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This is a solid dram as were all the other Laga 11s! For all their gimmick with the labels and the marketing, I'm happy the whisky is good. I've tried all four so my line up would be from best to last Charred Oak, Rum, Guinness, initial release. Cheers mate for the review 🥃

Nice review Tyler! Not sure what you are looking for in a "presentation". This is Bourbon, sourced from Heaven Hill. (assumed by the identical mashbill). Sells for around $75-$90 cad in Alberta as does the OE 7 yr Rye (MGP sourced). Good stuff. Cheers

Not available currently at the LCBO. I don't stock a lot of bourbon, but I might have to keep an eye out for this in the future. Sounds like a tasty dram to kick start the weekend! OSWA nominations dropped today. One heck of a lineup. Looking forward to seeing who pulls ahead in the polls this year. Cheers Ty 🥃🥃 "m" e 🇨🇦

Jeez 105 for the summer is heavy dude, well done 😃 To be honest for me Laga makes more sense than the 105 😅 Cheers Tyler 🥃

Thank you for the shout out. This is a bottle that I hand pulled from a barrel. They use Irish peat so the profile is different. And ppm is like 10. This one was in a finishing barrel as well a port barrel. It’s 3 years old. I think a mix of virgin oak and used oak. 250 gallon copper pot still. Texas malt. Distilled off grain. 7-10 day ferment. With a am1 yeast and full size barrels.

Great review! 1) Guinness 2) Rum 3) Charred oak But love them all! Cheers 🥃

Really interesting comparison! Great thoughts on tasting! I'm rooting for the single malt scotch versus the single malt from the U.S.!! Just prefer them!! I will try and check out Glen Mosset!! Cheers!

Enjoyed this, but appreciated the previous release a bit more.

The Nick Offerman ads are rather fun!

Love this one. I think enjoy the previous a little more, but the rum sugar and softer Lagavulin peat certainly work well. Cheers!

Sipping a wee dram of Lag 8 while watching your review.

I bought a Lagavulin 16 last night but I have a bunch of these on our bar! Delicious! The Charred Oak is my favourite Offerman Edition!! 16 is bliss even at $200 with taxes!! Cheers!! 🙂

I'm STILL searchin' for my long lost shaker of salt!!

The better the Tequila, the the better the Margarita. I like the Anejo style, aged...with a hint of smoke. Never occurred to me to only rim half the glass. Thanks for the tip! Mixing a little fresh lime rind, or dried lime, into the salt is a nice touch as well. Hope you're enjoying a holiday this Monday. Cheers Ty 🥃🥃 "m"e 🇨🇦

Big fan of that Lagavulin!!

Just can't get into Tequila! Peated scotch all the way and in moderation! Cheers!

Hey Ty! Would like to get my hands on the Offerman 11, but it only seems to be available up your way. That's okay, can't have it all! 😁 Let's see, top 5 for me this summer... 1) Beaver's Dram Sherry. This fast became a favourite. It's just so darned good. 2) Bushmills Black Bush. Lighter, but that's nice for this heat. 3) Ledaig 10 for a peated. Recently opened a bottle gifted to me from 3 years back. Knew it would be great, though I didn't realize how great. So glad to have it on the shelf. 4) Benriach The 12. Popular or not, I really enjoy this one! 5) "271" 10 year old single malt, from Magnotta Winery at Beamsville near Hamilton. It is, quite simply, a beautiful thing. Have a fantastic long weekend, my friend 🥃😁🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

Trying for the first time while listening to your review. Quite tasty. Yes creamy and smooth at 100 proof. Pleasant and not over powering sweetness. An easy sipper. Agree it is a medium finish that lingues for a while but not what I say is long. In terms of is it a great bourbon? No but it is enjoyable and an easy drink. It is a great one to give to someone not able to handle a robust bourbon.

I am moving away from Bourbon - never a huge fan - and I don't love these scotch whiskies but hey we all have different palettes. I am all about Bourbon casks these days. Mostly I am cutting back for health and have a dram or two a week and mostly stick to good peated scotch right now! Moderation! Lagavulin 11 4th Edition is amazing.

I was gifted a pair of charred (on the inside) oak whisky tumblers a number of years ago, made by a local artisan. Same deal with the beeswax. Used them a couple of times. They looked absolutely gorgeous, but I wound up re-gifting them. Didn't do anything for the tasting experience, from my perspective. Couldn't see the liquid, or the legs either. Well, at least they didn't leak! Guessing that these guys will have some tweaking to do. Cheers Ty ☕😁☕ Marian 🇨🇦

You a way too nice. But cool concept. Thank you for the review though taking on for the team.

Hey Ty. This sounds more or less like a 'buzz' bourbon. Very much appreciate the honest review. I'll be hanging onto my greenbacks for now! Cheers...to the weekend 🥃😁🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

Thanks for sharing your list. I love Islay, paradise on earth, my favorite diatilleries as well 🥃 Have you been to Islay?

Can't argue with any of them mate, brilliant list, delicious whiskies!

This is the magic that keeps us engaged. Same distillery, every offering different. Then multiply that one distillery by................ Cheers Ty, and have a great week 🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

One of my favourite whiskies of all-time was an 8 year old single cask Benromach bottled exclusively for the SAQ, at 59.4% ABV. It was bottled in 2017 and I bought it in 2018 (and emptied it in 2022). It was matured in a first-fill bourbon cask. I miss it very much. Lucky you to be able to sample those three CS Benromachs. Cheers!

Good to know since I only have the "Whisky Rant" bottle.

I love all of these!! Yay peat!!

Great stuff I love all of those bottles. Keep up the good work

I’ve been thinking about picking up a bottle of Garrison Brothers, thanks for this review!!! That Thomas H Handy is a fantastic rye, but expensive!!!! Lol however I’d still be tempted to grab it if I ever get the opportunity to.

I’m so excited to try their latest release that I was able to grab!!! Great review, I’ll be keeping a closer eye out for the next release of this Realms of Rye!

As others have said, Kilkerran and Glen Scotia make some phenomenal Campbeltown whiskies too!

Straight Rye all the way after single malt scotch!! I like this Thomas Handy. Prefer 100% rye!! Fabulous video!!

Wicked, they sent you a bottle!? So lucky! This rye was amazing, I was lucky enough to try it before it was released but wow is it expensive. Keen to see their next releases in this series!

Still on The Coffee this morning ☕😆☕ That Garrison Bro's would be going into more than just a glass around here. Hot chocolate, apple sauce, apple pie, pecan pie, ice cream drizzle...I can think of a ton of different uses. T H Handy sounds pretty good too. Cheers Ty, and to The Whisky Shaman as well! Marian 🇨🇦

Good stuff both of those bottles are great of their own accord. The handy is one that is more classic rye. And the ladybird is a sweet treat whiskey. Keep up the great work.

Daily drinker - Wild Turkey 101 Impress a guest - Aberlore Abdunah Everyday mixer - Jim Beam, small glass, filled to top with ice & a splash of coke Friday Night Pour - Redbreast 12 Special Occasion - Hibiki Harmony

My collection started at 40 when my wife bought me a bar 15 years ago Added two glass cabinets added one for my best whisky’s and one for best Bourbies & Ryes Added 3 cabinets and just got a new half cabinet Up to over 380 bottles of Single Malts, Double Malts, Blended Malts, Bourbons, Ryes, Corn, Wheat whiskies, Scotch blends Running out of room on the back of my bar LOL again

The people at Sons of Vancouver are so kind! Lovely people!!

Newest release of Palm Trees drops today. Debating... I've not yet had any of their whiskys. Glad you enjoyed this one. Cheers Ty! 🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

I was given a sample of this one, as the bottles sold out quickly, was very good. IMO the cask strength rye "cask 13" from Last Straw in Concord is at the same level or better and at less than half the price all in, a much better and available purchase for Rye lovers in Ontario.

I love this newish Rye! I feel lucky to have been able to grab a bottle! Great thoughts!! 🙂

Wow sounds pretty great. Cheers.

Great pick for a first impression and glad you liked it. It is batch variant but it varies between good and great 😃 It's not easy but if you can find it could be fun to watch your first impressions on all Campbeltown entry level (or upwards) whiskies. Cheers!

Love your intro!

Nice review! I’m glad I picked one up. Cheers!

YES!!! 😁

Pure liquid gold. Thoroughly enjoyed watching you wax lyrical about that dram. I shared this story with Jon, over at WN, thought I'd share it here as well. We were in St John NB 3 years ago, after helping a friend move from Ontario. There's a whisky pub there called Hopscotch. They have a ridiculous number of bottles to choose from and after going through their extensive list, I settled on the Springbank 12 Cask Strength. In 2021 it was one of the least expensive on their menu and, like you, I'd never had an opportunity to try any of the Springbank range, having missed out here when it was actually available. Long story short...I spent over 2 hours savouring that wee glass of magic amber potion. The group of VERY patient friends I was with likely thought me nuts. Maybe so, but even at that time it was becoming evident this was a product which would be difficult, if not downright impossible, to get my hands on in the future. That is the only dram of Springbank I've ever had the chance to try. I do have a regular Longrow and a Hazelburn 10 on the shelf, the Hazelburn as yet unopened. The Longrow is lovely, as is the double distilled Hazelburn (have had sips of both the 10 and the 15). Honestly, I haven't had a Campbeltown whisky yet that I haven't found to be exceptional. Kilkerran is excellent. I'll take any Glen Scotia I can find. A pandemic run to Ancaster got me a Glen Scotia Victoriana, which is probably the top favourite in my collection. Talk about industrial, it's a mechanic's shop in a bottle, in the very best of ways! I'm not counting that long ago SB 12 CS, tasted far from home with wonderful friends. Don't think anything will surpass that. Thanks for sharing your first foray into the delights of this extraordinary distillery. Marian 🇨🇦

I enjoyed watching you enjoy that SB10. In those long years between finding Springbank on our local liquor store shelves, I've been quite happy to "make do" with Kilkerran and Glen Scotia.

Good review! The last time it was at the LCBO it was $66, that tells you how long it has been since those clowns brought it in. SB 10 should not be a lottery bottle.