TOP 5 Cask Strength SCOTCH WHISKIES For £50 Or Less!

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  • In this video I share with you my Top 5 Cask Strength whiskies that you can purchase for £50 or less.
    This was one of the hardest videos I've made purely because how few choices of cask strength whiskies we have under £50. Still I managed but just shows where the industry is headed.
    00:00 INTRO
    03:58 WHISKY #1
    07:23 WHISKY #2
    09:50 WHISKY #3
    12:23 WHISKY #4
    14:24 WHISKY #5
    16:57 FINAL THOUGHTS

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  • @jameseverett9035
    @jameseverett9035 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You keep going from strength to strength pal ... Such a useful and well produced video ... Well done and keep it up!

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you James. Hope it helps somehow!

  • @jackdeedman5344
    @jackdeedman5344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou. Perfect content for those looking for our xmas buys. Cheers M8.

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers Jack! And let me know what you pick up.

  • @WhiskeyStraightAl
    @WhiskeyStraightAl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cracking list. The Arran Quarter Cask Bothy will probably be my next cask strength purchase. Cheers.

  • @macpinto9382
    @macpinto9382 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1st comment!! Love this list, super affordable, and readily available for the most part! Hope to get these on the shelf shortly!

  • @chentim1751
    @chentim1751 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great reviews and recommendtions! Arran quarter cask is a great dram!! a great listings for all time!!

  • @allardvanderknaap2017
    @allardvanderknaap2017 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great list! Love the 105! What are your thoughts on Finlaggan cask strenght?

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty damn good, actually!

  • @tombularbells
    @tombularbells 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    GF105 - always in my cabinet 👍

  • @ChappysTikiBar
    @ChappysTikiBar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is a fine stash 😎

  • @DonnerPassWhisky
    @DonnerPassWhisky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Arran Quarter Cask is outstanding. It's brother the Sherry Cask Bodega is a perfect companion bottle. I buy them together whenever possible.

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good call! I prefer th QC over the sherry though

  • @davidowen2834
    @davidowen2834 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That 105 is great value isn’t it. The rest I haven’t had. My last CS OB purchase was glenlivet núderra FF and that was less than £50 . As always a good enjoyable video 👍🥃 cheers.

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah the 105 is great but do try getting your hands on the others . Worth the effort I feel.

    • @jeffmill999
      @jeffmill999 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here.

  • @bluesmanen1
    @bluesmanen1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quite a nice list 👍. In Sweden we have a really nice one...The Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso 60,2%abv...529skr (£42). Bang for the buck🌞👍🥂

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That seems like quite a deal

    • @tombularbells
      @tombularbells 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fantastic dram. Bought it last summer.

  • @gman5986
    @gman5986 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How long does it take for a bottle of Scotch whisky to open up after the cork is poppet ? This has become a very interesting topic of exploration for me as some whiskies seem to open up to a beautiful profile in just 2 months and yet others seem almost pour down the drain in the first year and then after two years of being open and half bottle its a total transformation. This seems totally illogical but I have been experiencing this multiple times and cannot find ant video presentations on the subject. Can you shed any light on this phenomena and or produce a video presentation on this hard to find subject?....Thank you for all your great presentations thus far....Slainte!

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting. OK let me have a look at the science and get back to you on that.

  • @johnvuela1211
    @johnvuela1211 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cheers, do you still keep same opinion of Tomatin CS? Thank you!

  • @jackdeedman5344
    @jackdeedman5344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still like Benromach cask strength. Over 50.......but GREAT!

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love it too -- but had to keep it under £50

  • @christianeifel-guy9279
    @christianeifel-guy9279 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Peat's Beast CS PX Finish - a true sub 40€/£ gem

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah yes! A good one. However, I had to keep them OB's --- might do an independent cask strength for £50 or less. What do you think?

  • @stevenj3152
    @stevenj3152 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    To be honest the way prices are going now I was surprised you could come up with a top 5 at this price point for cask strength. Kudos to you and the companies involved.
    I'm actually over the argument for and against NAS and age statements. I don't much care as long as it tastes good, and there has been an effort to make it so. The Classic Laddie is a non age statement and was in some ways my gateway into whisky drinking, all my preconceived ideas of what an Islay malt was supposed to be was blown away. It was what was needed at the time to break my own ill informed stereotypes to open myself up to drinking Scotch. The 105, another non age statement whisky, was my first dabble at higher strengths.

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love the Laddie. Super dram!

  • @wevegraysquaw7855
    @wevegraysquaw7855 ปีที่แล้ว

    somewhere there's a planet where their whiskies have shampoo notes

  • @Anolis9
    @Anolis9 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do NOT add water to high abv whiskies to get more whisky! 😂😂😂 Send it to me and I'll deal with the bottle for you.

  • @Nocturnalpriest
    @Nocturnalpriest 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bloody hell where’s the Rare Breed ? It has to replace that Diageo stuff cmon bro 😅

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha I would have agreed except this is a Scotch Whisky list. Bourbons next!

    • @Nocturnalpriest
      @Nocturnalpriest 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MaltActivist sorry I had not drunk enough to read the title of the video entirely 😅

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Nocturnalpriest Hope you're sufficiently drunk now!

    • @Nocturnalpriest
      @Nocturnalpriest 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MaltActivist never drunk, just enjoying the journey 🥂😉

  • @aframs-cctaf-rams-cct6424
    @aframs-cctaf-rams-cct6424 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Under $50 sounds better. I was surprised to see the clynlish in your list

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was surprised as well....

  • @rostislavtraps7148
    @rostislavtraps7148 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    To conclude: no Age whiskies available for 50 or less, 🧐 Cheers!

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      haha yes that's one way of looking at it !

  • @welshtoro3256
    @welshtoro3256 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the review and the idea but.....are all of these cask strength? The abv is quite low which would suggest age or watered down. Considering the NAS status we can assume youth which suggests watered down. Not that I care and the challenge for you was to get £50 or lower from distillery bottles. The mystery Islay malts do a lot of heavy duty strength NAS around the £50 but they are uncompromising youthful peat bombs. The Arran is interesting because we have an age. Glenfarclas 105 used to be 12 years but no more and it's a search to find it below £50.
    Great review which touches on some whisky history. A few years ago, when the online whisky world came alive, everybody was jumping on big age statements. Old Welsh Toro was okay with that but continued to sell the idea of great young whisky that has a vitality lost in older expressions. Old whisky affords bragging rights which are problematic in my opinion. I'm still a purist and would be perfectly happy to buy whisky with a very low age statement and full transparency.
    Bravo on the tache which could develop into anything I guess. I belong to the men's facial hair club like you - Old school. Peace. WT

    • @MaltActivist
      @MaltActivist  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Other than the Clynelish (which I mentioned) all the other whiskies on the list are confirmed cask strength. Like you I am also happy to buy young whiskies with vitality as long as they taste nice. As always, good to have you around!

  • @Piface2099
    @Piface2099 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Men's health" but has a whole wall full of hepato/neurotoxins lmao. Just kidding carry on man