You Only Need 5 Whiskies Challenge!

You Only Need 5 Whiskies Challenge!
This trend started on Reddit and we've been nominated to take part by ‪@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews‬. If you had to choose only 5 whiskies for the rest of our lives, what would they be....in these 5 categories:
1. Everyday drinker
2. Impress Your Guests
3. A Mixer
4. Friday Night Pour/Something Great
5. Special Occasion
We made our decisions based on how we felt today and we think this might be different if we were to choose again another time! But all good whiskies we would have time and time again! It was sooooo hard to narrow it down!
Here are our choices:
RACHEL
1. Everyday drinker - Tomain 12 Year Old
2. Impress Your Guests - Glenallachie 15
3. A Mixer - Black Bottle
4. Friday Night Pour/Something Great - Arran Quarter Cask (The Bothy)
5. Special Occasion - Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old
JEN
1. Everyday drinker - Glen Scotia Double Cask
2. Impress Your Guests - Arran Quarter Cask (The Bothy)
3. A Mixer - Deanston Virgin Oak
4. Friday Night Pour/Something Great - Cu Bocan Signature (Peated Tomatin)
5. Special Occasion - Ledaig 18 Year Old
What would you choose? Did you agree with any of our choices? Do you think we are deluded?!? Let us know in the comments!
This was a really fun wee challenge and we want to nominate some of our other whisky pals to join in! Are you up for the challenge ‪@WhiskyWhims‬ ‪@WhiskyMystery‬ and ‪@gavsdrams‬ ??? We look forward to seeing your choices!
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[@ssd1874]

Love this seeing 2 mates having banter a different point of view makes me smile ❤

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

[@sylviewheeler6237]

I discovered you two tonight ! Super excellent ! You two are great fun !

[@TheGrailTastings]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@chrisbarlow3594]

Thanks grail girls, fabulous choices all presented in your no nonsense, fun banter style - very refreshing! So many great whiskies in there. Hopefully, Tomatin continues to get more exposure from reviewers. An underated gem in my opinion that is definitely on the up and up in quality. Hope u both have a fab weekend and cheers from Australia.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks Chris, defo agree on the Tomatin!

[@FreedsFirstTime_Whisky_Reviews]

That was excellent! Great lists and great fun. Always a pleasure to watch. Thank you so much for the kind words. High praise! Gan bei!

[@TheReal_DeanD]

You both are so awesome. Love the banter and energy you both have. Love this list. Makes me wish my area had more Arran bottles to choose from. I got one of the last Black Bottle in my area. Had no idea it could be a mixer.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks Dean!

[@ConcaCon]

Black Bottle is super solid and versatile. I love the Black Bottle Alchemy Series, which are really meant as standalone whiskies. Julieann Fernandez is such a master of her blending craft. I think my "everyday drinker" (for now) would be the Black Bottle Double Cask, my "impress your guests" would be Glenfiddich Project XX, my "mixer" is Chivas Regal 12 or Bowmore 12 depending on the drink, my "Friday Pour" would be Kilchoman Sanaig, my "Special Occasion" WAS Glenfarclas 25 (price just exploded), and now it'd be the Mortlach 16.

[@reneerikolsen9694]

Brilliant, you two! Not only some good whiskies selected, but it was entertaining as well! You are definitely doing something right! ;-)

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks Rene!

[@NickVolk]

Everyday-Aberlour 12 double cask,(or Bowmore 12) Impress your guests-Ardbeg 10, Mixer-no mixers, only neat, Friday night-Lagavulin 16 Special ocasion -English tea with bergamot + rum Appleton 12👌

[@andynelson5864]

Quite the entertaining and inviting channel. Bravo to you both! Lately, any day I can get through these strange times with a sound mind is a special occasion. So, right now, my special-occasion go-to impresser is the Kilkerran Heavily Peated (Batch 6-- I stupidly missed the previous batches.) Yeah, I don't try to hide it: I'm definitely in love.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Love your choice and your definition of a special occasion!!

[@michaelscott7191]

Another great episode! Ledaig 10 is special for too, was the first whisky I truly loved ❤️🥃

[@TheGrailTastings]

Its a special one!

[@austintierney4828]

love this! Have to share mine as well... 1. Knappogue Castle 12 or Glencadam 10 😅 2. Benriach "Horizons" 3. Old Grandad 114 4. Tyrconnell 16 (either expression honestly) 5. Talisker Distiller's Edition...Its the whiskey that made a Scotch lover out of me a decade ago

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks for sharing! We need to try some of these!

[@artiefakt4402]

Discovered your channel today, very refreshing ! Immediately subscribed ! 😁

[@TheGrailTastings]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for the subscribe!!

[@ScotchDownUnder]

Cracking stuff, really enjoyed the back and forth and you both picked great bottles! Slainte!

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks! Have just subscribed to your channel and will come and have a watch!

[@ScotchDownUnder]

@@TheGrailTastings Cheers! just finished a stream and was just talking about the great bottles you both picked. The time zone difference is always a pain but you are certainly always welcome to come hang and talk all things whisky, gin etc and everything else!

[@SarawakPollster]

Daily Sipper: Bunnahabhain 12 Impress the whisky geek (and possibly whisky snob): Balblair 90 Mixer: Monkey Shoulder. Perfect for cocktail duty as well. Friday night pour/something great: Glen Scotia 15 (because there's alot of Friday nights, cant go too obscure innit) Special occasion: Macallan 18 1995 (not so much for the taste perhaps, but cause its ridiculously overpriced) hah! not a cask strength or peated in sight!

[@TheGrailTastings]

Nice list! Good thought on the Friday night Glen Scotia 15! I might have to sub that for my Cu Bocan actually!

[@thedude4718]

Every day - Bunna 12 Impress Your Guest - Tamdhu 12 Mixer - Monkey Shoulder Friday Night - Glenmorangie 14 La Quinta Rubin Port Cask Special Occasion - Glendronach 18

[@TheGrailTastings]

Awesome choices! Glendronach 18 😋

[@gavsdrams]

Thanks girl's I have picked my 5 already

[@ShawnTylerMusic]

Everyday- Arran 10 Impress your guest- lagavulin 16 Mixer- glenmorangie 10 or john or walker green (I never mix) Friday night- balvenie 12 single barrel Special occasion- balvenie 21 portwood

[@ToxicCityOfficial]

1. Bowmore 12 2. Cardhu 12 3. What is mixing? 4. Laphroaig 10 5. Lagavulin 16 Poor person's list. Also, prices are x3 in Canada right now, so it's still realistic.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Nice list! Thanks for sharing!

[@greigmartin4339]

I love these whisky chats, hearing what floats boats. Bunna 18.. a woman after my own heart 😛. i really need to give arran quarter cask a go and ledaig 18.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Oh you definitely should!

[@brentross9233]

Really enjoyed the video. I've seen lots of these with Bourbon. I like the challenge of coming up with a Scotch list. I stuck with mostly readily available picks, no single barrels. Every day - Classic Laddie Impress - JW Island Green. It's friendly enough for newbies, but also interesting enough for experienced drinkers. Mixer - I normally wouldn't fashion a cocktail with scotch, because the bolder flavors of Bourbon tend to hold up better. So Aberlour A'bunadh. Friday night pour - Laphroaig Lore (Uigeadail if I can't get Lore) Special Occasion - really it's a SMWS bottle. But if I'm going with something I can find on a shelf Glendronach 18 Allardice.

[@TheGrailTastings]

I'm so with you on the Lore! I think I'm switching my Friday night pour to the Laphroaig Lore! (Jen)

[@mosiermike]

Love the video (I subscribed halfway through). Amazing chemistry. I can tell you're genuinely friends. My only suggestions would be pictures of the bottles/labels when you mention them and maybe aim the camera a little lower bc the wall behind you isn't interesting enough to take up 2/3's of the screen.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks for subscribing! Thanks you for the feedback too, we are trying to always improve. I was thinking about the camera angle as I was editing! Good shout on the labels/bottles! Cheers!

[@moelassus]

I'm so grateful that we don't REALLY have to live with only five whiskies because narrowing it down to five literally caused me to experience anxiety for the first time in my life. 😆 Great picks! Best video moment was learning that Rachel would drink Billy Walker's bath water. 🤣

[@TheGrailTastings]

Too right!

[@wayne9124]

Great video girls very entertaining , put a smile on my face, thanks ,

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks!

[@johnchurchill784]

I sometimes mix pomegranate with bourbon , yum

[@TheGrailTastings]

Haha! Every Time! 😂

[@jtf2dan]

Great choices.....I dont even know where to start......

[@tom4711]

Nice video! This is my list (year 2022) Everyday sipper: The Ardmore Port Wood Finish 12 years Impress your guests: Bushmills Three Woods 16 years Mixer: Makers Mark Friday night pour Tamdhu 15; Suntory Hibiki Harmony Special occasion: Glendronach 21 Parliament Greetings Tom

[@TheGrailTastings]

Ooh that's an interesting list! thanks for sharing! We need to try that Hibiki Harmony!

[@tom4711]

@@TheGrailTastings My pleasure and thanks for your list also :) I love the Suntory Hibiki Harmony. The best blended whisky i have ever tried 🙂

[@erikjlee1]

1. Springbank 15 2. Springbank 21 3. Springbank 10 4. Springbank 12 CS 5. Springbank 25

[@TheGrailTastings]

Haha all you need to survive!

[@greenvalley651]

I always enjoy watching your reviews,

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks so much!

[@greenvalley651]

@@TheGrailTastings 🙂🥃👍

[@GWDH19]

I just ordered the Gen Scotia double cask and the Arran quarter cask because of this video and they are both on black friday sale 😂

[@TheGrailTastings]

Perfect timing!!!

[@GWDH19]

@@TheGrailTastings love them both, thank you for the tip!

[@BranmacFebail]

On the Isle of Mull they mix Ledaig 10 in their dairy cream for Cranachan.. must be a quite peated one.. I personally tried Laphroaig 10 once, but it was much too peaty 😂😛

[@TheGrailTastings]

That's fair! Ledaig in cranachan sounds like a great idea!😋

[@aaronknight4800]

Loved the video suggestions. Bourbon guy getting into Scotch. Which were your Special Occasion bottles?

[@TheGrailTastings]

Rachel- Bunnahabhain 18 Jen - Ledaig 18 Hope you get to try them and enjoy!

[@aaronknight4800]

@@TheGrailTastings I will definitely search out.

[@deccyboi4218]

Bunna 12 Deanston 18 Talisker 10 Ledaig 18 Glen Scotia Victoriana mic drop

[@TheGrailTastings]

Good selection!

[@jefffredrickson6310]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Great presentation. You lovely ladies do speak fairly quickly and with a bit of an accent so if it's not too much trouble would you be able to write the names of the whiskies you choose in the comments. I will continue to watch your videos regardless of your decision.

[@TheGrailTastings]

No probs Jeff! Rachels Choices: 1. Tomatin 12 2. Glenallachie 15 3. Black Bottle 4. Arran Quarter Cask 5. Bunnahabhain 18 Jens Choices: 1. Glen Scotia Double Cask 2. Arran Quarter Cask 3. Deanston Virgin Oak 4. Cu Bocan Signature 5. Ledaig 18 Hope that helps!

[@delhatton]

Mixer - Laphroaig 10. Holds its own with flavorful ingredients.

[@TheGrailTastings]

You are totally right here! We use this as an example in tastings that you should drink your whisky how you like it best whether that is neat or mixed. Laphroaig will taste different mixed to, for example, Glenmorangie or Glenfiddich.

[@dereksautereau7445]

I too want to say that I like your content very much :). And not only do I find your accent lovely, but it makes for some unintended entertainment should you put the automated captions on: I've learned for example that you can impress a guest with a "green allergy" (Glenallachie). And I'm pretty sure it's "syrupiness" Jen meant at 5:55! Anyway, I do agree that some version of Arran and Ledaig should make it to most 5 whiskies challenges!

[@TheGrailTastings]

Oh my goodness!!! We hadn't noticed these and they are a hoot! 😂🤣😂 I really hope you are able to get the gist of most of what we are saying!!

[@dereksautereau7445]

@@TheGrailTastings Haha, well I'd be lying if I was to say that my first encounters with the scottish accent were not somewhat "challenging".... 😁 But while getting all of it is still a work in progress, no worries, your content is perfectly understandable and appreciated even for a foreigner!

[@DJMJRyder]

I really enjoy these 5 whiskies for different occasions Videos. Knew yours would be fun! Which deanston 20 are you referring to is it the 55.3% oloroso from 2015?

[@TheGrailTastings]

Yes that one! Did you try it? Magic!!!!

[@DJMJRyder]

I haven't, sounds great though

[@fturla___156]

Interesting video. Not my cup of tea, because imported stuff is significantly more expensive in the States for me. My list would primarily be bourbons with more diverse offerings for mixers and special occasions.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Yeah, this is another reason we don't like to give prices as they can vary so much from pace to place! Its really interesting seeing everyone's differing lists!

[@xiamengbaby]

I never heard of Kiboken Signature. Where's that from?

[@TheGrailTastings]

Its the Cu Bocan Signature, Its the peated expression form Tomatin distillery. Lovely stuff!

[@P0D1894]

Maybe its just me, but i get a hotdog water / wet ham note with the black bottle. And now i cant un-taste it.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Oh! Love a hotdog water note! Must look for it in Black Bottle!

[@andrewmainprice2179]

I would need 5 scotch whisky and 5 Bourbon's and five rums and five tequilas

[@TheGrailTastings]

Fair enough! Would love some tequila recommendations!

[@andrewmainprice2179]

@@TheGrailTastings Fortaleza still strength is on my list and sauza tres generations tequila anejo and 30.30tequila anejo and storywood tequila and Fortaleza reposado and anejo cheers Andrew

[@RaduB.]

Jesus, I haven't tried any of these yet!...

[@TheGrailTastings]

Better get tasting!

[@ErikVananrooij]

still havent opened my ledaig18 ;)

[@TheGrailTastings]

Oh you're going to love it!

[@ErikVananrooij]

@@TheGrailTastings i am going to visit Scotland this summer and i am going to pass near your shop , so if the shop is open in augustus perhaps i,ll visit

[@chnelis]

I’m from the states and we have some different accents here that are hard to decipher . I’m trying to figure out what Jane’s Friday night beverage is. Phonetically Cubachan Signature is a mystery.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Haha, sorry we are not the easiest to understand. And we are told here often that we don't have strong accents! I think even the subtitles think I am called Jane but I'm actually Jen (Jennifer) and my Friday night pour was the Cu Bocan (peated Tomatin) Signature. Cu Bocan is Gaelic meaning "Ghost Dog" from a legend in the area about a beast that used to chase people home from the pub!

[@Collwila]

The Malt Activist did this. I'm with Jen here it should be timeless. Top entertainment girls. You are whisky geeks not whiskey snobs so tell me this please. There seems to be a growing trend (its maybe always been there) for the You Tube reviewers to wax lyrical about higher ABVs and 40% is not good enough. Is it a snobbish thing or does the whisky really taste better plus it makes the whisky more complex there more to talk about . I must add I'm very new to the whisky lifestyle. Cheers

[@georgeobrien9748]

Best to do a comparison and see for yourself. In my humble experience, 46% does offer more.

[@jasoncoates1835]

Once you get your palate acclimated to higher strength spirits, you'll understand. The ethanol carries the bulk of the flavor, so it's just richer and more concentrated than you get at 40%. It's hard to go back.

[@TheGrailTastings]

You can totally get really good 40% whisky in our opinion. Its not so much about the %abv but the chill-filtered v unchill-filtered. When its chill-filtered it can be bottled at the minimum abv of 40% when its un-chillfiltered the oils haven't been removed before bottling and it can go cloudy, especially if bottled at a lower abv. To keep the whisky from going cloudy, it is bottled at a higher abv, usually 46% or above. Although we think it can probably be a snobbish thing as well, we definitely find that a 40% abv (and therefore chill-filtered) dram can sometimes feel a little thinner and not have as much of a finish.

[@JM-fb4kz]

I can’t believe that you ladies and I speak what is supposed to be the same language.

[@TheGrailTastings]

🤣 Magic isn't it!?

[@NickVolk]

Superb and lively as usual By the way , you're from Ireland , aren't ya?

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks! Luckily the Scots and Irish are pals and don't mind being mistaken for each other!

[@NickVolk]

@@TheGrailTastings Wow! That's great! I almost hit the mark Being a philologist-historian in the past, I was able to tell it by your fabulous accent👍 We usta have an Irish pub in the centre of Moscow , called "Rosie O' Grady's" where we would meet up regularly, every Friday evening for a booze, darts, and Irish music. I usta have many friends there from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They were pretty good times when they lasted. Slainte Mhath , Girls!☘🍀🌸🏵🍁🌾🥃🍺

[@clarissamccarthy5330]

Girls thanks for reviews, but I don't understand what whiskey you are talking about 😁 can you write il down names and year as well.

[@TheGrailTastings]

Good shout! I'd added our choices to the video description. Hope that helps!

[@clarissamccarthy5330]

@@TheGrailTastings thanks, I'm from Cyprus and your accent is a Chinese for me😂😂😂😘😘😘

[@simongilbert2704]

missed some of your ideas due to dialect ;; good choices though ;;;

[@TheGrailTastings]

Aw sorry! Thanks!

[@TimHoekstra]

13:21 - 13:28😅

[@TheGrailTastings]

Glad you enjoyed that!😂

[@etiennecloutier5549]

English is not my first language, I love your accent, it is so cute. What country are you from?

[@TheGrailTastings]

Scotland!!! 🥃😊

[@delhatton]

I really enjoy your videos. They are fun to watch. I appreciate your extensive knowledge of scotch. I like your attitude. BUT...I am a yank and I sometimes I cannot figure out what scotches you are talking about. I turn on closed captions. But it is mostly useless with the scotch names. Phonetic spelling of the names are displayed. Apparently you like "car drone", "iron quarter castle", "honorable management 20", "going to scotia", "clean analogy", "but I have an 18". etc. I am not making this up. I wish I could read lips.

[@highlandhamish9330]

#basicbitch , as a tasting note, needs to go viral……

[@simonoliver1174]

Haven’t tried 5 yet !! But won’t be long hopefully the fat man has a sackful for me !!!

[@TheGrailTastings]

Hope you get some good ones!!

[@simonoliver1174]

@@TheGrailTastings any recommendations for a newbie, not tried peaty or cask finish yet or anything above 40% but grabbed a springbank 10 that I saw in a local shop for £50 a couple of weeks ago to treat myself when I feel I’m up to a bit of farmyard funk !

[@deccyboi4218]

nice channel but why do you only take up half of the screen finally hot take arran 10 overrated

[@TheGrailTastings]

Thanks! We only take up half the screen because we are very bad at filming and didn't notice in the edit! We endeavour to take up more of the screen in future.....maybe one day, ALL THE SCREENS MWAAAHAHAHA!

[@deccyboi4218]

@@elijahfluw4347 I have had one bottle of each and I preferred the classic laddie personally. Both good

[@awrogers3013]

Stop the drinking now

[@TheGrailTastings]

Are we making you jealous?