Scotch whisky has long been celebrated for its complexity, craftsmanship, and unforgettable flavors. But in a world of endless releases and evolving trends, has the magic started to fade? Join us for a lively discussion as we explore whether Scotch whisky has lost its "wow factor." We'll dive into topics like market saturation, innovation (or lack …

Today, we have a special treat for all our viewers. We're sitting down with Lost Lantern, an independent bottler hailing all the way from the picturesque hills of Vermont. Lost Lantern is making waves in the whiskey world with its unique approach to selecting and bottling American whiskey. From single-cask releases to carefully crafted blends, they…

Join us live as we discuss all the nominations and cast our votes live. Nov 4th 2PM ESTOSWAs 2023 - The Online Scotch Whisky Awards Winners' Ceremony 2023https://www.youtube.com/live/46KFN53c18g?si=e8PlX0HxwgbHyghu

Explore the rich history and heritage of Scotch whisky, learn about the key steps in its production, and uncover how stills, both pot and column, work their magic.

The history of barley in whisky production is a long and significant one. Barley has been a key ingredient in whisky-making for centuries, and its role has evolved over time.

In this episode, we'll discuss the 5 categories of Scotch Whisky and how you can identify them when visiting your local liquor store.

In this episode, we'll discuss 10 steps to explore your whisky and learn how to smell, taste, and identify flavors.

We’re going back in time to re-review some old drams Blind. Will we give them the same score as before?

This is a true test of tasting whisky. Blind! We're huge fans of doing this and in this segment, one of us is choosing past drams to re-review. How will tasting it blind change our score?

This is a true test of tasting whisky. Blind! We're huge fans of doing this and in this segment, one of us is choosing past drams to re-review. How will tasting it blind change our score?

This is a true test of tasting whisky. Blind! We're huge fans of doing this and in this segment, one of us is choosing past drams to re-review. How will tasting it blind change our score?

This is a true test of tasting whisky. Blind! We're huge fans of doing this and in this segment, one of us is choosing past drams to re-review. How will tasting it blind change our score?

That's right, we're talking about the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, and look who we got, Steve Hawley! We will discuss the birth of ASMW, The future of American single malt, Westland Whiskey, and many more...

Tonight, we're going to pour a few drams and discuss the 2023 IWSC awards.

That's right - we're celebrating SPD a day early and exploring 5 fantastic bottles that we think are perfect to celebrate with.

We recently visited our local Costco store to see what they had available on their spirit isles.

Taste Lagavulin 16 and Caol Ila 12 with us live and stay around for our Dr. Scotch's quiz "Roll out the Barrel".

Tonight, we're exploring the differences between Scotch and Indian whiskey and how it also relates to American Single Malts.

We're super excited to have one of our favorite guests back on the show to discuss our favorite topics, Scotch Single Malt and American Single Malt. We'll have Dr. Scotch geek out with Dan on Distillation and more. It's going to be one heck of a show!

Technically we're a day late, but we're going to celebrate it on our live show anyway. We'll also talk about the SMWS Cask No. 68.93 Supper in the Dunnage!

This is a topic that we haven't covered in depth and with the rise of ASM (American Single Malt) all over the US, it's an exciting topic to discuss.

Join Scotch 4 Dummies in a live stream whisky talk with Dan Crowell (Glenmorangie National Brand Ambassador) as we talk about the importance of wood in whisky making, Q&A, and all things Scotch! 🔗Want to help support our channel? https://www.patreon.com/Scotch4Dummies 🔗 Rating Spreadsheet: https://tinyurl.com/yanjbner 🔗Join our Chat room using disc…

This is our first official Sunday Live show and we are thrilled to welcome Patricia Dillon from Speyside Distillery - Managing Director and Keeper of the Quaich. For our first-ever Sunday live show, we want to bring her knowledge of the industry and share what it takes to make an award-winning scotch. We'll have Q&A from our live audience to intera…

Mark takes us back with a few updates and answers a few of your popular questions asked. If we missed someone, please comment below and we'll try to answer as soon as possible. 🔗Want to help support our channel? https://www.patreon.com/Scotch4Dummies🔗 Rating Spreadsheet: https://tinyurl.com/yanjbner🔗Join our Chat room using discord: https://discord…

Last week, we dove into Irish whiskey and had such a great time that we thought it would be great to continue into other whiskies. This week, the boys discuss Japanese whiskies and how they differ from Scotch.

The day after St Patrick's day has us in the mood to talk about Irish Whiskey. The comments we are often asked, what's the difference between the two? That's a loaded question and we hope to get through as many as we can. Please make sure you use the comments below to ask your question or help answer for us :-) 🔗Want to help support our channel? ht…

We try the Aberlour Casg Annamh and give it a shot. Lower ABV and expectations of sherry bombs....does it deliver? Mark's taste is starting to come back as he remembers something....check out the full review! 🔗Want to help support our channel? https://www.patreon.com/Scotch4Dummies🔗 Rating Spreadsheet: https://tinyurl.com/yanjbner🔗Join our Chat roo…

After reviewing the Aberlour Casg Annamh Batch 3 this week, the question came up during our review how would this compare to the Naked Grouse. I thought it would be a fun experiment to put towards a blind to see if the $30 could hold its own against a few others. 🔗Want to help support our channel? https://www.patreon.com/Scotch4Dummies 🔗 Rating Spr…

Tonight we're answering your questions and more.

This week we finally cracked open that Nadurra that Shawn has been raving about. It did not disappoint. Higher ABV + oloroso is a winning combination in our books. Check out our review and leave a comment or two on what you think.

Our friend, Aqvavitae is talking about "Saving Dull Bottles & DIY Blending at Home" on his V-Pub show tonight and we thought it would be a fun topic to add some thoughts and a little experiment of our own in a blind tasting S4D blended test. Roy's show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezD4Vji28nE

A couple of years ago, we did a review of the Balvenie 14 Peat Week. We ended up picking up this bottle a month ago to see what the "Week of Peat" was all about. It ended up getting solids ratings. Check it out!

We've talked about regions before with Dr. Scotch, but tonight we'll put it to a test to see if we can truly taste each region. Scotch in the news, Dr. Scotch talks about chill-filtering and outside temperatures, plus some extra fun.

Glenlivet has been around since the early 1800s and has been making great Scotch Whisky since. Join Shawn as he goes through most of their lineup and a bit of the history of this famous distillery.

The boys reach way back (August 2017 to be specific) and are happy to give Glenmorangie Signet another try and see if it holds up to the great memories from back then. It does not disappoint. This is a bottle that you should own if you're a scotch drinker. Check out our review for more details.

Andrew, Shawn, and Drew sit down and try this fancy Royal Salute 21-Year-old scotch whisky and were pleasantly surprised...could this give JW blue a run for its money?

After our recent review of The Royal Salute 21, it made us think about how it compared to JW Blue. It had a great nose and palate with that smooth subtle taste that we all know JW Blues has. Therefore, we thought it would be fun to put it and a few others (Dewars 18, Royal Salute 21, and a mystery bottle that Mark is putting in to mix things up) ag…

Please join us as we celebrate some major milestones with our good friends. Pour a glass and enjoy the banter. Plus, if you're not a Patreon, use the link below to go sign up. We're doing a huge Patreon Only after-party to celebrate even more with some surprises.

We're going to do our best to discuss rating or ranking systems for reviews in general and discuss our system. We'll have some Q&A, discuss our recent review, and chat more about some upcoming changes to our programming.

Streamed on October 8th, 2020. Dr. Scotch and the dummies go in-depth about E150A and are put to the test to determine if they can smell and taste the difference.

Curious about whiskey glasses and which one to choose? Fear not, Dr. Scotch and the dummies are here to help. Whether you drink Bourbon, Scotch, Mixed Drinks, or straight-up Jack Daniels, we'll walk through reasons to use each type of glass and the pros and cons.

looks can be deceiving. When we picked up this bottle, we didn't even notice the size of the bottle at first. However, we did notice the taste and what is packed in this perfectly marketed bottle.

Hard to believe that since we've started reviewing scotch over 5 years ago and having multiple bottles of this ourselves, we completed spaced ever doing a review of this bottle. Guess what time it is! This should not disappoint...

The boys sit down and reminisce about 2020 and discuss their number one bottle of scotch for 2020. Make sure you watch the entire video!

Each dummy will publish their own top 5 for 2020 with a combined #1 scotch at the end of the year. I hope you enjoy Andrew's top 5.

Shawn drops his top 5 scotches of 2020 and a few extras for bonus points.

This is our first round of top 5 videos coming out in the next few weeks. Each dummy will publish their own top 5 for 2020 with a combined #1 scotch at the end of the year. I hope you enjoy Drew's top 5.

This is our first round of top 5 videos coming out in the next few weeks. Each dummy will publish their own top 5 for 2020 with a combined #1 scotch at the end of the year. I hope you enjoy Mark's top 5.

Holy COW! We had our first blind top 10 and it did not disappoint. We lost a few big hitters right out of the gate. Who will make it out of round two to make it to the finals? let's find out! New trademark = #speeddramming

We're big fans of Glenmorangie and what they produce each year. From their foundation of The Original 10 all the way to Signet and many others. Their newest bottle does not disappoint either - find out as we open the bottle and review it live during our review of A Tale of Cake.