Three great basic whiskies for 2023

ralfy review 956 Extras – Chapters in our whisky book.

ralfy review 956 – Glenfiddich 12yo @40%vol: (2022)

https://youtu.be/tlqi7llIOTw

I’m a big fan of Clynelish and Lagavulin, two of my favourite distilleries that have ever existed in all of whisky.

Cutting a long story short… these whiskies are wonderful. They’re genuinely complex, classic examples of what these distilleries became famous for. However, there is a crux to this praise, and that comes in the way of a £310 price tag for two twelve year old whiskies. Stop me when you think this is getting absurd.

Price increases on special release bottles aren’t unusual, and I expect it when it comes to the really old, very rare, very unique examples of any type of whisky. But for two bottles of an average age that are classic examples of distillery character, where’s the price justification?

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 473: Highland Park 15 Year Old Viking Heart

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries an Orkney malt. When he was guided through the shop after the tour at Highland Park, Mark’s eye fell on this ceramic bottle from Highland Park. He took it home because it was Dearly Beloved’s favorite of the tasting. Time to thoroughly test it himself.

https://youtu.be/Fc5xdEZBrDU

3 Great Luxury Single Malts for 2023

ralfy review 955 Extras – Beginning your Whisky-Journey.

ralfy review 955 – Glenmorangie 10yo @40%vol: (2022)

https://youtu.be/kzYEwN0DEAc

It’s back.

After what has felt like longer than a year, GlenDronach 18 has returned with all of its dark and mysterious allure. But, and luckily, I’ve been able to compare it to an older release form 2016…will it stand up?

That is quite a loaded comparison, granted. But I don’t feel we’ve ever really got to grapple with a regular bottle of GlenDronach 18YO. Billy Walker spoilt us with his insane selection of casks and vatting it all with much older stocks. Was that something still viable with this product? Is the current range still doing that? The stocks are still there, I presume.

But let me know your thoughts about this new bottling of what can only be considered a modern classic by all who have tried it in the past.

The Good Dram Show – Episode 489 ‘James Eadie’

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show, in which I’ll be taking a look at the latest batch of single cask releases from James Eadie. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 489