Top 24 Speyside Distilleries RANKED - Part 2: The Single Malt distilleries ranked, Numbers 12 - 1

Speyside is home to more distilleries than any other region in Scotland. I set myself a challenge: to rank all of the distilleries on the basis of the quality, presentation, breadth, and value of their core ranges. Since the list was so long, I've split it into two videos. In this video, Part 2, I cover Numbers 12 through 1. Who will be named #1? Who made the Top 5? Check out this video to find out...
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Intro - 00:00
12 - 01:00
11 - 01:53
10 - 03:30
9 - 04:16
8 - 05:17
7 - 05:49
6 - 08:01
5 - 09:37
4 - 11:21
3 - 13:14
2 - 14:31
1 - 16:48
Correction:
13:57 Per Craigellachie's web site, all of their expressions, including the 13 Year, are natural color.
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[@jaylat4578]

Crazy that billy walker took a no name distillery to the top in such a short time…great series. Hope you do one for each region

[@whiskywhereabouts]

Thanks! Campbeltown's would be pretty short ...

[@whiskyonthewestcoast]

Buddy, well done on this audacious list! I remember how worried i was about the backlash when I made my Islay Power Rankings video. What's more is navigating how the heck to do the same sort of concept for the Speyside or Highlands. Well presented, well navigated and well done sir! Im very on board with Benromach, GlenAllachie, Tamdhu and Benromach being highly ranked. If my purchasing habits betray a favourite though it would be Benromach. I csnt get enough of thier whisky. Great job once again man. Cheers 🥃

[@whiskywhereabouts]

Thanks! It was a lot of effort to just get this region manageable. I haven't seemed to have sparked too much of a backlash, so far... No doubt GlenAllachie, Tamdhu and Benromach are standouts. Appreciate it. Cheers!

[@jackthepickledhound]

Bold list Tim. Very controversial. I could argue both sides on any of the rankings but by process of elimination thr number one is the only one with a deep field of well presented whiskies. To bad they're mostly leftover inventory with lipstick. I haven't bought a 10 since batch 6 and I am trying to hold off until I know its BW's own distillate for another unpeated bottle to add to my collection. I am enjoying a rye and port finished as well as 2 completely different standard 12 years olds. On the other hand the MT range came to town recently and I always thought that highland peat is good stuff IMO. Someday I might even open the 2015 Glendronach Peated im sitting on.

[@peterwhite507]

I have been getting Craigellachie 13 for sub 60 Cdn on sale in Alberta. Now I know why I have multiple different releases from your top 4 Speyside bottles. Benromach is my favorite of those 4 though.

[@whiskywhereabouts]

Definitely a worthy choice. Really hard to separate the Top 4, here ...

[@kylewipert1976]

On Craigellachie’s website they say the 13 is natural color non chill filtered… but I tend to agree with you that it’s gotta be colored slightly. Either that or the sherry casks that they finish with are extremely wet.

[@whiskywhereabouts]

So it does. In fact, it says all of their whiskies were. This type of confusion could be avoided if the distillers all labelled the bottles better ...

[@mevech]

I have 1 thing to complain about aultmore: all 500ml instead of 700ml

[@pepebruno1672]

Is the Aultmore 12 now discontinued? I’ve read and heard that it is. Do you know?

[@whiskywhereabouts]

Hmm. It's still listed among the core range on Whiskybase, and on Aultmore's web site.

[@pepebruno1672]

@@whiskywhereabouts interesting, Royal Mile Whiskeys has it as discontinued. Also, I recall an episode of AquaVitae recently talking about it being discontinued as well. I guess we are good for as long as supplies last. The 12 is basically MIA in most of the southeast USA - and so are the 18 and 21 OBs. They are all excellent drams!