
Whisky Whiskey is a video podcast about my exploration of Whisky in all of its forms.
Ardbeg’s 10 Year offering has long been considered the benchmark Islay peated Whisky and set the standard for both quality and value. It’s odd that I hadn’t tried this until today and given my recent interest in Peated Whisky, it’s one I’ve been looking forward to. I talk about the Ardbeg Committee, Dr Bill Lumsden and of course I review the Whisky…plus there’s a special note towards the end…
With John Chidgey.
Laphroaig are a very polarising distillery. They say you’ll either fall in love with their Scotches, or you’ll hate them with a passion. At a Whisky Club night I tried the 10 Year Cask Strength for the first time and I was blown away. I dig into the history of the distillery, their unusual pairing of wash and spirit stills, and finally I review the 10 Year Cask Strength.
With John Chidgey.
The Loch Lomond Signature Single Blend is about $10 more than their Reserve offering, so it misses out on being Ultra-Affordable. I dive into the Solera method of Whisky maturation that the Signature uses, and try to answer the question…is this worth the extra $10 over the Reserve…or not?
With John Chidgey.
This is the final installment of the first ever Cheap Week series! With a strict budget of $50 or less for a 700mL Bottle in the Australian Market, I set out to prove whether it’s possible to find a good Scotch you can drink neat and enjoy…or whether you’re wasting your time. Today I tackle the Grant’s Triple Wood, which is a brand of William Grant & Sons. I look at their distillery, its history and the truly staggering scale of their Grain Whisky volume production…and I also rate this Scotch.
With John Chidgey.
Welcome once again to another installment of Cheap Week! With a strict budget of $50 or less for a 700mL Bottle in the Australian Market, I set out to prove whether it’s possible to find a good Scotch you can drink neat and enjoy…or whether you’re wasting your time. This time I tackle the McAllister Reserve and look at how to identify Own-Brands with a simple Internet Search, and why I’m not a big fan of the practice of slotting and side-stepping it with own-brands. Oh, and I also decide if this is the best own-brand scotch I’ve tried…or if it isn’t.
With John Chidgey.
Day Three of Cheap Week, where I have a strict budget of $50 or less for a 700mL Bottle in the Australian Market, I set out to prove whether it’s possible to find a good Scotch you can drink neat and enjoy…or whether you’re wasting your time. The Label 5 Classic Black Scotch is another own-brand of Woolworths/Dan Murphy’s…but is it better than the 1495?
With John Chidgey.