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Which one has a sweet finish or after taste ?? Or less bitter finish?

Nice one Phil, super solid list! My list right now where my palate is: Highlands: Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask Speyside: Benromach Cara Gold Lowlands: Bladnoch 11 Campbeltown: Springbank 10 Islands: Arran Quarter Cask Islay: Laphroaig 10 CS

I’ve been sober for a week until I saw this😂

Excellent video!

What's funny and hopefully not sacrilege, my go-to preferred smoky Islay whisky is from . . . the Isle of Sky!!! Talisker 10. But I do enjoy all of the Islay stuff nonetheless. Being new-ish, there's still a few of these I have to try before making up my mind. This could take many years of research.....

Good choice ! Slainte !

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Bury me in Islay. Laphroaig, preferably! 😊

I was getting ready to type a comment about a couple of your great picks, Phil, when I got to the part where you issued your nominations. So, I guess I'll save my thoughts for now. Challenge accepted! Cheers!

Question for you Phil, i recently moved to new zealand and with all the fake, counterfeit whiskeys in the market, where can i buy authentic whiskeys in auckland new zealand ? Any recommendations ?

Lagg is absolutely amazing..... 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Kilkerran 12 (old thin bottle), Ardbeg 10, Talisker 10, Craigellachie 13, Deanston 12. I cant choose for Lowlands sadly. Dont know anything about it.

Want to visit Islay but not really? Try Talisker 10. It's from the Isle of Skye instead, but has similar properties. A very well rounded dram. Quite peaty and smoky, but also very drinkable. I've heard it's also used in quite a few blends. Try a few drops of water in any of these to really bring out some of the flavors and aromas. Oh, my favorite? Usually it's the one being warmed in my hand at the time! Mostly Lagavulin 16, Ardbeg Corryvrekkan, occasionally the Laphroig quarter cask. The Talisker is my go-to "Good" Scotch at home. Many times a simple dram of JW Black once or twice a week does the trick! In addition, I think that the boom in Islay whiskys is a parallel to the boom in making smoked meats at home, a hobby that has really taken off. Priced a brisket lately? I know I loved heavily smoked foods, and that is certainly one of the attractors for the peat monsters!

The island whiskys are so good and they are all so different from one another. They left a mark remembering how much I liked them. I really liked Ledeig for how clean and crisp the peat tasted but the Arran was something special. Talisker was the scotch that made me become a scotch head , along with Highland Park for the way they mix the peat into a subtle balanced taste. I'd love to know some more island whiskys to try if anyone has any suggestions. have a great day =)

I remember buying up plenty of springbank on whiskygalore in 2019 when no one wanted the 21s and 12cs. I still have my longrow single cask whiskygalore quarter cask bottling somewhere. Unfortunately, they eventually pulled the Aussie market from buying up their springbank allocations 😅

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Ah fine I'll do it, but only because you used such flattering footage of me. 🥃

Excelkent video Phil. As I am relatively new to Scotch, I have not tried anything from the Islands. For the remainder of the regions my picks are: The Highlands - Glenglassaugh Torfa, Speyside - Craigellachie 13 Year, Lowlands - Bladloch Vinaya, Campbeltown - Glen Scotia 15 Year, and Islay - Laphroaig Càirdeas White Port & Madeira Cask.

Good luck finding any of those in the states.

Wow great descriptions, great picks, great video!

Interesting colour on your bottle of Ledaig Sinclair (perhaps colour grading?) but my bottle the liquid was reddish pink like nothing else I've seen before. Yours almost looks like a Bourbon cask!

Great list mate, the Glen Scotia 15 is great and (at least here in Australia) is about the most affordable 15 year old and definitely the most affordable Campbeltown whisky.

I would also separate fife form the rest of the lowlands as well now

Come on Ralfy.... less ranting and more whisky lists 😂

Kilkerran is made at Glengyle. It isn't a distillery.

They've probably already made a similar video but what about the whiskey tribe?

A great and interesting video. I would need to have a deep think as to what my picks would be. 🥃

Craigellachie 13y is overrated in my opinion tastes fuelish, wouldn't have made it in my speyside selection

Islay - Port Charlotte MRC:01 (my fav whisky full stop) Campbeltown - Kilkerran Heavily Peated Speyside - Benromach CS Lowlands - Lindores Abbey Bourbon CS Highlands - toss between Glencadam 10 and Clynelish 14 and Ardnamurchan CS Islands - Ledaig 18

i haven't tried any of these yet, but here's my list based off reviews. speyside: craigellachie13 cuz it doesn't taste like a boring speyside. - islay: bunnahabin cuz peat is nasty. - island: highland park cask strength cuz the kick still tastes like whisky. cambletown: springbank for their old school production hype. - lowland: lochlea for respectable abv stats. - highland: glencadam cuz just sounds refreshing

Nice video. Please do a similar video based on taste profiles/ flavour types so that a sort or comprehensive scotch collection can be created. 🙂

I don’t have a vast experience with the regions. My current favorite Highland is anCnoc 12. It’s a tie for me for Islay; Ardbeg Uigeadail and Port Charlotte 10.

getting into it, my grandpa once let me taste some nearly halff a lifetime ago but it tasted like burnt wood and it turned me right off, lately ive been sipping with my friends` Bus Whiskey and that actually tastes sweet

I like the video! But mostly because it helped clue me into how much overlap I have with you in terms of preferences. And boy, do we not overlap all that much. Actually to that point, I’d love the entire whisky community did a video that is focused around their preferences, “This is/is not for me” lists.

Mate, you somehow manage to stand out in the heavily congested space of the whisky tube. Keep it up, I hope you maintain this passion. Cheers.

Regarding Highland, I definitely would not choose Glencadam 10. In my opinion, Loch Lomond 12/Ardmore Peated would be much more interesting than Glencadam 10. Speaking about Speyside, I would definitely mention Benromach and Tamdhu and especially Glenallachie. I completely agree with Islay, here no options)

Hmm, never had that Glencadam 10 and it's only around 37 EUR here.

Love your show. I am looking to purchase a nice celebratory Scotch. Right now I am considering the Signatory Laphroaig 24, Glenmorangie Grand Vintage 1998, Glendronach 30 year Pedro Ximenez. I am open to others and would love to hear any recommendations you have! Cheers.

My favorite Islay at this moment is the Lagavulin 11 Offerman Edition finished in Caribbean Rum Casks. Don’t know why it hits so smoothly for me but I think they knocked this release out of the park.

Nice list thanks for the content as always. Mine is...(can you tell I like Sherry?) Lowlands : Lindores Sherry / Highlands : Glendronach 12 / Speyside : Glenallachie 15 / Islands : Arran Sherry / Islay : Bruichladdich the Classic Laddie / Campbeltown : Springbank 10

Haven't tried the Glencadam 10 but have a bottle of the 15 which is brilliant. You bringing up the Glencadam name is why I bought it so thank you very much!

Great video. Loved watching it. Great picks 😁👍 I haven't tried that many whiskey from all regions, but I would pick glencadam 10 for Highlands, glenfarclas 15 for Speyside, talisker 10 for islands, kingsbarns docoot or w.e it's caleed for lowlands, ardbeg ugi for Islay. I haven't tried any cambletown whiskey. But I have a few glen Scotia's on my shelf

For sure I will try the Glencadam. I'm 100% on the same page with Glenallachie 10, it's my fav one. Just superb. A bit of water makes it just explode in flavors. For Arran, I'm a fan or the regular 10, but was pondering what else to try, now it is the Amarone. Had Kingbarns but not a fan of Lowlands. Not bad, though, but money wise, better buys elsewhere. For the Glen Scotia I had the Victoriana, and the 15 is found rarely (only ONE bottle now in my country) and expensive. Will consider it, but not now. Same for Loch Gorm, was not blown out of my mind by other Kilchomans, and Port Charlotte is a sure buy for less.

That list would be a great 6 bottle collection. I've still to try that Arran but man you're selling it 😂. Mine Ardnamurchan Paul Launois, Tamdhu 15yo, Kingsbarns Bell Rock, Kilkerran 8yo CS Sherry, Arran Port Cask and Kilchoman Sauternes to mix it up.

As you mentioned: there are so many exceptions that the regions don't really work any more, so I always prefer choosing examples by style instead. Just to be cheeky I could choose unpeated Caol Ila Stitchell Reserve for Islay and heavily peated Old Ballantruan for Speyside! There's also the problem of distilleries that are no longer running, but the whisky is still available - my favourite lowlanders are Ladyburn and Littlemill, for example. However, to play fair: Highland: Royal Lochnagar 12 Speyside: Cragganmore 12 Lowlands: Kingsbarns Dream to Dram Campbeltown: Springbank 12 Cask Strength Islands: Tobermory 12 Islay: Laphroaig 10

Nice vid Phil! Amazing production!!! My picks right now and probably changing very soon: Ardna Cask Strength Craigellachie 17 Ledaig 18 Bladnoch 19 Kilkerran 16 Islay is the hardest…. Definitely changes very often. Right now Laga 12 CS. Old label. I know, i know… diageo evil etc etc…. But that juice is amazing. Tomorrow it’ll be Laphroaig and the day after Bunna, then CI etc…. Aaarghh…. This is impossible…. But fun to think about! Cheers!

A really fun list, but quite hard to pick just one, but I'll try. Highland: Edradour 12 yo Caledonia, Speyside: Craigellachie 13 yo, Lowlands: Glenkenchie DE (don't have much experience with the Lowlands, yet), Islands: Tobermory 12 yo, Campbelltown: Kilkerran 12 yo, Islay: Port Charlotte 10 yo (the most easy one to pick). But If I would do this list tomorrow, it would probably be a bit different ;)

Cheers for jumping on this fella and some brilliant picks! Hope to see more folk having a stab at the tough challenge. 🥃

Nice video ! here`re my favourites, list of open bottles (work in progress...): Highlands: Clencadam 15 (as you described...quiet and elegant) Speyside: Glenallachie 15 (Benromach 2013 CS...depends on my mood...) Lowlands: don't have one...dang ! will correct that immediately 🙂 Campbeltown: Kilkerran 8 2024 (is easily my favorite on this whole list) Islands: Ledaig Sinclair Series (best bang for bug on this list...by quite a margin) Islay: Bunnahabhain 12 CS 2022 (you said region, not flavour profile, right ?)

Great selection Phil ! Each region well represented !