Blind Tasting: Ledaig 18-Speyburn 18-Cameronbridge 30 Year!-Dewar's 15-Glen Crinnan 19 - Who Wins?

It's that time of year ... MALT Madness. 25 whiskies, 5 tasting flights, leading up to 1 winner. And it all starts here in Week 1 with the first flight of 5 whiskies, the "Highland Cow" Group: Speyburn 18 Year (3 seed) Cameronbridge 30 Year Single Grain Single Cask (4 seed) Ledaig 18 Year (20 seed) Glen Crinnan 19 Year Blended Whisky Single Cask (21 seed) Dewar's 15 Year Blended Whisky (22 seed) I've taken 25 whisky samples from the Really Good Whisky Company's Cask Explorers Premium Scotch Whisky 2023 Advent Calendar and separated them into 5 groups. Each group of 5 whiskies is designated with a mascot, and each of the 25 whiskies has been ranked and assigned a seed in the tournament. Malt Madness 2024 Groups: Red Deer Group: Week 2 Glen Elgin 24 Year Single Cask (Gleann Mor "Rare Find") (1 seed) Strathclyde 34 Year Single Grain (Murray McDavid) (2 seed) Dumbarton 21 Year Single Grain (Douglas Laing) (23 seed) Craigellachie 17 Year (24 seed) Tamdhu 15 Year Single Refill Hogshead Cask (25 seed) Scottish Wildcat Group: Week 3 Cu Bocan 15 Year (5 seed) Benromach 15 Year (6 seed) Benrinnes 15 Year Single Cask (17 seed) Aberfeldy 15 Year (Napa Valley Wine Cask) (18 seed) Balblair 15 Year (19 seed) Grey Seal Group: Week 4 Jura 18 Year (7 seed) Glenfarclas 15 Year (8 seed) Antiquary 15 Year Blended Whisky (Bordeaux Wine Cask) (14 seed) Old Pulteney 15 Year (15 seed) AncNoc 18 Year (16 seed) Badger Group: Week 5 Bowmore 15 Year (9 seed) Girvan 27 Year Single Grain (Dram Mor) (10 seed) Deanston 15 Year (Tequila Cask) (11 seed) Tomatin 15 Year (Madeira Cask) (12 seed) Lord Elcho 15 Year Blended Whisky (13 seed) Highland Cow Group: Week 1 (This Episode) Speyburn 18 Year (3 seed) Cameronbridge 30 Year Single Grain Single Cask (4 seed) Ledaig 18 Year (20 seed) Glen Crinnan 19 Year Blended Whisky Single Cask (21 seed) Dewar's 15 Year Blended Whisky (22 seed) As always, please remember to subscribe, so you don't miss any future videos on the channel. You can also follow us on Instagram: @whiskyabouts Intro - 00:00 The Whiskies - 01:53 Whisky #1 - 03:46 Whisky #2 - 05:52 Whisky #3 - 07:07 Whisky #4 - 08:21 Whisky #5 - 09:55 Ranking and Winner - 11:47 Inquiries: [email protected]