vPub Live - Phil & Deepa: A Whiskytube Journey

Back in 2018 when the vPub was still figuring out what it was all about, we welcomed Phil & Deepa from their channel called, at that time, Captain 3D. It wasn't a whisky channel, instead it was an invitation from me based on a one-off, single video project documenting their exploration of twenty four whiskies, all at once.

It's become something of a legendary video and, as debuts go at least, one of the most impactful. I'll link it below. It’s well worth your time, even today, six years later.

It also was their springboard into further whisky exploration and from there they built an entire channel around whisky, documenting their experiences, blow-by-blow: the cost, the value, the experience, the flavours, the shopping trips, everything was shared. But incredibly - especially for the time - everything was tried blind.

From their early days until now, they have completed their arc of blind exploration that started with a £25 bottle of Ardmore Legacy and finished with a vintage Diageo Special Releases Brora. They shared, they catalogued, they recorded, they streamed, they stumbled, tripped and fell and - every now and again, with whisky's permission - they emerged victorious.

I'd like to spend a night with them both here, in the vPub, we'll challenge each other, of course - but more than anything I want to ask; what next?

I hope you’ll join me to welcome two of whisky’s most beautiful people.

Catch their debut here:
   • Scotch Whisky Challenge - Beginners b...  

Timestamps:
0:00 - Opening
3:17 - Introducing the Whisky Mystery story
8:10 - Taking a short break!
9:38 - Welcoming in the lounge
13:32 - Whisky Mystery debut video teaser
16:12 - Welcoming in Phil & Deepa
31:47 - Blind tasting & what it's about
42:10 - The bubble test
55:18 - Blind tasting Springbank 18
1:15:52 -Blind tasting Craigellachie
1:29:33- Thoughts on chill-filtration?
1:38:58 - Blind tasting Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2008
1:57:07 - Deepa spots the Brora
2:11:51 - Welcoming in Menno
2:16:44 - Quiz at the End