What would your 5 AFFORDABLE WHISKIES be for 2023?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Bringing you my 5 favourite AFFORDABLE WHISKIES for 2023...we have some expected whiskies to be here, we have some NEW whiskies here, however they all have something in common, there all great and none of them will break the bank....
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For me the laphroaig quarter cask is the boldest and at its high strength best value for money out there with Ardbeg we beastie coming in second for me .3 would be boona to tech dha .4 tobermory 12 .5 Glencadam 10. All superb value. Port Charlotte just to expensive for me to justify for 10 year old good as it may be i wouldn't say great value unless it was £45/46.
Craigellachie 13 Ardbeg10, bunnahabbin 12 are my list
In the USA, Loch Lomond 12, Bunnahabhain Stiùireadair, Scarabus, Glencadam 10, and Benromach 10 can still be found under $40, and between them they check a lot of boxes.
Just bought craigallechie 13 recently and it was really good
Some affordable whiskies, says the man standing in front of a row of Springbank. You have some guts😉
I know...shocker isn't it....lol
I just had Bushmills Prohibition recipe. WOW 😮 unbelievable for the price of $32 out the door price here in USA 🇺🇸
You should also try the cutty sark prohibition...awesome stuff fella...thanks for dropping by..
Glad to see Craigallechie getting respect
its a banger ...twhat would your 5 be Britt
This is a great video Alan. Good content, well presented.👍
If we reckon "affordable" means £60-ish or less in the UK then my list is;-
Cù Bòcan Signature (£45)
Port Charlotte 10 (£55)
Michter's US*1 Straight Rye (£60) (expensive but moreish!)
Edradour Caledonia 12 (£62)
Glencadam 15 (£65)
[ current prices according to one of the largest UK online retailers ]
Also an honourable mention to Glen Scotia Double Cask Rum Finish (£47) for sending me down a rum rabbit hole. Highlights on that journey so far include Doorly's 12, Appleton 12, Hampden 8 & Alkemy sugar beet spirit from Suffolk in England.
fantastic choices and thanks for your kind words its much appreciated my friend....thanks for dropping by...
I also pushed the boat out and bought the glen farclas 185 and it is fantastic
Fantastic Andrew enjoy them my friend
You are spot on about Port Charlotte 10 and it’s been the best Islay 10 year for a few years now. Ben Nevis 10 should have made the list because it’s easy to get where you are. Loch Lomond 12 is pretty good bang for the buck also
Fantastic choices my friend....
Port charlotte is my guilty pleasure...
Great list Alan, all solid drams but I need to get my hands on the Thompson Bros, all I hear are great things! My 5 right now would be; Loch Lomond 12, Glen Scotia Double Cask, Deanston 10 Bordeaux, Ledaig Rioja and Laphroaig Quarter Cask. Cheers friend!
nice picks yourself my friend
Well done 👍 All your suggestions are excellent bottlings. 😊thanks dear Alan! Ciao 👋 S.
Are you binge watching the whisky friend tonight Sandro.?...Nice one fella
Cracking list Alan. I would go with these in the affordable category, Benromach Contrast Peat Smoke, Lochlomond 12, Craigellachie 13, Compassbox Orchard House, Tobermory 12.
all wonderful my friend...
Ardnamurchan sherry cask is £60 if you're lucky, more likely £63 - £65. The AD bottling is a fair bit cheaper thus more affordable and still top notch quality
Craigallachie 13 is the best whisky on the list.
Some people might disagree D however some might disagree and think that speyburn 15 or thar PC 10 are better that is why whisky is a game of opinions my friend....thanks for dropping by my friend...
@@thewhiskyfriend very affordable at $60.
Craigellachie best laddie
Very impressed with the Maclean's Nose blend for 30 quid or less.
Me too! Great stuff
just picked it up for 28.99...awesome value...
Great list...Others I'd consider are Glen Garioch Founders Reserve, Deanston Virgin Oak, Scarabus, Isle of Raasay Hebridean, and Campbeltown Loch.
nice choices there...cheers
Loch Lomond 12
Balblair 12
Tobermory 12
Craigellachie 13
Deanston 12
all fantastic...cheers fella
Nice list, Alan, except that I'm still struggling with my Craigellachie 13 & haven't tried the Speyburn 15 yet...Agree about the Ardnamurchans (the Sherry Cask haven't hit our shelves yet, mind you, and we didn't have any allocation for the Madeira one which is a shame) and Benromach is "mandatory" here value wise. Completely agree about PC 10 VS Ardbeg 10, recently opened those 2 & the difference is huge (review soon of the Ardbeg on my channel) in favor to the PC (they really improved it since the first releases I think). Cheers !
Hey Greg, I'm loving that Craigellachie fellaand the others are fantastic too...hope you well Greg...cheers my friend...
I used to buy the Speyburn 10 when it was bottled at 43% abv for the US market, but then they rebranded and lowered it to 40% abv. I did pick up several bottles of the 43% 10 year on a closeout of $17 a bottle, though. It's a perfectly fine summertime dram when you're outside working the grill or playing horseshoes.
I'm not really a speyburn 10 man think I need the 15 or 18 and even the single casks are great, however if your just starting out on scotch then the speyburn 10 is a no brained fella
Great 5 Alan. Especially the Craigellachie 13. Have started with the Ardnamurchan CS 09.22 and good but kinda rough/raw. Would add the popular Loch Lomond 12. And Compass Box Great King St Artist's Blend. Cheers!
Craigellachie 13
Arran sherry cask
Loch Lomond 15 (in Sweden, the 12 otherwise)
Bunnahabhain 12
Kilchoman sanaig
ALL GREAT...cheers buddy
Alan it is seems to be a list which is the on the pricey side of affordable. The Laphroig Quarter Cask, Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5, Talisker 10 have recently been sub £35. The Ileach CS and Finlaggan CS a not much more than £40/45. Timorous Beastie CS and Sherried Beast CS and some of the best of Douglas Laing range eg Big Peat, Scallywags Gauldrons etc have been around £40/45. I can pick up inchmurrin 12 and inch Moan 12 for £35. So a price conscious range might really help the whisky enthusiasts. It sounds like I am being critical, it is not my intention, because you identify good choices but for those on a stretched budget the price needs to be much more like the Thompson Bros range of the spectrum to make them competitive and affordable.
Your 100% correct michael however my thinking was for enthusiasts like yourself and wanting that little bit of quality....at the same time newbies to whisky could enjoy all of these without breaking the bank I tried to keep these to £55 max...but thanks for dropping in fella
Hi Alan, craigellachie 13 and port Charlotte 10 are two great examples of good value quality malts. Benromach peat smoke is up there as well. Also Loch Lomand 12 and the Arran QC would be on my list. Slàinte Alan.
Great selection Alan. My five would be Glenallachie 12, Port Charlotte 10, Ardnamurchan core, Kilkerran Heavily Peated and Glencadam 13 ‘The Reawakening’. Just my humble opinion of course and this could change tomorrow 😀
Great choices Alan. Right up my alley. I would add the Benromach Kiln Dried Oak (Virgin Oak) to the list.
Fantastic list really. I whould like to mention Glen Scotia 15 as well. The TB/BSW is really a weapon. It arrived 2 weeks ago in my little cave and blow me away with quality. Honorable mention to Tomatin Legacy, too. Even as a whisky geek I enjoy it. And its about 20€, which is nuts for a Scotch, that is fine to sip really. I've made a big purchaise of a bunch of whiskys yesterday, but Speyburn didn't make the cut. I am very curious about the new Glenglassaugh 12yo.
And where would your we cave be my friend...glad your enjoying bothe the video and some great ehisky fella
Port Charlotte Port finish sounds more than interesting
Port charlotte is one of the finds in whisky for me in the last 18months...all awesome..
If I paid twice the your price with the currency exchange in Australia, ie GBP$50- = AUD$100- we'd be laughing. Our taxes here absolutely kill us & take our prices to the extreme !!! That GBP$50 is like AUD$150- here :( Affordable is subjective, but given what we pay here, I'd say..... Cutty Sark Prohibition, Glengoyne 12, Loch Lomond 18, Glen Scotia 15 , Bladnoch 11 ( keeping it scotch & without naming the usual suspects) ----- 100% Agree with Orchard house although difficult to get a hold of and I cant see Thomson Bros available in Australia :(
ouch....
My affordable list for 2023 would be: NAS: Tomatin Legacy. Age Stated: Craigellachie 13. Blend: Ardnamurchan Maclean's Nose. Cask Strength: Arran QC The Bothy
Available for resp. 23, 33, 40 and 39 euro in my market
For an exotic choice I'm going for that Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask! Picking one up this afternoon for 64 euro
Nice Selection Alan.
wow hello Malcolm, long time fella,,,hope your well and glad you enjoyed this one my friend....
What a wonderful selection Alan.
cheers Cliff what would your 5 be fella ?
Interesting list, Alan.
Thanks for sharing.
Slàinte mhath
Cheers Frank, think there is something in there for everyone....
Have you tried the Craigellachie 13 Cognac Finished?
Never tried it...should I?
Great list Alan, as per usual mate. Going to grab an Ardnamurchan. They’re doing a tasting at my local shop soon. Tried the core bottle & it’s stunning.
You won't be disappointed Jez...let me know how you get on with it fella
@@thewhiskyfriend I definitely will Alan. Might be a few weeks before I open it. Nearing winter I think!
You need to get the cover on that table mate or your be kicked out and back in the shed.
😂
Affordable is clearly in the eye of the beholder!🙄
you moaning again fella...lol