WHISKY CHALLENGE / ONE PER REGION....

[@McIntyresMalts]

Great to see your list my friend! Nice 'loophole' on the Glengoyne too😉

[@dramyankee2914]

Love, love, love ❤️ this video and rundown of your tasting notes for them

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Cheers Jerry i will give you a call Sunday nite and drink some bourbon whisky with ya pal...😜

[@danbarnes4069]

The great thing about this challenge is that as its only 1 bottle per region, every whisky channel is recommending bangers.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Trying my best Dan...thanks for dropping by fella

[@ukaszkruszewski4849]

Super, czekałem na ten odcinek :)

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Hope it was worth the wait my friend...

[@timallott6188]

Great fun video Alan !! Some of your choices were dead ringers (Edradour, Bunna 12) but chuffed to see the Arran 18 there. Hopefully it’ll make a come back, although the 17 is filling the gap . I’d have squeezed Lagg into my lowlands choice, as it’s south of the highland boundary fault 😀. Quality for age is outstanding and I think in years to come it’ll be recognised as a star whisky! Just back from a trip to Arran with guys who got together through you, so big thanks fella for bringing folk together 👏👏👏

[@thewhiskyfriend]

cheers Tim....the 17 is fantastic

[@fredhansen3340]

Such a great line up! Good to see Edradour getting some well deserved love!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Its a fantastic distillery and a real shame its clised to the public...fantastic whisky...

[@whiskywhereabouts]

Great picks, Alan! You've assembled a pretty impressive flight. This isn't as easy as it looks ...

[@thewhiskyfriend]

its super tough as there is so much fantastic whisky to choose from....

[@arnoldbanderas1595]

Great choiceAllen, I have 3 of those bottles in my collection

[@willembeton]

Allan you are a great Whisky fan love al you video great regards from holland

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Cheers fella thanks for dropping by my friend.

[@bluesmanen1]

I made a list of my own today🌞 Lowlands: Glengoyne Teapot Dram (I totaly agree with your motivation) Highlands: Edradour 12yo Caledonia Speyside: Craigellachie 13yo Islands: Arran Sherry Cask, The Bodega Campbeltown: Springbank 10yo Islay: Port Charlotte 10yo

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Fantastic list fella

[@peathead4450]

Interesting selection, Alan. Regarding the Lowlands you selection is just as extended as mine 😂. My choice would be less sherried than yours and I'm going to Daftmill. Speyside: decent choice of the distillery. Might be my choice as well. Islands: none on my shelf, but would go to an IB HP (have tasted a stunning SMWS). Highland: difficult choice. Most likely a Ben Nevis or peated Loch Lomod for me. Islay: Staoisha for me (cask strength 2nd fill bourbon of course) Campbeltown: darn, that's difficult. Bourbon matured for sure. All three distilleries produce great stuff. Slàinte mhath

[@peterlee2279]

Great challenge 🎉

[@billk9856]

So good to see the Edradour there, they are just outstanding, if I could only pick one it would be an Edradour.

[@topshelfwhisky]

I don’t have one bottle from a Lowland distillery either. Bunna 13 cask strength was a favorite of mine, too. Cheers, Mike

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Should we be buying more lowland whisky?...😜🥃

[@garyk3675]

Great review Alan. Here is my list: Islands - Ledaig 18 Lowlands Daftmill Speyside - An Cnoc 24 Highlands -Glengoyne 25 Campbeltown - Springbank 18. Islay - Ardbeg 19 Traigh Bhan (or Port Charlotte 18)

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Nice list some big hitters there fella...Glengoyne 25 was also a whisky of the year of mine..thanks for dropping by my friend...

[@javierbaroja8928]

@@thewhiskyfriend Agree on Ledaig 2018. Once of my favourite whiskies

[@zedman8720]

Thanks Alan, good selection especially the KK16. Cheers!

[@gav25x]

Did you say 800 bottles? Bloody hell 😳 😂

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Yes Gav its getting out of hand fella...thanks for dropping by my friend..

[@chriskellas2902]

Wow what a great selection, I can't find a single one of them here in NC, USA, As much as I love the sherried whiskeys, I would need something peated once in a while so I would have traded the Bunna, for the Uigeadail. I think Ugi would be in my top 5 if I had to pick only 1 whiskey for the rest of my life.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Yes the line up is a little short of peat but that Bunna is special my friend

[@PierreMoisan-vf2ze]

Bravo Alan I loved it 100% from the heart ! No peat but great picks Cheers from Canada…… wait where is my warehouse?😂

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Im a sherry guy pierre...and if im picking then im picking these...might find some peat next time fella....

[@sandymacdonald8485]

That is banging whiskies Alan!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Cheers Sandy, hope your well fella.thanks for droppibg by my friend

[@sfarrell2459]

As usual, excellent reviews. For me, from Campbeltown, I’d probably have to go with SB12CS if “there can be only one” - I love cask strength whiskies, each batch is a little different, it was my 1st Campbeltown bottle, and all of them I’ve had were excellent. Though the ones I chase the hardest are the Longrow Reds. Unlike SB12CS, I haven’t loved EVERY Longrow Red I’ve tried, but LR Red 13 Chilean Cab Sav remains one of my all-times

[@bluesmanen1]

A nice list, tried everyone except the Arran 18yo, still on my "To try" list.

[@caskstrength7629]

The Benromach 👌

[@thewhiskyfriend]

so special fella

[@ChrisBlackwood857]

I am a bit disappointed: my favorites might be Aberlour 18, Glendronach 21 Parliament, Glengoyne 21, Talisker 12, Port. Charlotte PAC, and Campbeltown is diffivult because they are all great. Maybe the Glen Scotia 18

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Tough choices chris...

[@okawami]

That Benromach 2009 Batch 1 is fantastic! I still remember that I thought it smelled like smoked salami sausage when I first opened my bottle. I later had a 2009 batch 2 (sample), which didn't give me that same sensation. I'm always keeping an eye out for the 2009 batch 1 in auctions. Great pick!

[@pasarelli]

Niiice!!! Thank´s!

[@Scotchnow]

Great choices and Ralphie has nothing on you, Whisky Friend.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Cheers Jon and thanks for dropping by my friend...

[@michaelwood3203]

Hi Alan. Surely you would wake up one morning thinking ‘why didn’t I pick a heavy duty smokey whisky, a bright fresh Aran Sauternes, and a Lochlea. You could make blends of all kinds using combinations and have variety to suit the seasons and your moods.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Your probably right Michael, when i get challenged again that buuna is just to good from Islay....

[@brukuns]

That Arran 18 is no more. I have the newer, much lighter version, and it's not worth the price (not bad though, just not worth it)

[@thewhiskyfriend]

thanks for the info fella, i would still love this one for the rest of my life...the new 17 is also amazing...thanks for dropping by sir

[@brukuns]

No peat bro? What gives? How could you live the rest of your days with no peat? you had Islay as a low hanging fruit and you still went for the Bunna, I don't get it.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

i know, im a sherry guy and just getting to grips with peat, ask me again in a year and maybe its changed, however that Bunna 12 is special....

[@brukuns]

@@thewhiskyfriend I can imagine, the regular 12 is already amazing. Too bad The CS doesn’t seem to exist in my market 😢

[@andrewblatherwick8758]

Islay - Port Charlotte 10 Lowlands - Bladnoch 17 Campbeltown - Glen Scotia 18 Highland - Balblair 15 Islands - Arran 10 Speyside - Craigellachie 13 Bas Armagnac cask

[@thewhiskyfriend]

nice choices my friend...