Larceny Barrel Proof B523: #460 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-08-30 | Today, we dive into Heaven Hill's wheated mash bill barrel proof product. A whiskey that hasn't really drawn a lot of love but this B523 might just be the one that changes that narrative. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Killowen Barantuil White Cognac Matured: #459 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-08-27 | Today we try Killown's actual malt. This is a master class of transparency and artisan whisky making, but it has to actually be good. We'll find out!Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Highland Park 40 Year Old 2008: #458 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-08-23 | Today we step into the 40 year old Highland Park from 2008. This one came in a 48.3% and we're told it's from refilled casks. One things for sure, this was a bucket list pour to check off for both of us.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Springbank 25 Year Old 2019: #457 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-08-20 | Today, the Springbank 25 that go away! The 2019 is another in our series of Springbank 25 year olds. This one is as always 46%, non chill filtered, and non colored. This is one of 1,200 bottles and is a blend of 60% sherry and 40% rum. Bottled January 28th 2019. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Bowmore De Luxe: #456 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-08-16 | Today we step into a time machine and see how Bowmore from the 70's hold up in 2023. One things for sure, this isn't what you get on the shelves today!Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Kavalan Ultimate Comparison Top Shelf Whisky 2023-08-13 | Today we pair 4 epic single cask Kavalan's together. The Manzanilla, PX, Amontillado, and Moscatel. 4 absolute sherry bombs at CS from possibly the best distillery in the world. What can't go right?Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Octomore OBA: #455 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-08-09 | Today we get to try the experimental OBA. This one is an experiment consistent of the vatting of 10 casks. Still super peated and coming in at 59.7 % abv!Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Four Gate Kelvin Collaboration #5 Batch 28: 454 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-08-06 | Today we go back to Four Gate and to their flagship series, the Kelvin Collaboration! This time with a blend of 3 legacy Kentucky Bourbons with finishing in Australian Mariposa Sherry and Anejo Dark Rum casks. With an ABV of 61.2 or 122.4 proof this one has potential.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Lagavulin 16 Year Old - Re-Review: #453 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-08-02 | Today we return to the classic. Mike and Bill reviewed this at the very start of the show, but we thought it was time to come back to the classic and give it another review. Colored, chill filtered, and at a pathetic 43% there's a lot to complain about, but the 16 has always overcome all this to provide one of the best peated expressions on the market.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Longrow 18 Year Old: #452 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-07-30 | Today we go back to the old school 2012 edition of Longrow 18. This was Dustin's first Longrow 18 and perhaps even first Longrow. These are believed to have been all ex sherry casks and as always come in at 46%, natural color, and non chill filtered.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Compass Box Hedonism The Muse: #451 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-07-26 | Today we go back to our favorite blender over at Compass Box. This was an exceptional blended grain whisky bring us ultra aged grains and was delivered on international women's day. Still perhaps Dustin's favorite grain whisky to date. 53.3% and one of 3060 bottles using a blend of some unknown casks but primarily from Invergordon, North British, Strathclyde, and Port Dundas.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Dixon Dedman 2 XO Innkeeper Vs Phoenix Top Shelf Whisky 2023-07-23 | Today we vs the first two batches of 2XO from Dixon Deadmon, famous from his Kentucky Owl days. The 2XO series will all be blends by Dixon with the use of toasted barrels.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Kilkerran 8 Year Old - 55.8 Bourbon Cask: #450 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-07-19 | Today we go back to Kilkerran, the red headed step child of Campbeltown. This time the 2022 release of the Kilkerran 8 Bourbon Matured and coming in at 55.8% abv. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Templeton 10 Year Rye: #449 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-07-16 | Today we drive into a 10 year old rye...but not one of these over priced BS bottle. But at 10 year MGP sourced rye that's under 100 bucks and over 50% abv! This is a legit steal!Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Bowmore Bw5 - Elements of Islay: #448 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-07-12 | Today we dive into another sample from our fans. This one is a 19 year old blend of 5 refilled hogsheads from Bowmore coming in at 50.2 abv. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Old Carter American VSs - 8 vs 9 vs 10 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-07-09 | Today we go into american whisky, full heads on with the legendary old Carter brand! Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Hazelburn 2010 12 Year-Old: #447 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-07-04 | Today we bring you the newest of the Hazelburn Oloroso series. Perhaps the finest whisky come from Springbank distillery today. This one is once against 100% "fresh sherry" or "first fill wet cask" and comes in a bit underwhelming 49.9% abv and is one of only 9000 bottles. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Kilkerran Heavily Peated Batch 6: #446 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-07-02 | Today we dive into this 6th edition of the Kilkerran Heavily Peated. This comes in at 54.7% and is 25% sherry and 75% ex bourbon.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Springbank Local Barley 11 Year Old: #445 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-06-28 | Today we bring you the 2022 11 year old Springbank Local Barely. This time coming in at 55.1%. A mix of 55% sherry, 35 % bourbon and 10 % rum casks and using Belgravia Barley from Glencraigs Farm.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Jameson Bow Street 18 Year Old: #444 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-06-25 | Today we drive into a whiskey we'd be missed when it first came around. The Jameson Bow Street 18. A cast strength Jameson 18 year old that's priced about the same as the 40% and now newly updated 46%. This is batch 1/2022 and comes in at 56.1%. The cask maturation is a opaque background but useful finishing "our finest distilled & laid down...finished in first fill bourbon casks".Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Speyside MaCallan 17 Year Old: #443 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-06-21 | Today we get to experience something we've always wondered about. What would a CS first fill sherry butt Macallan taste like? Well, signatory has done just that for us, and for a lot less than an exceptional cask.Cask #12 from The Whisky Barrel this one comes in at 57.5%.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
New Riff Winter Whiskey: #442 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-06-18 | Today, we bring you what is now an annual release of an epic stout style bourbon. This is special!Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Glen Scotia 1991 (Blackadder Statement Series): #441 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-06-14 | Today we dive into a 28 year old Glen Soctia, from the LEGENDARY Statement series from Blackadder. This one was aged in a sherry hogshead exclusively for 28 years and comes in at 57.8%. It took some time to open up but right now, it's special!Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Ardbeg Ar7 Elements of Islay: #440 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-06-11 | Today we dive into the Ardbeg Elements of Islay, bottled in 2016 and aged in Pedro Ximénez casks.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Springbank 11 Year Old: #439 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-06-07 | Today our SECOND IB Springbank - another modest age stated offering. This time from their own IB, Cadenhead's who is owned by the same people as Springbank and aged in the same warehouses. Mike and I are tasting some re-fill casks but the color the more we look might be more first fill than we think. Lets get into it! Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Sagamore Rye Sherry Vs Port Top Shelf Whisky 2023-06-04 | Today we head off to Maryland to battle two highly acclaimed and fairly affordable high end rye's from Sagamore distillery. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Hammer Head 30 Year Old: #438 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-05-31 | Today we bring you a piece of history. Distilled in modern day The Czech Republic in the year the Berlin Wall Fell, still 4 years before the fall of the USSR. This single malt is truly unique containing both peated and unpeated malt from the UK. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B522: #437 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-05-28 | Today we go back to the best value in bourbon. This time the B522.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Yellowstone Limited Edition Toasted Barrel Bourbon: #436 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-05-24 | Today we go a bit off our normal path and try our first product from Yellowstone. This small distillery owned now by MGP is famous for their annual limited release, but here we go even more limited and dive into a distillery only toasted barrel bottling.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Longrow 14 Year Old 2005: #435 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-05-20 | Today we step back nearly 20 years to an early "modern" expression of Longrow. Coming in at 46% we suspect this is mostly refilled sherry cask matured, and Longrow at it's most classic.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Midleton Berry Crockett: #434 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-05-19 | Today, we dive into just pure Irish Class, the Very Rare Barry Crockett from Midleton. Coming in at 46%, this is a blend of modestly to well aged whiskies. This bourbon cask matured, whisky pays homage to their second generation master distiller.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Four Gate - Majestic Wood Series Japanese Mizunara Oak : #433 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-05-14 | Today we go back to our favorite whisky finishing company, Four Gate and they have one hell of a winner this time. Using "legacy" Kentucky bourbon this 7 year and 7 month old high rye mash bill was finished in the extremely rare and hard to work with Mizunara Oak cask, imparting really unique floral and oak flavors.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Distillers Art Craigellachie 13 Year Old: #432 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-05-10 | Today we bring you an Ohio Exclusive single cask pick. Distilled 2008 and release in 2023. This is a single cask at 56% and full matured in a sherry butt.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Longrow Red 11 Year Old: #431 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-05-06 | This 2022 Longrow Red was aged seven in ex-bourbon casks before be transferred to fresh tawny port casks for the final four years of maturation. Comes in at 57.5% abc with 8400 bottles released. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Crown Royal Noble Collection 16-Year-Old Rye: #430 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-04-30 | Today I break down the importance of a good package and the 16 year old Crown Royal Noble Collection Rye. CheersJoin us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
William Larue Weller - 2016 : #429 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-04-26 | Welcome and thank you for join. Apologies in advance for the poor editing and audio at the end. Today Dustin brings you the 2016 WLW. Coming in at 135.4 proof or 67.7% abv, 12 years 7 months old, with a mash bill rumored to be 72% corn, 18% wheat, and 10% barley. Please note, I kept referencing rye spice in the video...I still kinda think it tastes like rye lol.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Willett 8 Year Old Rye - (Kiamichi) : #428 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-04-20 | Today we drive into an 8 year old Willett Rye Whiskey hand selected by Kiamichi? The story is that this was a collaboration with Willett and the Followill Family. We're not aware of who these guys are but these are single cask Willett bottlings and well...we're happy to bring you guys another pretty special Rye whiskey.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Lagavulin White Horse 16 Year Old: #427 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-04-12 | Today, Mike and I turn back time and explore a sample of the legendary Lagavulin 16 White Horse. These famous malt's from Lagavulin's legendary "White Horse" still remain somewhat available at auction for what remains at least somewhat of a value.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Dair Ghaelach Kylebeg Wood: #426 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-04-09 | Today we go back for our second of the Dair Ghaelach series. Every other year Midleton brings us these bottles. Using 6 different trees from old world forests every other year Midleton allows us to see the impact of true old world trees.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Blue Spot 7 Year Old: #425 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-04-05 | Today we bring you the only Cask Strength Spot, Blue Spot. Coming in with a 7 year age statement, though it's believed there's much older whiskies used. The Blue Spot is a blend of bourbon, sherry butt, and madeira casks. This is batch 3 coming in at 58.9%Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Springbank 10 PX: #424 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-04-02 | Today we're back to our old friends at Springbank. Straight from campbelltown this 10 year old is part of a new series by springbank. Each year we're supposed to get a new sherry offering. This CS edition was aged 7 years in refilled bourbon casks and then finished for 3 years in fresh spanish oak PX casks. 10,800 bottles made. 55% abv.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Bunnahabhain 49 Year Old 1968 Mos: #423 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-03-29 | Today, we bring you what might be the most insane whisky to ever be on this channel. A whisky distilled in 1968, bottled in 2018. One of 167 bottles at 42.1%. This is nearly 50 years old, five full decades, and thanks to our Patreon supporters we've been able to try this insane whisky. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2022: #422 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-03-26 | Today, we go back to Birthday Bourbon. This time an 11 yeat old Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Laphroaig 25 Year Old 2014 Edition: #421 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-03-22 | Today we dive into the 2014 25 year. As you all know the Laphroiag 25 is among our favorite annual releases and this 2014 edition is among the more highly acclaimed. This time sherry and bourbon barrels, but a rather low abv at 45.1%.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Compass Box Delos: #420 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-03-19 | Today we dive into the newest ultra premium bottle from Compass Box. This one is a blend of Cameronbridge, Imperial, Miltonduff, and The Glen Elgin, all mostly around the 20-25 year old age mark and mostly aged in first fill bourbon. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Kilkerran 8 Recharrd Vs Fresh Sherry Top Shelf Whisky 2023-03-15 | Today, join us as we review the first two batches of Kilkerran 8 sherry. One things for sure...these are way too young!Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Glengoyne Vs Glendronach NAS Cask Strength Top Shelf Whisky 2023-03-12 | Today we take two brands known for their sherry bomb whiskies and put their CS bottles head to head. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
New Riff Backsetter Peated Rye: #419 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-03-08 | Today we do a rare review for us, we step into the rye world, but this one has a twist. The New Riff Backsetter series use a peated malt is use in a portion of the distillation. The end result, well that's what we're here for!Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Gordon & MacPhail Highland Park 16 Year Old: #418 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-03-05 | Today, we bring you another from the connoisseurs choice series. This time a first fill 57% sherry bomb with Highland Park distillate. Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
Killowen 10 Peated Cask: #417 Top Shelf Whisky 2023-03-01 | Today we return to the brand that brought us our bottle of Irish Wow from 2022, Killowen. This time giving us a slightly peated version. Still at 52.5% and still in a 375 ml bottle.Join us on Patreon @ patreon.com/TopShelfWhisky
