Poor Man's John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Rex... Continues with a poor man's blend of John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve.
Whiskies in this blend include:
Bulleit Bourbon
Belle Meade Sherry Cask
Jefferson's Reserve Bourbon
Four Roses Single Barrel
Old Forester Signature 100 Proof
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A while ago I posted a story that Rex read about my 84 year old neighbor, Bill, who for 6 years brought a bottle of cheap bourbon to my house, drank my premium malts and left with his still unopened bourbon. Well that bottle of Old Crow has finally been opened. Last week Bill passed away, and after we laid him to rest this week his son and I broke open that bottle to share a glass. We ended up killing most of the bottle. Up to the day he died he still worked his pasture, enjoyed our whisky and lived life entirely on his own terms. That seems pretty damn good to me.
Damn good life. Condolences my friend and a glass raised in honor.
My condolences man
My Great Uncle drank Old Crow. Thanks for sharing the story, it brought back so many good memories of him.
Sorry to hear this, Bobby. A fitting tribute.
My condolences man. A true mooch until the end.
i am really digging this "poor man's" series! I hope you guys do more of these in the future!
Rex, you are a titan among mouchs that I aspire to.
Longer episodes please 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Poor man's videos are true works of art for the us poor MBs.
Dammit Daniel, you can not compare yourself to princess Leia in shackles and metal bikini. Now I see a Hobbit in a metal bikini before my inner eye. And the picture morphes itself to a bald Leia with a beard. I don't know which is worse....now I need a Whisky to get over this nightmare.
hahahahahahaha
I'm not sure if you want to know this, but in the books Frodo had at least 2 nude scenes that were cut out of the movie.
Just sayin'.
I read the books and loved them. The nudity didn't bother me. But imagine Daniel in a metal bikini is a whole new level.
Once, when jogging on the beach, I ran past a fat guy sunbathing in a thong. I can take anything.
Anyone else in constant awe of rexs unlimited mooch power??
And this is without even pulling out the necklace. This isn't even his final form.
You guys have the best job in the world. Drinking whisky all day, talking smack, laughing and joking around wile learning more and more every single day about the beautiful world of whisky... I envy you two. Keep up the awesome videos!
Regards, a damn awesome fan of you two from Sweden, Kai Kahlin
On a paramedics budget it's hard to swing the hefty price tag for certain whiskeys, but I can get mighty close with this. Hats off to you fellas!
This is now the smallest amount of power I’ve seen anyone drunk with.
Daniel's laughter of resignation 2:26
Ahahahahaha..aww..
What have we done?
Even the mooch brought some learnin' to today's episode.
I continue to be impressed by Daniel's blending ability. Make that man a Somm 4 already!
I love you guys. Keep on doing the good work.
All hail King Daniel !!!
"I don't even drink" (I'm 20) and I watch your videos. They're so entertaining. On the day of my 21st I will only ask for whiskey.
Eduardo Boquin that's exactly why I'm here haha, I turn 20 in June so I'm learning up
Why do I enjoy watching Rex annoy Daniel so much?
We need more of these!
You should review the whiskies you dislike the most. Just for fun.
I second that. Or whiskeys that you feel are overpriced. : )
Jaani Barclay Law Passed. Video needs to be next week.
Long live the annual holiday of #RexMonth
I just realised that this week is probably the greatest asset to anyone who wants to build a proper whisky collection. If you got the money to buy all the inexpensive bottles this week, you'll be able to recreate a load of expensive whiskies and you end up having a 30+ bottles(I'm guessing) of pretty great whisky on its own.
Damn it Rex. I think your mooching skills have went full circle and you're starting to be educational!
Whenever I watch the Whiskey Vault, I want to drink along with you. The problem is that I have been watching at around 10:00am and apparently this is too early for my wife.
She can watch the episode later and drink then ;)
Hey man it's not day drinking if you work nights. Of course if you dont have to go back to work later lol
Loving #rexWeek but Daniel is the MAN! with the whiskey notes. I watch everyday after work guys, while drinking whiskey. Love both of you guys! Thanks for teaching me so much, with a little comedy.
poor Danielle.. Rex week is crushing his soul...
I work in a small office (4 employees) with a pretty laid back atmosphere. We have an overstuffed chair and ottoman in our reception area that is the go to relax spot. I was sitting there watching my phone when my coworker walks in, looks at me and says "New whiskey video?" and then walks to his office. Pretty sure you guys have given me the reputation as the whiskey guy in the office and I'm cool with that.
hahahaha. This is awesome.
you should take the time to write the amount of whiskey of each type of the blend in the video description, that would make it so much easier and accurate for us to do it!
Daniel is KING OF ALL THINGS!!!
We love you guys
Rexyear is going great!
"That's it."
Walks away like a boss
You guys are amazing. I have always preferred whisk(e)y over everything else as a drink. But i was lacking in exploration. Tomorrow I'm going to pick up some Highland Park 12 and Ardbeg An Oa if I can find some in South Carolina. If not I'm ordering that *cork sound* off masterofmalts.
Thank you guys for opening the door to a beautiful world of whisk(e)y!
We the people, need a poor mans Kavalan Solist !!!
Hey.....there was a moment around 1:15 where Rex's voice is like Johnny Depp's Hunter S. Thompson voice in the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas flick.... perhaps a Hunter S Thompson week/month/year would be fun.....filmed on the way to Las Vegas, of course..
Thanks to Rex Week I now have a list of 19 bottles I need to buy just for the poor man's replica blends.
The fucking bell for rexx week, holy shit it gets me every time lol
Thank you for servicing the Ppeople
Rex week seems to involve all of the same shirts.
Hey guys,
I'm loving #Rex.....time, partially for the information on how to home blend some amazing whiskeys, but mostly for the entertainment value of Rex's disappointment at the lack of bottles needed to blend each time. Daniel has one amazing taste and memory for which bottles to bring to the table.
I have been contemplating building a spreadsheet of the blends each day, however I am afraid of what my next run to the store will look like. I have tripled the number of bottles since I found the channel. I have binge watched all of the episodes and transitioned from craft beer to the wonderful world of whiskey.
I do have a request as someone who lives in the world of spreadsheets. Please bring back numbered episodes, it is killing the order in my head.
Thanks for the entertainment on both channels. I look forward to future shenanigans. Now that the comment is sufficiently long I hope Rex is forced to read the whole thing. Cheers
Daniel’s confidence is something to be envied
LOL! I lost it on the nipple squeeze! 0:52
Rex you missed out. The birthday bourbon is sooooooo good.
I have really warmes to these guys actually, after my i itial wtf do Americans know about ANYTHING... I find myself chuckling along and loving Rex MONTH!!🤗
Rex week is just how to blend whiskys
Once again the Somm nails it.
We need a little of all these mixture recipes.
Thanks for the 11:18 minute break from reality. Cheers
Love the REX week. P.S. Daniel is equal loved.
Loved these "Poorman Version" videos you guys should make more. 😁
The nerd in me is loving Rex Month!
Well what do you know... This is actually damn educational and fun at the same time. Hats off from yet another Danish viking in the growing crowd - to you Daniel for getting blends done right every freakin time. And hats off to Rex for going for the expensive stuff - only a true mooch can sniff out what's true quality ;-)
been waiting all day for this.. love it haha
They really should have a half hour weekly tv program on some network I would even watch PBS to see them
So what we are watching here is a microcosm of the work of a whisky blender....not doing copy work, but an exercise in ratios to create a new whiskey taste, ie Compass Box.
Somm: 4 Mooch: 0
Waiting for the final episode of Rex Month... where Rex rings the bell one too many times, and Daniel Hulks out and smashes Rex's phone.
That was what I was waiting for
until not long ago i wasnt into whisky much at all, by accident stumbled across your videos and it made me want to try more. I cannot keep up with all the reviews as I really dont know enough, nor could i ever buy that many whiskys. but this poor man's version series is awesome and entertaining. keep it up =)
Just want to say as a representative of the people that these poor man's expeditions are really interesting. I realize they're a bit more costly to produce, but if branded right they might be interesting to a wide audience. Also, is Peat Week next?
I've been waiting for this video all day!
We'll see if this holds up Rex. I still have that tubesock by the way... trying to figure out what to do with it...
It would be perfect if you could throw exact measurements down so we can try to best replicate what you do on the show. We could wing it based on dashes but we don't have anything to compare it to to know if we did it right.
Fairly new subscriber and first time commenting, I just wanted to thank you for teaching me so much about whisk(e)y in the short amount of time I've been watching. I'm very new to the world of whisk(e)y being only 23, but I've discovered I'm a big lover of bourbon. My first purchase of a bourbon over $50 to enjoy without mixers was actually Jefferson Reserve Very Small Batch, which I was happy to see make an appearance on this episode. And I hope Daniel will be pleased to know that I made my first foray into Scotch last night with Macallan 12 Sherry Barrel after enjoying a glass of Woodford Reserve; and I made an interesting discovery. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was picking up a similar overture of sweetness on the nose of both the Woodford and the Macallan. Is sweetness of that kind common for a scotch, or was the Sherry bringing that out? Anyways, I've gone on for too long, and wanted to say that I enjoyed the Scotch and I look forward to plunging myself further into this passion.
Daniel getting a blend closer to a bourbon than a scotch is like Tom Brady suddenly kicking ass Futbol instead of Football lol
NH has pretty decent liquor prices, but I have a hard time picturing a $20 bottle of Bulleit Bourbon. Still. This series has been fun.
WOW!!! Impressive!
As of August 2019, a bottle of John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve is ~$3,000 after tax. Mr. Mooch, I tip my hat to thee.
"have you served me well?" haha
I blend my bourbon and scotches too
That's because you are a person of taste and discretion
That thumbnail makes me tingle
Rex, say it ain't so....
Man bun.
Please, say it ain't so!!!
Rex I am both surprised and disappointed that four days into Rex week you still haven't thought of a poor man's Macallan M. Daniel got it right as always... yet another good video guys
This continues to be a lot of fun. Im excited to see how tomorrow goes.
Oh, and did teach cam die (like I said it would?) Resist the gimmicks. You have great shit, here, you don't need to mess with it.
Hey guys, I got a bottle of the Balvenie 14 Caribbean cask for my birthday this year. As this is the first time I've had any type of aged whiskey, what would you recommend that's similar? I really enjoyed the bottle and plan on getting more
The way you guys could really get into money making would be to sell the identical blend recipes to bars/restaurants to save them big money in the long run.
It would be less expensive and painful to bury Rex somewhere on the property.
I just looked for this whiskey online. Lowest price I can see it for is $1450. I'm actually feeling bad for Daniel.
Rex week/month/year is proving absolute power corrupts even the most 'classy' mooch. I miss the more.....humble mooch.
Hi guys! Really enjoying Rex "week" I've watched every single episode. Awesome show Daniel is very knowledgeable and I want to nominate Daniel to do "Daniel week" and Rex you can only mooch if you nerd out too haha! Fair is fair! Keep up the good work.
Daniel is a mad scientist when it comes to blending whiskey. But REX month is going to kill him .
Thanks guys you really made my day... again. All hail king mooch rex and Emperor Somm Daniel.
luckily I just found 3 bottles of longmorn 16 at a local liquor store... and with the advise of yesterdays video i bought all of them, for just 60 euro's each. It is in someway a mooch action for that price. I really looking forward to the pepper spikes you guys talk about.
Any chance of doing a poor man's Midleton's very rare?
“Had me at hide from me” lmfao
I vote for Rex month again
Is there like a master list of how much mooch the Mooch doth mooch?
#RexpensiveTaste
👏👏👏👏 nailed it! Wow, I learned something from this video, I'm definitely a bourbon guy... as soon as you pulled down the bulleit In my mind I said "four roses next". I got almost all of them..... nice 😎
Ok. How close was it, and the exact bourbons used-including the four roses mashbill. 🤷♂️
I love that these were all filmed one after the other. Rex must be trashed by the end of this 'week' hahah
Long Live King Daniel!
Hey, Daniel, what are some books you would recommend to someone looking to learn more about the history of whiskey, creation process, and other general knowledge? I hope you see this! The volume of comments has really taken off in the last couple months.
So many. Start with Lew Bryson's "Tasting Whiskey". for the nerdy direction, by "Proof" by Adam
Do a military special show. Onefor the soldiers
no offense but these videos are good and I enjoy them
So I officially cannot read/speak the word "People" without hearing/saying it like goddamn Rex does in these videos. Thanks for making me sound like I'm have mini-Aneurysms mid-sentence, ya jerk.
We need another rex month STAT
I’ve never heard of a eucalyptus bourbon before
Any chance you guys might list the amounts of each bourbon that was blended? Having the list is great but it's not as if we've had the JEF to know if we are close or not.
I'm attempting to recreate this in a much larger batch. Do by chance have the exact (or as close to) measurements for this frankenwhiskey??
Keep doing the Lord's work.
IMO every whisky lover should have five basic whiskies (only talking about single malts here, no offense to bourbon) on hand at all times. These whiskies are widely available and you have a decent chance of affording them, no particular order:
Ardbeg 10....................Islay
Old Pulteney 12...........Highland
Aberlour A'bunadh.......Speyside
Auchentoshan 12........Lowland
Springbank 10.............Campbelltown
You can satisfy any guest if you have these five whiskies and a decent source of water. If they want "The Dalmore" pour them and A'bunadh and say "Man up Daniel".
I wish Bulleit was $20 a bottle, in west Michigan it's $30.
Rex, more cow bell...
I was able to try one glass of this a while back. It's terrific but I still prefer my scotch.
King Danny shall overcome this Rex-tatorship.
I heard ucaliptus..prob spelt that wrong...but im a whiskey drinker down australia and may i recommend the neds australian whiskey 1st batch if you want extreme ucaliptus flavour whiskey experience..for only $40 ish dollars here in aus so be cheaper in u.s.a im guessing but if your interested I'll grab you's a bottle and i will get in touch to work out what address to send it 2 you just cause i enjoy what you's do .theres not many channels i go through to get opinions and do my research on certain bottles expecially products being more expensive in australia i need to really get the insights to see if i want 2 fork out and try the bottles here .but thanks guys love what you's do
Ezic
LOL 0:57 Love the nipple pinch, was it am homage to the South Park cable guys episode? Funny either way :)