In this video Erik Wait reveals his TOP 10 WHISKIES of 2023! THIS VIDEO IS INTENDED ONLY FOR VIEWERS WHO ARE OF LEGAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE DRINKING AGE IN THEIR COUNTRY.
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@billh7246 ай бұрын
Great wrap up Erik, I always turn to you first for a review when considering a purchase. Thanks for all the great information in 2023! Happy new year!
@Koby6166 ай бұрын
Great list. Happy new year 😊
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year! 🥃
@allanwhittle30416 ай бұрын
Happy new year Erik ..Thanks for some fantastic content !!...Agree on the GT
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year! 🥃
@timgargis75656 ай бұрын
Cheers and happy new year! Wishing you a joyful and prosperous 2024!
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy new year! Sláinte 🥃
@johnvuela12116 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Professor and thank you for all you do for single malt.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year! 🥃
@fredimeli6 ай бұрын
Great choices. I’ve got a Glenturret 12 2021 open and loved it, so I went back to get a 2nd bottle and found a maiden release 2020 a year ago. Just recently bought a 2020 Glenturret 10 peat smoked as well. Personally I would have liked to see Kilkerran on the list as well. Cheers & Happy new year.
@mauriciopacheco79876 ай бұрын
Happy new year 2024 🎉 Erik! Thanks for the review 🥃 hopefully we can cross paths again in Scotland this year. I'm already planning my third trip, including the north west coast 🥃
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year ! 🥃
@michaelgonzalez3476 ай бұрын
Happy New Year, that's a great list. Looking forward to 2024 bottles 🥃
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year! 🥃
@sandrofazzolari88336 ай бұрын
Happy new year Erik. I completely agree and respect your choices. Especially the Hazelburn 10 which also in summer delivers layers of delicious flavours that evoke Chardonnay from Meursault, Sauternes from Balzac and the younger Madeira all rolled into one. Kindest regards, SF
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year ! 🥃
@euanmacara18126 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Erik. your content is fantastic. I'm returning home myself to Scotland after 8 years this summer, and have to cram in family, friends and whisky into 3 weeks. So might need to make a choice between family /friends visits or yet another distillery tour! After seeing your review months ago I bought Glenturret 10 and 12 year old, will open them soon.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy them! Happy New Year! 🥃
@richardkilley68386 ай бұрын
Happy new year Eric, I'm off to Cambeltown myself in April.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Have a great time and a Happy New Year! 🥃
@hamo45586 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Erik !! Agree with your No.1 pick, although the 2022 ( unpeated) even better in my opinion but acknowledge your criteria set out at the beginning.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year! 🥃
@TheReal_DeanD6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Erik and crew. What a tremendous list. I remember years ago when Springbank and Longrow were so easily available. Now near total Unobtainium. Oh well. Time to find more Glenturret.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy new year! 🥃
@whiskywhereabouts6 ай бұрын
Great list. 100% agree about #2. They really need to give us something with a decent presentation to show how good their stuff can be.
@richardamiro82666 ай бұрын
Why am I smiling so much? ❤Erik , well done. Keep being you.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Thank you sir! 🥃
@pizzawarlord92326 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Erik
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year! 🥃
@bluesmanen16 ай бұрын
Nice list! I just ordered a Glenturret 12yo, 2023 relese, never tried it, but I've hreard many good things about it. Another great whisky got stuck on that order, Edradour 12yo Caledonia, I'v had that one before and I thought it was time for a new one. Happy new year and keep up the good work.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it! Happy New Year! 🥃
@aaronpickens68316 ай бұрын
I was able to purchase a bottle of Springbank 15 from Total WIne a few weeks ago. It's absolutely superb! Thank you for all of the wonderful information on your channel :) Cheers and Happy New Year!
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
REALLY? WOW! THAT IS AMAZING! I'll have to keep an eye on TW&M to see if they have any here in California! Happy New Year ! 🥃
@jamescostigan37216 ай бұрын
I have your #1 and it is excellent, but my favorite from your list is the Balblair 15. Happy New Year!
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year ! 🥃
@user-lj9to5ws8e6 ай бұрын
Great selections Erik. Would you mind telling me the date code on your Springbank 15? Is it a 2023 release? Happy New Year.
@thewhiskyenthusiast6 ай бұрын
Hard to argue with any of your choices Erik. Balblair 15 for me is the best in their core range, just a beautiful whisky and yes Springbank 10 is the best 10 out there by a margin and it feels like it's only getting better! Cheers Erik, here's to a fantastic new year 🥃
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year! 🥃
@NeilImmortal6 ай бұрын
The Glen Turret 12 punches well above its age statement. Great choice, I prefer it over the 15. Happy New Year.
@bennyfriis6016 ай бұрын
Great list, Erik. If availability wasn't an issue with Springbank, I honestly don't think there would be a discussion of hype or over-hype. Springbank is unique - and undenieably of very very high quality. Any praise is well-deserved and shouldn't be mixed up with hype. Cheers mate! 🥃
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Or, if there wasn't so much hype there wouldn't be an availability issue. Just a couple years ago is was easily to find and affordable. Sláinte 🥃
@judithstowellmagic55576 ай бұрын
I love both of the Glenturrets. I can only get it @ Binneys Liquor in Chicago.🎉
@debugS46 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Erik! Thanks for your invaluable content. As a noob on a serious "exam cram" journey -- yep, got the bug bad after 10 years away from scotch and already 2G down the rabbit hole -- I am learning so much from you as well as some other pals you know, Duff and Mitchell. Each having a different palate and approach to presentation/ content is really fast tracking my journey. Loving the flavors, the continuing discovery and really appreciate the online scotch community. Best on your exams! Hope to see that CWM seal on your fb page in a few months!
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year ! 🥃
@crystalmethshrimp3 ай бұрын
Great list! Especially with the bowmore feis Ila. Definitely trying to get a bottle from SWA. I’m very confused because I don’t seem to be enjoying my glenturret 12 at all even though it’s all praises across the board.
@allanwhittle30414 ай бұрын
Hi Erik Agree with you on the GT 12 When I bought a bottle of the 2020 maiden release I went back and bought another 12 bottles . Just coming up on my last bottle , bought a 2021 just for comparison and have to say actually that’s just as good possibly even a tiny bit better / richer . But as you say ..Great Stuff 👍
@maltedbarleyman78346 ай бұрын
Great picks Erik!! I thought I might see the Talisker 18 in there somewhere. Have you ever tried any of the Benromach cask strengths? I'm curious to see what you think of them. They have them at the Total Wines in the bay area. Sláinte 🥃 and Happy New Year
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
I didn't review Talisker 18 in 2023. I reviewed it 2 years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp60nn2uopaXfsU&t
@maltedbarleyman78346 ай бұрын
@@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies You're right. I didn't realize that. I watched that review a couple of weeks ago. In fact, it was the determining factor for me buying it. I found it for $154. $172 after tax and shipping. Check out the Benromach cask strength if you haven't already.
@thewhiskyfriend6 ай бұрын
great job Erik, happy new year fella....let me know when your visiting in 2024 and ill try to catch up with ya fella....
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
As soon as I arrive on April 13, 2024 I'll be heading north to the Isle of Raasay for exams.
@thewhiskyfriend6 ай бұрын
@@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies are you around Glsgow or Edinburgh during your visit fella
@fusemunk5 ай бұрын
Glen Turret - nice bottles. Enjoy the visit the distillery have a top class restaurant.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies5 ай бұрын
I am hoping to visit the distillery in April 2024!
@danandrews81025 ай бұрын
Regarding the Bowmore. Try the Vault Edition No1. Its relatively cheap as far as Bowmores go and its a fantastic whisky.
@frankh.89325 ай бұрын
That‘s interesting. No one in Germany would have considered to put Glenturret 12yo on their Top 10-lists. I like this Glenturret 12y very much but I am not a Whiskytuber.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies5 ай бұрын
Was ist mit den Deutschen los? Slainte! 🥃
@Steffo576 ай бұрын
Erik, Nice line up. The 12yr glenturrent, is that the 46%?
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
Yep! 🥃
@David-gz4wb5 ай бұрын
Bowmore lol. U smoking that good stuff
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies5 ай бұрын
The best of Bowmore can only be bought at the distillery or from independent bottlers. Once you have one, you'll discover the great potential Bowmore has.... if only they'd bottle at higher ABV, NCF, natural color.
@ilkzode18225 ай бұрын
Great list but everything's close to and above $100. Glenturret is the cheapest of the bunch and it still isnt that easy to find in the northeast. And whats worse is that those special editions will never be at well known whisky bars so people are taking a risk buying expensive scotch from a secondary market without knowing how they taste. 😊
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies5 ай бұрын
Every year I get the same comment "I can't afford that.... I can't find that" 😭 It is a list of the Top 10 whiskies I reviewed in 2023... that is the only criteria. If I did a "Top 10 Single Malts for Under $100" it would be a completely different video.
@TheReal_DeanD6 ай бұрын
Oh man. Another blue balls list for 2023.. The only Glenturret that is available to me is the Triple Wood from 2022. I'll keep an eye out for any of these age stated versions.
@sgoody16 ай бұрын
Great list. Thanks. You always used to be an Ardbeg fanboy. What’s happened?
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
I still love their core range and talk about the 10 year old all the time BUT their committee releases over the past few years have been sadly lacking and WAY overpriced. It is clear the marketing department has taken over the decision making.
@sgoody16 ай бұрын
@@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies I agree, but I couldn't help myself buying the committee releases as they became available, and now have forced myself to stop. Everything at Ardbeg is feeling a bit too gimmicky and as you say - marketing led. I also feel there has been a change in the taste profile of Uigeadail, (which until last year was my favourite whisky) and even the 10. I will definitely have a try of some of the more available Top 10 you have listed, especially your No. 1 - The Glenturret 12.
@gaiusgrassus14125 ай бұрын
👏👏👏👍
@DavidUKesb6 ай бұрын
IMO Bowmore is the best distillery on Islay and there's plenty of stiff competition. Just a shame about the core range.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
I'm glad you like it. Happy New Year ! 🥃
@Nocturnalpriest6 ай бұрын
There’s no better 10y.o. than SB10, so what about Hazelburn 10 ? 😅 I would also rank it higher. Cheers 🥂
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
All 3 bottles from Sprinkbank received the same score (92 points) but the Hazelburn was a bigger surprise (to me) so I listed it higher.
@Nocturnalpriest6 ай бұрын
@@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies fair enough, I didn’t pay attention to the marks. All great bottles for sure.
@nicholaspolasek89986 ай бұрын
Way to much batch variation for Glenturret 12 years. The early batches were great, but the latests are a hard pass, nothing special to rave about, better off grabbing Bunna or Edradour or GlenAllachie CS.
@nickolaymiltenov5 ай бұрын
This is exactly what i wanted to tell him. Batch variations in quality sometimes make these rankings a little bit inadequate and incorrect. I personally had such an experience with Glen Garioch 12. First bottle i bought couple of years ago had only some core similarities with the one i purchased last month.
@martinbeen6 ай бұрын
Never had a Springbank, prices are to high. So i dislike the love for the brand. SP 15 is like 200 Euro here in Nederland. And for me a 10 year old that is great, Edradour 10. Springbank 10 is 100 euro., Edradour is 41 euro.
@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies6 ай бұрын
If its good, its good. But there are other ones to check out! Happy New Year ! 🥃
@martinbeen6 ай бұрын
Thanks!. The edradour 12 is one that is high on my list to try. @@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies
@rudomartens93795 ай бұрын
Martin, at this moment you can find the Springbank 10 in Holland for under 70 euro's (76 USD). And i can tell you, its worth trying!👍🙂
@martinbeen5 ай бұрын
@@rudomartens9379 give me the link where haha. I also still wanna try the Edradour 12
@wp27466 ай бұрын
A happy and very enjoyable 2024 whisky year everyone.