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Can't argue with any of them mate, brilliant list, delicious whiskies!

This is the magic that keeps us engaged. Same distillery, every offering different. Then multiply that one distillery by................ Cheers Ty, and have a great week 🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

One of my favourite whiskies of all-time was an 8 year old single cask Benromach bottled exclusively for the SAQ, at 59.4% ABV. It was bottled in 2017 and I bought it in 2018 (and emptied it in 2022). It was matured in a first-fill bourbon cask. I miss it very much. Lucky you to be able to sample those three CS Benromachs. Cheers!

Good to know since I only have the "Whisky Rant" bottle.

I love all of these!! Yay peat!!

Great stuff I love all of those bottles. Keep up the good work

I’ve been thinking about picking up a bottle of Garrison Brothers, thanks for this review!!! That Thomas H Handy is a fantastic rye, but expensive!!!! Lol however I’d still be tempted to grab it if I ever get the opportunity to.

I’m so excited to try their latest release that I was able to grab!!! Great review, I’ll be keeping a closer eye out for the next release of this Realms of Rye!

As others have said, Kilkerran and Glen Scotia make some phenomenal Campbeltown whiskies too!

Straight Rye all the way after single malt scotch!! I like this Thomas Handy. Prefer 100% rye!! Fabulous video!!

Wicked, they sent you a bottle!? So lucky! This rye was amazing, I was lucky enough to try it before it was released but wow is it expensive. Keen to see their next releases in this series!

Still on The Coffee this morning ☕😆☕ That Garrison Bro's would be going into more than just a glass around here. Hot chocolate, apple sauce, apple pie, pecan pie, ice cream drizzle...I can think of a ton of different uses. T H Handy sounds pretty good too. Cheers Ty, and to The Whisky Shaman as well! Marian 🇨🇦

Good stuff both of those bottles are great of their own accord. The handy is one that is more classic rye. And the ladybird is a sweet treat whiskey. Keep up the great work.

Daily drinker - Wild Turkey 101 Impress a guest - Aberlore Abdunah Everyday mixer - Jim Beam, small glass, filled to top with ice & a splash of coke Friday Night Pour - Redbreast 12 Special Occasion - Hibiki Harmony

My collection started at 40 when my wife bought me a bar 15 years ago Added two glass cabinets added one for my best whisky’s and one for best Bourbies & Ryes Added 3 cabinets and just got a new half cabinet Up to over 380 bottles of Single Malts, Double Malts, Blended Malts, Bourbons, Ryes, Corn, Wheat whiskies, Scotch blends Running out of room on the back of my bar LOL again

The people at Sons of Vancouver are so kind! Lovely people!!

Newest release of Palm Trees drops today. Debating... I've not yet had any of their whiskys. Glad you enjoyed this one. Cheers Ty! 🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

I was given a sample of this one, as the bottles sold out quickly, was very good. IMO the cask strength rye "cask 13" from Last Straw in Concord is at the same level or better and at less than half the price all in, a much better and available purchase for Rye lovers in Ontario.

I love this newish Rye! I feel lucky to have been able to grab a bottle! Great thoughts!! 🙂

Wow sounds pretty great. Cheers.

Great pick for a first impression and glad you liked it. It is batch variant but it varies between good and great 😃 It's not easy but if you can find it could be fun to watch your first impressions on all Campbeltown entry level (or upwards) whiskies. Cheers!

Love your intro!

Nice review! I’m glad I picked one up. Cheers!

YES!!! 😁

Pure liquid gold. Thoroughly enjoyed watching you wax lyrical about that dram. I shared this story with Jon, over at WN, thought I'd share it here as well. We were in St John NB 3 years ago, after helping a friend move from Ontario. There's a whisky pub there called Hopscotch. They have a ridiculous number of bottles to choose from and after going through their extensive list, I settled on the Springbank 12 Cask Strength. In 2021 it was one of the least expensive on their menu and, like you, I'd never had an opportunity to try any of the Springbank range, having missed out here when it was actually available. Long story short...I spent over 2 hours savouring that wee glass of magic amber potion. The group of VERY patient friends I was with likely thought me nuts. Maybe so, but even at that time it was becoming evident this was a product which would be difficult, if not downright impossible, to get my hands on in the future. That is the only dram of Springbank I've ever had the chance to try. I do have a regular Longrow and a Hazelburn 10 on the shelf, the Hazelburn as yet unopened. The Longrow is lovely, as is the double distilled Hazelburn (have had sips of both the 10 and the 15). Honestly, I haven't had a Campbeltown whisky yet that I haven't found to be exceptional. Kilkerran is excellent. I'll take any Glen Scotia I can find. A pandemic run to Ancaster got me a Glen Scotia Victoriana, which is probably the top favourite in my collection. Talk about industrial, it's a mechanic's shop in a bottle, in the very best of ways! I'm not counting that long ago SB 12 CS, tasted far from home with wonderful friends. Don't think anything will surpass that. Thanks for sharing your first foray into the delights of this extraordinary distillery. Marian 🇨🇦

I enjoyed watching you enjoy that SB10. In those long years between finding Springbank on our local liquor store shelves, I've been quite happy to "make do" with Kilkerran and Glen Scotia.

Good review! The last time it was at the LCBO it was $66, that tells you how long it has been since those clowns brought it in. SB 10 should not be a lottery bottle.

I have a fairly decent bourbon selection, but only a couple of regular go-to's. Four Roses Single Barrel, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, Wild Turkey 101 and the Rare Breed. Seem to reach right on past the rest, as often as not. This Yellowstone Toasted Staves might be another possibility though. Sounds pretty darned good, from what you're getting here. And by the way, I'd pay good money to hear you try to say this title, in it's entirety, fast three times... 😂 Cheers Ty, and enjoy the rest of the long weekend! 🥃🥃

Sounds nice! Awesome video!! 🙂

Saw it. Bought it. Love this whisky. Would say 'yes' to the cask strength...IF it ever shows up and is at a reasonable price. That said, I struggle to find the peat. Unburnt cigar or pipe tobacco definitely, but zero on the smoke. Don't care though, I'm gonna enjoy the rest of this bottle! Cheers Ty 🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

Too... many... whisk(e)ys...!!! These both sound fantastic, in completely different ways. New to me as well, but with literally hundreds of distillers popping up all over the globe, I'm hardly surprised. No one could possibly keep up with the current tsunami. Wonder when it will finally reach critical mass...rather like my own whisky collection has managed to do! 🤨 Cheers Ty...and here's to diversity 🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

Had them both. I like the Senator much better…

Love it

Love those glasses

I have not even heard of them. Very cool to hear about a new distiller. DC Collection? Very interesting take. I hope I can try both one day, your pick sounded great, but I'm always up for a spice bomb! Cheers.

I think the 15yr old is 46% and a decent price, I believe.

I remember trying Glen Moray 12 (or maybe the 10) for the first time about 6 years ago, expecting it to be the equivalent of McClelland's offerings. I was pleasantly surprised by it. Like you, I felt it would be a decent 😮introduction to single malts at good price. I am, however, very fond of their 18yo Elgin Heritage. It is one of the few "bargain" 18 year olds still available. Not exciting perhaps, but very tasty and well balanced.

Great review. Won't be picking this up, but very much enjoy hearing about it from your perspective. Saw that Springbank behind you. Now I can't UNSEE it! Where the heck...? Not one iota jealous. Oh no, not I. 😶 Happy Saturday, Ty 🥃🥃 "m"e 🇨🇦

Wondering if you found this one at the SAQ...haven't seen it here, that I can recall.

I have always passed on Glen Moray. But might pick one up now.

Sherry and peat, when done well, is wonderful. Haven't had any of this series, only have the B10 and B15 on the shelf...as yet unopened. Probably won't get to them till the fall. Guessing they're going to be good backyard fire drams. Cheers Tyler 🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

We have a huge patch of mojito mint as well. Going to have to throw one of these together some time soon, I love mojitos. Pretty sure I have all the ingredients around, but I've never made one at home. No idea why the heck not! Thanks for the recipe... Just back from a fabulous escape to The Bruce, catching up on back vids. Cheers Tyler... "m"e 🇨🇦

Love this scotch!!

Benromach does beautiful whisky and their contrasts range are hidden gems with good abv, solid distilling and great cask plays. I think the real winner of this challenge is you my firend 😃 Cheers!

This is a decent deal for the price, especially when (as you indicated) many of the Arran finishes are far more expensive. Not sweet either, slightly drier on the palate. Have found that pine note in Arran more than once, in different expressions. Personally, I quite enjoy it. Goes great with haggis, or a Scotch egg, so definitely appropriate for Burn's Night celebrations. "Today's rain is tomorrow's whisky"! Cheers, to the budget dram...🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

6 or 7 years ago, Benromach did an exclusive release for the SAQ from a single ex-bourbon cask, cask strength at 59.4%, and heavily peated. That still stands among my top 10 favourite whiskies from the last ten years. I always have a couple of different expressions from Benromach on my shelves. Another good review!

Have both of these bottles, Benromach is becoming one of my favorite distilleries.

You nailed this one! (By that, I mean, "my thoughts, exactly!" 😉) It's not a complicated whisky, but it's a good intro to single malts (imo, more so than entry-level Glenfiddichs or Glenlivets, and, to me, more interesting than Glenmorangie 10 - all of which are at least $10 more expensive than the Robert Burns). I love the Deanston Virgin Oak, too (a great intro to the Deanston line, but also what I'd recommend to a bourbon drinker wanting to try a budget single malt.)🥃

Cheers!

I love most Deanstons but this is not one of them. I find this one a bit too spicy and harsh for my palate. I visited the distillery back in March and had a fantastic time. If you like this, there are 2 more versions of this one around 55%abv and one cask strength a bit higher. Cheers Tyler 🥃