Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
There are only two more sessions before we break for summer. How quickly the year goes. And so, as has become habit, it's time for a short retrospective.
Since most of the bottles uncorked and shared on the vPub are 'first impressions' rather than reviews, this is where we get to cover something of a summary of those that have gone on to perform and become something special. Then of course, there are all the whiskies I'm enjoying off screen, with nothing to do with the vPub.
There's a little more to this list though, because it usually gives us the opportunity to talk about things that are happening in and around us in whisky, and what we're enjoying as a community.
Please - if you've had a stand out bottle or two in 2025, let them be known. The more we discover, the more we know, but the more we share, the more everyone knows.
What are your whisky picks of 2025 so far?
Timestamps -
0:00 - Opening
3:21 - Brief intro to topic
7:44 - Welcoming in the Lounge
19:51 - Mass-market OBs or obscure IBs?
24:50 - Uncorking the 2025 Hedonism - worth it?
35:12 - Event of 2025 (so far)
52:12 - Permashelf entry? 2025 (so far)
1:10:24 - Surprise of 2025 (so far)
1:22:00 - Bargain of 2025 (so far)
1:31:23 - Best IB/Indy release of 2025 (so far)
1:46:48 - Most Memorable (2025)
1:56:40 - The rest of 2025 - and the future?
2:22:12 - Quiz at the End
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There are only two more sessions before we break for summer. How quickly the year goes. And so, as has become habit, it's time for a short retrospective.
Since most of the bottles uncorked and shared on the vPub are 'first impressions' rather than reviews, this is where we get to cover something of a summary of those that have gone on to perform and become something special. Then of course, there are all the whiskies I'm enjoying off screen, with nothing to do with the vPub.
There's a little more to this list though, because it usually gives us the opportunity to talk about things that are happening in and around us in whisky, and what we're enjoying as a community.
Please - if you've had a stand out bottle or two in 2025, let them be known. The more we discover, the more we know, but the more we share, the more everyone knows.
What are your whisky picks of 2025 so far?
Timestamps -
0:00 - Opening
3:21 - Brief intro to topic
7:44 - Welcoming in the Lounge
19:51 - Mass-market OBs or obscure IBs?
24:50 - Uncorking the 2025 Hedonism - worth it?
35:12 - Event of 2025 (so far)
52:12 - Permashelf entry? 2025 (so far)
1:10:24 - Surprise of 2025 (so far)
1:22:00 - Bargain of 2025 (so far)
1:31:23 - Best IB/Indy release of 2025 (so far)
1:46:48 - Most Memorable (2025)
1:56:40 - The rest of 2025 - and the future?
2:22:12 - Quiz at the End
šļø New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! š streamyard.com/pal/d/5188931899359232
