir Bay. Gentle - Clynelish 14; older - nah, I'll pass. lol; non-scotch, Old Forester 1920 (bourbon). Sherried - Tamdhu 12 (or 15 if you want to spend).
@evanhayes58919 ай бұрын
Clynelish is bold to me.
@peathead44509 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing Geoff. A list from which every whisky lover must be able to pick something enjoyable. And for me personal, also something horrble.... but you already knew that when you made the list. Slàinte mhath
@WhiskyWolf5149 ай бұрын
Just popped in to give that like for the video to feed the algorithm, will watch the video when I have some break soon. 😁 Edit 1: guess for mystery pour: Cregallachie 13 ✔️🎯 Edit 2: Great list Geoff! Really surprising choices there and love the fact that the Speyburn;18 made it to the list! 😁🥃 My wishlist for this year's Christmas: - Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2023 - Edradour Caledonia 12 - Bladnoch 14 Oloroso Sherry Cask - Ardnamurchan Paul Launois release Bring it on Santa 🎁 I was a good enthusiast all year long! Cheers my friend 😁🥃🥃
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hah you were a very good enthusiast indeed! Hope you can find the Paul Launois. Picked a second bottle up myself. Stunner. And that Bladnoch 14 is on my wishlist too! Absolutely love that stuff! 🥃
@WhiskyWolf5149 ай бұрын
@@GwhiskyNice mate! Glad managed to grab a second bottle of the Paul Launois! I haven't seen it here but found a single cask Olorose and the rumcask one. Not bad I guess too hehe Let's what Santa brings - already gave her the list with the choices 😂
@-beno-9 ай бұрын
Interesting recommendations - in the sherry/peat line, Glasgow 1770 has never been of interest. This really surprised me. Christmas is all about surprises! Happy holidays - and many good things under the tree.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Yeah the Glasgow 1770 isn't a line that's impressed me much in the past, but I liked this one and it's made me want to revisit the rest of their line. Cheers! 🥃
@-beno-9 ай бұрын
@@Gwhisky Yes, there are always bottles that are put in the back because the ones that didn't win are then tasted again later and are surprisingly good or still bad. Really, what do you think about today's trends, that they put a basic dram in every type of barrel (as many types as possible) and push it out onto the market. It's as if whiskey goes on par with fruit-flavored/sweetened beers/ciders.
@OdysseasK9 ай бұрын
Hey man, thanks for the fun content (as always). Slightly unrelated comment, but since you mentioned Benrinnes, I recently picked up a cask strength Signatory 10yo Benrinnes (ex bourbon) based on one of your older videos on the Flora and Fauna series. I've only had a few sessions with it, but damn is it meaty and savoury!
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Yeah Benrinnes is a really great distillery. I've also had some killer IBs from them. 🥃
@Watchman9999 ай бұрын
I just tried the Nikka Miyagikyo yesterday at a mixer. Really nice. Great recommendations
@mk.57069 ай бұрын
Thank you, Geoff, for your nice assortment! Don´t know if this qualifies as a lesser known option as much hype as the distillery has seen throughout the last years, but today i went to my most favourite whisky shop to pick up something i ordered before and mentioned i wouldn´t really need the change for anything what left us with a 40 euro budget so i told my most favourite whisky shop owner, she´s a lady, it´s your choice, just give me something i´ll really like. So i ended up with a Ledaig sinclair series rioja cask finish and it´s astonshingly beautiful, especially considering the low price. it has everything: it´s fruity, it´s smoky, it´s bold but elegant at the same time, there´s a slight breeze of ocean as you´d wish in an island whisky and most important it´s delicious.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Absolutely love that one. Great whisky and a great price. Cheers! 🥃
@Balkonwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hello Geoff, nice Video as always. Thanks for that. On my Wishlist for this Year are Port Charlotte PMC 01, Port Charlotte SC 01, Glen Scotia Mermaid 12yo, or an IB Single Malt from Islay with a double-digit Age Statement. 😅 Greetings from Germany 😎🤘
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
I'm curious to try that mermaid release myself. Great picks, my friend! 🥃
@whiskyguidedog65589 ай бұрын
Speyburn 18 is spot on and great value. Good job!
@michaelwood32039 ай бұрын
Geoff I picked up a 20 cl Matisse Old. I see it is well known in Taiwan. I’d be interested in your thoughts.
@rupertansell46629 ай бұрын
Some solid and interesting choices there. I’m hoping to try an expression by Glasgow 1770 and the Torabhaig cask strength over Christmas…I hope Santa is kind this year 🎅🏽
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Both good! Fingers crossed Santa comes through! 🥃
@AlinJapan9 ай бұрын
An interesting and unpredictable selection -- well-done Geoff!
@HenrikLassu-igenyteremtes9 ай бұрын
Great list, lot of stuff I haven't tried either. The cragallachie 13 isn't a surprise haha. Couple months back, I bought all my friends a bottle of AD Sherry, so that's the xmas list for me :)
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Nice one! Is the AD Sherry around in your market? It was sold out across Europe for a while... 🥃
@HenrikLassu-igenyteremtes9 ай бұрын
Yeah I bought 6 (2 for me 4 for friends xmas) back in september / october. Its been sold out since :/
@stevemcdede85599 ай бұрын
Good stuff!
@BanjoSick9 ай бұрын
That was quite a "mystery pour". No one could guess that one:)
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Mystery is my middle name. 🥃
@lukashavel76909 ай бұрын
All good. Big Peat 12 seems to me to go very much under the radar. Its ca. for 37 EUR here in Czechia, which I think is a good price.
@HawkerPaul9 ай бұрын
Good video Geoff. Not tried all of these but I've had the Craigellachie 13, HP, Laga 8 and Penderyn Madeira, and I have to agree with you on these. Especially the Penderyn Mediera. I live in Wales, and Penderyn are my local distillery, being about 15 miles away. By the way, Penderyn is pronounced slightly differently. its pronounced more like "Pendehrin" (so the first half doesnt sound like "Pender", more like "Pendeh", no "er" sound in the middle, more of an "eh" if you know what I mean! GOD its difficult putting sounds into words sometimes!!!😁 By the way, I can 100% recommend the "Penderyn Peated Portwood" (not to be mistaken with the "Penderyn Portwood" and the "Penderyn Peated" by the way, the "Peated Portwood" is a totally different beast) Really recommend you get yourself a bottle. It's an absolute stunner. One of my all-time favourites in fact...and I've tried LOADS (not as much as you of course!) 😄Keep up the good work. Fantastic channel.
@05kanishk9 ай бұрын
Interesting list and I love the choice of categories. 👌 My list in order of categories: Port Charlotte Islay Barley, Benromach Cask Strength, Dalwhinnie 15, Longmorn 18, Indri Trini, Clynelish 14/Kilkerran 12, Glenturret 12
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Nice ones! 🥃
@dextercool8 ай бұрын
I know what you mean - most of my friends are Polish. A nice list with good reasons given for the choice. I'd be happy to receive any or some or all of these under the tree. Yuletide greetings.
@Koby6169 ай бұрын
It's always fun to watch lists. 🎉 Would love to get my hands on Speyburn 15 or 18.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Both worth it! 🥃
@lesterlau9 ай бұрын
Another awesome vid, Geoff! That Penderyn is missing some gold flakes, but other than that, solid! 😋
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hah not quite as shiny, but still good! 🥃
@MasterMote9 ай бұрын
glasgow 1770 LOOKS like christmas, lol (with all the green on the labeling, and slight reddish hue of the sherry cask malt, im guessing also its not natural color)
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hah it does look Christmas-y, doesn't it. And good news... fully natural! 🥃
@Rohit_M9 ай бұрын
Great list Geoff and as long as, Craigellachie 13 regular is recommended, consider us being on the same page. Haven't had all of them but Miyagikyo bottle was great throughout this past summer for me. Onto some peaty ones heading into the holiday season and winter.
@ADSCP9 ай бұрын
Madeira matured whiskies are something really special and wonderful. Hope to see you reviewing some more of these.
@harambae1179 ай бұрын
Utada Hikaru literally has a song with the lyrics "You’re easy breezy and I’m Japanesey" 🤣. I'm sure she'd give us the pass.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
😂
@zoltanlakoyt86659 ай бұрын
Lucky for me?👀 come on Geoff
@SaltyCuban9 ай бұрын
Great list Geoff. Also great job with regularly coming up with interesting videos. I imagine that can be challenging. Have yourself a great thanksgiving with friends and family.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Thanks Salty. If you love your job you never have to work a day in your life. Or something. Dunno. Yeah loads of work though. 😂 Cheers my friend. Happy Thanksgiving!
@lewisduffy6759 ай бұрын
A real whisky geek list! Been hunting for that Benrinnes for ages never seems to show up in Canada. Will give the Kingsbarns and the Japaenee--y one on a go on our recommend you've never steered me wrong so far. Fav bottles for me at the moment which would all make great gifts for a Scotch lover: Ancnoc 18, Craigellachie 17, Bladnoch anything, Arran 10 (never gets old), G&M Mortlach 15, Glencadam 15, Glenfarclas 15, Hazelburn 10, and an honourable mention to Ancnoc 12 which I can get for $50 CAD in Alberta. I dare anyone to find a better value than that. Cheers!
@squibpasqo9 ай бұрын
You joke, but peanut butter and vegemite is an umami flavour-bomb. Highly recommend.
@ninetyZeven9 ай бұрын
Hey, happy Thanksgiving, @G! ( belated. from october! )
@ninetyZeven9 ай бұрын
which is * canadian * thanksgiving. cause u're * canadian *!
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Thanks eh! 🙏🥃
@chrisbergin3909 ай бұрын
Penderyn whiskys are perfect for beginners, so easy to drink
@osirisgolad9 ай бұрын
I'd describe the price points of Nikka's whiskies as "financial ruin before getting tipsy" in Europe and "expedited liver cirrhosis twice over with money to spare" in Japan. I nearly did a double backflip when I first saw a bottle of Yoichi in a store there.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Heading there next week. I'll definitely be grabbing more Nikkas on the trip. Cheers! 🥃
@vacateistheword9 ай бұрын
@@Gwhiskyif you ever see the Coffey Malt (not Grain), please grab some
@kellywellington71229 ай бұрын
On my list: Arran 10 (I have the Bothy, but have never tried the 10), Machrie Moor 10 (before it disappears entirely), and Lochlea Fallow.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
I need to get on top of that Lochlea stuff. Good ones! 🥃
@kellywellington71229 ай бұрын
@@Gwhisky I have it on questionable authority that the 'Harvest' and the 'Fallow' are the 'most mature' and most impressive of their offerings. But what do I know?
@ramanavudarapu63829 ай бұрын
Love your videos .
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Thank you! 🙏🥃
@christophershreiner51149 ай бұрын
Picked up an anonymous AD/ 08.22:03 46.8%. Haven’t tried it yet. It was the last one on the shelf.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Nice one! 🥃
@jckbquck9 ай бұрын
Geoff, my wife and I just got back from a ten-day trip to Tokyo. While there, I was intently whisky shopping. My target was any special, hard to find Nikka Miyagikyo or Taketsuru. I had a hard time finding Nikka on the shelves in Tokyo. The only ones relatively more available was the Nikka Super. I did come across the regular Miyakigio that is readily available here in California. I found many bottles from lesser known distilleries. So I ended up taking home a Togouchi Sake Cask. I just had a dram while watching this video. It is bland as heck. However, I did find some interesting tastes; green apple, for example.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Interesting! I'll be in Tokyo this weekend so I'll see if I stumble across any Nikka there. Even if I don't find any, there's never any shortage of interesting bottles to buy there! 🥃
@eholopai9 ай бұрын
Thanks for a great list! I don’t know to which category it would fit, but my choice would be Ledaig Rioja Cask Finish. Just bought a bottle (partly because of your recommendation), and I’m totally blown away by it. Also it’s a real bang for the buck. PS. Those squirrels still make me giggle😁
@themole20249 ай бұрын
Bro you are making me thirsty. Love your list. Just got myself some Port Charlotte 10, A Classic Laddie (what a value) and a Bunnahabhain 12. My big three right now. Wasn't too sold on the Craigellachie 13. But yes I finished the bottle happily.
@justwhisky9 ай бұрын
Great list with a slash of humor. Cheers 🥃
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Thanks, John. Cheers! 🥃
@masterdad-zf9po9 ай бұрын
Bought the miyagikyo for part of a Japanese whisky tasting this holiday season. Japanese whisky is Hard to get here in ontario Canada but for whatever reason an abundance of options recently showed up in our liquor stores (mostly gone now). Looking forward to trying it. Each of my boys is getting a bottle of yoichi to take home. You have some interesting choices. I’ll keep an eye out for the 18 yo speyburne and the benrinnes. Bought the craiglachie 13 recently. Great finish but … not for me. Cheers!
@lewisbh20929 ай бұрын
I love the Lagavulin 8. Like the Craighallachie 13, it is very underrated in the whisky community IMO .
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
I think you're onto something there... 🥃
@eyemallears26479 ай бұрын
Where can I get a slow motion fire like that?!!
@JosephC95 ай бұрын
I've never had springbank. Hmmm...
@DileepB9 ай бұрын
Glasgow 1770 is hard to find.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Reasonably easy to find here in Taiwan. 🥃
@thewhiskyenthusiast9 ай бұрын
Solid solid list Geoff. Bare Bonds peat I have to go with Laphroaig 10 cs, I can't argue with Miyagikyo, but I haven't tried the Speyburn 18. I tried the 10 and was massively underwhelmed but I think I need to get my hands on that 15. Happy holidays ahead Geoff, hope you get a dram from this list, cheers!
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Yeah Speyburn really kicks in to hear from the 15 upwards. Recommend both that and the 18. Cheers Sertug. Enjoy the holiday season yourself, my friend! 🥃
@bryanhumphrey40729 ай бұрын
I am the worst at actually drinking wiskies that are gifted to me.
@Alithia4519 ай бұрын
Nikka from the barrel
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
It's a good one! 🥃
@garynapolitano12709 ай бұрын
Geoff, in my market (Boston MA), Penderyn is 20% higher priced than Craigalachie.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Ouch! It shouldn't be! 🥃
@andriiyeremenko74069 ай бұрын
Bunna 12 instead of Benrinnes;)
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
The idea is that it's a gift they're not likely to have had before. Bunna 12 is a beauty, but it's pretty popular. 🥃
@wp27469 ай бұрын
The logs, they burn nothing 😮
@colby61319 ай бұрын
Hi Jeffrey.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hi Koalbee. 👋
@gordonhall99439 ай бұрын
Gift list for myself?😅
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Could do worse! 🥃
@dylanthomas74439 ай бұрын
Hi Jeff would like to know which market you belong to? ie where you live and buy your whisky. Because in Ontario, Canada the prices of some bottles that you mention are way too high (especially during the big price increase during the last 6 months) and sometimes not even sold. Thanks.
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Hi Dylan. I'm in Taiwan. I'm lucky, as whisky is cheap and varied here. Sadly those descriptors do not, and have never, applied to the LCBO. 🥃
@dylanthomas74439 ай бұрын
@@Gwhisky Thanks Jeff for letting me know - I guess you are Canadian and probably from Ontario. How long are you in Taiwan for? Actually here's some news. Please don't laugh. I wrote twice to tell Doug Ford ( with all the complaints against him), that he is definitely someone who thinks and operates out of the box!! They were kind enough to reply too. The talk about privatizing liquor sales and dismantling the LCBO is constant and someday Ontario may change everything for the better. When we go across the border south we are shocked to see the price difference in the US even after taxes. Any non-drinker who goes to New Hampshire is always given a list because there are no taxes there. And Jeff if you find it convenient please do tell us the prices in Taiwan sometime! I admire those Brits who can just go online and order whatever they want!! That's what it should be!
@hanqb109 ай бұрын
Must be difficult balancing what’s truly delicious while staying unrepetitive. Well done!
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Thanks! 🥃
@xxacidmv9 ай бұрын
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@joshuatuxbury-hr2dy9 ай бұрын
Men of exquisite taste. Gentlemen. Pause. Or ladies... 😂
@CampervanTravelsInDora9 ай бұрын
Geoff your wit and knowledge is absolutely fantastic but you should learn how to pronounce Penderyn during your research 😂
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
I've been ramping up the peat here myself. Cheers buddy! 🥃
@rupertansell46629 ай бұрын
You left out non-binary whisky drinkers 🙄😆
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
Guess that's me cancelled. It's been a good run. 😂
@rupertansell46629 ай бұрын
@@Gwhisky I think you’ll survive that slight oversight ☺️
@sethcaine36599 ай бұрын
do you like pizza?
@Gwhisky9 ай бұрын
It's ok. Could take it or leave it...
@sethcaine36599 ай бұрын
@@Gwhisky hmm, never thought I'd hear anyone say that pizza is "ok". I'll forgive you Mr. Whisky