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Mike/Dustin, my favorite of the Lag 12 releases is the 2014 but very closely followed by the 2015 (2013 is my honorable mention that's also close but just behind). FYI, if you want to taste what an oily thick and aged version of this Lag 12 2015 would be like, then go no further than the Port Ellen 1983 32yr 15th release. The Lag 2015 and PE 15th are a nephew and an uncle IMO. What are the odds---different eras and distilleries? The PE 15th has most of its ABV in oiliness---not burn (the Lag 2015 is more burn as a youthful and inexperienced and raw product). As such, with no burn, you can leave it on the palate for a long time, chewing it and swirling it to harvest every bit of flavor without having to fight the burn (I love this no-burn oiliness feature in a whisky, and most often can find it in the best 40-46 abv Old School whiskies). I score the PE 15th at 93-94 pts. The Lag 12 2015 would be the poor man's PE 15th release---and I have it at 91 pts score. So, those who love the profile of Lag 12 2015 can know that if they wanna splurge, they can do it reliably by putting that money into the PE 15th release . . . . . . . FYI

Fire Kevin - love it :-). Nice take -- seems like something to throw in a cocktail... for someone you don't like. They have put out a few good ones in this series, but I've noticed reviews are pretty mixed based on different batches. It feels like they are basically putting these parcels together and bottling, whether they're good or not. I just had a real dissapointment from one of your favorites: a single cask, Vinho Peated Kavalan -- I'm down at something like a 72 for it.

I haven't tried this bottle but I do like heavy sherried Caol Ilas. The Adelphi bottlings from a few years ago were insane. I have had the SV 100 proof Blair Athol and just bought their 13yr Benrinnes 100 proof. Guys the price point is where this hits for a lot of people. They are trying to offer good value for single malts. Sure there will be some misses but I bet most of these releases are pretty good for the money. On a side note, Single Cask Nation has a 14yr single cask Caol Ila up on their site right now at a good price. 55.5% and was finished for 3.5yr in FF Spanish oloroso. Cheers!

Cool. I just ordered this particular Signatory Caol ila yesterday and here you are with a rewiev. Marvelous. Slainte

First off, I really love your channel - its really nice that you two dont just crack open a bottle take a sip and then rate it, so cheers. (plus the whisky selection, while mostly outside of my budget, is very interesting) The 100 proof series is very hit or miss for me personally: the first bottlings seemed too similar to catch me, mostly 1 dimensional sherry bombs, that lack depth but recent releases have been quite nice, e.g. the secret speyside (M -acallan) for 45€ was really good. I ordered a 11 year old mortlach, a vatting of 1st and 2nd fill and am interested to see how that will taste. Lastly, did one of you two have a chance to try the port charlotte syc:01? im looking to buy a special bottle for my graduation and as a peat fan that loves wine casks it should be right up my alley - alternatively do you have any other recommendations?

🧐Good God. What a pair of old women. (Apologies in advance to all actual old women who put this pair to shame.) 😆 Call yourselves whisky drinkers. I've never seen the like. Getting plenty of wood? That's something right? Thick wood and beavers no less. It's booze - Drink to the honour of Bacchus and enjoy. Seriously chaps, the world of whisky is an endlessly interesting universe. Wouldn't it be boring if we just liked the same old thing? I have great whisky and I have stuff like this and I like it. (I actually bought a bottle.) This bottle is decent stuff for the money. We spread our bets and when I buy cheap I lower my expectations but I factor in the value. Even if it's cheap I want to find it interesting and that supports my bank balance too.

I’ve got a Signatory Cask Strength Caol Ila 15 year first fill sherry and it smells exactly like Lays BBQ potato chips….in a good way.

The 100 proof series is all first fill sherry casks. Mainly Oloroso. I have the Highland Park 14 and it's pretty good. Other reviews suggest this Caol Ila is not 😂

Thanks for tasting this so we don't have to; taking one for the team on this one! Too bad, I love oak and peppery Caol Ila.

Haven't tried this one, but I don't think they priced it that low because it was bad, they put out the whole series at a similar price point and the 13YO Macallan and 13YO Benrinnes are decent.

This is a whisky to have once in a while so you appreciate good whisky that much more😅😅😅

"As it opens up, I'm getting even more oak!" Not for me.

If you like chew on wood, this is your whisky. The official single malt of beavers everywhere.

Baby's puke ! . . . I'm getting a case. Sounds great for base to vat/blend.

More peat, lemon n hay imo on this batch vs last batch. Last batch sugar cookies was the star this batch its a compliment.

I love this whisky at cask strength. Salty.

Nothing Like a good Springbank 12cs👌 Great Review Guys🫡

Heathens! I'm only jking

Pass just on cost alone. My cap is 100 now so I’ll stick with shelfers. Till they get crazy. Then I’ll go bourbon only.

@8:45 FYI, from a very reliable and high level contact at my local large chain retailer, the "lost" shipment was specifically a result of the container getting dropped at the port, destroying the contents within.

i’ve been saying for a decade now, the reason why i fell in love with springbank was cause the 10 and 12 had a gummy worm finish

Want a 24SB18 sample?

My rankings for recent SB12’s 1) 2021 (55.9) 100% Exbourbon 2)2020 (56.1) 4 cask types 3)2024 (57.2) 4) 2024 (56.2) Cheers 🥃

Glad to hear this review. I was able to get one bottle of this batch - still unopened . I love batch 25 - so much that I got 3 of them! At this point in my whisky journey, Springbank 12s are one of the few releases that I continue to collect. Always great to hear your reviews.

Thanks again guys. I might need to use the “sugar cookies” and ‘gummy worms’ description too! I got my bottle of the 26 at the distillery, phew!

15 is a horrible batch. 16 is so much better.

Magic Cask is the CB that Dustin is referring to. Just thought I would add the note for future viewers. Its very old Imperial, with a dash of the Magic Cask.

Today at auction I picked up a bottle of the 2009 release of this T30 C.S. for 1,050usd all costs included. 2009 is the one I haven't tried--but heard good things about it. Once I get the new 2009 bottle aired out, I'll do a head2head comparison with my other Talisker C.S. bottles. I'll let you know what I think of the 2009 versus the others . . . . .

Great Job again!!!

Watching this in Jan 2025. This bottle is 1,200-2000!!

Great review guys! The menthol notes are very present on this one. I finally opened mine. But I can’t pinpoint which one of the components is know for it. I sometimes get that menthol notes on very old whisky as well. There are some very old components here, so it might be that as well. Over all, I agree a good dram, but I was expecting a lot more for the price.

Any plans to review any more of this artist series? The Benromachs released in this series definitely caught my eye.

Worth a trip to Paris to visit LMDW. I was there 2 years ago, I mentioned to the guy that I couldn’t believe they had Blanton’s SFTB just sitting out at €125. He went to a cabinet, pulled out five of them and asked me to please buy them all.

I just picked up an LMDW Ardmore 11 year and will uncork soon. I love the Ardmore character. These LMDW bottlings are not cheap!

Their new 18 is legit. Fantastic starter pour.

Oloroso Sherry hogshead. Great review as always - does what it says on the tin! Cheers fellas.

I enjoy almost every release of A’Bunadh…but some of the batches in the the 70 range, specifically the 76, runs a bit hot and not as “cinnamony” as other batches. Appreciate your reviews!

Favorite Aberlour?

I had a bottle of this because I wanted to try Ardnamurchan and sherry. I'd give it an 86 but it's not something I have on my radar. I've tried a few Ardnamurchan expressions and the most recent was the Midgie. They are a good distillery and I like the way they're going about their business but the early hype that surrounded them was ridiculous. Sound's like a certain Campbelltown distillery I could mention. Talking of which, that distillery's core range is always 46%. That's fine for go to whisky but I would urge all distilleries of serious whisky to bottle anything that's 18 years old, or a special release, to offer us 50% abv for a level of wow factor. Well done to Bruichladdich for making it the norm. Hunter Laing offer it too - The Golden Strength and my favourite.

This batch gets a lot better with tons of air. I was NOT impressed either, but that was in the top half of the juice in 6 months of working it down to 1/2 fill. Then I let it sit untouched for a year at 1/2 fill. Then this aired out lower half of the bottle was 2-3 points better. So the 17-8-01 batch has this caveat. My guess is that fiddling around and waiting a year of heavily aired out juice is not what most want to do with a 10 yr old release. So most should avoid this batch IMO unless they want to play the time and air game. The March 2021 batch is a lot better without the airing game.

Hey guys, theres a 2024 release of 18 years which is available to me. Ive never reallt had a macallan put in a huge lover of bunnahabhain and a good sherried whisky. Wondering if this is worth the money for taking a shot in the dark. Cheers!

Under a 100 in chicago

Thanks for the Review I bought this 2 Months ago but haven’t opened it yet, looking forward to it😜

There are 6 sitting in the shelf at my local store at $99, soon to be 5. Thanks for the review!

Best price/performance red breast by far. Among very best value in all whisk(e)y

Prices for Irish are absolutely ridiculous anymore, bought the redbreast 27 like 3 years ago for 460 now it’s like 1100.

Irish Distillers and Diageo are the worst offenders for showing pure contempt for their customers through excessive overcharging. Oh, and your banter from 7:15 on is hilarious. Definitely seemed like the tail end of a cask strength evening. 😂

Not seen this one in sweden / Europe yet. Tried the new 18?

Great review! I don't know if your bottle is the first batch 2021 version (L21); it was the best one. Luckily, here in NYC, I can get them for $85. In terms of drinkability and price, it's currently the best value Irish Whiskey!

Absolutely love the PX. I still have a few bottles from the first limited release. Glad it is now a core product. It is $89 no tax where I get it in Massachusetts but regularly saw it at 199 and even higher around the country as well as Boston not long ago. They reduced price for US market to align it closer to Europe. They probably took a hit after the stupid price increase. Blue Spot went from $89 to $299 and Redbreast 27 425 to 1,200. I definitely like my Redbreast 21s over my Redbreast 27 batch 4 (just grapefruit at start).