TOP 10 Whiskies to Try Before You Die!!!!!
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1:08 Glendronach (18), 1:40 (21)
2:27 Elijah Craig (Barrel Proof)
3:40 Redbreast (21)
5:24 Compass Box (Hedonism)
6:38 Buffalo Trace (George T. Stagg)
7:41 Tomatin
9:10 Ardbeg (Dark Cove), 10:29 Argbeg (10)
10:55 Bunnahabhain (18)
12:26 Ironroot Icarus
14:09 Macallan (Edition), 14:40 (12)
This is what I call a life saver. Thank you!
buffalo trace is the name im almost sure but thanks for the time stamps buddy much appreciated
@@havocsreign8710 edited for future drinkers, thanks! XD
Time stamps - you’re appreciated.
Thank you
This was awesome Scott. I recognize some of these but I'm still a rookie when it comes to scotch. Great job!! Cheers
thanks Dan.
Love this list Scotty. Well done. Agree with everything you picked. Awesome.
just not any of that top shelf stuff of yours!
Scotch Test Dummies lol ya right look at those shelves you have.
Superb list, Scott! Have tried and loved a few, and others I will add to my list thanks to your suggestions. The only tough ones to get over here are things like G.T.Stagg and Ironroot. Have the Glendronach 18 in my small collection, and recently tried the Bunnahabhain 18 - the 12 is one of my faves and a collection staple - but the 18, oh my! :) Slainte!
well said James!
Great list and comments! I love that you chose to represent a variety of regions and styles.
thanks Alan!
Great list, Scott! A nice range of important whiskies to try. Awesome descriptions and substitute bottles too. Cheers brother
thanks Richie!
What a fantastic list. Many of those I have tried. Thank you for sharing Scott.
thanks Paul!
Great lineup, Scott. I should be grateful for Ironroot Harbinger being available in town, but this video has left me wanting MOAR!!!!
awesome! thanks kerino1!
Great list, and great shelf you have. Glendronach and Macallan are my go to for sure. Thanks for sharing!!!
thanks Uncorked!
Great list Scott. The Glendronach 18 and Elijah Craig BP are my favorites of those styles.
thanks Mick!
Great picks Scotty and all excellent suggestions for people looking to broaden their depth of whisk(e)y. Can’t go wrong with any of those. Old bottling of the Bunna 18 too!
thanks Jason!
Love the list. I have/had 6 of your 10, so I’ll be keeping a lookout for the other 4. I like the idea of trying the harder-to-find whiskies at a good bar. 👍🏼🥃
thanks Leo!
Great list, Scott! Hard to argue against any of these whiskies. Cheers!
thanks Ebbhead!
Great list! Thanks for the recommendations! Cheers 🥃
thanks Bourbon Buddies!
“And it’s delicious” 😂 you said this so much but I literally think the same exact thing about my whiskeys!
its the best descriptor!
Love Redbreast, especially the lustau expression.
they do some wonderful stuff!
Great review and list. A couple to add to the every growing list of bottles to pick up .
always happens!
Happy to say I've had quite a few mentioned.... That Tomatin looks amazing.
Some great choices there - and others I've added to the list to try! 😁👍
Thanks Geek!
Fantastic work, Scott! And thanks for getting me on the Macallan editions. I finally got a bottle of No. 4, and I should've bought two!
haha nice Robert, thank you!
Classic Cut is similar but more spicy.
and delicious!
We both have ECBP on our list! I didn't put an Irish Whiskey on my list as I need to explore the category more, but I am planning a trip to Ireland. Your Tomatin PX fits into my #1 which is to try a Scotch IN SCOTLAND. Although I mentioned the Dark Cove CR specifically, it was just the Committee Release as a category that I had on my list. I think it is great that you are also suggesting alternatives "If you cant find THIS.... buy THAT" as well.
thanks Erik! Your list was great! Love a scotch in Scotland!
Excellent list of top 10 Whys. Well done. Richard :)
thanks Ray!
Great list Scott. I'm with you on the Bunnahabhain. Oddly enough, I think I like the 12 more than the 18. If I could add one to your list, I would recommend Caol Ila 15 or 17 unpeated. I remember being so blown away by them. To me, they were really something special. Give them a try if you haven't already.
the Caol Ila 12 was our first review! We di have one of the 17 year unpeated once, but just a sample.
Great list Scott. I agree you should definitely try all of them that you listed.
Thanks Matt, looking forward to your list!
That was great Scott!!!!, Thank you very much
thank you Luis!
Cracking list, have to agree with you on most of your list. Definitely keen to try some of the Bourbon that you mention too! I went to Bunnahabhain at the beginning of this year and was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, amazing how the taste of their whisky mirrors the atmosphere of the distillery!
Bunnahabhain was amazing! and the whiskey is too! thanks tonytenpound!
Love your list Scott, phenomenal whiskies! Broad spectrum too.
thanks Daniel!
Awesome list! I’ve had the Elijah Craig and Ardbeg (10). Excited to find and try the others!!! I’m in Germany and hope to make my way to Scotland and Ireland soon...!!!
awesome, thanks Mark!
EXCELLENT Review. 10 favorites & Options.JICase!
thanks glock & mossberg (love the name!)
Super solid list, Scott!! I need to try some Texas bourbon. Looking forward to Bart's list as well!
thanks again!
What a great list! Q.: Do you ever drink Sherry on its own?
Great list scott , i would put the lagavulin 16 ( my fav.) in the list also . Love watching your video's.
thanks Toon, thats a good choice too!
Very well presented👍🏻
Great list
Thank you Scott, for giving options!
thanks Krishna!
Very informative. Must try. Thank you!
thank you Gearoid!
i love how all of his bottles are half empty
or half full! thanks Juan.
I think this is your best review - just what it is and why you like it. Another thing I’d like to see you do is “Buy It Now” when you see something special that looks like it’s going away. Great review! Thanks Scott.
thanks for the awesome comment! Scott
Nice list of great drams for your top ten Scott! Just have to find some Tomatin, Compass Box, and Ironroot and I'll be set. Cheers!
nice thanks Mose!
Great video sir! Added some to my wishlist!
very nice, thanks Charles G.!
Oh wow!! wonderful selection!!
thanks jcarlosvch!
Great list. Great video as always.
thanks antroque35!
Great advice, great video. Thanks
Thanks Tom
Scott! Congratulations on getting your hands on the RB 21yo.
thanks Andrew!
Love that Allardice! NIce one Scott!
thanks Travis!
This man is the Dr Strange of whiskies. He's read all the books and drunk all the magic. I love it.
haha thanks Jamaal!
No need to argue with your choices. Who am I kidding, I love to argue! Nice job Scott...😎
haha thanks Chad!
Thanks Scott, This definitely gave me some whiskies to try if only at a bar!!
SLÁINTE
Mike
absolutely, thanks Mike.
Great informational video Scott! You're making me drool! Lol
thanks Loren!
@@ScotchTestDummies I forwarded the video to a couple of my nephews too! Yes, they're of age! 😁
thanks!
Great list. Need to find Ironroot. Will be hard to do here but port and peat - yum!
definitely on Ironroot!
Interesting choices. Thanks for sharing.
thank you Whisky Shared!
If you don't know what bourbon is.......well its heaven on earth. You don't need to spend a bunch of money on ECBP or camp out in front of stores either. You can get wild turkey rare breed for 45$ basically anywhere, old forester 1920 for like 55$, plus many other cask strength or single barrel bourbons that are amazing for under 50$. Personally, I think wild turkey 101 for 24$ a bottle is the best bourbon for the money, period.
i'd even throw Makers Mark and Elijah Craig Small batch into the argument. Both good whiskies, available in any store, and around $25!
I love that you are loving the Bunna 18.....I told you🙂
and the 12!
Really enjoyed this list.
Glad you enjoyed!
Great selection!
Thanks
You are speaking my language Scott. Great list.
thanks Go Habs!
One thing I've noticed about whiskeys. After having first taste you may be put off or not understand to appreciate the complexity of each finish. But another try then all flavors comes together nicely. Don't write off first try, give it another go you'll be surprised how that second taste is different. Thank you so much for this excellent review.
absolutely correct on the first sip. I always use it to wet the palate and get it situated for whats coming! thanks John!
Kudos to you good sir. Great info also.
thanks SideShow Bob!
I would KILL to get the Dark Cove but never had any luck finding it yet. Tried it at a bar and instantly fell in love with it.
my bottle is still sealed, awaiting the right moment to open it. I have seen it at a couple of online UK sites for $500 and considered ordering another.
I still see people post finding it in the wild for under 150....ugh. not near me
@@ScotchTestDummies It's buy on site for me that's for sure. I'd pay the extra too
@@johngilbert5981 I had a "sad-but-funny-in-a-way" experience the year Dark Cove came out: it was instantly on my radar, and I found a store in the next state over that had a few bottles in stock -- or so I thought. I called and asked them to save me a bottle, then drove over two hours to pick it up. When I got there the guy told me someone else with my first name had come in earlier and bought it. "Upon closer examination" (i.e., a search of their computerized inventory), turns out he actually got the regular release, not the Committee bottling, which they didn't even have in stock! Well, let's just say I wasn't the happiest of campers when I left :-(
Was able visit Glendronach and Macallan this summer. Have been able to try all but the Hedonism, Geo. T. Stagg, & Ironroot. Have to track these down. Might have to watch for Mac Ed. 5. Thanks
thanks Hoyet, anxiously awaiting Edition 5 here!
Nice list there, Scott!
thanks Aimee!
Liked, subscribed, and looking at the bottles on your shelves like a dog looking at a chicken dinner 🥃👍🤤
BOOM!...or Woof!!!
Great list!
thanks Rabbit in Red!
Congratulations for crossing 100K views.. probably this one is the highest from your channel right.? Excellent collection
Yes, it is the highest, thanks Muralee!
Great list! Gonna try to source one of those Tomatin distillery exclusives. I've seen a few at auction
Thanks Jeremy!
Nice diversity in your selections...I would add Yamazaki 18 to your list. Also A Springbank, just because it is so representative of the genre
I would agree on the yamazaki but not the Springbank. Springbank is good for me, but i just can't get into it like a lot of others.
@@ScotchTestDummies I don't disagree that Springbank is not for everyone, but it is such an iconic malt that really represents what a traditional scotch is and it is amazingly complex. As such, I think everyone should "try before they die" because it is so iconic. I imagine Springbank is about as close as you can get to what a scotch tasted like in its infancy as a spirit. It is amazing that they still do everything, including the bottling. truly "old school". The local barley expressions are just incredible, and hard to beat the 12 Cask Strength. Even the 10 is pretty amazing.
good point!
Thanks Scott, nice list. Totally agree with you on Bunna 12. Its probably my 2nd favorite scotch. I'm VERY curious on your thoughts comparing Bunna 18 and Tomatin 18? I have Tomatin 12 and its nice, (kind of like if you mixed some craigellachie 13, speyburn 10 and glenfarclas 12 together) but nothing close to Bunna 12.
yea the Bunnahabhain is a totally different profile. Islay unpeated vs. highland fruity/malty
Is that a Crowded Barrel Whiskey magnet on the shelf next to Four Roses bourbon? :)))
yes it is!
I got that same PX-Tomatin about a month later than you. My bottle number is 100 higher, so I reckon it will be long gone if you visit now. Really fantastic stuff and in my opinion quite fairly priced for a distillery exclusive (95 pounds iirc).
I also warmly agree with your Glendronach and Bunnahabhain recommendations. The Bunna 18 is getting really pricey now though, but the 12 is still fantastic value. Have you tried getting Bourbon drinkers into Scotch with Bunna?
thanks everest314, have not used Bunna for new drinkers. Could be a good one for that.
Nice choices!
- Patrick
thanks Two Siblings Patrick!
I gave watched 4 of these Ten Before You Die, this is the first to have an Irish!
Nice! thanks Uisce beatha!
I love Royalstag, hibiki, yamazaki, blenders pride, signature,
Great lov
Love it!
thanks Don!
I was expecting you to go for the Ugedail as the alternate to the Dark Cove... but the Ten still works.
that would have been a good one too Brad!
I love my dark cove and feel the oogie is about 80% of taste and experience of dark cove. If I dont have the dark cove side by side oogie is fantastic...but damn I hope they bring back the cove...esp since laphroaig has lore
Scott Im a bourbon guy and Elijah Craig BP and Ironroot are alright with me. I would add Balcones as an honorable mention!
absolutely! thanks Guy!
Wow we both have same list . Great list
excellent!
Interesting list, Scott! I'm surprised there's nothing Canadian in your video :)
almost Quig, almost...
Intersting. I think American and Asian palates differ from British because my American friends tend to have similar tastes to you, but my British friends only like some of these and think others are inferrior. I guess it just goes to show that what one likes in a whisky is a very personal thing - and maybe genetic. I have tried most on your list. My pick is the GlenDronach. Slainte!
very true Doctor G. I also think its market based, as in the States don't get all the bottling available in the UK.
Scott - As someone who loves and prefers dark, deep fruit profiles in his scotch whisky can you suggest an entry level peat to start getting into it? Something that perhaps has a lower PPM and/or a wine finish that isn’t dominated by the peat?
Highland Park 12 is probably one of the best low peats.
Crazy #6. 18 Tomatin is probably the worst scotch I've ever had. Other than that, great list. I passed on a Dark Cove in 2018 before I got into peat. 3 Committee releases later I'm regretting that decision.
i've considered buying another bottle of Dark Cove on the secondary for $500
I have a Bunnahabhain right now. Very nice. I think I prefer Talisker over Ardbeg, but haven’t tried Dark Cove.
Everyone should try Tasmanian (Australia) whiskeys Lark and Helliers.
Helliers port cask are pretty nice.
we have had one of the Sullivans Cove, very good as well.
I just sat down with my very 1st dram of Ardbeg 10 and put this on, can understand why its on the list. Jeez its very very tasty stuff 👍🥃
It's so good! thanks Tonio!
Well said
thanks Werner!
Great list. Thanks for sharing your insights, I know you speak from a deep experience! Cheers.
thanks Neighbour!
Great list
Thanks Igor!
In addition from my list
Weller 12, pappy 12 or 21, angel envy rye rum cask finished, Blanton’s, blood oath, rebel yell single barrel, EH Taylor single barrels, EH four grain, crown royal cask 16, Collingwood rye 21, master keep decades
some good ones in there!
I finally tried a bottle of Ardbeg 10 the other day. I’m new to scotch but I really liked it. People tell me Corryvreckan is the jam. I’m open to trying any of these under $129....
Uigedail is a good one from Ardbeg too.
Uigeadail was my introduction to Ardberg. It was amazing. Then tried the 10 and was disappointed. Especially compared to Laphroaig 10.
Looking forward to the Coryvreckan
Just got a bottle of Uigeadail. My favorite Islay scotch so far. If you add water the smoke gets a little muted & brings out the sweetness. Probably little chance of getting a Dark Cove so hopefully they bring out something else on its level soon.
One month (end okt 19) and i visit tomatin (among others) thanks to your advise on this px bottle we go there. Hope i find a great px finsh ;) How is the tour?
we got a behind the scenes tour when we were there, but the distillery is nice! Last I heard this cask of PX is gone, but they should have a new one ready, hopefully just as good!
@@ScotchTestDummies According to whiskybase its also a 90+ whisky!
Scott, I got the impression you didn't really care for the Bunnahabhain 12 when you reviewed it a while back... i guess it has grown on you since (putting it next to your favorite 12yo Macallan). I'm right with you though. Great list, I gotta try some of those.
I remember that I didn't really care for the Bunna 12 the first time I had it. Absolutely love it now!
Need to get some of that Texas Whiskey in my live
definitely!
Hahahaha you might have a better bar then some top 10 whisky bars in the U.S. Holy sh$&!🙂.
haha that would be nice! thanks Keith!
Stumbled back to this legendary video. Wheres Springbank on the list???
Springbank does not make my list (yet)
My only issue with Scotch compared to Bourbon is that Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is amazing, top shelf, worth hunting bourbon for $60-$100. But Macallan 12 is like the standard Macallan product and it’s $80.
yep, when we started doing reviews bourbon was a lot cheaper than scotch, but not necessarily true now. If you like the ECBP you need to try the Macallan Classic Cut instead of the 12 for a better comparison.
Awesome picks. Where to start? 🤩
start with number 10
Even Jim beam and Jack Daniels bourbon whiskies are damn expensive in India
thanks Truth prevails!
Thanks, definitely try in Pune, India if available ????
thanks Chandrashekhar!
Very nice list. The inclusion of Compass Box Hedonism is a fantastic choice. Please check the pronunciation, there is no "a" in Hedonism. I mean this only to be helpful. I enjoy the information.
thanks Chris, watch John Glaser (owner/whisky maker) on Compass Box youtube channel and I believe he pronounces it headonism. I've heard it both ways.
@@ScotchTestDummies It's an interesting word. With a Brittish accent the word is pronounced heh·duh·ni·zm. To American English speakers, it sounds like the Brittish speaker is saying head-uh-ni-zm. It is a subtle difference, but Brittish English speakers are including the "d" in the second syllable just as American English speakers. Hearing the word spoken by a Brittish speaker leads to this common American mispronunciation.
The key is the first syllable. Brittish first syllable is "heh," and American first syllable is "hee." So, our American ears tend pull the "d" into the first syllable when we hear the Brittish pronunciation.
Listen to John Glaser say the word again keeping in mind that he is saying heh·duh·ni·zm, not head-uh-ni-zm.
I hope this helps.
@@ScotchTestDummies One further point. Keep in mind that John Glaser is an American who lives in London, so the question is is he pronouncing it incorrectly, or is he using the Brittish pronunciation. I'd guess the latter in that he is softening the first syllable as the Brittish do, and placing the "d" properly in the second syllable. Hedonism is not a commonly used word, and it's likely that Glaser first heard, and learned to pronounce it in Great Britain.
Again, I don't want to detract from the main point of your video. Your choice to include this Scotch blend here is, as a Brittish speaker would say, brilliant.
What is your opinion of the lagavulin 16
Love it!
Don't forget Deanston 12!
have that one and it is good!
Do you recommend ardbeg drum commitee release over ardbeg ten?
it is different than the 10, but I would say yes. Scott
Just give me one I'll definitely try 😁
haha thanks Darshan
If you pick up an 18 Year old Allardice (2019) you will find this could contain up to 24 year old Glendronach (due to no distillate being made between 96 and 02). Thankfully this is my local distillery, just 6 miles over the hill, made sure to pick up a few bottles.
very nice! i'd be at the distillery every weekend!
Shhhuuuttup..
I think the Allardice is better than the Parliament (21)