Top 5 10 Year Old Peated Scotch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I will put together a flight of my top 5 10 year old peated scotch. Taste them blind and let you know what bottle I like the best. The bottle I like most will move on to the next round and go up against the previous winners.
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Nice flight. For me the list would be like this 1. Port Charlotte 10, 2. Ledaig 10, 3. Springbank 10, 4. Ardbeg 10, 5. Talisker 10, 6. Laphroaig 10
I'm a little surprised that Ledaig landed where it did. I thought it would be higher. Let's see where the 18 lands when that flight hits the channel.
Very nice battle Peter!
I’d favor with PC10 in this shootout. I always get peat ip front then a red wine kick in the mid pallet that’s great. Bruichladdich uses a lot of Bordeaux region casks so that is my guess for the wine cask.
I know this is a 10 year old battle but I would like to see Lagavulin 8, Laphroaig Quarter Cask and Kilchoman Machir Bay in there….I think those three would have given some strong competition.
I have to seriously rethink my next round. This was a lot of peat and they all started to meld together and get lost in all the peat. I'm considering cask strength peated bottles, but we will see. I only have the Lagavulin of the bottles you mentioned.
Laphroaig QC is the best scotch for the price out there. It's a steal.
Fun video … I’m buying my first peated scotch and Ardbeg will be my first buy!
That will be interesting. You need to check back in and share your thoughts. Cheers!
Peter, great 5 way. Not a Peathead so only have one of those, the SB and love it. So well balanced and a bit funky.
I typically pick up on the funk but I think I was overwhelmed with all the peat in this flight and I did not pick up on the funk. I think this flight was good but it was too much peat all at once.
Port Charlotte would be number 1 for me. That along with lagavulin 16 are my two favorite islay scotches.
Port Charlotte is very good. Check out my Whiskies of the year video.
dont know how i missed this one.....i was watching the final and thinking where is the port charlotte !!!!! now i know lol. cheers. PS i can not believe the ardbeg 10 beat the port charlotte 10 haha.
I was a little surprised as well. That's the beauty of blinds.
That was a tough flight to evaluate/rank Peter. I find that peated whisky tends to hang on my palate and influences/colors the next sample. I've had four out of the six in your flight and out of those my order is pretty much the same as yours. Thanks for the video.
It was fun, but I think it was too much peat too fast.
That's a Peat repeat Pete (I hope you don't mind me calling you Pete Peter) lol. As for me, except for SB 10, I have had all of these singularly although not in a flight at once. I would go with PC10, Ard 10, Led 10, Tal 10, Laph 10. Now if I could add in one of the Laph 10 CS releases, that may change my order of preference. I do have a bottle of SB10 finally but it has been a very long wait so I am going to defer cracking it open. I feel for you and agree with you, that's a lot of peat, smoke hitting your palate in a short order. Btw, I would put Ledaig (Lay-Cheg is how I pronounce it) much higher in that flight. Mild criticism from me based on the fact I have gone through 3 bottles of Ledaig 10 in last couple of years. Cheers to the peat Peter!
The Ledaig 10 on its own is really good. I was shocked it ranked so low in the blind. Of all the bottles in this flight I think it's the most delicate of them all. Maybe that was lost in all the big bold bottles in the flight. I am now rethinking my cask strength peated flight. It might be too much. Have you had the Ledaig 18? I think it's fantastic!
Unfortunately Ledaig 18 is not available where I am and has been one of those dream bottles for me. I would grab it if I could find it.
Nice video! Not a big fan of Laphroaig 10, but absolutely love the Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength. Go figure. Keep up the great work.
Thanks! The Laphroaig Cask Strength is going to make an appearance in my cask strength peated scotch video.
Enjoyed that one. It gets very complex picking an age statement, you did a great job. I did something similar the other day but allowed NAS, 10 and under into the mix and specified only Islay peat (so no Bruichladdich since they use Highland peat) and sherry cask. Lots of fun when you get Lore, Uigeadail and some Kilchoman in the mix!
I'll be doing a cask strength flight very soon. Looking forward to that one. Should be interesting. Stay tuned.
@@whiskeyisajourney I don’t know how easy it is to get older bottles where you are, but if you can find Ardbeg Renaissance it is effectively 10 cask strength. A very interesting comparison, and though not relevant to a cask strength line up it is especially fun to compare to the current 10.
I have all of these. I feel like I should be sipping along. (Tonight I'm sipping a 10-year-old cask strength Caol Ila from SMWS.)
Love those black Glencairns.
I'm sipping Midwinter Night's Dram Act 11, Knob Creek 18 002, and Elijah Craig C923 tonight. Cheers!
@@whiskeyisajourney Nice! My C923 arrives tomorrow! Can't wait to compare the last few batches.
This is possibly my favorite blind of yours so far. I did not have the greatest experience with Ardbeg 10 the first time I had it but may need to try it again. I'm a Ledaig fan, so kinda interesting to see it's showing here. Will have to blind it some time. Great video!
Thanks. The cask strength peated flight is coming soon. I'm scared 😰.
@@whiskeyisajourney That'll be pretty epic. A fun experiment would be to drink some basic whiskey you're familiar with beforehand and then drink it again after the flight to see how all the peat affected your palate.
Springbank 10 is an absolute favorite, with PC 10 being second. Do not care much about the rest.
Looking back on the flight I think it was too much peat all at once over a short period of time. It was good, but too much peat.
I haven't had Ledaig 10 in a long time. The finish was so awesome, sweet and complex, that I started buying any Indie bottle I could find.
So sad you experienced that "fall-off" here. It was that finish specifically that motivates this hobby for me. Perhaps a bit of water would have helped.
Ardbeg 10 is still the king of 10 yr peat and I don't see anything changing that.
Laph10, @ 43% is not a contender. We all need to try it at least once or twice, but I'll never buy a 2nd bottle. The CS and the Cairdeas, on the otherhand, are always on my shopping list. As long as they stay south of $100.
My peated scotch finals are coming up in a few weeks. It will be interesting to see how the Ardbeg 10 does up against the other bottles in the winning flights.
I don't consider Springbank peated, it's too lightly peated to be considered on this list. But if I must rate it...
1. Springbank 10
2. Port Charlotte 10
3. Ardbeg 10
4. Ledaig 10
5. Laphroaig 10
6. Talisker 10
3, 4, 5 and 6 are really close and could swap places any given day. Lahproaig should be last with its weak ass ABV but you can't deny their flavor profile. I much prefer the Quarter Cask.
Based on the peat level of the others, Springbank is definitely bringing up the rear. I have a cask strength peated flight coming up next month. There should be some interesting matchups in the lineup. Cheers!
@@whiskeyisajourney Excellent! Crazy how perceptions can change when tasting side by side. Yesterday I had the Laphroaig 10 CS (batch 15) and then I had the Ardbeg Uigeadail... The Uigeadail (which I always loved) tasted overly sweet after the laphroaig, almost to an unpleasant level. Made me appreciate the Laphroaig even more.
@@canal-do-guga-namura those exact bottles will be part of my flight.
I have drank these through the years, and I could never do it blind, and one sitting. Salute to being able to do that. Here is my ranking. Note I like peat so the weaker ones will be ranked lower. 1 Ardbeg 10, 2 PC 10, 3 Laphroaig 10, 4 Ledaig 10, 5 Talisker 10. An honorable mention would go to Benromach Peat Smoke 8. One I want to try. Glenturret 10 Peat Smoke.
This was a lot of peat all at once. I have a Cask Strength lineup coming up next. It's going to be tough, but I think I'll manage. 😜
@@whiskeyisajourney DAMN!!! I think if you were a fighter your nickname would be The Iron Palate. My Gosh!! cask strength peat back to back. Even with a palate cleanser I'd be done in 2. Also on camera I'd probably start dancing due to all that high ABV. WOW!! Looking forward to that. Man oh man. This is where I wish I lived closer. I've got this Ledaig 10 year CS from Signatory that was aged in Sherry Butts. Quite the peat and sherry spice. It would a great entrant to your CS lineup showdown.
That sounds good. My line up will be Ardnamurchan CS 5/23, Ardbeg Uigeadail (probably not cask strength), Kilkerran 8 Bourbon Cask Matured CS, Laphroaig 10 CS batch 15, and Springbank 12 CS. It will be out towards the end of February.
@@whiskeyisajourney oh wow! That is an impressive lineup. Ardnamurchan CS 523 just hit my area. I’ve got my eye on it and look forward to your review and the showdown. Some whisky tubers loved and disliked the 0222 version so I’m not sure as to whether or not to get 0523. It’s $80 before tax. Again that is a superb lineup. I’m enjoying Ardbeg Uggie now. I have an older Laphroaig CS that I want to compare as well. I’m going to be plastered tonight.
@@TheReal_DeanD Ardnamurchan 5/23 is much better than the first one. I'd go with the newest one if you decide to get one.
Great stuff, I love peat! I have had all but the Springbank. For me Ardbeg and Laphroaig tied for first, then Ledaig, Talisker, and Port Charlotte. Maybe cask strength peated whisky next?
That's the plan. Cask Strength is coming!
For me, first will be Springbank 10 2nd Talisker 3rd Ardbeg 10 4th Port Charlotte 5th, Laphroaig 10 ( if it was Cask Strength Verison 3rd place), and then Ledaig but they all have a great value and all of them get more than 3.5/5 star.
Nice. My cask strength peated flight is going to be challenging. I'm looking forward to it, but it's going to be overwhelming I think.
Hi, great whiskys. I love each of them except Springbank because I haven't had it.
Ardbeg and Port Charlotte are my favorites too.
The only thing I don't like in this video is that you did reveal the Dram from the beginning, so I couldn't guess with you the Dram.
I wish you a happy and healthy new year.
Greetings from cologne/Germany, Markus
Happy New Year Markus! I have a cask strength peated blind coming up soon. Stay tuned.
I have only had the Port Charlotte, Laphroaig, and Ardbeg with any frequency. I had Talisker years ago, but dont recall enjoying it much. I cant find Spingbank in my area. Of all of them, Port Charlotte is my favorite.
This was a good blind, but looking back I think it was too much peat all at once.
@@whiskeyisajourney - understood. My experience is after two pours of peated whiskey, my palate is blown. So if I am having more than two, I am eating something complimentary to the peat, BBQ being the best example.
What no Lagavulin 10? Next Friday I'm going to a friends house and doing a scotch tasting for him and a couple buddies. During my last whiskey/cigar club, the first set of 4 blinds were 3 Scotches and 1 Irish. They were surprised by how much they liked them. None were peaty, but I'm going to cover a bottle from each major region of Scotland to give them a fuller experience.
That sounds like it's going to be a great time. I hope they enjoy it. Let me know how it goes. Does Lagavulin have a 10? Cheers!
@@whiskeyisajourney yes, but I got it at the airport as a travel exclusive. I'm not sure if it is still a TE.
Have all but the Springbank and the best depends on my mood!
I can definitely see how that would be the case. They are all good. Cheers!
The cult of Ardbeg shall appreciate you as another member! If you see the BizzareBQ release from this year, grab it if reasonable. That bottle is Octomore level peat imo
I see BizzareBQ on the shelf. Next time I'm at the store I'll check the price and maybe pick it up.
Oh man. 3 of those are my among my favorites 😍! Ledaig, Springbank, and Port Charlotte. Your sister would like this flight ... NAWWWT!
I may be your only viewer who enjoys the blend drama. But I do. I cannot help myself.
I like them as well. So you are not alone.
She would be dry heaving the entire time. 🤢
@@whiskeyisajourney lol. But! Her not peat notes would be just as fun to watch.
Ledaig = Letchik. But Letchaige is also fine. Great line up. All these bottlings are killers.
I was looking forward to doing it, then I second guessed myself when I was doing it. And now I'm rethinking my next peated flight. 🤪
i only subscribed because you chose ardbeg ten. ardbeg is the king of peat. bonus points. i strongly think laphrioug is over rated and impossible to spell.
I agree. I enjoy Ardbeg more. I thought it was spelled Lafroyg. 🤔
Port Charlotte is my #1 and Ledaig is pernounced Leechick🍇🍈🍉🍊
Port Charlotte certainly is a good one! Cheers!
YOU PAID 39.99 FOR LAPHROAIG TEN???? It sells for around $65 all over the midwest!
WTF? All of your prices are so low compared to where I've shopped, which is from Nashville to Milwaukee to Kansas City to Tulsa and everywhere in between!
I guess I'm lucky in that area, but unlucky in others. AZ prices seem to be $10 higher than other places with most bourbons. You win you lose I guess.