Whiskey Review - Glenmorangie Nectar D'or + Spirit of Hven Organic Winter Spirit Ep 235

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  • Опубліковано 15 лис 2017
  • Today we taste and review Glenmorangie Nectar D'or and Spirit of Hven Organic Winter Spirit.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 327

  • @jamesdellinger6704
    @jamesdellinger6704 6 років тому +72

    when is the last time y'all bought a bottle? I think this entire channel is the master level mooch

  • @JimmyLeg
    @JimmyLeg 6 років тому +38

    My wife believes that your commentary on my personality is hilarious and exceptionally accurate.
    I'm compelled to agree with her.
    Good day to you sirs.

  • @HighFistShin
    @HighFistShin 6 років тому +4

    Glenmorangie Nectar D'or was my very first bottle of scotch. Very friendly, floral. It lasted less than an month and was a great introduction to the world of whisky.

  • @pettergage1471
    @pettergage1471 6 років тому +17

    Okay. since you're trying a spirit from sweden, more specifically Hven(Ven), you need to hear this completely wierd story involving booze and a moose (yes.). So the Island Ven is in the middle of the strait between Denmark and Sweden, and the early astronomer Tycho Brahe lived and worked there. he was a fantastic astronomer, figured out that the earth was not the center of the universe, mentor to Kepler blablablablabla....
    BUT!! he had a pet moose. This is no joke. He had a pet moose for 13 years. On his brothers birthday he brought his moose (because fuck yeah) to the party. The moose drank two buckets of wine and beer, got drunk, broke his leg and died.
    So don't drink and moose. Except you're Rex. Then It's a great idea.

  • @lincolnslagel1209
    @lincolnslagel1209 6 років тому +24

    Daniel is secretly a master mooch, and Rex is an even moochier mooch than we all originally thought... While talking about the Whiskey Vault with a co-worker, and thinking through how your vault operates, we realized that not only do you get the gift bottles for free, but every cost is tax deductible, including your other purchased whiskeys! So, you two are essentially mooching whiskey from the government, and that is the BEST possible thing you could do. Finally government money being used in a useful way! Cheers to you both, you moochie mooches!

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому +9

      Shhhhhhhhhhhh! :-)

    • @TheOriginalRaster
      @TheOriginalRaster 6 років тому

      Lincoln Slagel you missed a big one. The whole whisky vault before the show, before people started sending in bottles... all that whisky was donated to the vault as part of the school. Sometimes Daniel mentions bottles he has purchased, but he doesn't indicate it's a lot, and he also indicates he keeps them separate.
      So roughly all the bottles prior to people sending in new ones for the show... Daniel gets to 'try' whatever whisky he want, for free. Almost this whole thing has been free whisky for Daniel.
      Lastly this is all about free whisky video reviews for us. The 'fabric' of this little universe we're communicating in is about us getting our free videos. We mooch the eye candy.
      Salancha

  • @hungary191296
    @hungary191296 6 років тому +36

    Blind tasting challenge. See if one can identify what they're tasting.

  • @Tmv21395
    @Tmv21395 6 років тому +1

    I hate drinking pretty much any alcohol but I find your channels to be utter gold 🎉

  • @chris_bx9432
    @chris_bx9432 4 роки тому

    Seriously, you guys are amazing. So much fun, most entertaining whisk(e)y reviews on youtube

  • @naenae8001
    @naenae8001 6 років тому +3

    Mooch story: I was browsing the whiskey section at the liquor store, trying to decide what to get, when the employee approached me and asked if I would like to sample a few to help make a decision. He proceeded to let me try 4 different brands (tomatin, writers tears, powers, suntori) and when I finally bought one (suntori) I got a 15% discount. It was a glorious day!

  • @ulkesh78
    @ulkesh78 6 років тому +5

    You two numbnuts make my day. Ya also got me drinking more types of whiskey and enjoying the taste over just the effects!

  • @eecc17
    @eecc17 6 років тому

    Yes! Love the blending challenges!

  • @StillIt
    @StillIt 6 років тому +5

    Daniel, I will stand up for you mate! I think the structure is cool man. Bravo. But yes rex you should get one day. Look at you too negotiating and compromising like adults 😊

  • @chickenfriedfish4059
    @chickenfriedfish4059 6 років тому +1

    Daniel and Rex week made me realize that you guys cater to my 9 year old attention deficit kid and geek in me. Good job guys.

  • @swigidyscout4975
    @swigidyscout4975 6 років тому +11

    Sorry Gentlemen, “Technically Bourbon” is already taken. It’s called Jack Daniel’s.

  • @ChaseTheVaughan
    @ChaseTheVaughan 6 років тому +2

    Hey! Love the channel. You guys have charmed the pants off my bank account and sent me down a dark brown whiskey hole from which I may never again see the light of day. It’s a good thing! Anyway, something I’ve wanted to see for a while is reviews of regular ol’ bottom shelf familiar stuff like classic Jack Dan’s, Jim Beam, Evan Williams, etc, but punched up by blending. Keep the original backbone, but see what flavors you can really bring out to take them to be next level. Put those almighty Somm blending powers to the test! It could be a Well Whiskey Wednesday or whatever. Keep rocking!

  • @SmokeRingsPipeDreams
    @SmokeRingsPipeDreams 5 років тому +2

    Daniel and Rex are like two halves of the same brain. One half is full of scholarly knowledge, information and order, the other half is wild creativity with a touch of chaos. One without the other would just not be the same, they are not opposites, they are complimentary. Long live the brain!

  • @ryanthewineguy3172
    @ryanthewineguy3172 6 років тому +2

    Another great episode! Thank you!

  • @markpolichnia8458
    @markpolichnia8458 6 років тому +1

    I do enjoy a glass of Glenmorangie...any one of 'em. Great episode with Rex showing off another trick of the Mooch.

  • @BizzaroBo369
    @BizzaroBo369 6 років тому +1

    I love Rex's Mooch-itude!!! I hope to send you guys a New England Whiskey here soon. keep up the great work!

  • @TheJPKaram
    @TheJPKaram 6 років тому +4

    Daniel i am almost always on your side but Rex really is a man of the people
    Love his suggestion for once a week fun

  • @kev24k
    @kev24k 6 років тому +4

    The reason Rex week had better metrics isn't because viewers like Rex. It's because we don't like him, and enjoyed watching Daniel wipe the floor with his "match this $$$ bottle" challenge. Although Daniel's proximity to the ground helps him wipe any floor. Anyways...Rex, nice shirt. Do you know what an iron is?

  • @nathanford4641
    @nathanford4641 6 років тому +1

    Would love to see you two review the classic Vat 69! I know it's considered a cheap blend but it's got a lot of interesting history!

  • @lockguy2652
    @lockguy2652 6 років тому +1

    Bought this one before I knew what I was buying, Wow just wow... now that its been open since April or so, oh man.... just good.

  • @WhiskyWhistle
    @WhiskyWhistle 6 років тому +3

    People may wonder why this one is the most expensive of the three extra matured - the Sauternes barriques used are Château d'Yquem which LVMH owns - the pinnacle of the category, apparently. It'd be fun to compare nectar dor with kavalan fino and glen moray Chardonnay. Hmm..
    Cheers fellas
    Mark

  • @chrispianoleao9700
    @chrispianoleao9700 6 років тому +1

    Is this the ultimate mooch move? 52 days of Rex broken down to once a week? I called it!
    PS you magnificent bastards have taken me from dam fine bourbon to buying Arbelour 12. Then I studied your videos and I have grown my tastes to Bunnahabhain, Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, Kilchoman, Tamdu, Old Pultaney... I now understand why so many people don’t just like Scotch, they love it! Thank you for keeping the channel light and fun with the occasional eye roll when Rex has heard too much of Daniels glorious times while living in a hut in Bora Bora. However, I do like the history behind the distilleries and knowing more about sister distilleries is very helpful. ie Springbank, Longrow and Hazelburn.

  • @JAIPOD100
    @JAIPOD100 6 років тому +1

    im all in for them spicy rex fridays!!

  • @jcar6921
    @jcar6921 2 роки тому

    That's what I'm drinking. Glenmorangie is a master at making whiskey. The glenmorangie sherry cask is my favorite.

  • @israeltrevino4477
    @israeltrevino4477 3 роки тому

    It has taken me since late August to get to this episode. Whiskey Biscuit (#7) and Pod cast 11/13/20. Keep up the shenanigans and thank you for making whiskey fun!
    PS your campus and tasting room are amazing, I was able to come by and pick up my Kung Fu and sit and enjoy a flight.

  • @pithyginger6371
    @pithyginger6371 6 років тому +1

    I had an idea for a video: creating several blends of laphroaig + another whisky (only one) and seeing which combo is best
    and then pour them all together at the end

  • @actual_ice_lord4068
    @actual_ice_lord4068 6 років тому +2

    You guys should do videos where you compare 2 whiskies that are very different from eachother to see how flavor and aroma are affected. For example, compare a super smoky scotch to a bourbon, a rye to an Irish, Japanese to Canadian, whatever. I have done this with Bruichladdich classic laddie, and Jack Daniels single barrel and noticed things about each that I have never experienced before. For example I noticed a slight blackberry in the Jack Daniels, and toasted marshmallow in the nose of the Bruichladdich. Bonus points for the mooch if he can get Daniel to try this.

  • @jeffbaeder4858
    @jeffbaeder4858 6 років тому +2

    Since Elija Craig barrel strength is "whiskey of the year" I believe a review is in order.

  • @SheFlungDung
    @SheFlungDung 6 років тому +1

    Your norm stuff is awesome, but it is nice to blend or multiple reviews/samplings is good stuff to.

  • @markusthuresson7866
    @markusthuresson7866 6 років тому +1

    My next whisky purchase is gonna be laproiagh 10 or ardbeg 10, whould be cool to see a comparison and get a recommandation :) love the show

  • @matmatician7
    @matmatician7 6 років тому

    "It's like watching a car wreck." lolol NAILED IT

  • @dbmcel
    @dbmcel 6 років тому

    Big fan of the blending concept. More of those with some level of regularity might have some broad appeal.

  • @joebloggins
    @joebloggins 6 років тому

    I took the idea from your White Owl review and made a martini with White Owl, it was damn delicious but unfortunately it was at my friends house for a Halloween party and he only owned one martini glass for his Halloween costume so I ended up sipping martinis out of a red solo cup the whole night. I did manage to mooch some Wayne Gretzky No.99 Red Cask Canadian Whisky off a friend, it was surprisingly refreshing, not my personal taste but overall good job Wayne Gretzky.

  • @StillIt
    @StillIt 6 років тому +1

    Smokey coke huh? That sounds so wrong. But so right!

  • @baronshenanigans5797
    @baronshenanigans5797 6 років тому +1

    Rex's diabolical plan to mooch more whisky (blending and other stuff). Boo yah!

  • @dobber43
    @dobber43 6 років тому +1

    I like the thing where you try to mix whiskeys to make a different one but plot twist I wanna see rex try to do it
    Also Rex, Daniels mentioned the technically bourbon idea before you goof where he said you could just pour it across a new oak plank(or maybe he said bucket).

  • @canadianwhiskysmith6453
    @canadianwhiskysmith6453 6 років тому +2

    OOOooo...You're doing a Spirit of Hven! Video Liked! :-)

  • @canadianwhiskysmith6453
    @canadianwhiskysmith6453 6 років тому +1

    Mulled Apple Cider :-) Great for a Christmas Party (like a hot party punch).
    I did try a couple of Spirit of Hven a couple of weeks ago and they were probably the most interesting offerings that I tried at the whisky fest that night.
    They age their whisky in used Vodka barrels, because so much corn is GMO, using vodka barrels allows them to keep it organic. They make the vodka themselves, then, when it has permeated the barrel, they re-distill the vodka and use it to make gin (if I'm remembering things correctly). Their Master Distiller, Henric Molin is a chemist and they have a facility for testing spirits, including a gas chromatography-mass spectometry machine.
    As for the "Winter Spirit"...JD put one last year and I found it to be a disappointment. I'd expected it to be more whiskey and it came out as some sort of holiday apple juice :-/ If you can get some of the Spirit of Hven single malts, I think you might have a better impression.

  • @dujecurlin6265
    @dujecurlin6265 6 років тому +8

    Oh God you have to make Technically Bourbon!!!

  • @whiskeycrusaderwill8699
    @whiskeycrusaderwill8699 6 років тому

    I really like the idea of a better format for the tastings you are doing.
    Some ideas for the "Rex" days besides blending : blind tastings, top 5 (specific catigory ie Single Malt American Whiskey like you said you'd do 4 or 5 months ago while tasting the Stanahans)

  • @jamiegatt5370
    @jamiegatt5370 6 років тому +1

    loool goodluck structuring the MOOCH :D he cannot be tamed!

  • @UnboundOdysseus
    @UnboundOdysseus 6 років тому +1

    I get chocolate on quite a few Glenmorangie whiskies. The Quinta Ruban, probably my favourite Glenmo, tastes like chocolate covered cherries. I like Glenmorangie a lot, but a bottle lasts a long time, because I don't often want sweet whisky. Give me PEAT !!

  • @JacobBradley00136
    @JacobBradley00136 6 років тому

    I do love the ever changing formats and inovation this channel undergoes...bit if you guys think you can keep a rigid format for even a month y'all are kidding yourselves 😂😂😂
    .this also made me realize I've never tried unaged whisky since Ive gotten accustomed to alcohol, how much flavor/complexity does it actually have? How much of it comes from the barrel, and is it even similar in taste?

  • @mattmatthew7171
    @mattmatthew7171 6 років тому +1

    Jimmy is my hero.

  • @seangalloway4179
    @seangalloway4179 6 років тому +1

    Appreciate the more structured tasting notes. Keeps it kind of condensed and makes sure you don't get lost in some story. Then allows ample time for shenanigans.

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому +2

      But I love getting lost in some story....... *sigh*

    • @seangalloway4179
      @seangalloway4179 6 років тому

      I love your stories, too. But it's hard when, you adorable whisky puppy, an idea squirrel pops in your head mid tasting notes.

  • @criell-sdkwhisky8674
    @criell-sdkwhisky8674 6 років тому +1

    Hven actually does some good peated whisky, But if you are going for the best of Sweden I would advice you to try Box whisky.

  • @trabek123
    @trabek123 6 років тому +1

    wow i was just sampling the nectar last night while watching your 4 pack of glenmorangie episode. do you guys have glencoe? i've never tasted this whiskey after the time i had it in a bangkok bar once. never seen it anywhere since.

  • @circusmaximus3467
    @circusmaximus3467 6 років тому +1

    I really like the idea of separating "the vault" from "biscuits". I follow both. I like a more structured approach from The Vault and I like behind the scenes ridiculousness from Biscuits. To put it in terms we'll all understand...The Vault is Talisker 21...Biscuits is diet pepsi. Both are great on their own, but you gotta keep 'em separated.

  • @michaelslager5386
    @michaelslager5386 6 років тому

    Great idea, guys! Bottom Shelf/Rex Day weekly. Once a week Rex drinks whisky out of a plastic bottle and gives us his opinion. It should be the last episode of the week so that Rex has that li'l buzz on! And, get a haircut, hippy! And, never forget - Ancient Ancient Age! Peace Out!

  • @JWhittskey
    @JWhittskey 6 років тому +36

    how about adding water as part of the review portion to give us an idea of how it changes?

    • @miklosszasz3910
      @miklosszasz3910 6 років тому

      If you add water to nectar it becomes water basically. Its way too smooth/mild.

    • @PO-tc1fw
      @PO-tc1fw 6 років тому

      A few drops can totally change a whiskey.. it's a 50 / 50 loot box.... sometimes it really opens it up and sometimes it dulls the whiskey.

    • @miklosszasz3910
      @miklosszasz3910 6 років тому

      Thank you very much for your lecture, but im well aware. Fröccs however is wine with soda, so it is not even comparable to the case of whisky and a few drops of water. He asked a question and i had an answer its simle as that. Its my oppinion, and my experience. Water changes the nose a little, but kills the taste since its way too smooth as i said. A lot of whisky benefits from water one way or an other, but this is definitely not one of those. Cheers ;)

    • @sklodowska226
      @sklodowska226 6 років тому +1

      Your opinion indeed, i think the Nectar benefits water greatly. Cheers

    • @VicNeumann
      @VicNeumann 6 років тому

      not at 92 proof.. or 46% alcohol (which this is). It's Whisky not Nectar -1 Teaspoon water is perfect

  • @julioerodriguez6097
    @julioerodriguez6097 4 роки тому

    You guys always crack me up :-)

  • @seksipotato
    @seksipotato 6 років тому +1

    Do a personal top ten. Please. Both Daniel and Rex try all ten of each others.

  • @72redpenguin
    @72redpenguin 6 років тому +1

    So I need some advice a group of my buddies and I throw in around 100 dollars for Christmas and celebrate a whisky Christmas we intend to get 2 bottles around 300 each. What would your suggestions be.... the only caveat is 2 of them can’t handle the luscious girthy mouth feel of a strong smoke. I appreciate any help you can give Rex (and I guess Daniel since you are the “sommelier”.

  • @patrickhodson8715
    @patrickhodson8715 6 років тому +4

    Me: that bottle looks like an Erlenmeyer flask!
    Rex: this bottle looks like a beaker.
    Me: no, it looks like an Erlenmeyer flask...

  • @BigPawTivald
    @BigPawTivald 6 років тому

    I hope to see a collaboration with Famous-smoke, cigar federation, cigar dojo or Small batch cigars. I wanna see a pairing review from you guys.

  • @1234hfgv
    @1234hfgv 6 років тому +1

    so when are you guys going to do a video on the glenfiddich project xx?

  • @beardedred0032
    @beardedred0032 6 років тому +1

    Love the channel, but gotta wonder, why no glenlivet 18 review yet!?

  • @iforgot669
    @iforgot669 6 років тому +1

    Can you guys review Signet? Id love to know what your opinion is on a NAS thats so highly touted.

  • @eliyahoubenaim7973
    @eliyahoubenaim7973 3 роки тому

    I've been trying to get into whiskey but I don't like the nectar d'or taste profile. What kind of other whiskey should I try that would better fit my taste. I think I prefer some deeper fruits profile

  • @julioerodriguez6097
    @julioerodriguez6097 4 роки тому

    I'm drinking Glenmorangie Nectar D'or as we speak and I was reading the tasting description in the box. Do you think is pretty accurate description of tasting notes in the boxes for the most part?

  • @ducttapeful
    @ducttapeful 6 років тому

    Do you guys have any recommendations on a mash build for me to make at home. Not like I plan on making shine for myself at home;)

  • @patrickhodson8715
    @patrickhodson8715 6 років тому

    Brilliant! Can’t wait to try the Technically 15!
    You should have a whole line of them. Technically 10 minutes, Technically 12 minutes, Technically 15 minutes, Technically 18 minutes, and so on.

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому

      Reminds me of Dogfish Head beer

    • @rossfudd256
      @rossfudd256 6 років тому

      Budweiser. Ah October was a fine month!

  • @topher5116
    @topher5116 6 років тому +1

    Can you guys review, “Pogues” Irish Whiskey?

  • @allanmcdonough9334
    @allanmcdonough9334 6 років тому

    Daniel, just over your shoulder is a green labelled bottle, inbetween the strathisla and the glen livet. Is that another glen livet or is it Glenalba, which was a whisky sold by Lidl that won whisky of the year in 2013. If so could you review that PLEEEEASE???

  • @zavon
    @zavon 6 років тому +1

    So i heard about Ardbeg Dark Cove from you guys in the last video and after looking it up, thought i'd never find a bottle. Sure enough while im at my local liquor store, im walking around and i see a box of it... look at the price tag and at 120 a bottle would of been out of my price range. But then i saw the sale sign of 69.99. I couldn't believe my eyes... grabbed the bottle and promptly enjoyed a pour at home. Can't help but feel like the mooch gods were watching over me.

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому

      We had sensed your need and made a few calls. You're welcome. :-)

  • @Paul_Calvi
    @Paul_Calvi 6 років тому

    "Outside the norm, one day a week". Just say it.. We're all thinking it... Rex Day!!! Yes!

  • @PO-tc1fw
    @PO-tc1fw 6 років тому +1

    I hit my whisky capacity at a dinner party the other night and opted for a Smokey coke over my usual vodka and orange .. (technical definition... the alcohol intake has hit my Adams Apple and any more neat booze and I'm on the great white phone to God all night).... I must confess... Smokey Coke is my new "over-capacity" drink

    • @PO-tc1fw
      @PO-tc1fw 6 років тому +1

      Ps.sunday hangover was horrendous...

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому

      The sugar makes everything worse.

  • @bmsmusician
    @bmsmusician 6 років тому

    Kjell is pronounces as shell. The rest you got. I've actually been thinking that if were to send you a whiskey it would be the Vhen single malt. I haven't tried the one you were exposed to and I hopefully never will. But I live about a 20 min train ride and a 30 in boat ride from the island so you never know. Interesting about the nose: as a tradition in sweden we stick clove into oranges and hang them in our houses. Or at least I do...

  • @anders.2259
    @anders.2259 6 років тому +2

    A little help to Martins last name. Kjellvander will sound like -> Shell-vander . 😊

  • @alenmuhic6927
    @alenmuhic6927 6 років тому

    Love the ''technically bourbon '' idea

  • @michaelporter3721
    @michaelporter3721 6 років тому +1

    Hey guys, I've been going through your videos in no particular order since I found the channel and now realize there is so much more out there than just woodford or buffalo trace whiskeys!
    What happened to the "new channel" Rex was talking about in episode 106? Did that happen?

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому

      Yes! It's called Whiskey Biscuits: ua-cam.com/channels/phIm9gI_JbeI0ByZSRt5Mg.html

  • @patrickhodson8715
    @patrickhodson8715 6 років тому

    Hey guys, I have a story and a dilemma. When I was 15 years old, my dad and I took a trip touring England. It was my first time traveling out of the country and really seeing another country. We saw many historic sights and it was an amazing trip I’ll never forget. Right before the trip home, my dad bought me a bottle of 15 year old scotch, because I was 15, with the plan of opening it when I turned 21. (When my brother took his trip when he was 15, four years prior, Mom did the same for him.) Trouble is, no one in my family really drinks whiskey (until recently, when I found your channel, that is 😉) so my 21st birthday came and went, and the bottle is still sitting on my dad’s fridge unopened (my brother’s bottle is unopened too).
    I recently realized that the bottle we bought is the discontinued Laphroaig 15, so part of me doesn’t ever want to open it. On the other hand, I couldn’t really see myself getting rid of it, even if it were to become valuable, because this particular bottle has sentimental value for me on top of any monetary value it might have. But keeping it on the shelf unopened is a waste if there’a no way I’d get rid of it. But then if I open it, it will eventually be gone and that thought makes me sad as well. But at the same time, it would only become valuable from rarity, mot quality or prestige, because Laphroaig in general is widely available for a pretty ok price. I don’t know. Whisk(e)y is meant for drinking, but I’m still really hesitant to open the bottle.
    I guess I don’t really have a question, but I just wanted to share that story and say I love this channel and you guys have given me an appreciation for whisk(e)y that I’ve never had before.

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому +2

      Man, that's a dilemma. That's a bottle I would open, but maybe on the next major life event.

    • @patrickhodson8715
      @patrickhodson8715 6 років тому

      Whiskey Vault yeah that makes sense. Don’t wanna just never open it, but don’t want to just randomly open it.

    • @TheOriginalRaster
      @TheOriginalRaster 6 років тому

      Definitely keep that bottle unopened. Laphroig tastes like very unpleasant medicine. It's nasty. That's not just whisky, that's pain in a bottle. You have to be a sado-masochist to enjoy Laphroig (if you haven't been drinking a lot of peated scotch).
      I think to get around your dilemma buy a bottle of Dalwhinnie 15 year old Single Malt Scotch (really great taste), and open it and start enjoying it. After opening, if you keep it out of sunlight it will last for maybe 2 years. No hurry. Pull out the 15 yo Laphroig unopened, look at it, think nostalgic, and then pour 35 ml of the Dalwhinnie in a wine glass, add a teaspoon of water, and sip it very slowly, and enjoy.
      All Laphroigs taste like a camp fire, tastes like ash from a fire, burnt wood, and smoke from the fire (that's the taste of a highly peated whisky). Other tastes in a Laphroig include iodine, and that band-aid smell/taste. It's an acquired taste, like black coffee, or espresso.
      Salancha!

  • @justanotherparatrooper7098
    @justanotherparatrooper7098 6 років тому +1

    i want Rex week to come back!

  • @nuzengahicastle6090
    @nuzengahicastle6090 6 років тому +1

    Is Dalmore better with fanta or coke?

  • @andreylesko
    @andreylesko 6 років тому +1

    Can you please please review Glenmorangie Signet?

  • @anoopavarachan2755
    @anoopavarachan2755 6 років тому

    which one is good for collecting

  • @spencergeller2236
    @spencergeller2236 6 років тому

    Hey Daniel, when are you going to do a review of your favorite North American Whiskeys?

  • @rishaadahmad
    @rishaadahmad 6 років тому

    Hey Daniel, have you hear of "bagaço"? It's like a Portuguese spirit made from the fermentation of grapes and other fruits. The alcohol is very strong. And it's usually drank neat or with an expresso. Got my hands in some, and I was thinking in aging it. Any tips?

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому

      I haven't, but it sounds interesting!

  • @olethanatos8173
    @olethanatos8173 6 років тому

    Did anyone else notice the Mooch eyes light up when the Somm agreed? mmm. Cheers.

  • @johnpiper740
    @johnpiper740 6 років тому

    I would buy "Technically Bourbon" just for the giggles.

  • @rikki030381
    @rikki030381 5 років тому

    After rewatching this I want to know your thoughts on PBR aged 5 seconds whiskey lol

  • @michaelbaker4813
    @michaelbaker4813 6 років тому +3

    Just getting into whiskey how do I train my palate to pick out all the notes in a whiskey right now I either just like it or I don't

    • @canadianwhiskysmith6453
      @canadianwhiskysmith6453 6 років тому +2

      Just liking it is a great place to start :-)
      Taking the time to really sit with a whisk(e)y helps. Using the Whisk(e)y Smiths' Deductive Tasting Chart is great.
      Use the nosing techniques that Daniel demos in the show and then follow along down the chart. It helps by grouping aromas into different categories. You might not recognize a specific smell at first, but you might pickup something more general...like it smells like fruit or it smells more like fresh baking or perhaps some sort of smoke.
      Identifying the general scent can help you start to focus. If it's sort of fruity, start to see if you can pinpoint something more specific.
      Start by taking small sips. Then do another nosing.
      We actually taste with our noses :-) Using your mouth and nose together helps to amplify scents and tastes.
      It takes some practice, but you know...science ;-)
      Watching a review of the whisk(e)y while doing your own tasting is also a good way to see if any of the nosing and tasting notes resonate with you. It can help provide the "light bulb" moment. Good luck!

  • @keithclark-hoyos
    @keithclark-hoyos 6 років тому

    The Nectar D’Or was the first whisk(e)y I fell in love with. I’m so glad you went back to it and gave it a full review (it was part of your Glenmorangie 10 review a while back). It remains my favorite of the core expressions (that was for Rex). I know you two prefer the peat, and I enjoy that as well, but this is my sweet spot. At the moment my favs are the Glenmorangie 18, the Nectar D’Or and the Lagavulin 16. Two extremes, right?
    Oh and I like this sometimes structured, sometimes hilarity plan.

  • @felixbarget4916
    @felixbarget4916 6 років тому

    During some random amazon shopping I came across of some rocks called "whiskey rocks" . which are basically stones that you can put in the freezer and in your whiskey without adding any water but dropping the temperature. I don't really think that they are a great idea because colder stuff loses in taste but i'd like to hear your opinion about that.

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому

      I like them when I'm wanting cooler whiskey without watering it down with ice.

  • @singairsoft123
    @singairsoft123 6 років тому +3

    How dare you dislike the video.

  • @GarionWood
    @GarionWood 6 років тому +6

    I'm a relatively new Sub. But you guys always talk about biscuit notes in what you're drinking. This may be more of a Whiskey Biscuits idea, but what about actually baking biscuits with whiskey? Maybe a nice sugar cookie with an islay glaze? Or perhaps a macaroon with bourbon cream filling? Mayhaps a Rye and rosmary shortbread? That last one actually sounds like it might be good...

    • @abonynge
      @abonynge 6 років тому +8

      Why would you make your biscuits out of sugar cookie dough? That doesn't sound like it would be good to put gravy on at all.

    • @tdolan500
      @tdolan500 6 років тому +1

      You don’t know what you have done....

    • @rlayton89
      @rlayton89 6 років тому

      I don't know how else to reply to this other than TEAM COOKIE!!!!!!!
      Biscuit: www.cookingmaniac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/buttermilk-biscuit-1.jpg
      Cookie:i.ytimg.com/vi/tfMfkRLPXHA/maxresdefault.jpg

    • @the-chillian
      @the-chillian 6 років тому +2

      You need to go back to older videos and review the long-fought Biscuit Controversy that rocked the channel to its very foundations.

  • @jasonkleschult9118
    @jasonkleschult9118 6 років тому +1

    How about Monday- Single Malt, Tuesday- American Whiskey or Bourbon or Rye, Wednesday- Irish or Canadian or other World whiskey, Thursday- Blended Malt or Blended Scotch, and Friday- Blend-a-geddon and other unorthodox things.

  • @RiskyEndeavor
    @RiskyEndeavor 6 років тому +1

    Does the beard (especially the thick upper lip hair) help with smell or taste or both? P.s. Rex day! To give the bald guy some credit (what's his name?) He seems pretty cool too.

  • @tydumeproductions
    @tydumeproductions 6 років тому +1

    What is your favorite classic cheap whiskey? (If you had to choose one)

  • @loganyoung2408
    @loganyoung2408 6 років тому +1

    Review Milsean!

  • @Preussenpenner
    @Preussenpenner 6 років тому +1

    If you want to do a weekly episode on Blends, release it on Wednesday and call it Blendsday :P

  • @sl34py
    @sl34py 6 років тому +1

    Sitting here drinking Glenmorangie Nectar D'or, must be fate

  • @kilocharlieWOC
    @kilocharlieWOC 6 років тому +2

    Let’s do another Rex week!!!!

    • @TheOriginalRaster
      @TheOriginalRaster 6 років тому

      We have a new idea where Rex Walks the Plank, and the plank is mounted on the top of the building. (He'll be filmed being forced to walk the plank, but video tricks will be used and he won't actually go 'splat' on the ground.) Then Rex's wife (or an actress hired to play the part) will come on as the new inexperienced side-kick. We'll say Rex is at home recovering and watching the kids. Then Daniel will start teaching Rex's wife (or the actress who plays her) about whisky, starting at the beginning. It will be great!
      Salancha!

  • @llvllayhem69
    @llvllayhem69 6 років тому +1

    Was just at Total Wine and was torn between Michters American Whiskey and Angel's Envy. Ended up with Michters, but was wondering which one you guys liked more. Both got high marks from y'all, but you don't compare the two. Let me know!

    • @llvllayhem69
      @llvllayhem69 6 років тому

      Just got Angel's Envy...looks like I'll make my own comparison tonight!

  • @penguinchris2005
    @penguinchris2005 6 років тому +1

    As far as I remember while reading the federal regulation bourbon has to be aged for at least 3 years in new oak barrels

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому +1

      There's no actual time stamp on the bourbon aging. Just requirements for what you have to put on the label if it's under a certain age. 2 yrs makes it straight bourbon. 4 years, means you don't have to put an age statement. 4 yrs with a shit ton of other requirements can make it Bottled in Bond. But you can age one for a month and release it as bourbon as long as it says "aged 1 month".
      In Scotland and Ireland, the minimum requirement is 3 yrs.

    • @penguinchris2005
      @penguinchris2005 6 років тому

      Whiskey Vault seems like the regulation I was reading was for straight whisky... It does not help that most bourbon I have seen is NAS or with a higher age statement than required by law

  • @HighFistShin
    @HighFistShin 6 років тому +1

    Daniel, can you give me your top three whisky's like Longmorn 16? You mentioned Glencadam 15 and Fettercairn Fior as being nuanced and subtle in the Longmorn style. Is there another two or three I can try like them? Thank you Somm. Thanks Mooch. I've learned a lot from the show and look forward to it each day.

    • @WhiskeyVault
      @WhiskeyVault  6 років тому +1

      You just named my top three in my "subtle" category. I also have top 3's in multple other categories. Like aggressive would be "laphroaig Lore, Ardbeg Dark Cove, and Heavily Peated Port Charlotte".
      Another subtle is bunnahabhain 12

    • @HighFistShin
      @HighFistShin 6 років тому

      Excellent! Thanks again.

  • @marinmartinov3992
    @marinmartinov3992 6 років тому +1

    hi guys i am wiski lower from serbia and i am loving your chanal and so bumd bicouse ther is not so much whiskey in my cnotry and is hard as hael to find and to expenciv for my pay garade