Welcome to Whisky on the West Coast! Greetings from the west(wet) coast of Canada. My name is Matt and I am simply someone out here in British Columbia who loves to taste and talk about Whisky, in particular Single Malt Scotch. My passion for Whisky started while I was in University working at a liquor store and has lead me to tasting and collecting Whisky for over 10 years. Thanks for checking out the channel and I hope you come back for more soon!
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MacAloney’s does some great local peated malts!!
HP 15 is great flavour if you can find it on sale!!
I listened again and to the review of the 2022 Longrow 21 with 10% Chardonnay. I wonder if you can compare this 2023 with the 2022? I have a chance to get a bottle of the 2023 and was curious how they compare. I know you only had small samples, and it’s been awhile but any comments would be appreciated! Thanks
Picked this up at Costco for $68. It's summer, and I love scotch and rum and Offerman. I've never tried any of his other collabs but everything about this, from the packaging, bottling, and the whisky itself. Ooo la la. I love it so much I'm definitely going to stock up on another bottle or two!
Excellent Video... jealous much :) Maybe you could do a short video in packing whisky to bring home! I think a video on how to pack your treasures would be helpful... did you use bubble wrap, or just how did you pack... Killet haul!
Can pick up a 1-litre bottle of Glenfarclas 105 for £69 now and again on Amazon uk
Good choice, I've got them all on my shelf
HP 15 at $175! Yikes. That same ceramic 15 year is 79 at my local Costco right now. It was marked down from 99.
Love release 41! One of my favourites
Consider doing a video on some of the Turntable blends sometime! I did the KWM virtual tasting and some of them were great
Unlikely to be any Springbank damaged!! Never stays in stock!!
Great video Matt
Great review! I’m really enjoying #39 which is a classic release. This makes me want to uncork the peated #30 I have 😅 Cheers, Matt!
Love the 8
i lost sleep waiting for this : glad it aint Crown Regal Singel malt . . .
41 was the first Two Brewers I finally bought (as it's a little pricey when you don't know what it is yet) and it's amazing.
Interesting, Matt, I second you on the blender's skills & on the great care on craft production of their single malts all the way. I had the chance to meet Dave in Whisky Live Paris a few years ago & ge's great. Alas the brand is rarely present in French shows & I wonder if they haven't changed distributor since this show, as there are less expressions available here right now unfortunately. But I love every expression of them I tried in the 2020s & managed to get me the 'Classic" N°31 I reviewed on my channel & awarded too if not mistaken. Curious about what these guys will bring in the future & hope we'll see more here as I think they're top notch malt producers, along with Shelter Point, based on what I tried. Cheers ! 🥃
Lovely whisky. So lovely in fact it was one of two Two Brewers bottles (the other being my personal favourite release 27) that I took with me to share on our trip to Scotland this year. Both were enjoyed by anyone who'd accept a free dram at Feis Ile and elsewhere. I think the 27 went over better but that may have been some bias when I introduced it as my favourite release. =)
Not surprised they won, I've loved everything I've ever had of theirs.
Glad you took the time to talk through this and share more about Two Brewers. Great people making incredible Canadian Single Malt. Thanksf ro the review, cheers!
Synchronicity. foodquig released a review of a sample he received of this within a few hours of when this video dropped. Cheers Matt
I'm starting to get tired of you Canucks keeping the best stuff for yourselves. I keep hearing about all these great things coming out of Canada, and all I see on the shelf are Club and Crown. I heard some things about Bearface, which I've seen, but it's at minimum strength. Tell your MP's to start exporting the good stuff! 🤣
I have had several releases, recently picked up release 45, 60% malted barley and 40% malted rye, around 14 years old I was told and at 58%. A little pricey but very good. Release 36 is my favorite but hard to come by now.
The Shelter Point 12 year old is fantastic!!!’
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This is the sister release to their 12 Year Amontillado Cask Finish which is natural colour, and non-chill filtered. So it's probably natural colour and NCF as well.
I visited the Torabhaig distillery recently during my holiday to Skye. If you are planning to head back to Scotland I'd strongly recommend paying them a visit. After some tasting I purchased a bottle of Cnoc Na Moine and I absolutely love it! It's a little different to the Allt Gleann as it has some Sherry influence. I found it to be a bit more complex and although I'm a love super heavily peated whisky, I did enjoy how balanced the smoke. In hindsight, I wish I had purchased the batch strength Alt Gleann also. I didn't realise at the time that they don't ship to Australia.
Hi Matt, thanks for mentioning the "guava" note, that is the first fruit note (in a very complex nose) that I noticed in my Springbank 10 (July 2023 batch) 😂
Ralfy's whisky FOR the year , not OF the year. Pay attention !
@scrimmy45 Didn't mean to offend the church of Ralfy lol. He does make the point every year to emphasize the FOR the year but I make mistakes. Cheers 🥃
Try the Laphroaig quarter cask!
I suppose if I ever saw the Hypernova or Supernova in the wild, I could snatch one of them up. Then again, I could spend the same or actually save money if I, instead, just went ahead and bought one of the Octomore expressions. 🤣 That said, this isn't really about "budget alternatives to Octomore." It's about how you can't find the stuff and where you might be able to turn because of that.
Nice buy. I've only seen it at $80 USD, here in the States.
Hi Matt, I'm coming out to Canada (from Scotland) soon and would like to take a bottle or two with me as a gift for a whisky loving friend, I'm wondering what would be difficult to get over in Toronto? Any suggestions on what is hard to get there?
Springbank is very hard to get in Canada now, even the 10 yr old is hard to find. Or if he likes peated whisky the Longrow NAS is even hard to find as well. Kilkerran is pretty difficult now too
Very nice Matt, I feel your rollercoaster journey with this whisky. We bought this bottle between 8 friends last year and finished it throughout the night but none of got really connected with it. I think with Glenmorangies we're used to getting the distillery character and then the cask influence is like a sprinkle on top. So you get the outside effect whilst keeping the distillery character. This one, alongside the Malaga perhaps, are the ones I got the least Glenmorangie like feel, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Interesting whisky for sure and a great price at that. Cheers!
I’m not a scotch fan but I really like this. Liked it enough that I picked up a second bottle and a bottle of the charred oak that was still hanging around. It’s the first celebrity whiskey I’ve had that is worthwhile.
Wow, great price in Canada. I paid $80.99 US. That’s considerably more than the 14 Quinta ($55-$60) but worth a shot. Honestly, I’m never going to see the Springbank Palo Cortado at retail, so this is my consolation. I have been enjoying the Glen Scotia 12 (mermaid), so Palo Cortado is definitely on my radar now. I’ll try to look for that “ginger” note next time I sample it. Great review. Cheers.
Great video! In regards to the extra years on the label, I had a 14 Port and was not impressed. My theory is they have to go longer in the cask because they aren’t getting the impact they want in that time with inferior wood. The port I had was over cooked. Maybe the other bottles will suffer the same? I had been very curious about this bottle and almost bought it a few times, but held off. I’m with you about not being super enthusiastic about Glenmorangie. Cheers, Matt!
I’m more interested in the Dewar’s Double Double 27 Palo Cortado whisky at this point. And Springbank 10 Palo Cortado? No contest.
scotch bubble bursted . . . countries recommend to drink less . . . market saturation . . . peeps buy more than they drink . . . silly prices . . . wine-sk(e)y are hit + miss , not so hot . . . Scotch interest may levelled off / or plateau : sounds like a trend.
Glen-more-orange-y
We’re going to Islay in a few weeks. How’d you transport your haul back? Suitcase?
Hello, I live in Red Deer and purchase most of my Scotch ftom Wine & Beyond in Red Deer and from Kensington Wine Market in Calgary. I quick question, why do anomalies exist such as whisky prices a that are the same in both BC and Alberta markets? With our lower taxes, the only way would be for these whiskies to be entering BC at a lower cost. How would this happen? 🤔
Great and honest review Matt. I actually do rather enjoy this one. I do not pick up that overwhelming Ginger note that is so predominant for you. I only get a bit of it on the nose, and in a pleasant way. One interesting note on the nose for me is Nutella - nice. It is a good dram and definitely you have a SUPERIOR price!
Something a big house can do. They have a lot of whisky and certainly have enough to sell older! Glad it came out at 46% too. I don't think I've ever had a Palo Cortado cask Scotch. Almost always the key ... give it time, drink below the shoulder, just relax with it. I enjoy a bit of spice with a rich Scotch. I may pick it up. Thanks for your thoughts.
Glen more orange-y Glen orgy Glen Gary, Glen Ross More glen jerry Nope, can't do it either.
Glen Merenge 😉
The 12 Palo Cortado is a nice one. I think their unique bottling are their best. If you want some fun then try the 16 peated.
Great honest review and assessment…. I enjoy this offering and if it was available at your price I would definitely snag a backup. Cheers 🥃
Hi John, I was able to get it at around $80 in TW. Got 4 backups! You did a great review on this one as well!
Hi Matt, I'm a Glenmorangie fan, historically, since 2002 & my first visit there, but not a big fan of current core range, once passed the 10 yo (decent) & the 18 yo (too reduced but sophisticated) & the 25 yo I never tasted, but for me some of their "Tale of..." are bit more interesting than core range finishes, plus, obviously for me too, in my experience, more than a half of their now stopped "Private Edition" limited releases range, showcasing a lot of different finishes or other elements changing from core range. Plus, on top of that, they are most often 46 % or more (51,2 % for the "'Allta" I have) & non chill filtered. These were, for me the range made for us whisky geeks, and I regret that it has ended (you're gonna struggle to find them & probably pay too much on secondary market, but I'll tell you more in DM about those I have, liked, etc...I've reviewed some of them only. I tried some other great releases from them (some old & or rare ones) including at the distillery only, but your notes for this expression, I have to say, are disappointing regarding what I'd like to hear from a Palo Cortado finish in my modest experience with it. My favorite Palo Cortado release remains a stunning Deanston 1997 limited official release a few years ago. I'm also enjoying the Caol Ila 11 yo Cadenhead with this finish & have reviewed it within my latest live show...Cheers & thanks for this review !
I tried a sample of this Cadenhead's Caol Ila and it was best Caol Ila i have so far. 😁🥂🥂🥂🙋♂️
I actually think the Glenmorangie 12 Palo Cortado is superior to the Tale of Tokyo. What do you think of that head to head?
@@pepebruno1672 I haven't tried the 12 PC yet, so can only go by guessing, hearing Matt's notes....
@@pepebruno1672 no idea. Im Not Glenmo fan,its just not my piece of cake. Maybe is good but far to pricy. If i want good PC finish or maturation there is realy good Old Perth at 55.9% for aprox. £55. Glenmo is £75. Sorry but for that price i have Speyburn 18yo so 🤷♂️
nice review!