Round two of the Canadian Whisky Rant Tournament! Semi-Blind Challenge! Peated Category: A - Macaloney's Washington Peat 46% B - Two Brewers Peated Ed#43 50% C - Macaloney's An Aba 46% D - Shelter Point Smoke Point 53%
It's our annual Whisky Fantasy Draft! This year we pick bottles that somewhat represent football player positions. Who drafted a better team? Vote in the comments. ALSO: We pour GlenAllachie 30 Batch 4! The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 114. Rob's Team O-Line: Meikle Tòir Turbo, GlenAllachie 15, Old Pulteney 18 WR: Kavalan Fino RB: G&M Caol Ila 18 yr old Full Back: Ardbeg 10 TE: Glen Scotia 15 K: Deanston QB: Old Pulteney 25 Jeremy's Team O-Line: GlenAllachie 12, Lagavulin 8, Arran 10 WR: Octomore Islay Barley RB: GlenAllachie 10 Cask Strength Full Back: Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength TE: Benromach 15 K: Kilkerran 8 Sherry QB: Glenfarclas Family Cask
We embark on the ultimate Canadian Whisky tournament, semi-blind taste-testing as many bottles as we could get our hands on! With so much great competition it's anyones game! Who will come out on top? Find out who wins the Rye Category on the Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 113. Rye Category: A- Still Waters 9Yr Brandy Cask 100% Rye B- Wild Life Rye C- The Coopers Rye Spring Mill D- Diony E- Shelter Point Black Tail F- Black Fox G- SOV Realms Rye Dark Fruits & Cacao H- SOV Rolling Hills in the Morning Mist I- Still Heads Single Barrel Moscatel good J- SOV Raiding Nonnas Cabinet K- Wayne Gretzky Signature Rye (5Yr) L- Lot 40 Cherry Wood M- Maple Brûlée Spring Hill N- StillHead Strath Single Cask #01 The Iberian Cascadian BC Rye & Ex-PX O- SOV Realms Rye Citrus & Botanicals P- Still Waters 100% Rye 7.8Yrs Old Q- Last Straw Rye R- Alberta Premium CS Rye
We use Chat GPT to Roast us on the Podcast, and AI does not hold back! PLUS: We open and review Old Pulteney 25 Year Old! The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 112.
We get the opportunity to try Glenlivet's newest core-range addition, the 40 Year Old! Finished in a pretty unique style of sherry cask, Jack McCreadie joins the podcast to tell us all about it! The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 111.
From brewing legends to distilling entrepreneurs, Quinn and Cooper of John Sleeman & Sons join the podcast to discuss their range of Canadian Whiskies. Are they already claiming their place among the Canadian distilling elite? The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 110. FIND THIER BOTTLES: https://johnsleemanandsons.com/
Our boy James Bornn joins the podcast to discuss the Compass Box Extinct Blends Quartet. This time we are drinking the Celestial and Metropolis. Is this the most understated collection Compass Box has ever released? And what's John Glaser's next step in the whisky world? The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 109. (Sorry for the audio, we had a technical issue).
Scotch Whisky Icon Billy Walker joins the podcast to discuss his journey from Glendronach to GlenAllachie and how he has changed and shaped the landscape of one of our favourite distilleries. What does the future hold for GlenAllachie and the newest line of Meikle Toir peated expressions? Billy shares some interesting information of what's coming next! The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 108.
We semi-blind try 9 different 15 year old Scotch Whiskies to see which we like the most! Which bottle are you picking? And what bottle did we leave out that should have been included? The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 107. PLATINA PROMO CODE: Whisky6gotyourbackforFeb
We count down the most underrated and underpriced whiskies heading into 2025! What are some of the best value buys? And what quality bottles are not being talking about enough? The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 106.
We don't hold back as we count down the most overrated and overpriced whiskies heading into 2025! Some of these brands are the obvious offenders, but some may shock you! The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 105.
We sample 8 different vintages of Lagavulin 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky to determine which one we like the best! The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 104. Vintages: 2008, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, & 2024.
If you could only choose one bottle, what would it be? We play a game with different scenarios to see which whisky we would pick. PLUS: Is the travel retail / duty free market dead, or are there still good bottles out there? The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 103.
In part 2 with David de Kergommeaux we discuss how he runs the Canadian Whisky Awards, his induction into the Whisky Hall of Fame, continue the discussion on "Canadian True" and discuss our favourite Canadian Whisky of all time. The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 102. BUY THE BOOK HERE: https://a.co/d/3eEQx0O
Canadian Whisky Legend Davin de Kergommeaux joins the podcast to talk all things Canadian Whisky. Rob has purposed a new way distiller's can classify their whisky: "Canadian True" will aim to distinguish from Canada's 9.09% rule. The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 101.
100 Whisky Rants and we're celebrating with some of our favourite pours! Gordon and MacPhail, Macallan, Highland Park, and Booker's Rye. We discuss some highlights over the past few years. PLUS: What should Ralfy do with his epic whisky collection? The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 100.
Macallan vs Glendronach, Distillery vs Distillery, or Dream Drinking Experiences, we play "Would You Rather"! PLUS New GlenAllachie 18 Review! The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 99!
James and Jenna of Sons of Vancouver join the podcast to discuss their highly anticipated second release from the Realms of Rye series "Dark Fruit & Cacao" coming out on December 7, 2024! The most sought-after Rye Whisky in Canada right now! The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 98.
So many great Canadian Rye Whiskies right now, but which do we think is the best? We blind taste Last Straw, Sons of Vancouver, Lot 40, and Gretzky's to find out! The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 93.
Can the Independent Bottler's outshine an official Springbank Society offering?? We find out. The Whisky Rant Podcast Ep 97. Springbank Society 20 year old Port. Decadent Drinks Whisky Land Ch1 Springbank 26 year old. Whisky Sponge Springbank 24 year old.