I am a big fan of Wolfburn. I tried it at a tasting and was blown away on the quality for such a young expression. The Aurora version needs more time, but the core expression is very nice. Little pricey for a 3 year old scotch, but the quality and taste is there IMHO.
Strange earlier tonight I thought about an independent bottling of a 1991 Glentauchers I bought by chance in 2014 in my local off licence to celebrate a new job. I knew nothing about it but loved it though haven't seen it since. Happy times.
Congratulations Ralfy on smashing through 100K subscribers. What a love-in we had for you at Roy’s channel. I couldn’t get on so I’ll have to do my own homage. I really love touring distilleries through your eyes - with all the new operations coming to maturity and hitting markets soon I would love to see some new distillery tours. All the best, dear sir. Mark
Hi Ralfy, I see you have now got 100000 subscriber's. Congratulations and thank you very much for all that you do, there are a lot of people out there that respect you and your views.
Wolfburn is very very promising. The early bottelings were obviously very young, but the promise of a great future was there, and is becoming more apparent with every new release.
Agree, I have a 3 and a 4 y old one. I was also able to convince one of the most renowned Swiss Whisky experts of the 4 y old one that this is very promising stuff.
Thanks, Ralfy! Really liking the newer format. Like having it in more manageable pieces. Man, looks cold in there! Good thing you’ve got some malts to keep you warm.
Beautiful essay Ralfy. Cannot wait to hear you review the new generation of distiller releases, and the new OLD distilleries thus far unknown.. I hope many of them get to the West Coast of the US in short order
Ralfy, I know you're familiar with The Creative Whisky Co., Exclusive Malts. I've been meaning to recommend that you try their 8 year old Glentauchers, cask strength, dated 2008. Mahogany in color (natural color) from first fill ex-sherry butts, you'd think from the color that this would be cask dominated, but no, the spirit comes through. Immense, and long with numerous varnish notes (in a good way), you haven't reviewed a scotch with this profile in a long time. What's remarkable is that it's only 8 year's of age, but presents as much older. It's really an event.
Hi Ralfy, thanks for another interesting extra. I have tried over the years not to buy the same Whisky more than once or twice and to keep going for different distilleries or expressions. I love single cask bottlings at cask strength. And there it is exactly as you said. The indipendent bottlers do offer on many occasions gems that you do not often come by when buying the standard stuff. Recently I bought at a Whisky fair (Whisky Schiff, Zurich) a blended malt under the name of Auchindoun out of the Octave series by Duncan Taylor. I suspected that this was a fantasy name for a Kininvie with a bit of Balvenie in it so that the IB cannot play around with the name Kininvie. The importer confirmed my suspicion and I was able to buy one bottle, which was relatively cheap for Switzerland @ 75.- CHF, which today is about £ 56.00. For me the Whisky has a very good price/taste ratio. Here some further info on it: 9y, bottled 2017, alc. 53.6 % vol. matured in an oak octave cask. This is an example of what I keep looking for good price/performance ratio on non-standard, un chill-filtered and no colour added bottlings. For people who like to experience different expressions a membership to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society might be a good idea, too. The prices have come down recently and so has the age of the Whiskies. But they do try to make them affordable and do their own wood management now, too. And then there is another advantage, you can always taste a single dram at the society or an affiliated bar. That way you know what you buy. I wrote this since you incouraged us to write about Whisky. I hope I was able to give some input for the not so experienced followers of your vlog. Please keep up the great work.
The first brand named by you, after Glentauchers I couldn’t understand. Google gave no clue. No automatic subtitles available. Can you write that brand down please?
You have inspired me Ralfy with this episode down here in Texas! I have tracked down now a bottle from the Battlehill line of Duncan Taylor with Glentauchers 11 bottled at 53% and un-chill filtered. Have you heard anything good or bad on this line? Based on your review 709 here, I’m highly optimistic, especially at 53%! Thanks as always for your outstanding hobby! Erik
Thanks for the review Ralfy. On the subject of unusual Whisky next trip to Edinburgh going to buy a bottle of, Robert Graham, Ailein Mor, single malt whisky, love to see you give it a review.
I set a goal to buy a bottle of whisky in every country I go. I went to Hungary recently and bought a single malt 12 year old single barrel whisky. I was very excited to try it when I was back home and I was crushed because it was just bad. very bad. It almost broke my heart.
good ol days - bull s==== hah , bang on your spot on , there are [ is ] a fantastic array of indie bottlings out there that the good ol boys could only dream of ,,, tulli 225 from a supermarket is well good for those who can't get to a specialist shop ,.. also tonight i have just bought glentauchers 20 year old bartels for 67 quid ;;;; single cask ,
Here's some non-Scotch: Anything by the English Whisky Co from Norfolk Try Cotswold - only 3 years old (not that it carries an age statement) but very good - totally unlike Scotch. It has an almost Mediterranean or brandy feel to it. I think it reminds me of Metaxa. And then there's Millstone 100 Dutch Rye - you HAVE to review that.
It's the cheapest age-stated single malt in my area and among the best buys. I will probably always keep a bottle for those nights when I want tasty single malt but not attentive enough to explore deeper.
This is why there are so many excellent Blended whiskeys appearing. These guys make the majority of the malts that go into them and as you say.. Quality is their only selling point.
I like the new format. The new camera looks tack sharp. Maybe a stop or 2 more to increase the dof? Lights still seem a bit harsh. White balance could maybe a bit warmer, or maybe a bigger diffuser?
Ralfy, between this and your brother's Russian MRE vid, I have begun to wonder if we need to take up a collection to pay for heat in your home ;) How cold is it in the Irish Sea, anyway?
Would be interesting to hear ur opinion on wolfburn if possible! Thanks for all these videos I have learned so much about whisky from you! When someday I go to Scotland lets go have a "wee dram"!
A new distillery has been set up just recently in New Zealand, where IIRC, they are planning on doing the entire process of growing barley etc, and organic I think.....could be a while before we see any age statement bottlings though!
Very interesting ending, some who comment on these videos were leaning towards Ralfy being an old farty. I may have been one of them. Any thoughts on scottish rye whisky being produced now?
It obviously depends on the bottling, but Tomatin is one of my favourite distilleries. Especially single (refill) bourbon casks have a very nice profile full of mellow vanilla.
Hi Ralfy there is a Gordon Macphail Glentauchers 1998 - Bot.2016 - Cask Strength available.The whisky was distilled in late 1998, aged in sherry butts for almost two decades until it was bottled in April of 2016. Worth buying?
Ralfy, if you get a chance to get your hands on Thomson Manuka Peat New Zealand whiskey pls do, I would love to hear your opinion. I have recently came from NZ vacation and brought a couple of bottles and like em a lot. The only thing is there is no age statement the bottle says “work in progress” lol but it’s not chill filtered and no caramel added. Thank you.
Hi Ralfy loved your extra on this whisky. Following on your comment about talking about whisky, have you thought of starting a whisky forum? Or is their a any whisky forums you would recommend?
Thanks for these amazing videos! These lesser known whisky's are really interesting. If you wanna try your hand on some foreign stuff you should try Swedish distillery Spirit of Hven (based on the island of Tycho Brahe, famous astronomer. Apparently all their products are made from what's grown on the island, or so I've heard them claim). Do you currently take malt mentions? How about "Malty mouth moisteneers" Have a jolly good day! /Sebastian
I wish I had the money to invest in the Peak District distillery.. They send you a sample every year as the whiskey ages... Nice.. I wish I could remember the link so you can see for yourselves... Can't be hard to find there is only one (or was) in the Peak district
Oh.... OK Fireean.. Went Into Majestic Wine to waste a minute (he said single malts are best because they come from a single Vineyard) I found £20 blended whiskey Named Firean Gorgeous.. A lot brighter than I would normally drink.. But well nice
Of course, Ralfy IS right by saying that some of the stuff that was around 10 to 20 years ago was really shite, at least that bit did not change all that much. And of course, he IS right by saying that we all have to go with the flow and that there's still lots of truly good stuff around and some really promising stuff to be around in a couple of years. BUT, the overall majority of bottlings especially in the age bracket of 10 to 20, wether it be indies or the origninal bottlings, has decreased in quality quite a bit. AND THAT is due to two reasons: 1. Nobody drinks sherry anymore. Sherry casks are now "created" to actually be legally able to be called sherry casks, through so called "seasoning". Sherry Casks that have actually matured sherry for several years are as scarce as a four leaf clover nowadays, and incredibly expensive, hence distillers took these out of the equation for their core bottlings, 20 years ago there was still plenty of these casks to be found. 2. Demand has risen dramatically within the last 15 years. Different types of barley strains with ever increasing yields in order to produce more wash thus more spirit (rushed distilation comes to mind), internal steamcoil heated stills in stead of directly heated ones, rejuvenated casks replacing the traditional first fill bourbon barrel, the list goes on.
Ahoy Ralfy. Any chance of procuring and reviewing a blended malt, maybe famous grouse 1989 vintage malt? Just got a bottle and wondering what a FG blended malt would be like considering it contains highland park, macallan and bunnahabhain so could be interesting and will let me know if its worth saving for a special occasion?
Ty Hargett dont forget, that there are grain whiskies in the mix and as there are very little Scotish single grains, there probably is no way recognizing these ...
Just my theory but the "Old whiskies were better because they had better casks" applies more for ex-sherry matured single malt scotch than ex-bourbon matured. Because people hardly drink sherry now, at least in America so there's less demand, less casks being bought by sherry producers, and less attention to the preparation of those casks. As for lesser known malt moments, I'll add Ballindalloch to the list. When they are ready for their first release I'm sure it'll be a cracking good malt.
I do not agree, I have had many Whiskies from the 60s, 70s and 80s and they were not better. Different, definetely, better, not really. They were made to the palate of then and the stuff sold in those days was rather new for the single malt market. The finishings are much more varied these days and wood management in general is also better or more elaborate, respectively
xiaguan whisky Wouldn't that prove my point? Because a majority of sherry casks are just being seasoned rather than actually maturing sherry for long periods, the sherry doesn't have time to truly interact with the wood (European or American oak). One could imagine the "sherry-ness" of the cask being lower for the sherry-seasoned cask as opposed to the sherry-aged cask. And the tannins would be more for the sherry seasoned cask most likely.
Are you married to the idea of breaking up vlogs? I liked the old, longer ones. This way, it would be great if you published both at the same time. "Just sayin"
Initially I agreed, however I actually quite appreciate the change. Now you've a means to search for an after-the-review topic of discussion. Before I used to sometimes want to listen to Ralfy discussing something specific again but couldn't for the life of me recall which review it was tagged on after.
TH-cam algorithm favors creators that post ten+ minute videos on a regular basis, they want daily videos if possible. The way he has split the vids up should help him get recommended more and should help with getting more ad revenue as he's more active, which means more whiskey for us to learn about. I think us watching videos within an hour of being posted goes in his favor too.
We (me and some friends) have got som expressions form Tullibardine ... underwhelming or uninteresting, I will say, but at least they are for good price.
Ralfy, I just got back from the Victoria Whisky Festival. One of the presenters was talking about a technique recently developed by the Bourbon industry to squeeze out whisky absorbed into the wood during maturation. This has quickly become widespread and it may harm the barrels and impair the maturation of scotch later. Have you heard of this? Could it be the next big challenge in the industry? Apparently Compass Box are deliberately sourcing casks form distilleries that do not do this process.
The new format of reviews is working for me. Thanks again Ralfy for finding a whisky I probably would have never found.
I am a big fan of Wolfburn. I tried it at a tasting and was blown away on the quality for such a young expression. The Aurora version needs more time, but the core expression is very nice. Little pricey for a 3 year old scotch, but the quality and taste is there IMHO.
Strange earlier tonight I thought about an independent bottling of a 1991 Glentauchers I bought by chance in 2014 in my local off licence to celebrate a new job. I knew nothing about it but loved it though haven't seen it since. Happy times.
100k subscribers! Wow! Congrats Ralfy! Thank you for all the amazing reviews and passing on all the knowledge!
Congratulations Ralfy on smashing through 100K subscribers. What a love-in we had for you at Roy’s channel. I couldn’t get on so I’ll have to do my own homage. I really love touring distilleries through your eyes - with all the new operations coming to maturity and hitting markets soon I would love to see some new distillery tours. All the best, dear sir.
Mark
Hi Ralfy, I see you have now got 100000 subscriber's. Congratulations and thank you very much for all that you do, there are a lot of people out there that respect you and your views.
. . . thanks !
Oh yes, Wolfburn! Have a bottle of the Northland and it's a stunning whisky, especially considering it's still so young!
Wolfburn is very very promising. The early bottelings were obviously very young, but the promise of a great future was there, and is becoming more apparent with every new release.
Agree, I have a 3 and a 4 y old one. I was also able to convince one of the most renowned Swiss Whisky experts of the 4 y old one that this is very promising stuff.
Glad u mentioned tullibarine. I think it was a port cask finish i had which was fab. Also the toremore 12 was fab too
Congratulations on your first 100,000 subscribers!
Love my Speyburn 10, Craigellachie 13 and also recently got an Aultmore 12. Looking forward to trying it.
Thanks, Ralfy! Really liking the newer format. Like having it in more manageable pieces. Man, looks cold in there! Good thing you’ve got some malts to keep you warm.
I just picked up some Wolfburn “year of peat” based off this and about to order some limited release from the good folks at The Good Spirits Co
love the new format Ralf
Beautiful essay Ralfy. Cannot wait to hear you review the new generation of distiller releases, and the new OLD distilleries thus far unknown.. I hope many of them get to the West Coast of the US in short order
Ralfy, I know you're familiar with The Creative Whisky Co., Exclusive Malts. I've been meaning to recommend that you try their 8 year old Glentauchers, cask strength, dated 2008. Mahogany in color (natural color) from first fill ex-sherry butts, you'd think from the color that this would be cask dominated, but no, the spirit comes through. Immense, and long with numerous varnish notes (in a good way), you haven't reviewed a scotch with this profile in a long time. What's remarkable is that it's only 8 year's of age, but presents as much older. It's really an event.
. . . I will look out for it !
Great video, as always!
What’s your opinion off Balmenach?
. . . shows some interesting flavour potential.
Hi Ralfy, thanks for another interesting extra. I have tried over the years not to buy the same Whisky more than once or twice and to keep going for different distilleries or expressions. I love single cask bottlings at cask strength. And there it is exactly as you said. The indipendent bottlers do offer on many occasions gems that you do not often come by when buying the standard stuff. Recently I bought at a Whisky fair (Whisky Schiff, Zurich) a blended malt under the name of Auchindoun out of the Octave series by Duncan Taylor. I suspected that this was a fantasy name for a Kininvie with a bit of Balvenie in it so that the IB cannot play around with the name Kininvie. The importer confirmed my suspicion and I was able to buy one bottle, which was relatively cheap for Switzerland @ 75.- CHF, which today is about £ 56.00. For me the Whisky has a very good price/taste ratio. Here some further info on it: 9y, bottled 2017, alc. 53.6 % vol. matured in an oak octave cask. This is an example of what I keep looking for good price/performance ratio on non-standard, un chill-filtered and no colour added bottlings. For people who like to experience different expressions a membership to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society might be a good idea, too. The prices have come down recently and so has the age of the Whiskies. But they do try to make them affordable and do their own wood management now, too. And then there is another advantage, you can always taste a single dram at the society or an affiliated bar. That way you know what you buy. I wrote this since you incouraged us to write about Whisky. I hope I was able to give some input for the not so experienced followers of your vlog. Please keep up the great work.
. . . thanks for the comment, always happy to share malt-moments !
congrats on 100k sir you deserve it ! also you know I have been around before you had 100 subs! thats real, great job.
Congratulations Ralfy for hitting 100,000 subs. Nobody deserves it more!
. . . thanks !
The first brand named by you, after Glentauchers I couldn’t understand. Google gave no clue. No automatic subtitles available. Can you write that brand down please?
Amazing these extras, thanks Ralfy.
Cheers from South Africa! 🥃
You have inspired me Ralfy with this episode down here in Texas! I have tracked down now a bottle from the Battlehill line of Duncan Taylor with Glentauchers 11 bottled at 53% and un-chill filtered. Have you heard anything good or bad on this line? Based on your review 709 here, I’m highly optimistic, especially at 53%! Thanks as always for your outstanding hobby! Erik
What about Macduff ? Is it worth to try some of Macduff independend bottling ?
. . . variable !
Splitting the reviews was a fantastic idea, Ralfy!
Thanks for the review Ralfy. On the subject of unusual Whisky next trip to Edinburgh going to buy a bottle of, Robert Graham, Ailein Mor, single malt whisky, love to see you give it a review.
I set a goal to buy a bottle of whisky in every country I go. I went to Hungary recently and bought a single malt 12 year old single barrel whisky. I was very excited to try it when I was back home and I was crushed because it was just bad. very bad. It almost broke my heart.
Thanks for all that extra info Ralphy!!!
good ol days - bull s==== hah , bang on your spot on , there are [ is ] a fantastic array of indie bottlings out there that the good ol boys could only dream of ,,, tulli 225 from a supermarket is well good for those who can't get to a specialist shop ,.. also tonight i have just bought glentauchers 20 year old bartels for 67 quid ;;;; single cask ,
Here's some non-Scotch:
Anything by the English Whisky Co from Norfolk
Try Cotswold - only 3 years old (not that it carries an age statement) but very good - totally unlike Scotch. It has an almost Mediterranean or brandy feel to it. I think it reminds me of Metaxa.
And then there's Millstone 100 Dutch Rye - you HAVE to review that.
Had a bottle of speyburn 10 yo, excellent dram
It's the cheapest age-stated single malt in my area and among the best buys. I will probably always keep a bottle for those nights when I want tasty single malt but not attentive enough to explore deeper.
This is why there are so many excellent Blended whiskeys appearing.
These guys make the majority of the malts that go into them and as you say.. Quality is their only selling point.
I like the new format. The new camera looks tack sharp. Maybe a stop or 2 more to increase the dof?
Lights still seem a bit harsh. White balance could maybe a bit warmer, or maybe a bigger diffuser?
Got myself a bottle of Speyburn recently, quite amazed.
Is there a review of a Penderyn in the works? The latest bottlings are quite nice; I am interested to hear your opinion.
. . . I will look out for them.
Ralfy, between this and your brother's Russian MRE vid, I have begun to wonder if we need to take up a collection to pay for heat in your home ;) How cold is it in the Irish Sea, anyway?
I love it Ralfy! Please keep up the great work. I sincerely value your opinions and tasting notes on whisk(e)ys . This will be on my "to get" list.
Would be interesting to hear ur opinion on wolfburn if possible! Thanks for all these videos I have learned so much about whisky from you! When someday I go to Scotland lets go have a "wee dram"!
A new distillery has been set up just recently in New Zealand, where IIRC, they are planning on doing the entire process of growing barley etc, and organic I think.....could be a while before we see any age statement bottlings though!
. . . good luck to them !
Very interesting ending, some who comment on these videos were leaning towards Ralfy being an old farty. I may have been one of them. Any thoughts on scottish rye whisky being produced now?
. . . look forward to seeing scotch-rye !
I have a few. Last I opened was very nice but nothing that blew me away.
Try Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky Ralfy. You won't be disappointed
. . . I will check it out !
Tomatin is less than $30 here in Florida, which is unheard of for single malt and renders me skeptical
It obviously depends on the bottling, but Tomatin is one of my favourite distilleries. Especially single (refill) bourbon casks have a very nice profile full of mellow vanilla.
Hi Ralfy there is a Gordon Macphail Glentauchers 1998 - Bot.2016 - Cask Strength available.The whisky was distilled in late 1998, aged in sherry butts for almost two decades until it was bottled in April of 2016. Worth buying?
. . . don't know it, check Whiskybase.
ralfydotcom I did check. There are just a few reviews which are not that encouraging. I think I'd take their 21yr old Balblair instead.
Can you review Tullibardine sherry 500 finish single malt?
Ralfy, if you get a chance to get your hands on Thomson Manuka Peat New Zealand whiskey pls do, I would love to hear your opinion. I have recently came from NZ vacation and brought a couple of bottles and like em a lot. The only thing is there is no age statement the bottle says “work in progress” lol but it’s not chill filtered and no caramel added. Thank you.
Hi Ralfy loved your extra on this whisky. Following on your comment about talking about whisky, have you thought of starting a whisky forum?
Or is their a any whisky forums you would recommend?
. . . try whiskywhiskywhisky.com !
Hey Ralfy, you have to try the Benrinnes 1995-2017, 21yo, 50.2% from the Artist Collective serie by La Maison du Whisky.
. . . not seen that one !
The Quality of the new Video Setup is awesome. White Balance is also okay now, i think.
Ralfy : What about Auchroisk? Furthermore the 30yo one. Would be nice if you would review it because I think that's really worth it ;)
. . . interesting option, I had not considered that one.
Speyburn 10 I can buy here in Boston for $22, better than many of the $40-50 malts I have tried. It's less expensive than Dewars
Thanks for these amazing videos! These lesser known whisky's are really interesting. If you wanna try your hand on some foreign stuff you should try Swedish distillery Spirit of Hven (based on the island of Tycho Brahe, famous astronomer. Apparently all their products are made from what's grown on the island, or so I've heard them claim). Do you currently take malt mentions? How about "Malty mouth moisteneers" Have a jolly good day! /Sebastian
. . . now on the M-mention List, thanks !
Fine. I'll get the G&M Glentauchers 1997 (bot. 2016). I'll let you know how it is.
I wish I had the money to invest in the Peak District distillery..
They send you a sample every year as the whiskey ages... Nice..
I wish I could remember the link so you can see for yourselves... Can't be hard to find there is only one (or was) in the Peak district
Oh....
OK
Fireean..
Went Into Majestic Wine to waste a minute (he said single malts are best because they come from a single Vineyard)
I found £20 blended whiskey
Named Firean
Gorgeous.. A lot brighter than I would normally drink.. But well nice
Dear Sir, suggesting to try AMALGAM by Amrut..first blended malt from Amrut distillery, India.. you'll not be disappointed at all..cheers..
Of course, Ralfy IS right by saying that some of the stuff that was around 10 to 20 years ago was really shite, at least that bit did not change all that much.
And of course, he IS right by saying that we all have to go with the flow and that there's still lots of truly good stuff around and some really promising stuff to be around in a couple of years.
BUT, the overall majority of bottlings especially in the age bracket of 10 to 20, wether it be indies or the origninal bottlings, has decreased in quality quite a bit.
AND THAT is due to two reasons:
1. Nobody drinks sherry anymore.
Sherry casks are now "created" to actually be legally able to be called sherry casks, through so called "seasoning". Sherry Casks that have actually matured sherry for several years are as scarce as a four leaf clover nowadays, and incredibly expensive, hence distillers took these out of the equation for their core bottlings, 20 years ago there was still plenty of these casks to be found.
2. Demand has risen dramatically within the last 15 years.
Different types of barley strains with ever increasing yields in order to produce more wash thus more spirit (rushed distilation comes to mind), internal steamcoil heated stills in stead of directly heated ones, rejuvenated casks replacing the traditional first fill bourbon barrel,
the list goes on.
. . . good point !
Ahoy Ralfy. Any chance of procuring and reviewing a blended malt, maybe famous grouse 1989 vintage malt? Just got a bottle and wondering what a FG blended malt would be like considering it contains highland park, macallan and bunnahabhain so could be interesting and will let me know if its worth saving for a special occasion?
It is a 12 year old i should add. And is cheap as chips at auction. Got mine for 25 quid.
I often wondered who made the NICE scotch in common commercial Blends..
This would make a great series of videos.
"Who REALLY makes . . . . . . "?
common commercial Blends sources from like 30 different distileries ... It will make for loooong list :D
stanislavmigra Your point is true. But, most blends have one or a few signature malts. Teachers/Ardmore, JB/Auchroisk, Famous Grouse/Glenturret.
Ty Hargett yes, there is a particular something in Grouse that really grabbed me.. Be nice to know what it might be?
Ty Hargett dont forget, that there are grain whiskies in the mix and as there are very little Scotish single grains, there probably is no way recognizing these ...
stanislavmigra I always say it is nice in spite of the grain...
But that is me being silly.
Have you ever been surprised by cheap, bottom shelf stuff being actually good? If so do you have a video on them
. . . yes ! some basic blends show really good cask influence, like Vat69
heheheheh . . 69.
Just my theory but the "Old whiskies were better because they had better casks" applies more for ex-sherry matured single malt scotch than ex-bourbon matured. Because people hardly drink sherry now, at least in America so there's less demand, less casks being bought by sherry producers, and less attention to the preparation of those casks.
As for lesser known malt moments, I'll add Ballindalloch to the list. When they are ready for their first release I'm sure it'll be a cracking good malt.
I do not agree, I have had many Whiskies from the 60s, 70s and 80s and they were not better. Different, definetely, better, not really. They were made to the palate of then and the stuff sold in those days was rather new for the single malt market. The finishings are much more varied these days and wood management in general is also better or more elaborate, respectively
xiaguan whisky Wouldn't that prove my point? Because a majority of sherry casks are just being seasoned rather than actually maturing sherry for long periods, the sherry doesn't have time to truly interact with the wood (European or American oak). One could imagine the "sherry-ness" of the cask being lower for the sherry-seasoned cask as opposed to the sherry-aged cask. And the tannins would be more for the sherry seasoned cask most likely.
Coal fires produced better flavours.
What a legend .top vlog.so entertaining
How does one submit a malt mention?
Like this: "hallo, you malty mycology mushroom munchers" 😁 just in the comments.
Alex K Fair enough..!
. . . now on the M-mention List, thanks !
LOL 😂
Alex K Just you all wait until I can think of an original one...
Just... Settle down....get a drink....
And wait.......
Comfortably... For a while!
Hey ralfy, could you write down in the comments or in the description all the names you mentioned at the end of the video?
that would be very helpful ...
If he doesn't reply, here you go;
Glentauchers
Teaninich
Speyburn
Ben Rinnes
Braeval / Braes of Glenlivet
Caperdonach
Tullibarine
I was unable to decipher Teaninich , Caperdonach and Braes of Glenlivet .. Scotch names have so funny pronouciation :D
JSS
Thanks, that helps. Some of those Scottish names are tricky.
Tomatin... I think I've actually seen that one at the store in USA, along with Speyburn.
ralfy when are you gonna do a jack daniels litre chug?
. . . never, I respect myself !
You have changed something Ralfy.......
his underwear perhaps
the table, where is the cask?
Are you married to the idea of breaking up vlogs? I liked the old, longer ones. This way, it would be great if you published both at the same time. "Just sayin"
me too the old ones where better
Initially I agreed, however I actually quite appreciate the change. Now you've a means to search for an after-the-review topic of discussion. Before I used to sometimes want to listen to Ralfy discussing something specific again but couldn't for the life of me recall which review it was tagged on after.
TH-cam algorithm favors creators that post ten+ minute videos on a regular basis, they want daily videos if possible.
The way he has split the vids up should help him get recommended more and should help with getting more ad revenue as he's more active, which means more whiskey for us to learn about.
I think us watching videos within an hour of being posted goes in his favor too.
Thanks for the explanation. Much appreciated.
If I find a fantastic oddity...
I am torn by raving to absolute strangers and just keeping quiet and keeping it for myself...
I am skint by the way
I have an 8yo sherry matured Aultmore from whiskybroker.com which is absolutely fantastic. NB What's happened to Daftmill?
. . . Daftmill will be getting bottled by Berry Bros and Rudd based in London !
hundred for 14 YO independent, NO THANKS for that price i will take two glencadams 15
We (me and some friends) have got som expressions form Tullibardine ... underwhelming or uninteresting, I will say, but at least they are for good price.
Enjoy now, there will be a readjustment in the future when the pendulum swings back.
Ralfy, I just got back from the Victoria Whisky Festival. One of the presenters was talking about a technique recently developed by the Bourbon industry to squeeze out whisky absorbed into the wood during maturation. This has quickly become widespread and it may harm the barrels and impair the maturation of scotch later. Have you heard of this? Could it be the next big challenge in the industry? Apparently Compass Box are deliberately sourcing casks form distilleries that do not do this process.
Would you think the 7 year old may be worth a Punt...More in my price range..
Do you not gain anything from TH-cam directly?
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Prefer the old format personally
Thirst!
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Antti Hirvensalo 22 hours ago? Time travel much? How bout you tell us the upcoming lottery numbers? ;-)
It's a time travel every RalfyReview.
what kind of stuff did they in sherried whisky cask something like paxxorette or something?
. . . that used to be allowed till it got banned ! sort-of.
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