TOP 10 Whiskies to Try Before You DIE!! A Whisk(e)y Quest.

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When I ran across Lagavulin 16 I found it a bit weird, but neither liked it very much nor hated it. It was not overwhelming enough to draw me into peated whiskies. The Laphroaig Quarter Casks did this job: the intensity was spot on and was the bridge to discover other peated ones. Still love it today while I also prefer the Lagavulin Distiller's Edition over the regular bottlings.

I concur with your top picks ❤❤❤ me some peaty smoky scotch

Every whisky you will ever try you are going to try before you die.

The very first whiskey I ever tried was Lagavulin 16 and instantly fell in love with it. I am still a Bourbon head but there are alot of great scotches, both peated and non peated. Give em a try, you might like it.

very entertaining!

Man U Americans need to try more real Scottish whisky, Arran 10yr, or Arran Sauternes cask, if you want peat try Ledaig from Tobermory , the most drunk whisky by Scotsmen is Glenmorangie

Have Balcones, Stranahans and McCarthys, still trying to find a Westland (I prefer to buy out in the wild instead of online). I'm still a Scotch guy, but am definitely enjoying the emergence of American Single Malt Whiskies. 😀

When I tried Ardbeg Corryvreckan it took me back to a hike where there was a creek with a huge number of fallen burned trees in it that had succumbed to their death by a forest fire. The creek water had the char/ashy flavor from the burned trees, what tasted to me identical to that note in Corryvreckan. I'm now in love with Ardbeg, and from what you say here about the Lag 16 with it's ash and other dry notes, I'm going to love that too! Just hoping now that the dry notes in this overwhelm the sweet ones, but that'll be determined soon. Great vid and cheers!🥃

I see that this is an old video, but I just had to leave a comment. Loved this so much, love your selection and can really relate to your journey. Thanks from Denmark :-)

Smell is the most primal of senses.

I have tried White Dog and I can absolutely agree it is 'educational' to say the least lol...

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I didn't like whisky until I tried the Lagavulin 16. It was love at first sip!
After a while I started to appreciate the unpeated one also.

Highly enjoyed your explanation of experience and how whiskey brings memories. I guess we have to be of an age to reflect. Thanks for the recommendations to check out. 2 thumbs up my friend

I agree I would love to American single malt become its own specific category. I often enjoy single malts more than a lot of bourbons. I have a couple I show to non whiskey drinking friends before bourbon even.

Great vid and insights Bart! Do you have any suggestions for dipping a toe into the shallow end of peated Scotch?

I'm gonna try these next weekend! More drinkin' than nosin'...

What is back there directly behind him? With the hairy red thing on the left? Those bottles alone are nice! I Wanna try a smoked whiskey 🥃

Do you know the reason why 12 Year Lagavulin is more expensive and harder to find?

My journey is so eerily similar. The first Peaty Scotch I ever tried was Lagavulin 16. (Go Big, or Go Home, right?) It kicked my arse. Both in scent and taste it just screamed IODINE to me. Bleh! I almost gave up Peaty Scotch for good. But someone had some Laphroaig 10 and to my surprise, I could handle it, savor it on the palate, come to grips with the Smokey Peat. I was thrilled, but puzzled as to why I could acclimate to Laphroaig 10 which is Smokey Peat, but not Lagavulin 16. So I then learned on the Scotch chart that Scotch moves not just from Sweet to Smokey but also from "Light" to "Rich". Lagavulin 16 was extremely on the Rich end, whereas Laphroaig 10 was much more on the light side. For lack of a better explanation, the richness of the Lagavulin 16 assualts you with its Smokey Peat, whereas the Laphroaig 10, being lighter, sort of allowed you to approach and savor its Smoky Peat at your own pace. So following the chart, I then chose the most Light of the Smokey Peaty ones listed on the chart: Ardbeg 10. And just like your list, it is my #1 favorite of the Smokey Peaty Scotch I have tried! While I've acclimated a bit more to the Lagavulin 16, it still hurts a bit in a way that Ardbeg 10 does not. I do wonder if it has to do with that "light" as opposed to "rich" characteristic which it has in comparison to Lagavulin 16??? I mean, they're both very Smokey Peaty, but Ardbeg 10 simply does not scream IODINE to me in the same way Lagavulin 16 does even still. Ardbeg 10 is mystical: like transporting you to a tribe of ancient pagan Picts dancing around a fire on a oceanside beach at night.

this vid makes me finally subsrcibed to your channel !

Awesome video! As Tina Fey's daughter once said... "I want to go to there!" (trying these sounds great... I've had the Pikesvile Rye, the Lagavulin 16, and the Ardbeg 10, seven more to go!
Cheers.

Wonderful video. While Macallan 12 sherry made me a fan of scotch (like Scott said in his 10 whiskeys to try before you die video), Lagavulin 16 was what blew my mind by showing me the evocative, memory-triggering and almost mystical dimensions of whisky. That was what made me a lover of peat! (My first experience was being horrified by Laphroaig 10, which I now also enjoy). This list is great because you recommend some wild and out of the box bottles that I’ll have to go and find now.

lagavulin one of the best whiskies out there. try it, you will hate it. come back to it once you've tried other whiskies. you will love it.

You should do a top 10 Peated whiskey and a top 10 non-peated try before you die...or even a 5 peated and 5 non-peated all n one video...that would be cool.

I'm already 1/5 of the way through your list. I'm currently trying my first couple glasses of Corsair Oatrage. First impression: it's okay. Not bad, but not phenomenal. I'll take your recommendation and come back to it after a couple weeks and give it time to oxidize a tiny bit. The other that I've had on the list is Ardbeg TEN. It was my first peated whiskey and it immediately converted me to the Cult of Ardbeg(TM) and made me a full-fledged peat head! Since then I've finished an entire bottle of the TEN, the Uigeadail, I have half a bottle of Corryvreckan left, half a bottle of Laphroaig 10 and recently I drove a couple hours to get my hands on a Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength and a Port Charlotte 10 Heavily Peated. Lagavulin 16 has been on my list for a while, but I've been avoiding it due to its price. Once I've had time to taste test the rest of my recent acquisitions I'll do Nick Offerman proud and get me a bottle.

Lagavulin 16 - all time favorite scotch. Clicked with me immediately. It's incredible!

Something you might also like slightly off topic because you were talking about memories that pop up but, not with beer. You should give Stouts a try. I lean more towards the higher abv Stouts and they mostly seem to have an amazing aroma and taste. I just got heavily into whiskey/whisky about a year ago and now have quite a collection of Japanese whisky, Irish whiskey, Scotch and Bourbon. Great video.

Love you guys but this seems like a pretty random list

Lagavulin. love at first taste....

Ardbeg 10 was one of the first whiskeys I ever had and was what sold me on whiskey.

Great video, interesting finds. Never really given much thought to riding the white lightening.

Great list. Cheers Bart 🥃

Bart, i agree with the rest of the commenters. You absolutely nailed the essence of Rob's challenge. Best of these reviews.👍👍👍👍👍Can't express my thanks enough. Will show this video to everyone i meet that is getting into whiskey. This video explains why we partake in the juice of the gods.🥂🥂Cheers.

You stated that you love the maltiness and that's why you lean toward single malt scotch, but the malt flavor that shines through the scotches ive tried is the reason i dont like it. Are there scotches that dont have that malty flavor, or at least toned way down?

Nicely done Bart, I enjoyed the video of your Top 10 List but unfortunately most of them do not hardly enter my state. I guess I'll have to make an effort to find some when in Arizona while visiting my mom. Cheers!

The journey in the Scotch world is a magnificent journey. It took me at least a year to get up the gumption to try an Islay Scotch. Once the smoke hit me I was hooked. I long for the evenings where I can sit on the back deck and drink an Ardbeg 10 or my recent find Uigedail (sp?). There is something about just enjoying a cool night with a peaty, smoky Islay that just hits home. My favorite thing to do now is sit in front of a fire pit with a cigar and an Ardbeg and just let the smoke envelop me. Love every bit of it. Great list and glad to see Ardbeg 10 as a number one!

Jack Daniel apple review it please

Hi
Can u please name the online whiskyshops outside maryland that deliver in maryland dc???

For another American single malt, keep an eye out for Virginia Distillery Company's first single malt release Prelude: Courage & Conviction. It's a one time release and is hitting stores across the US in October! Its a 3.5 yo single malt, which they're replacing with their 4 year old version in Spring. I would've never guessed its so young, but the crazy temperature swings of Virginia lets it age rapidly.

If thats what peat tastes like then youd love Sauza silver tequila. Tastes like licking an ashtray.

You the man bart! Sierra norte yellow corn is pretty unique aged in Mexico for ten months has moonshine quality but also very tasty. All hail B517 wow C918 is great as well. Mcarthys is getting better and better. Burnside goose hollow reserve is special as well Oregon oak cask. Wanderback has gotten good reveiws as well they are on their third batch now located in hood river as well westland assisted with their first batch. Corsair is redesigning labels currently I believe moving away from the reservoir dogs motif. Talisker 10, Coryvrekken, laphroaig 10, campfire, nectar d'or, redbreast 12, hibiki harmony, bunnahabhain 12, anything compass box are all great experiences for me as well.

Great video, Bart! So nice to see you speak for 35 minutes without any interruptions from that clown Scott ;-D . Interesting to see so many American whiskes on the list and hear your take on those. It seems it will gonna be very exciting to follow American single malts in the future! That Cragganmore was a surprise, but I will try to get a taste before I die :) Btw I just noticed that the picture quality is very very good, crispy clear focus and a slightly blurry background. Great!

'I'll say it all wrong . . . it's Irish!' Ha ha ha :)

You had me at "a thunderstorm in your mouth" hahaha

Great job Bart. I definitely agree with a couple of them picks!