I just got back from the liquor store about 30 minutes ago and the exact comment I made to the lady checking me out was "I came here to get a bottle of Wild Turkey Rare Breed, but it's going to snow next week so I'm getting the Buzzards Roost barrel strength rye instead." 😂 Heavily peated scotch is another winter whiskey for me, but that's because I was sitting next to a Christmas tree the first time I ever tried Ardbeg.
That’s a tough question. I think it is all relative. Here it the Midwest it could be 6 or 66 on Christmas. A great pour is one that happens on a winter’s day when a beautiful snowfall is falling and you have nowhere to go. Last time that happened was a couple of years ago and I happened to get a call from my local store that he had one bottle of Glenmorangie A Taste of Winter. I picked it up two days before about eight inches fell. Just sipping and watching it snow and then hanging with the wife watching terribly great cheesy Hallmark movies all day, including a great one with Henry Winkler. Just a spectacular winter moment.
To me, your assessment was spot on. I feel that a winter whiskey is something heavier, bolder, richer enjoyed neat. Scotch and other rich whiskeys are my go to for “Winter Whiskey”. Of course I like them in the summer as well but tend towards more cocktails in the summers too.
As the temperatures go down over here in southern England (winters are typically between -2c and 10c) I always start reaching either something peaty, because it tastes like the smoke from people’s chimneys in winter smells, so Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Kilchoman, Bowmore, Laphroaig etc. Or I go for something that taste like Christmas, which to me is Glenfarclas 15, Aberlour A’bunadh or Bunnahabhain 12, or Balvenie Double Wood, which are the four winter bottles I have on my shelf now.
I started my whiskey journey around 2003 and quickly discovered that Booker's was definitely a winter sip. Not only does it come out swinging with the burn of unfiltered, unfettered high proof whiskey that I would enjoy less in July, its back story suggests that before it hit the market Booker Noe gave this out to his friends at Christmas time.
You have described my taste with hypothesis number 2. I do not drink a lot of whisky during the summer because then I prefer a cold beer. But during the early spring, late autumn and winter the whisky comes out. When it is especially cold outside, I am grabbing an Ardbeg.
I do agree with you that i myself have no “winter” whisky but like in the summer i tend to have my loved whisky’s and bourbons on the rocks and im winter i love them neat but something about rye’s have that winter feel to it warmth the aromas of baked goods and it just takes me back to a time where my grandmother use to bake cor the holidays and winter time so maybe its that that people refer to as their winter whisky well cheers from SA have a good one
Barrel Proof Rye’s and finished Rye’s tend to come out more often in winter in my house. It’s not that I don’t drink them in the summer, but just not as often.
I always go to Ardbeg 10 as my Winter whiskey, just because it's my mom's favourite whiskey so I always get her a bottle for Christmas, and naturally get to mooch at least a glass of her during the holidays
Thank you, I'm glad I'm here. 😅 For me, I like more smokey whiskey during the winter. Nothing like a smoky whiskey while it's snowing. Thank you for another great conversation 🥃
I love a hot toddy when I'm cold. I'm in Colorado and it gets legitimately cold. But a whiskey sour made with egg white (from my Sister's chickens) is my go to drink all year round. *Except if I'm hot, then it's a gun and tonic with cranberry juice ice cubes, and fresh lemon and lime juice.
My buddy Steve and I have always said that Woodford Rye is straight up Christmas in a bottle to us. So I'd say that's our go to winter whiskey. That being said there's some amburana finished stuff that is mighty fine too. Koval has a rye finished in amburana that is also very pleasantly wintery.
I agree totally. But yet I have been dipping into rye whiskey a bit and the nuance of flavor from some. Like Dads hat rye or Hard Truth double oak rye. Both fantastic rye. But it does bring me back to a cinnamon and cream dessert that everyone has around the holidays.
One is Sagamore Cask Strength (I have one pick and one regular one). Usually the cask strength stuff works in an English winter. In terms of other whiskies, I have a lovely bottle of Cotswold Sherry Cask.
Of course in Qld Australia Christmas is the height of summer and very hot. People love their icy cold beer or their spirits with a mixer. I'm a neat bourbon man myself. 😉
I live in Sweden where the summers are warm and the winters are COLD so I tend to like "darker and warmer" notes in the winter. So mostly really smoky Islay.
Switch on the AC and light the fire, it's Ardbeg time! 🤣 The same whisky I like around a campfire or at a BBQ is the same whisky I like in winter. Rich and peaty like Laphroig Lore or Ardmore.
I lean more towards scotch in the winter, for me, I picture myself drinking scotch in Scotland (never been) in the winter time and just the atmosphere and the cold weather makes me think how nice it be to have a dram in Scotland
Go to summer: Jameson Black Barrel, go to winter: Jameson Black Barrel. I feel I can get more enjoyment out of higher proof and smokier whiskey when the temperatures drop. Heaven on earth is a glass of Black Art or Octomore at my favorite whiskey lounge (Portland Regency’s Iron Side Lounge) by the fire watching it snow.
I'm with you in the "all things single malts" category, but I also tend to gravitate towards the higher proof bourbons and ryes during the winter. That being said, I was just in Dublin and managed to grab a Blue Spot and Teelings Christmas Edition that apparently is only being sold at the Dublin and Cork airport Duty Free shops and they are both delightful!
I’ve found that I love 100% rye but it gives me a lot of tea notes so it’s more summer for me and. I’ll drink Irish, unpeated and lightly peated all year round. Peated whiskey is my winter grab.
“I'm George. George McFly. I'm your density. I mean, your destiny.” I skew towards spicier, heavier, high-proof pours in Winter. So a good finished rye or SMWS Islay pick works.
Winter sees me reaching for peat more often - Corryvreckan and Uigeadail are favorites. I also drink more high proof bourbons - Booker's when I can get it is always delightful. Anything with more punch that calls to be savored. A standout from over the years would have to be Glengoyne's Cask Strength. Neat, it's phenomenal. On ice is (somewhat paradoxically) also great. The way it morphs turns it into an excellent tipple while just lounging around or being with friends. 100% thought of the kiki/bouba effect re: spices used often during winter. Those associations can run deep. Making me want to go grab a bottle of rye now!
Winter whiskey? It is more as to how I drink it during the different seasons. Summer time in a rocks glass with ice. Winter, neat in a rocks glass. I do tend to prefer higher proof pours be it a rye or a bourbon. Great question Daniel. Cheers.
I like smokey scotches with a lot of sherry cask like Ardbeg An Oa or Uigeadail and Kilchoman Saneig. Really punchy ryes like Sagamore cask strignhth or Jack SBBP Rye. But the ones I keep reaching for when it's cold are high proof Texas whiskies like Balcones and Ironroot. "Punchy but round" seems to be the overall trend.
Ardbeg Uigeadail and Corryvreckan in the winter months with maybe a Redbreast 12 cask thrown in. In the warmer months I like Bourbon and Irish, especially the spot whiskies and the Powers John's Lane. We struggle to get the really sought after Bourbon in the UK but Eagle Rare is very easy to get and I really enjoy it. Cheers Daniel, I'm not a big rye drinker either but I appreciate the appeal.
I will say, I appreciate you answering this. Definitely not an original idea, just something I've seen people talk about in groups, but oddly there isn't too much written on why. I would have hoped for an authority to talk about why. So the flavors definitely make sense and my habits don't have me gravitate towards Rye. Perhaps, High West is a part of why people think that because of their Midwinter Night's Dram release.
100% agree with high proof in the winter. High proof smoky even better. I tend to drink things that stick to my ribs like an Ardbeg Oogie or an aggressive bourbon like Stagg - a drink you can cut with a knife.
Like you said, being a whiskey nerd means that I drink a variety of whiskies at any time of the year. That said, here in Ireland, I find that I pretty much do the opposite to you. Instead of having something on-the-rocks in summer, I have a hot whiskey in the winter. As for a neat pour at Christmas, Redbreast is the quintessential Irish choice.
Welcome all Whiskey Vaulters to Story Time with Daniel! Density is the "season" differentiator to me ... Though, I that really only effects beer and mixed drinks (really ones that have cream or not) to me.
What's my winter whisk(e)y? That's a tough one. As many different styles as I've had already, there are so many more out there that I don't think I can narrow it down yet -- I just don't know enough to say for sure. I do like my favorite spirit, absinthe, more during the colder months of the year, especially the richer ones like Jade Terminus Oxygénée or Grön Opal (from Sweden). I also like a spicy, tannic Armagnac during winter months as well, even as a hot drink. I guess I'm one of the weird ones! Haha
Autumn/winter always means my taste switches to heavier styles of spirits. In whisky that means more sherry or peated expressions. Glendronach, Port Charlotte, Kilchoman, Speyburn. At the moment Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask is a favorite. A perfect mix of both worlds. Its the same for wine/beer/rum. What I prefer changes with the seasons. For all the reasons you mentioned. I love a Stout in winter time, not so much in summer. A "light" Glencadam is perfect come spring/summer, but the winter requires the oumhpf of a heavy sherry cask, which in turn would be way to much during the summer. Logical? Who cares...
Have you ever done a blind of Texas bourbons? If not, could you? I have visited Ironroot, Balcones, TAH, Garrison Brothers, Ranger Creek, Maverick, and Devil's River. I would really love to know which one you like the most. I know which one I do and I'll give a hint. The master distiller is an Army veteran.
I was wondering if I had any seasonal leanings, but after wracking my brain for the length of this video, I don't seem to have a pattern. I've had port finished rye in the middle of summer so I feel like I'm an outlier on the bell curve here, maybe drinking other spirits in turn is the key? I'll have to do more empirical testing, for science of course.
I would argue that what makes a winter whiskey is something that lends itself well to a hot whiskey drink, like a hot toddy or an Irish coffee. Are there other hot drinks that work with whiskey?
Off topic question: When blending whiskey, how long does it take for the whiskey to bond?Some blenders wait a few days, but I have heard some blenders wait a year before bottling. And if a a fresh batch is bottled, is there any changes happening inside the unopened bottle as time passes? For example, if I buy a small batch bottle today, will it taste any different if I open it 10 years later?
Lived in Round Rock for 9 years and now 13 years in Dallas. Totally agree on the heat. Is that the three wiseman in the picture and what is the history behind it?
Am I the only one who found the constant zooming in & out in this video to be nauseating? Love this series and haven’t noticed it in other videos, just going to have to listen instead of watch 😅
I don't feel like I have any seasonal preferences, HOWEVER I've had a High West blended rye donated to my channel a couple times. It's called A Midwinter Nights Dram, that of course, has a quote from A Midwinter Nights Dream on every release. That has tied rye whiskey into every year, and I'm very luck to have access to these limited release bottles. Hopefully you'll be able to have a pour of it yourself someday. 🖖🥸🥃
Rye is also a winter cover crop for farmers so I think of rye during the winter as well
I just got back from the liquor store about 30 minutes ago and the exact comment I made to the lady checking me out was "I came here to get a bottle of Wild Turkey Rare Breed, but it's going to snow next week so I'm getting the Buzzards Roost barrel strength rye instead." 😂
Heavily peated scotch is another winter whiskey for me, but that's because I was sitting next to a Christmas tree the first time I ever tried Ardbeg.
Winter means Redbreast 12 to me, never fails to warm me right up
That’s a tough question. I think it is all relative. Here it the Midwest it could be 6 or 66 on Christmas. A great pour is one that happens on a winter’s day when a beautiful snowfall is falling and you have nowhere to go. Last time that happened was a couple of years ago and I happened to get a call from my local store that he had one bottle of Glenmorangie A Taste of Winter. I picked it up two days before about eight inches fell. Just sipping and watching it snow and then hanging with the wife watching terribly great cheesy Hallmark movies all day, including a great one with Henry Winkler. Just a spectacular winter moment.
I think rye, I think spices, I think Christmas.
Same
And the pine of Christmas trees and wreaths goes along with the piny notes of Rye.
Nutmeg = Christmas
To me, your assessment was spot on. I feel that a winter whiskey is something heavier, bolder, richer enjoyed neat. Scotch and other rich whiskeys are my go to for “Winter Whiskey”. Of course I like them in the summer as well but tend towards more cocktails in the summers too.
As the temperatures go down over here in southern England (winters are typically between -2c and 10c) I always start reaching either something peaty, because it tastes like the smoke from people’s chimneys in winter smells, so Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Kilchoman, Bowmore, Laphroaig etc.
Or I go for something that taste like Christmas, which to me is Glenfarclas 15, Aberlour A’bunadh or Bunnahabhain 12, or Balvenie Double Wood, which are the four winter bottles I have on my shelf now.
All those baking spice notes are what make me think of winter holidays 🎄
Holiday recipes that call for whisk(e)y.. I use Rye specifically.. so yes a "winter" selection... but enjoy Rye all year.🥃
I started my whiskey journey around 2003 and quickly discovered that Booker's was definitely a winter sip. Not only does it come out swinging with the burn of unfiltered, unfettered high proof whiskey that I would enjoy less in July, its back story suggests that before it hit the market Booker Noe gave this out to his friends at Christmas time.
My two "go to" cold weather bourbons are Noah's Mill and Huling Station. Both spicy and delicious, perfect for winter sipping.
You have described my taste with hypothesis number 2. I do not drink a lot of whisky during the summer because then I prefer a cold beer. But during the early spring, late autumn and winter the whisky comes out. When it is especially cold outside, I am grabbing an Ardbeg.
I do agree with you that i myself have no “winter” whisky but like in the summer i tend to have my loved whisky’s and bourbons on the rocks and im winter i love them neat but something about rye’s have that winter feel to it warmth the aromas of baked goods and it just takes me back to a time where my grandmother use to bake cor the holidays and winter time so maybe its that that people refer to as their winter whisky well cheers from SA have a good one
Barrel Proof Rye’s and finished Rye’s tend to come out more often in winter in my house.
It’s not that I don’t drink them in the summer, but just not as often.
I always go to Ardbeg 10 as my Winter whiskey, just because it's my mom's favourite whiskey so I always get her a bottle for Christmas, and naturally get to mooch at least a glass of her during the holidays
Thank you, I'm glad I'm here. 😅 For me, I like more smokey whiskey during the winter. Nothing like a smoky whiskey while it's snowing. Thank you for another great conversation 🥃
Thank you for the video 🥃 I think in fall and winter I lean more to Scotch or Cognac however I always favor Irish as a yearly whiskey.
I love a hot toddy when I'm cold. I'm in Colorado and it gets legitimately cold.
But a whiskey sour made with egg white (from my Sister's chickens) is my go to drink all year round.
*Except if I'm hot, then it's a gun and tonic with cranberry juice ice cubes, and fresh lemon and lime juice.
My buddy Steve and I have always said that Woodford Rye is straight up Christmas in a bottle to us. So I'd say that's our go to winter whiskey. That being said there's some amburana finished stuff that is mighty fine too. Koval has a rye finished in amburana that is also very pleasantly wintery.
I agree totally. But yet I have been dipping into rye whiskey a bit and the nuance of flavor from some. Like Dads hat rye or Hard Truth double oak rye. Both fantastic rye. But it does bring me back to a cinnamon and cream dessert that everyone has around the holidays.
As a rye lover, I do use it more in cold weather
One is Sagamore Cask Strength (I have one pick and one regular one). Usually the cask strength stuff works in an English winter. In terms of other whiskies, I have a lovely bottle of Cotswold Sherry Cask.
Of course in Qld Australia Christmas is the height of summer and very hot. People love their icy cold beer or their spirits with a mixer. I'm a neat bourbon man myself. 😉
I live in Sweden where the summers are warm and the winters are COLD so I tend to like "darker and warmer" notes in the winter. So mostly really smoky Islay.
Switch on the AC and light the fire, it's Ardbeg time! 🤣 The same whisky I like around a campfire or at a BBQ is the same whisky I like in winter. Rich and peaty like Laphroig Lore or Ardmore.
To me it's Dalmore 😂 probably just because of the bottle, but then I think they advertised themselves as a perfect Christmas whisky
Makers Mark - because of the pretty jumper that comes with the bottle.
I lean more towards scotch in the winter, for me, I picture myself drinking scotch in Scotland (never been) in the winter time and just the atmosphere and the cold weather makes me think how nice it be to have a dram in Scotland
Really enjoy seeing and hearing your humanity come through, Daniel!
Top Winter Whiskys: Dalmore 12 and Cigar Malt, Aberlour A'bundah, Redbreast 12 Cask Strength, Ardbeg Uegadail
Go to summer: Jameson Black Barrel, go to winter: Jameson Black Barrel. I feel I can get more enjoyment out of higher proof and smokier whiskey when the temperatures drop. Heaven on earth is a glass of Black Art or Octomore at my favorite whiskey lounge (Portland Regency’s Iron Side Lounge) by the fire watching it snow.
I'm with you in the "all things single malts" category, but I also tend to gravitate towards the higher proof bourbons and ryes during the winter. That being said, I was just in Dublin and managed to grab a Blue Spot and Teelings Christmas Edition that apparently is only being sold at the Dublin and Cork airport Duty Free shops and they are both delightful!
Im up here in New York and in our cold winters I tend to gravitate towards scotch and then in the summers I will grab for a bourbon/rye more often.
Same here, lots of Woodford so I can have straight or bourbon lemonade in the summer and then straight to the more bold flavors when it gets cold.
I’ve found that I love 100% rye but it gives me a lot of tea notes so it’s more summer for me and. I’ll drink Irish, unpeated and lightly peated all year round. Peated whiskey is my winter grab.
“I'm George. George McFly. I'm your density. I mean, your destiny.” I skew towards spicier, heavier, high-proof pours in Winter. So a good finished rye or SMWS Islay pick works.
Winter sees me reaching for peat more often - Corryvreckan and Uigeadail are favorites. I also drink more high proof bourbons - Booker's when I can get it is always delightful. Anything with more punch that calls to be savored.
A standout from over the years would have to be Glengoyne's Cask Strength. Neat, it's phenomenal. On ice is (somewhat paradoxically) also great. The way it morphs turns it into an excellent tipple while just lounging around or being with friends.
100% thought of the kiki/bouba effect re: spices used often during winter. Those associations can run deep. Making me want to go grab a bottle of rye now!
I always grab a bottle of Aberlour Abunadh for the winter so I can get under a big blanket and lose myself is some smooth jammy goodness.
Winter whiskey? It is more as to how I drink it during the different seasons. Summer time in a rocks glass with ice. Winter, neat in a rocks glass. I do tend to prefer higher proof pours be it a rye or a bourbon. Great question Daniel. Cheers.
I like smokey scotches with a lot of sherry cask like Ardbeg An Oa or Uigeadail and Kilchoman Saneig. Really punchy ryes like Sagamore cask strignhth or Jack SBBP Rye. But the ones I keep reaching for when it's cold are high proof Texas whiskies like Balcones and Ironroot. "Punchy but round" seems to be the overall trend.
🎄Tis the season for giving… so when someone gives me a bottle of whisky it becomes a Christmas whisky 🥃 🎄!
Ardbeg Uigeadail and Corryvreckan in the winter months with maybe a Redbreast 12 cask thrown in. In the warmer months I like Bourbon and Irish, especially the spot whiskies and the Powers John's Lane. We struggle to get the really sought after Bourbon in the UK but Eagle Rare is very easy to get and I really enjoy it. Cheers Daniel, I'm not a big rye drinker either but I appreciate the appeal.
I will say, I appreciate you answering this. Definitely not an original idea, just something I've seen people talk about in groups, but oddly there isn't too much written on why. I would have hoped for an authority to talk about why. So the flavors definitely make sense and my habits don't have me gravitate towards Rye. Perhaps, High West is a part of why people think that because of their Midwinter Night's Dram release.
Smoky Scotch from fall to breakup. Bourbon on ice for summer, or to be honest a good Gin & Tonic in summer.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Winter Jack
Thumbs up for the saunter! 😂
this is def my favorite toasted whiskey (even more than Elijah Craig) and the proof is great at 100
MB Roland rye . It doesn't matter what time of year I have a pour , my mind immediately goes to Christmas .
Yoichi nas.
Winter serenity is the image here.
100% agree with high proof in the winter. High proof smoky even better. I tend to drink things that stick to my ribs like an Ardbeg Oogie or an aggressive bourbon like Stagg - a drink you can cut with a knife.
Just had some Dalwhinnie "Winters gold".It is only distilled between October and March. It's a true "Winter whisky" Check it out !
Daniel , thanks so much for elall you do. I swear , 1 day before I die , I wanna drink a Redbreast 27 with you!
Like you said, being a whiskey nerd means that I drink a variety of whiskies at any time of the year. That said, here in Ireland, I find that I pretty much do the opposite to you. Instead of having something on-the-rocks in summer, I have a hot whiskey in the winter. As for a neat pour at Christmas, Redbreast is the quintessential Irish choice.
For winter, Akashi single malt and anything ‘Smokey’, on top of, Russel’s Rye Single Barrel.
Welcome all Whiskey Vaulters to Story Time with Daniel!
Density is the "season" differentiator to me ... Though, I that really only effects beer and mixed drinks (really ones that have cream or not) to me.
What's my winter whisk(e)y? That's a tough one. As many different styles as I've had already, there are so many more out there that I don't think I can narrow it down yet -- I just don't know enough to say for sure. I do like my favorite spirit, absinthe, more during the colder months of the year, especially the richer ones like Jade Terminus Oxygénée or Grön Opal (from Sweden). I also like a spicy, tannic Armagnac during winter months as well, even as a hot drink. I guess I'm one of the weird ones! Haha
Angels Envy Rye, it tastes like those crumbly walnut cookies covered in powdered sugar. Tastes like Christmas.
Autumn/winter always means my taste switches to heavier styles of spirits. In whisky that means more sherry or peated expressions. Glendronach, Port Charlotte, Kilchoman, Speyburn. At the moment Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask is a favorite. A perfect mix of both worlds. Its the same for wine/beer/rum. What I prefer changes with the seasons. For all the reasons you mentioned. I love a Stout in winter time, not so much in summer. A "light" Glencadam is perfect come spring/summer, but the winter requires the oumhpf of a heavy sherry cask, which in turn would be way to much during the summer. Logical? Who cares...
Rye whiskey and mulled wine 👌💯
Yea that makes sense...
I do enjoy brimstone more in colder months.
Drinking Templeton (MGP 95/5) 4 yr. straight rye and is very dry, so I add cube
Canadian heritage.....ergo Rye.... but then I like Rye all year around. I prefer it on the rocks or in a HiBall during summer
Have you ever done a blind of Texas bourbons? If not, could you? I have visited Ironroot, Balcones, TAH, Garrison Brothers, Ranger Creek, Maverick, and Devil's River. I would really love to know which one you like the most. I know which one I do and I'll give a hint. The master distiller is an Army veteran.
I was wondering if I had any seasonal leanings, but after wracking my brain for the length of this video, I don't seem to have a pattern. I've had port finished rye in the middle of summer so I feel like I'm an outlier on the bell curve here, maybe drinking other spirits in turn is the key? I'll have to do more empirical testing, for science of course.
Latinos tend to always drink hot soup in the summer lol tequila straight and bourbon straight always cool me down in the summer.
More as a dessert drink but angels envy rye is like Christmas in a glass…😊
I would tire of it all winter, but the RD1 Amburana finish is like Christmas in a glass.
I would argue that what makes a winter whiskey is something that lends itself well to a hot whiskey drink, like a hot toddy or an Irish coffee. Are there other hot drinks that work with whiskey?
Rye, especially soke of the port finished higher proof expressions and peated scotch.
All of them. I don't really differentiate. I will say I drink more Irish whiskey in the warmer months though.
Off topic question: When blending whiskey, how long does it take for the whiskey to bond?Some blenders wait a few days, but I have heard some blenders wait a year before bottling. And if a a fresh batch is bottled, is there any changes happening inside the unopened bottle as time passes? For example, if I buy a small batch bottle today, will it taste any different if I open it 10 years later?
Lived in Round Rock for 9 years and now 13 years in Dallas. Totally agree on the heat. Is that the three wiseman in the picture and what is the history behind it?
All smoky or peaty Scotches, and of course, Wild Turkey 101. ;)
Rye = Spice. During the winter marketing teams sell you anything and everything spiced. QED rye = winter.
Since I am usually outside with a cigar n the winter, I'd have to say high proof bourbon leaving with the Kentucky Hug.
I'll drink whatever whisky all year round, but I'll have porters and stouts in the winter.
Whisky you drink in winter?
MGP bought the Penelope brand last year, so I think it's still 100% MGP
DRDF category from SMWS or a PX Peated whisk(e)y...
Typically really enjoy heavily peated scotch in the winter.
CHRISTMAS SPICES
Dalmore 12
Sagamore BiB rye for me when Chicago turns into Siberia.
Makers Mark Fireside, straight.
All whiskey is winter whiskey, but only some lighter, sweeter, lower proof whiskey is summer whiskey IMO
For me, winter is for gin. Juniper smells like Christmas.
3:38 What does she feel about it?
I think I prefer Stagg Jr. to Pappy.
To me rye is more of a fall drink.
Sashay?
Did you hear the news about Waterford? Very disappointing.
Whiskey in the winter, tequila in the summer
I believe MGP bought Penelope.
Am I the only one who found the constant zooming in & out in this video to be nauseating? Love this series and haven’t noticed it in other videos, just going to have to listen instead of watch 😅
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Heavily Peated single malt.
2nd
Rum
I don't feel like I have any seasonal preferences, HOWEVER I've had a High West blended rye donated to my channel a couple times.
It's called A Midwinter Nights Dram, that of course, has a quote from A Midwinter Nights Dream on every release. That has tied rye whiskey into every year, and I'm very luck to have access to these limited release bottles.
Hopefully you'll be able to have a pour of it yourself someday. 🖖🥸🥃