Daniel is right, late night Indian food in the UK is amazing when you're drunk. There's an indian restaurant in the student area of Sheffield that pretty much just serves food to students at 1am which is also incredible. Great videos btw!
Hey Daniel, Rex! Thank you for reviewing the Amrut Fusion today. I really appreciate that you liked it. A big fan of your work. I'm excited about the upcoming episodes. Cheers!
Would love to know how it pairs with ice. Anyway, my surname is pronounced as 'me-hen-di-ratta' I know it's quite difficult to pronounce correctly but thanks for trying 😂 Cheers guys!
I'm from India and you guys saved me a bunch of money with your honest reactions on Rampur. That stuff is pricy here (for comparison - it's almost twice the price of a bottle of Clynelish 14).
Just tried this yesterday for the first time and it’s instantly one of my favorite whiskies. Amazing stuff! Never made the connection that it would be made to mix with water or ice. Makes sense because the Amrut stuff is strong! Also tried the Amrut single malt cask strength which is also great. Makes me want to try other scotch-style whiskies from around the world.
Single malt production culture is new to India, if they master the art, they can seriously produce world class products in this segment, more exploration has to happen in different parts of India to produce single malts since India has variety of climates..
Hi, Englishman (London) here, yes we have great Indian food, point in fact, my local curry house is award winning. But then my second local chippy is also award winning. As for British food, it's about as bland and tasteless as it gets, so anything else taste great. I love my city. Also Pubs/Bars can apply for a license to stay open longer now. Night clubs have always been different. I've rocked out of a club in Camden Town at 5am and the first place we all go is to get a KEBAB.
Speak for yirsel' Jason, in Scotland we have the culinary delights of porridge, haggis and deep fried Mars bars! Also I believe Glasgow is the curry capital of Britain (probably to cleanse their palate after drinking Buckfast and Irn Bru all day!). Thankfully, we do know how to make the best spirits in the world, so that's something! :D
The aging process in that part of India takes a lot less time than in Scotland, because of much higher temperatures, humidity and the weather in general.
I know you get millions of suggestions on whiskeys to try, but I just had a fantastic new(ish) one today. Bull Run Distillery has a Single Malt Whiskey that is completely Oregon. The malted barley is from southern Oregon and it's aged 4 years in new Oregon Oak barrels. It's sort of a cross between scotch and bourbon and I'm in love.
Haha, Daniel your Indiana Mexican food experience was definitely in the wrong spot. I'm just across the border from Chicago in Indiana and all of the Mexican restaurants are immigrant family owned and absolutely delicious!
Daniel, also a huge Bourdain fan. If you haven't already, check out his earliest show A Cook's Tour. Really enjoyable but really interesting to see where he's come in the last 15 yrs or so. As a local and 8th generation Texan (specifically a Texican as family was in Texas before seceded from Mexico. Had family that fought on both sides of Alamo, so we won no matter how you look at it), I like supporting Texas distilleries. Other than the obvious ones (Balcones, Garrison Bros) are there any lesser known ones you are fans of? I see on the vault list you have a Rebecca Creek. What's up with that? Saw the TX Blended show (Ep 16). Any other Texas ones you like? Also, have you checked out the guys at the Drinkin' Texas UA-cam channel. All they drink is stuff from Texas (More than just whiskey). Keep up the great works.
Very cool! I'll check out the show. Love the Texas history. My family was also around before, but only on one side of the battle :-) I really love the new stuff that Treaty Oak is doing. Ranger Creek is amazing but a bit pricey. Honestly, there's so many new ones, it's hard to keep up.
As a Colorado native I have to say that Casa Bonita is absolutely the worst excuse for Mexican food since Taco Bell. That said, everyone should go there and experience it once but Black Bart's cave does not hold up to your childhood memories.
You should do a new toast every episode or every series you film. Some of my favorites are, "Friends may come and friends may go but whisky is here to soothe the soul." "May our sons have rich fathers and beautiful mothers." "To the kisses we've snatched and vice versa." "May you be in heaven at least an hour before the devil knows you're dead."
"Matter of fact my frnds tell me there is better indian food in London than in Indian" good joke🤣🤣🤣 That's completely opposite of a fact Sir and you must have mistake a Pakistani frnd as an Indian 😜
Found you Guys from Modern Rogue, Have now binged all of your videos. Love the content and learning experience. Was wondering if you have tried Glenrothes 1998?
I have! But I don't think we have it in the vault right now. Glenrothes is a wild one because it smells freakishly sweet but tastes of earth and bitter notes. I dig it.
I went to an Indian restaurant and asked for some Amrut. They had none and didn't know what I was talking about so the next time I was there, I gave them the item number for it at the New Hampshire Liquor Stores. I haven't been back since but if I do and they don't have it, I will be very disappointed.
Hey Guys, First off thanks for getting me addicted to whiskey! Since discovering your videos several weeks ago I’ve accumulated such a collection I’ve had to turn our spare room into my own vault. Also wife is not too happy that I cancelled a holiday to buy more Whiskey. However, silver lining is we’ve discovered that she in fact loves whiskey now too. It was the lighter fruit and apple flavor in the Hakushu Distillers Reserve that hooked her. On another note I’d like to hear your comparison of Ardbeg 10 and Lagavulin 8. I have them both here and I swear they taste almost exactly the same. Perhaps my palate is not yet fine enough to distinguish them.
Great news! But most important thing. Keep the wife happy. Get her more Japanese whisky. If the wife's not happy, there's not enough whisky in the world to fix that. I love the Ardbeg and Lagavulin comparison idea. I'll test it out!
Hahah yes I hit the lotto discovering her interest in Whiskey. Very much enjoying the hobby (obsession). Will come visit you guys one day and take a course. A long way though, from Perth Australia here. Would be interesting to see how Whiskey ages here, dry climate. Lows of 0 degrees C to high of 47 degrees C.
I am from India, not a big fan Amrut. We got a huge population of people waiting for some really good Indian whisk(e)y. Btw, the National food of England is Chicken Tikka Masala.
New subscriber here, and a newbie into whiskey. This channel definitely convinced me to start tying different whiskeys. A couple questions for you guys. Where do you get your tasting glasses? Second question, would you review Shieldaig 12 year single malt?
The Glencairns can be bought on Amazon! Or a myriad of other sites. They're between $4 each and $10 each depending on who you buy them from. I'll add Shieldaig to the list!
Super jealous to keep hearing my name and not being able to hang out! I'm going to have to talk my wife into an Austin trip. It'll make up for all the wine tastings I've done with her.
Fun fact: Case Bonita is actually still there, still in business. Literally nothing has changed in there since, like, the early 90s? Except the prices have gone up. And it has *not* aged well. If I ever win the lottery, one of the things I'll try do is buy it out and at least replace the food with some real Mexican food, if not update the whole joint.
Hey guys I started loving your channel. I am a whisky (sometimes Whiskey only Jamson) and yesterday I just tried Lagavulin and liked it a lot. Being Indian living in Paris, I never tried Amrut and it is from my place Bangalore. I should try it soon.
Im from Colorado and I agree with Daniel, Casa bonita is the worst food you can get. It almost impressive how they have managed to remove all flavor from everything on the menu and make it taste like cardboard or water. Salsa... taste like water, tacos... taste like cardboard, nachos... you guessed it cardboard, margarita... taste like vodka with water and green food coloring. Im almost positive the honey for the sopapillas is just simple syrup with E150 coloring in it. However if you bring a flask of good whiskey and your kids to this place, it’s magical for everyone.
London doesn't have better Indian food than India. That's absurd. Many of the Indian restaurants are actually run by Bangladeshi and Pakistanis, not saying that it's bad in any way. But it's not authentic Indian food. But the chicken tikka curry and chips served at most pubs are heavenly.
I realized about halfway through this video that I'm watching another one of your videos while nursing a whiskey hangover brought on by the curiosity of a tasting video... but hey at least my crazy stayed this side of legal.
Weird question here boys. I just bought a load of English sparkling wine. The thinking here is because the climate is getting warmer, the UK is producing some really decent wines these days. Are the scottish whisky producers making allowances for the rising climate? American producers? It seems like as as climate warms., it's going to effect whisky production, at least from an "Angel Share" perspective. Whatchareckon? And yes, the Indian food in the UK kicks ass.....
We don't need to worry about climate until the temp change is crazy dramatic. And it really only affects barrels, so as long as you can build warehouses that can do more with temp variants, we'll be okay for awhile. UK Indian. Yum.
Wizard Academy Just stumbled on this article. Thought you might want to check it out. scotchwhisky.com/magazine/features/13034/how-will-climate-change-affect-scotch/
Fantastic review ! Anytime you guys are planning to visit Lucknow / Delhi / Kolkata, let me know. I'll make you believe that Indian appetizers are way better than those you find in England :)
I know you used to live in Indiana, but mentioning anything negative about that state reminds me of one of my favorite jokes. Why is it so windy in Kentucky? Because Indiana sucks. Great Channel, thanks for keeping it up.
have you guys done a review or tried Deveron 12, recently got it as a gift from the wife, I'm really enjoying it, would love to see what your thoughts on it are.
So funny when the video starts with you guys laughing hahah. A hard to answer question, i want to buy a couple of bottles to "complete" my whisky bar, i enjoyed every whisky ive ever tasted (from ardberg to jack danield gentle man) if you have to buy like 10 bottles from the most different notes and under 100$ which ones will you have?
In my country its hard to find a lot of whisk(e)ys , but today i found Laphroaig 10yo. I've never tried or seen an Islay before, so i'm very curious My problem is that im a student so i cant really afford to buy a whisky i wont like xD. My favorite is Glenfiddich 12yo, Johnny walker black i like but find it very simple and smooth, red label i like but also very bland, Jack Daniels Single Barrel i like but find too sweet, chivas regal 12yo dont really like, and ballantines i despise. I was curious if you think (based on little info i just gave) would i like the Laphroaig 10yo ? P.S. so far all whisk(e)ys i tried i liked except the ballantines.
I think you would. Or it will ruin you. But I've found that even people who dig the Laphroaig also like it on the rocks. So if it's too harsh, you could always add water or ice. But the flavor is totally it's own category. ua-cam.com/video/F_ivP4xqeZo/v-deo.html
We English have great curry, no doubt. Fish and chips is surely more English though. So much bottle squeaking going on in this too. Kudos to Chad for the editing. Just watched a Richard Paterson video or two today too, my god that man drinks half a bottle and puts the rest on the floor, those rooms must be intense smelling. And he dresses like such a gent!! Carry on the good work
I think traditional food from the UK and Ireland is cravable comfort food. You have to remember that they spent centuries at war with someone so that migration of spices, flavours and even cooking ideas didn't really happen like in the rest of Europe. Anything that did catch on only did so because it was a stable food stuff and could survive shipping.. think tea, potatoes, mustard etc. The colonisation and immigration was the thing that introduced the foods we pretty much call our own today.
I'm watching Mind of a Chef on Netflix, which often features an English chef. She makes some interesting stuff - but yesterday I learned that "Welsh Rabbit" is just cheesy toast... not sure how I feel about that.
Looks like it can be spelled either way. Same thing. From Wikipedia: "Welsh rarebit or Welsh rabbit is a dish made with a savoury sauce of melted cheese and various other ingredients and served hot, after being poured over slices of toasted bread, or the hot cheese sauce ..."
Rex The welsh are an odd bunch, they call a microwave a popty ping. From memory Welsh Rarebit isn't bad but to be honest the best molten cheese delivery method will always be the American grilled cheese sandwich.
Living in England currently and my Indian friends say the same thing about the Indian food here. Story is, Indian restaurants in England use classic cooking methods like using clay pots. And in India, they're getting away from those classic methods.
Ok, so what follows is more myth than fact with copious amounts of hearsay but there's one whisky we north indians talk in hushed tones about. Very few people have actually sampled the whisky in question but those who have swear by it. Its called Solan No. 1 and legend goes that the brewery was founded by a scottsman when he came to Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh and remarked how very Scottish it looked. The brew in question isnt expensive, its ₹300-500 which is like $5-10 but people say it truly deserves the "whisky" label. Too bad its almost impossible to find outside of Himachal Pradesh for some odd reason.
Thanks for the shout out guys! are there any Japanese bottles in the Vault left to review? I love the more "exotic" whisk(e)y expressions other than the usual bourbon and scotch. Cheers!
You guys bluff a lot !!! 😆 Anyway some great whiskeys of India : Rampur select , Amrut (variants), paul John (variants), Oaksmith gold , woodburn etc ...
I and have been intrigued by the great range and contrast of scores from Distiller.com which is fairly low by the pro taster @ 84 and only 3.64 from 421 reviewers and Jim Murrays score of 97 (possibly he was smoking some wacky tobacco at the time) My bottle I just purchased here in So Cal in mid-2020 and just cracked is from a different year and there may be cask variation to consider plus just opening vs. reviewing again after the neck pour. For me on initial tasting I have to agree with the distiller community but I am looking forward to see what happens with some oxidation. Slainte’
Actually going to talk to Daniel about the new channel in an hour. An interesting, possibly cool development has happened. It's still coming, and we've spent some extra time coming up with fun ideas for episodes.
That's it! I am on my way to the vault to high five Rex and slap Daniel with one of those Casa Bonita flags that you raise for a waiter to bring you more sopapillas. My childhood will not be tainted by your negativity, sir. Not today! Just....uh....hang out there for a couple days until I get there.
I'm not...I'm not entirely sure if that's a violence thing or "we need to establish a safe word" thing. Either way, don't threaten me with a good time!
What's with the hate on English food? We have some fantastic food, it's just slightly more subtle than the brash in your face fodder that you are used to. Oh and the best are to get a curry is from the Balti Triangle in Birmingham. There are hundreds of restaurants in a small area and it is far better than London. Keep up the good work, I'm loving all the more obscure Whisky's.
I totally agree with the Birmingham comparison. Love the Triangle. Well played. And FINALLY an Englishman shows up to bring the snark about our shitty food. I was hoping for it ;-) You are our people, my friend.
Huh, Japan and now India making whisky/whiskey. Are there any other countries who are just starting to make whisky/whiskey as we speak? I suppose I could argue that Canada is just starting to figure out how to make DECENT whisky/whiskey.
hahaha. nice. a swipe at Canada during a genuine question. Love it. I think England is just starting to get back into making their own. That's pretty awesome. All the different US states are getting into it. A lot of Nordic countries are picking it up. Basically all over the world now. It's the golden age of whisky.
Wizard Academy I can't wait to try every countries interpretation of my favoured beverage! And I wonder if Highland Park is worried that they won't be the only Viking Dram anymore.
This story about Indiana didn't happen to be a story about a restaurant called Hacienda did it? Because if so then, as a local in Indiana, I agree 1000% it's not Mexican and it's pretty bad
Hahahahahaha, dude I understand completely. I only go there if Im super hung over and need greasy food that isn't McDonald's. Interesting to hear that people around here love it so much though.
hey guys, forgive the pseudonym, best I could do. Real name is Matt. I found your channell by drunkedly stumbling upon it, and have been binge watching the content. I am hoping for a suggestion. I started my scotch journey with primarily Speyside and a bit of Highland. Glenfiddich, Macallan, Aberlour Blair Athol (for shame not having this in the vault) etc. unknowingly, I stumbled into Islay by buying a bottle of Ardbeg Uigeadail. So the first glass was a fight, and it got better after glass 3 and 4. To the question...any suggestions on an Islay that isn't as "fuck you I'm Scottish" as my choice? Looking for a friend.
thanks for the suggestions. And to be clear, the "friend" was me. Blair Athol is great. I'm looking at their Flora and Fauna for my next bottle from their distillery.
I was listening to this while working and suddenly heard my name, I was momentarily terrified that someone was going to make me do more work before I realized it was just Rex.
While I have the both of you here. I also wanted to say thank you for the videos. I have always loved learning about whisky but had never been able to actually become accustomed to it. I went and picked up a bottle of Sheep Dip last Friday, which is now half empty and followed it up with Auchentoshan 12 so I wouldn't finish the bottle too quickly. So thanks for making me a whisky drinker.
i'm English. English food is great. But after a few beers curry is god.
Absolutely.
Sure English food is great cuz Englands national food is chicken tika massala ;)
Yep roast beef and Yorkshire puddings anyday
Hahaha .. this was so perfect
@Arup Ratan Mitra lol what's to crave about an English breakfast.. cop on man
Daniel is right, late night Indian food in the UK is amazing when you're drunk. There's an indian restaurant in the student area of Sheffield that pretty much just serves food to students at 1am which is also incredible. Great videos btw!
Late night Indian food. Sooooo freaking good.
Hey Daniel, Rex!
Thank you for reviewing the Amrut Fusion today. I really appreciate that you liked it. A big fan of your work. I'm excited about the upcoming episodes. Cheers!
Thanks Akash. I'm looking forward to trying it on ice.
Would love to know how it pairs with ice. Anyway, my surname is pronounced as 'me-hen-di-ratta' I know it's quite difficult to pronounce correctly but thanks for trying 😂 Cheers guys!
Oh so are the guy who's name they Butchered 🤣🤣🤣🤣, sorry guys I'm just having a laugh at your expense just don't mind me. I'm the new sub here.
I'm from India and you guys saved me a bunch of money with your honest reactions on Rampur. That stuff is pricy here (for comparison - it's almost twice the price of a bottle of Clynelish 14).
Just tried this yesterday for the first time and it’s instantly one of my favorite whiskies. Amazing stuff! Never made the connection that it would be made to mix with water or ice. Makes sense because the Amrut stuff is strong! Also tried the Amrut single malt cask strength which is also great. Makes me want to try other scotch-style whiskies from around the world.
Holy *cork squeak*! Hell yeah guys, I'm glad so many people enjoyed the story. This is going to be one tasty tube sock. Cheers!
email me your address! daniel at whiskymarketing dot org
I'm pretty sure that was the first time in my life I've seen any drink compared to a furniture store. and now I have a morbid curiosity in trying it
Single malt production culture is new to India, if they master the art, they can seriously produce world class products in this segment, more exploration has to happen in different parts of India to produce single malts since India has variety of climates..
Hi, Englishman (London) here, yes we have great Indian food, point in fact, my local curry house is award winning. But then my second local chippy is also award winning. As for British food, it's about as bland and tasteless as it gets, so anything else taste great. I love my city.
Also Pubs/Bars can apply for a license to stay open longer now. Night clubs have always been different. I've rocked out of a club in Camden Town at 5am and the first place we all go is to get a KEBAB.
Late night/wee morning hours food is the best.
Speak for yirsel' Jason, in Scotland we have the culinary delights of porridge, haggis and deep fried Mars bars! Also I believe Glasgow is the curry capital of Britain (probably to cleanse their palate after drinking Buckfast and Irn Bru all day!).
Thankfully, we do know how to make the best spirits in the world, so that's something! :D
I find that the English food is better in the north, London food sucks particularly at a reasonable price point
The fact that the Amrut is a mere 4-5 years old is simply astounding. If you'd told me it was 18 yo I would have believed you.
I agree. Really subtle for such a nice whiskey
The aging process in that part of India takes a lot less time than in Scotland, because of much higher temperatures, humidity and the weather in general.
I know you get millions of suggestions on whiskeys to try, but I just had a fantastic new(ish) one today.
Bull Run Distillery has a Single Malt Whiskey that is completely Oregon. The malted barley is from southern Oregon and it's aged 4 years in new Oregon Oak barrels. It's sort of a cross between scotch and bourbon and I'm in love.
Sweet! from Oregon! Portland is awesome. It doesn't surprise me they've got a great distillery.
I have been to London, I can confirm that they have damn good indian food!
Haha, Daniel your Indiana Mexican food experience was definitely in the wrong spot. I'm just across the border from Chicago in Indiana and all of the Mexican restaurants are immigrant family owned and absolutely delicious!
Daniel, also a huge Bourdain fan. If you haven't already, check out his earliest show A Cook's Tour. Really enjoyable but really interesting to see where he's come in the last 15 yrs or so.
As a local and 8th generation Texan (specifically a Texican as family was in Texas before seceded from Mexico. Had family that fought on both sides of Alamo, so we won no matter how you look at it), I like supporting Texas distilleries. Other than the obvious ones (Balcones, Garrison Bros) are there any lesser known ones you are fans of? I see on the vault list you have a Rebecca Creek. What's up with that? Saw the TX Blended show (Ep 16). Any other Texas ones you like? Also, have you checked out the guys at the Drinkin' Texas UA-cam channel. All they drink is stuff from Texas (More than just whiskey).
Keep up the great works.
Very cool! I'll check out the show.
Love the Texas history. My family was also around before, but only on one side of the battle :-)
I really love the new stuff that Treaty Oak is doing. Ranger Creek is amazing but a bit pricey. Honestly, there's so many new ones, it's hard to keep up.
You need to come to New Delhi for best indian food.....
This is the only whisky channel on youtube that makes me laugh! Got any whiskey from Iceland to review?
No, but we should!
Flóki
As a Colorado native I have to say that Casa Bonita is absolutely the worst excuse for Mexican food since Taco Bell. That said, everyone should go there and experience it once but Black Bart's cave does not hold up to your childhood memories.
You should do a new toast every episode or every series you film. Some of my favorites are, "Friends may come and friends may go but whisky is here to soothe the soul." "May our sons have rich fathers and beautiful mothers." "To the kisses we've snatched and vice versa." "May you be in heaven at least an hour before the devil knows you're dead."
Those are great! You think there are enough good toasts like that to keep things fresh?
If you did one a week I think we could give you enough in the comments to go on for a long time.
One a week. Very possible.
I am sipping on my Amrut Fusion right now ❤️
I got to try Nikka From the Barrel the other day and it was wonderful. I'd love to see you guys try it!
That ones a gem
The City of Bradford in Northern England has the best curries I've ever tasted.
"Matter of fact my frnds tell me there is better indian food in London than in Indian" good joke🤣🤣🤣
That's completely opposite of a fact Sir and you must have mistake a Pakistani frnd as an Indian 😜
I am Pakistani and I do not agree with what Daniel's friend said. Indian food in England has been severely white-washed.
Found you Guys from Modern Rogue, Have now binged all of your videos. Love the content and learning experience.
Was wondering if you have tried Glenrothes 1998?
I have! But I don't think we have it in the vault right now. Glenrothes is a wild one because it smells freakishly sweet but tastes of earth and bitter notes. I dig it.
Yea kind of caught me off Guard the First time i tried it.
You must review the Paul John Bold as well!
I went to an Indian restaurant and asked for some Amrut. They had none and didn't know what I was talking about so the next time I was there, I gave them the item number for it at the New Hampshire Liquor Stores. I haven't been back since but if I do and they don't have it, I will be very disappointed.
Shame on them ;-)
That'll wash done your vindaloo! ;)
omlllll thankyou guys sooo much for this
I requested this on a previous video
lots of love ❤❤❤❤
Hey Guys,
First off thanks for getting me addicted to whiskey! Since discovering your videos several weeks ago I’ve accumulated such a collection I’ve had to turn our spare room into my own vault. Also wife is not too happy that I cancelled a holiday to buy more Whiskey. However, silver lining is we’ve discovered that she in fact loves whiskey now too. It was the lighter fruit and apple flavor in the Hakushu Distillers Reserve that hooked her.
On another note I’d like to hear your comparison of Ardbeg 10 and Lagavulin 8. I have them both here and I swear they taste almost exactly the same. Perhaps my palate is not yet fine enough to distinguish them.
Great news! But most important thing. Keep the wife happy. Get her more Japanese whisky. If the wife's not happy, there's not enough whisky in the world to fix that.
I love the Ardbeg and Lagavulin comparison idea. I'll test it out!
Hahah yes I hit the lotto discovering her interest in Whiskey. Very much enjoying the hobby (obsession). Will come visit you guys one day and take a course. A long way though, from Perth Australia here. Would be interesting to see how Whiskey ages here, dry climate. Lows of 0 degrees C to high of 47 degrees C.
When you get here only 5 min after posting it, you know you have no life xD
The addiction is real...
Add me to the list.
Casa Bonita is amazing! it's the best place for tourists to get mexican....
As a Denverite.. eh.
I am from India, not a big fan Amrut. We got a huge population of people waiting for some really good Indian whisk(e)y.
Btw, the National food of England is Chicken Tikka Masala.
You had me at comparing the smell of Pier 1 to World Market
"hello!"
"May you return to us with a new bottle before this one is empty"
dig it.
brick lane in london has by far the best indian food!!
New subscriber here, and a newbie into whiskey. This channel definitely convinced me to start tying different whiskeys. A couple questions for you guys. Where do you get your tasting glasses? Second question, would you review Shieldaig 12 year single malt?
The Glencairns can be bought on Amazon! Or a myriad of other sites. They're between $4 each and $10 each depending on who you buy them from.
I'll add Shieldaig to the list!
Super jealous to keep hearing my name and not being able to hang out! I'm going to have to talk my wife into an Austin trip. It'll make up for all the wine tastings I've done with her.
Yes. Fair is fair. Marriage is about give and take.
Fun fact: Case Bonita is actually still there, still in business. Literally nothing has changed in there since, like, the early 90s? Except the prices have gone up. And it has *not* aged well. If I ever win the lottery, one of the things I'll try do is buy it out and at least replace the food with some real Mexican food, if not update the whole joint.
Hey guys I started loving your channel. I am a whisky (sometimes Whiskey only Jamson) and yesterday I just tried Lagavulin and liked it a lot.
Being Indian living in Paris, I never tried Amrut and it is from my place Bangalore. I should try it soon.
Im from Colorado and I agree with Daniel, Casa bonita is the worst food you can get. It almost impressive how they have managed to remove all flavor from everything on the menu and make it taste like cardboard or water. Salsa... taste like water, tacos... taste like cardboard, nachos... you guessed it cardboard, margarita... taste like vodka with water and green food coloring. Im almost positive the honey for the sopapillas is just simple syrup with E150 coloring in it. However if you bring a flask of good whiskey and your kids to this place, it’s magical for everyone.
London doesn't have better Indian food than India. That's absurd. Many of the Indian restaurants are actually run by Bangladeshi and Pakistanis, not saying that it's bad in any way. But it's not authentic Indian food. But the chicken tikka curry and chips served at most pubs are heavenly.
I was wondering if it matters whether you cool the whiskey in the freezer or just put ice in you glass ?
freezer will keep it from being watered down. Either will bury the flavor significantly.
I realized about halfway through this video that I'm watching another one of your videos while nursing a whiskey hangover brought on by the curiosity of a tasting video... but hey at least my crazy stayed this side of legal.
and you returned before we had time to miss you. (i absolutely regret typing this borderline dad-joke... sending anyways)
What can I say? The sweet siren song of two strangers making fun of other people while trying expensive whiskey calls to me.
Durban, South Africa, slays London on Indian Food
Weird question here boys. I just bought a load of English sparkling wine. The thinking here is because the climate is getting warmer, the UK is producing some really decent wines these days. Are the scottish whisky producers making allowances for the rising climate? American producers? It seems like as as climate warms., it's going to effect whisky production, at least from an "Angel Share" perspective. Whatchareckon?
And yes, the Indian food in the UK kicks ass.....
We don't need to worry about climate until the temp change is crazy dramatic. And it really only affects barrels, so as long as you can build warehouses that can do more with temp variants, we'll be okay for awhile.
UK Indian. Yum.
Wizard Academy
Just stumbled on this article. Thought you might want to check it out.
scotchwhisky.com/magazine/features/13034/how-will-climate-change-affect-scotch/
Fantastic review ! Anytime you guys are planning to visit Lucknow / Delhi / Kolkata, let me know. I'll make you believe that Indian appetizers are way better than those you find in England :)
Rampur reaction is priceless...
I know you used to live in Indiana, but mentioning anything negative about that state reminds me of one of my favorite jokes.
Why is it so windy in Kentucky?
Because Indiana sucks.
Great Channel, thanks for keeping it up.
I freaking love that joke. In Austin, we make non stop "OU sucks" jokes. Basically you end every sentence with "OU still sucks".
have you guys done a review or tried Deveron 12, recently got it as a gift from the wife, I'm really enjoying it, would love to see what your thoughts on it are.
No! I'll see if I can find it.
Going for a tour of the Amrut whiskey distillery tomorrow 👍
Have you guys done a review of Old Pulteney 17? If not, could ya?
Not yet! I'll need to get some. I only have the 12 and 21 in the vault.
I am a scotch guy, but cant wait to try Amrut.
So funny when the video starts with you guys laughing hahah. A hard to answer question, i want to buy a couple of bottles to "complete" my whisky bar, i enjoyed every whisky ive ever tasted (from ardberg to jack danield gentle man) if you have to buy like 10 bottles from the most different notes and under 100$ which ones will you have?
Holy crap, that's a serious spread. Let me think on this one.
In my country its hard to find a lot of whisk(e)ys , but today i found Laphroaig 10yo. I've never tried or seen an Islay before, so i'm very curious My problem is that im a student so i cant really afford to buy a whisky i wont like xD. My favorite is Glenfiddich 12yo, Johnny walker black i like but find it very simple and smooth, red label i like but also very bland, Jack Daniels Single Barrel i like but find too sweet, chivas regal 12yo dont really like, and ballantines i despise. I was curious if you think (based on little info i just gave) would i like the Laphroaig 10yo ? P.S. so far all whisk(e)ys i tried i liked except the ballantines.
I think you would. Or it will ruin you. But I've found that even people who dig the Laphroaig also like it on the rocks. So if it's too harsh, you could always add water or ice. But the flavor is totally it's own category. ua-cam.com/video/F_ivP4xqeZo/v-deo.html
Wizard Academy time to put on my big boy pants =) Thanks for the advice
We English have great curry, no doubt. Fish and chips is surely more English though. So much bottle squeaking going on in this too. Kudos to Chad for the editing. Just watched a Richard Paterson video or two today too, my god that man drinks half a bottle and puts the rest on the floor, those rooms must be intense smelling. And he dresses like such a gent!! Carry on the good work
I think traditional food from the UK and Ireland is cravable comfort food. You have to remember that they spent centuries at war with someone so that migration of spices, flavours and even cooking ideas didn't really happen like in the rest of Europe. Anything that did catch on only did so because it was a stable food stuff and could survive shipping.. think tea, potatoes, mustard etc. The colonisation and immigration was the thing that introduced the foods we pretty much call our own today.
I'm watching Mind of a Chef on Netflix, which often features an English chef. She makes some interesting stuff - but yesterday I learned that "Welsh Rabbit" is just cheesy toast... not sure how I feel about that.
I definitely agree with the comfort food. And actually, it's my preferred category of food ;-)
Rex is it not Welsh rarebit? It's like a home processed melty wine infused cheese thing?
Looks like it can be spelled either way. Same thing. From Wikipedia: "Welsh rarebit or Welsh rabbit is a dish made with a savoury sauce of melted cheese and various other ingredients and served hot, after being poured over slices of toasted bread, or the hot cheese sauce ..."
Rex The welsh are an odd bunch, they call a microwave a popty ping. From memory Welsh Rarebit isn't bad but to be honest the best molten cheese delivery method will always be the American grilled cheese sandwich.
Living in England currently and my Indian friends say the same thing about the Indian food here. Story is, Indian restaurants in England use classic cooking methods like using clay pots. And in India, they're getting away from those classic methods.
Super dynamic and great review. I am dying to try that one.
Thank you! I think you have the same hat I do (on your Mackmyra episode). We should wear it on the same day and be whisky video twinsies.
Wow - Thanks for watching - That could def be arranged!
As a resident of the greater Denver area, Casa Bonita is a fine establishment! Daniel stick to whiskey reviews.
hahahahaha. plus... CLIFF DIVERS
For his impudence, Daniel should be forced to cliff-dive at Casa Bonita.
more sopapillas, pleaaassseeee.
I LOVE to send tourists there, along with a visit to Colfax, and a nice jog up the stairs at Red Rocks...
Rex's new sign off...'Boomshanka' (Watch The Young Ones episode "Cash")
Ok, so what follows is more myth than fact with copious amounts of hearsay but there's one whisky we north indians talk in hushed tones about. Very few people have actually sampled the whisky in question but those who have swear by it. Its called Solan No. 1 and legend goes that the brewery was founded by a scottsman when he came to Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh and remarked how very Scottish it looked.
The brew in question isnt expensive, its ₹300-500 which is like $5-10 but people say it truly deserves the "whisky" label.
Too bad its almost impossible to find outside of Himachal Pradesh for some odd reason.
Thanks for the shout out guys! are there any Japanese bottles in the Vault left to review? I love the more "exotic" whisk(e)y expressions other than the usual bourbon and scotch. Cheers!
Yes! almost a dozen
NICE.
I love the Amrut peated!!!!!!
You are our people!
You guys bluff a lot !!! 😆
Anyway some great whiskeys of India : Rampur select , Amrut (variants), paul John (variants), Oaksmith gold , woodburn etc ...
I and have been intrigued by the great range and contrast of scores from Distiller.com which is fairly low by the pro taster @ 84
and only 3.64 from 421 reviewers and Jim Murrays score of 97 (possibly he was smoking some wacky tobacco at
the time) My bottle I just purchased
here in So Cal in mid-2020 and just cracked is from a different year and there may be cask
variation to consider plus just opening vs. reviewing again after the neck
pour. For me on initial tasting I have to agree with the distiller community
but I am looking forward to see what happens with some oxidation. Slainte’
Try eating in this restaurant called The Empire in Bangalore after drinking. 🤤🤤😋😋
I'm a Texas transplant who has been in Colorado for over 32 years. Casa Bonita sucks!
"And may you get the handicap stall when you need it"? for the end of the toast.. lol
Could you please do a review of JW Gold Label. I found it pretty interesting.
Hey just wondering if there are any updates with the new Chanel. Haven't heard anything in a while. :)
Actually going to talk to Daniel about the new channel in an hour. An interesting, possibly cool development has happened. It's still coming, and we've spent some extra time coming up with fun ideas for episodes.
That's it! I am on my way to the vault to high five Rex and slap Daniel with one of those Casa Bonita flags that you raise for a waiter to bring you more sopapillas. My childhood will not be tainted by your negativity, sir. Not today! Just....uh....hang out there for a couple days until I get there.
Bring it on baby. I'll take you down like a dime store cliff diver.
We need a Casa Bonita flag to raise that makes Daniel bring us whiskey.
I'm not...I'm not entirely sure if that's a violence thing or "we need to establish a safe word" thing. Either way, don't threaten me with a good time!
John Paul
Rampur
Two more from India you guys should try
If you ever come to Mumbai dude. I'll treat you with the best Indian food;)
Amrut fusion from Bengaluru.
You could borrow an old Scottish farewell: Lang may yer lum reek ! (may you live long and stay well)
I'm in.
Will you pronounce it the way Groundskeeper Willie would? Cause that would be awesome !
That would be awesome.
How bout something more apt for this channel : freedom an' whisky gang thegither. Tak aff your dram!
I died when he said " So Drunk people say Indian food is best in London" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Another funny one, thanks!
As an Illinoisian living in Oklahoma who briefly lived in Texas, I can vouch that Mexican food in Oklahoma and Indiana sucks.
What's with the hate on English food? We have some fantastic food, it's just slightly more subtle than the brash in your face fodder that you are used to.
Oh and the best are to get a curry is from the Balti Triangle in Birmingham. There are hundreds of restaurants in a small area and it is far better than London.
Keep up the good work, I'm loving all the more obscure Whisky's.
I totally agree with the Birmingham comparison. Love the Triangle. Well played.
And FINALLY an Englishman shows up to bring the snark about our shitty food. I was hoping for it ;-) You are our people, my friend.
Can you guys review some Australian whiskey? I hear they are great, little bit on the expensive side but are really great. Would love your take on it?
Something like starward or any other moderately priced bottle. Bot Sullivan’s Cove that is just beyond reach.
Try John paul edited Indian whiskey.. Its Great.
how does it compare to desi daru?
Huh, Japan and now India making whisky/whiskey. Are there any other countries who are just starting to make whisky/whiskey as we speak? I suppose I could argue that Canada is just starting to figure out how to make DECENT whisky/whiskey.
hahaha. nice. a swipe at Canada during a genuine question. Love it.
I think England is just starting to get back into making their own. That's pretty awesome.
All the different US states are getting into it. A lot of Nordic countries are picking it up. Basically all over the world now. It's the golden age of whisky.
Wizard Academy I can't wait to try every countries interpretation of my favoured beverage!
And I wonder if Highland Park is worried that they won't be the only Viking Dram anymore.
I'm half way through these videos...I will finish!
Yeah me too, almost.
I'm not sure I get this Yankee banter really
Perhaps Dan and Rex had recorded too many episodes this day. They were clearly half cut.
My dudes! can you please review blantons single barrel bourbon would love to here your thoughts on it
I have it on the list for upcoming episodes!
Wizard Academy hell yeah! Looking forward to it
This story about Indiana didn't happen to be a story about a restaurant called Hacienda did it? Because if so then, as a local in Indiana, I agree 1000% it's not Mexican and it's pretty bad
I may very well have.....
Hahahahahaha, dude I understand completely. I only go there if Im super hung over and need greasy food that isn't McDonald's. Interesting to hear that people around here love it so much though.
In Washington state I heard their are a few good Indian places to try.
Hey Daniel could you post a video on paul John bold and Paul John brilliance
Ive never seen them be so against a whiskey its hillarious! They at least always try to say at least something positive, the Rampur must be awful
I love the way he says amazing Indian food. We Indians are a huge fan of your channel
hey guys, forgive the pseudonym, best I could do. Real name is Matt.
I found your channell by drunkedly stumbling upon it, and have been binge watching the content. I am hoping for a suggestion.
I started my scotch journey with primarily Speyside and a bit of Highland. Glenfiddich, Macallan, Aberlour Blair Athol (for shame not having this in the vault) etc. unknowingly, I stumbled into Islay by buying a bottle of Ardbeg Uigeadail. So the first glass was a fight, and it got better after glass 3 and 4. To the question...any suggestions on an Islay that isn't as "fuck you I'm Scottish" as my choice? Looking for a friend.
Blair Athol is freaking awesome. I need to get it in.
Absolutely. Tell your friend, Bunnahabhain 12.
Or Bowmore Small Batch
thanks for the suggestions. And to be clear, the "friend" was me.
Blair Athol is great. I'm looking at their Flora and Fauna for my next bottle from their distillery.
Go to Tejis in round rock! It's amazing
Yes! I've heard many people say this exact thing.
My all time favorite whisky!
Still haven't heard the Casa Bonita story... My fellow Denverites are waiting.
Rex may not make it through
Sipping my Paul John while watching this...
Try paul john
Any news on the new channel?
Working on it slowly :-)
Oh, its up and running now. (Im rewatching some vids on my day off)
I was listening to this while working and suddenly heard my name, I was momentarily terrified that someone was going to make me do more work before I realized it was just Rex.
Get to work Halsten
Make me, Rex.
hahahahahaha
While I have the both of you here. I also wanted to say thank you for the videos. I have always loved learning about whisky but had never been able to actually become accustomed to it. I went and picked up a bottle of Sheep Dip last Friday, which is now half empty and followed it up with Auchentoshan 12 so I wouldn't finish the bottle too quickly. So thanks for making me a whisky drinker.
Our pleasure, sir.
Dad I’m hungry … “Hi hungry” I’m dad
ERIC CARTMAN LOVED CASA BONITA
You guys look so drunk. But that's the reason I trust your reviews. Cheers!
BTW I am drunk right now too ;-)