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Well, I'll say, you will enjoy your next stop! Cheers mate

That comment makes 100% sense. Cheers!! 🥃

When you're ready you will be impressed; this whisky is like visiting a friend. Just so pleasant! Cheers

Cheers mate! 🥃

There's a snooker table in it. You can see the table in the background, to the left, in most of the footage

We have a full size 12x6 Snooker Table...a common British table game....similar to Pool....almost...kinda like checkers and chess....similar yet so incredibly different (Snooker is chess, Pool is Checkers....IMO)

Just read the Wikipedia page, had no idea this was a thing. Another TBWD fact!

Hope to have you up for pour! Cheers

Thanks! Let us know what batch you got and how you liked it. Cheers!! 🥃🥃

Thanks for he support and sticking with us. As always, let us know if you'd like a sample of one. Cheers!

Right! This whisky absolutely surprised us with the high quality for an 'unrecognized' brand...We're actively searching for other expressions now. Cheers!

We'll give some thought to a moment of enhanced color, makes total sense: thanks for the feedback! BTW, just packed up your box! Cheers mate! (been keeping an eye out for other Aultmore's since this one was so good)

Did the 'eagle' land? Cheers (UPS)

Yes it did. The maple syrup was a pleasant surprise. How did you know that I love maple syrup? Thank you so very much. Somehow I would like to return the favor. You are truly a gentleman, scholar and one with a great taste for whisky. Cheers.

@@jimreichel1466 Cheers mate! (the maple syrup is from my own sugar house, glad you like it)

It was really good, been keeping an eye out for other Aultmore expressions recently...Rumors of discontinuation are all I see too, seems prudent to get another 12yo if I see one though. Cheers!

sounds great! I'm a fan of smoked mussels or oysters also. Cheers!

Ha! Thanks for the encouragement and for understanding that Randy did this to us. Cheers mate!

Interestingly enough, I did drink Mountain Dew for about a year (many years ago) and can see this actually working with that as well. (ps, I did reply to you about the GG18, on that thread) Cheers!

I know you did, but I'm at a loss to do it privately.

@@jimreichel1466 on the front page of the youtube channel, click on 'more' after...the whisky review show where we don't know.....and that should bring you to a place to send me an email.

I'll be sure to pour one for Malcolm. Cheers!

We thought about a side by side, but there is not a current Glenfiddich 12yo open in the bar.....it is time for a few side by sides!! As to why we put tops on...if you notice the tops do not fit perfectly...they are designed to trap aromas as they develop in the glass but to also allow a small flow of air in and out to further allow the whisky to develop prior to nosing and tasting.

This bottle of Glenfiddich was so incredibly different than today's bottlings...we tend to agree with your thoughts. Cheers

Reach out to me privately, I'm happy to send you a sample. Cheers!

Many distilleries would say they use the same production techniques...except that floor maltings done in house are rare now, and though many still use the traditional water supplies, computers have made there way into the stillhouses and play a role in determining when whisky is 'ready', rather that the art it used to be...in some places it is becoming a science. Finally, a further point to consider is the change in Barley over the years from heirloom strains to modern strains...all affect flavor...or so say the experts! Me, I just drink the stuff, but can say that I've had excellent whisky from the era of art and the era of science. Cheers!

yep....say no more! Cheers.

Oh my gosh! you are going to love the Signet. Cheers.

ahhh...the Signet, such a wonderful Whisky!!! for a laugh, S2 RE3 we open a Signet (we know so much less in the earlier seasons). We really appreciate that you look forward to our episodes, it means a ton to us. Keep us posted on your journey too, and don't forget, if there's ever a bottle we open that you would like a taste of, just ask (as long as we haven't drained the juice), it is yours!. Cheers mate!

Thanks for the offer. If you don't mind, a sample of the Glen Grant 18 from S05E22 would be very much appreciated. Thank you very much.

@@jimreichel1466 reach out to me privately and we'll arrange for a sample to be sent out to you. happy to do it! Cheers

Thanks...friendship matters in creating the energy of the show. Keep us posted if you end up doing that side be side....we love hearing about other experiences! Cheers mate!🥃

Right you are...in addition to being a Tennessee product, it is this Lincoln County process that makes the real difference. 💯, don't know how this one slipped past quality control....wait, yes i do: 🥃🥃🥃. Cheers mate!

I'll agree with you on the idea that it lacked many traditional SMSW profiles/complexities...but it did definitely take on the cuvee notes, imo. Cheers!

@@TBWD not as much as one might wish for, and not for that price tag

@@138kmLove I will admit we paid 230 for our bottle way back, not sure I'm in for today's retail pricing.

I like this one with a couple of drops of water, helps to mellow some of the intensity and let some of the more subtle flavors peak out.

@@Lemmingpc nice one man

I enjoy all my SMSW neat....rarely I will use a bit of water....and (shhhh!) on a hot day i'll enjoy a light speyside on ice....Malcolm tends to add some water, at times. That being said, water is a compliment to SMSW, and they say, and I've witnessed, you can add up to an equal amount of water....I have seen a Scottsman in Scotland do this with Old Pulteney 12yo in a public bar....and that is the beauty...your whisky, your way! Cheers mate (and I did just get a new dropper, so water may reappear on the show at some point)

@@TBWD cool man yeah I think some SMSW benefit from just a few drops and some don't need it at all it's all subjective anyway like the world of music. I couldn't imagine putting half and half 😂. Take it easy man.

Cheers mate. Batch 82, that is very current...they tend to release between 2 or 4 batches per year, so the numbers will climb quickly.

Have you tried the lindt premium in the massive gold bars with raisin and hazelnuts in . Literally one of the nicest pairings for fresh fruity unpeated drams I've been loving the pairing . Also french butter biscuits .

I have not. I never even thought about it. But now I will. Thanks.

@@JonnyParker- NO!, now I'm going to have to source one (or two) of these bars...Cheers!

Whisky, pairs with sweet, pairs with rich, pairs with weather, pairs with friends...gosh darn it...Whisky, it goes with everything!

@@TBWD yeah they are special you will enjoy.

and cheers (and thanks) to you as well sir!

Ha! I get it....I wonder if others do? Cheers!

Situational Awareness, a lesson you learned a long time ago.

It's hard not to see this, Macallan seems to be producing a collectors item these days, rather than a 'drinkable'.

Aye! This was our Whisky of the Year in 2022, just great. Cheers!

Hmmm? I just watched this again....nothing dropped in before nosing...we remove the glass tops that have been collecting the aromas after the pour.

Aye! The port finishes/casks have been really catching my attention lately. Cheers!

Currently, my favorite Port cask is the Spey Tenne Tawny Port. I hear you on Glenmo; I'm really considering one of their high end bottles (of course the Signet remains very highly thought of around here) to see what that experience is like, but my wallet keeps asking me to reconsider. Cheers!

​@@TBWD I wouldnt spend the big bucks on Glenmorangie either. Glen Spey is an interesting choice!

@@TheSurgeHunter We have 1 Glen Spey, a G&M IB, coming in at 45%....looks interesting.

@@TheSurgeHunter aha! I just got a 1970's bottling of a Glen Spey...hoping Randy considers it! Cheers

So do I, so do I. Cheers!

Cheers! The Quinta Ruban is not a bad entrance to Port at all.

As the SMSW journey continues the palate expands...it's no longer just a smoky burning experience; but now pleasant with such a range of experiences, we fear we may never complete the journey. Until then, we'll try until we die. Cheers mate!

I'm not sure I want the journey to end. Isn't the enjoyment of the journey, with all of the twists and turns, gives one excitement of the unknown or the somewhat familiar. For without the journey, where would we go.

Oi! thanks for the info on Glenmo's upcoming shift in the core range...my wife really enjoys the 10yo; need to stock up! We also, at times, experiment with 'homemade' blends...and of course there's always the infinity bottle; though I keep finishing mine; it's known as the 'finity' bottle. Cheers!

Yes! the Balvenie 21yo Port is excellent, though now quite pricey!! For me the 12 is slightly more oily than the 14. Cheers!

Thanks! and thanks for the extra information, we always love learning more about SMSW. We just got 2 1990's bottles of 18yo Bunna, very excited to dip into those. Cheers mate!

Cheers mate...keep us up to date on your whisky journey too! 🥃