Went to the store to get some Teeling this evening. They were out so I picked up High West American Prairie. Wow. Yeah, you guys were spot on. Their stuff is truly amazing. Glad I watched this video before I left for the store!
Got a bottle of High West American Prairie Barrel Select at 52.1%. Get the same nose as Daniel with the bananas and nice sweetness with some more bite in the taste. Just want to thank you for the awesome videos and knowledge you guys spread out for us. Love it!
Thanks for answering my questions, and for the copious innuendos!! Looking forward to see what you guys do with wood (nudge nudge) on biscuits (nudge nudge).
I love how Rex seems almost surprised that many of the innovations surrounding the manufacturing of whiskey seem to be based on frugal decisions or happy accidents. Seems pretty logical to me that a bunch of guys making intoxicating beverages would make a lot of discoveries by "accident". At one point they were using what ever barrels that could be found at a cheap price. They just keep the ones that work. That's why you never hear of pickled herring finished scotch.
Guys, it happened! The reverse whisk(e)y notes experience... There's a local butcher shop here, that makes their own products like jerky and smoked meats and whatnot. There's also a deli counter and a few aisles of produce and grocery type stuff. In short, the place has a unique (or so I thought) smell, that I've always loved. I walked in yesterday and it hit me immediately.... the place smells exactly like the bottle of Ardbeg TEN, that I just finished!
So *Daniel* , several episodes ago you said that you would review the *Laphroaig Lore* . I cant order it unless you tell me on camera how good it is! Love the channel, made me buy several new bottles! Kisses to you Rex for reading this! (Hopefully!) :)
You guys are always amusing to watch. I’m glad I stumbled across your channel. Any chance you’ll be doing a “cheap whisky” review where you go and pickup a few of the cheapest bottles of whisky you can find? (Cluny scotch, Military Special bourbon, etc.)
Regarding the question on adding oak chips or spirals: I've tried both the toasted french oak chips and toasted american oak spirals in various whiskies. In my experience, the chips will add tanins very quickly, and really should only be used in whisky for a few hours before the tanin flavors are overpowering, though you do get some nice butterscotch flavors from it. The oak spirals can be left in the whisky for days and days and days and the whisky keeps getting better and more interesting in an ongoing experiment. Though, I broke my spiral in half and dropped about 3" into the whisky, so using a full length spiral may have a quicker effect.
It was mentioned a few episodes back that you guys recommend going to a bar to try different whiskeys. I just wanted to say if you can make it to a tasting event the cost goes way down. I live in Fargo ND and a local shop does tastings for free then have discounts on those if you choose to buy. If you can share this with the whiskey tribe it'd be appreciated. Keep up them coming with the videos.
I prefered the view in the few first episode with Rex and Daniel when we could see the glass on the barrel, I don't know why they have changed that ... Still a really fun video ! Thank you !
Hey guys, unrelated to this specific episode, and I'm pretty sure this isn't the proper way of asking for a cheers or a drink but I just lost one of my best friends and he loved whiskey and if this gets to you guys a cheers of Angels envy as a tribute to my friend Bryan would be a great blessing for him. I love you guys and miss my wonderful fellow musician very much. Was his last year at berklee.
I pointed out the essential cheapness of the Scots, and this being the probable ultimate origin of the used barrel tradition, some months ago. As someone of half Scottish ancestry, I have the right to do this. It's also true. For instance, I used an old CRT television for years after flat screens were standard, simply because it still worked.
Daniel and Rex, I've been watching you guys for a while now and continue to find videos of whiskeys I drink that you've already reviewed EXCEPT the first bourbon I ever got into: 1792. It's a super popular bourbon here in KY and today's video made me think of it. I'm dying to see what you guys think of the Small Batch and Ridgemont Reserve. I keep both in my stock at all times and want to see what you guys think. I've looked up your collection on the website and couldn't find that you guys even have it. Easy to find and easy to drink. Definitely one I recommend but want to hear your thoughts.
Hey, great channel! I just subscribed. Question of the night, I received a bottle of High West from my future Son-in-law as a gift. Should I not care about anything he says from here on or should I be more approving! This is big guys! I appreciate it! Keep in mind I tried this after Woodford Reserve and Knob Single Barrel...
Liquor laws suffer from a condition I call wikipedia regulation. It's not that there are a bunch of laws passed, it's that a bunch of regulations were proposed by a bunch of different people at a bunch of different times, and have been frankensteined onto one another over time. This would be a wonderful point to go in and try to reform TTB regulations and bring some consistency to definitions, but there's not really a compelling lobby for it. There's always "something more important" so it gets pushed off.
You should try Whipper Snapper. It’s the only whiskey in my collection that I do not enjoy the smell but like the taste. Smells like wet cement but has a smooth taste.
I started watching you guys about a week ago after a friend passed me over the videos you did with Modern Rogue. I've bought five new whiskeys since then. Send help. Don't stop teaching me about Whiskey, though. Just send help.
The high west American prairie bourbon has an age statement on the back in the third paragraph. It states that the blended bourbons are all at least 2 years old like Daniel said they would need to be. It’s right next to where they say they give 10% of their profits to the American Prairie Reserve
First-time, longtime here as well as proud Canadian of secretly Amazing whiskeys. I'm wondering what your suggestions for starting a distillery would be (as I am looking into starting one myself), clearly having the basics like smell & tasting notes unlike the first bottle, but as far as prefered grains, the number of times you run it through the stills, small barrel vs large barrel, etc..? This is probably a whiskey biscuits video! Thanks, Rónán (Ro-non)
I think you guys need to do a video on regular Jack Daniels. It's too popular to not share your opinions. (Another option: A Whiskey Comparison Between Jack Daniels and Jim Beam White Label).
I just bought a bottle of High West American Prairie Bourbon and I'm comparing notes with other whisky tubers. Thus far I'm not as impressed as others seem to be with it but I'm trying to give it more time and not judge it too early. I hope it improves with more air and opens up more.
I just cracked a half full bottle after 6 months and I swear its a completely different tasting whiskey than when I opened it.. doesn't seem likely but it really smoothed out or my tastes have toughened up..
The purpose of the laws aren't necessarily so people don't get confused..they are in place so consumers don't get misled. But unfortunately, that often leads to confusion.
So oak is not all the same, red oak, white oak, when making a barrel, do any whiskey makers, require say spring harvesting sap running vs fall winter less sap, I know per previous episodes that kiln drying vs natural drying changes the woods cells. I carve wood, and you can really distinguish the difference in a woods difficulty to cut , kiln dry much harder, natural dryed easier to carve.
A few days ago, I was hanging out with a friend and we noticed we only had common place bottles left on the shelf. Recently we had been on a streak of more and more complex whiskeys. For example, over the weekend we bottled-down an Ardbeg Corryvreckan. So we looked at the shelf and seemed a bit bored with the options. We had Makers Mark, Bulleit Bourbon, Jameson, Glenlevit, and Monkey Shoulder. So rather than just drinking what we had we decided to have a blending competition. The results were mixed…pun intended… but we weren’t that impressed. That made me wonder what Daniel and Rex would have come up with if they had been there. What blend would you have come up with? Also, if you were to build a home bar specifically for blending, which five bottles would you pick? Thanks and another great video guys.
Dear Dan and Rex, I just discovered your channel this past week (caught onto it from watching your re-do of Pewdiepie's funny but uninformative "very nice" reviews). I love what you guys do, and I already have a big list of whisky and bourbon to try (really pumped for The Classic Laddie!). As an experienced cigar smoker , it's well known that pairing with whisky affects the flavors you get from the cigar. Do you find the reverse to be true as well, that the process of smoking affects what you get from your whisky on the nose and palate? Thanks for the excellent content, and can't wait to share your reviews and suggestions with my friends!
Hey guys I love the stream I’m just getting into whiskey and this channel is great tons of info and zero snobbery. I was just wondering what’s your opinion on whiskey stones I was thinking about getting some if you like them could you suggest a brand. Thanks and keep up the good work btw Rex we need “Magnificent Bastard” whiskey vault shirts let’s make it happen.
I know there’s a reason for Mooch’s glass unpacking and feet dragging but I was interested in hearing about the research k well maybe I’ll finish the next video
I was hoping you would touch on barrel ageing a cheaper whiskey. Yes it will take time, but it could lend to quick update videos. I really want to try aging a cheap whisky for a long time and see how good it can be. I keep reading those small 2 litre barrels are only good for a short period of aging before it goes sour and too woody.
Would you fellas be interested in a few bottles of small craft distillery whiskeys? Still 630 is a craft place in St. Louis doing some neat things. I plan on taking a tour and learning more about them. Figured I could send y'all some since it is similiar to but not exactly what you guys are wanting to do with your distillery. They actually have First Friday tasting where you come in and taste all the experimental stuff. Not sure if they would be good ones to review since they only made a few hundred bottles of some of them.
That's right! But it has to be the youngest of the blend. So even though there are 6 and 10 yr old whiskey in this bottle, it has to say "2+ years old" if it also contains a 2yr old barrel in the mix.
Something I’ve been curious about, but haven’t taken the time to research so I figured I’d mooch the knowledge instead! Anywho, do any distilleries add other ingredients into the barrels to alter the flavors of the whiskey (fruit, wood staves, spices, etc.) that are then filtered out later? Inquiring minds want to know. Also, I sympathize with Daniel on the whole “being called Dan” thing. As a fellow Daniel, we know that “Dan” is synonymous with boring accountants and pencil pushers. Daniels are mysterious, and sophisticated men. We have many leather-bound books, and our apartments smell of rich mahogany. Tl;dr: Do distilleries add stuff to barrels besides the whisk(e)y? Daniel’s rule. Dan’s suck.
Send the sock to me with a bottle of that blue corn Texas whiskey you guys were in love with recently and I'll send it back with the local MN bourbon from Minnesota's first legal distillery in Osakis, MN...
I was checking to see if it was Panther. Which it was. Then I checked their website LOL. Great slogan "50% chance of snow, 100% chanceI will be drinking bourbon tonight!" (I'm from Lake Lillian, southeast of Willmar or 30 miles west of Hutchinson)
So about the dirty glasses... my wife is the same as Daniel, but have you guys smelled a glass after the whiskey has dried? Smells fantastic to me... is that weird? I did that with Glenlivet 15 the other day and couldn’t put the glass down! I’m still new to whiskey in general so the alcohol smell is still something that I have been trying to get accustomed to.
It's always good to smell a glass the day after. Put a cap on it and get the full effect when you finish and uncap the next day. I always find it interesting, specially if it one of the Fantastic ones you spent a bit much for but had to have it anyway.
Hey guys. Love watching the show! I've been having a weird occurrence when nosing whisky. The first and only smell I have is rich, diverse, has plenty of notes and after that my brain goes like NOPE! NO MORE SMELLING FOR YOU! And after that, all those wonderful notes disappear. Is there any way to prevent this from happening so that I could enjoy the nose fully and for longer? Should I be smelling coffee beans in between sniffs as a "nose palet cleanser"?
Coffee beans don't really work. The fastest is to reset your nose to "zero" by giving it what it normally smells which is YOU. smell your elbow. You'll feel silly, but it's the most neutral smell for you. this is why I don't used any kind of scented soap or shampoo
I have been told to plan a two week, 5 country business trip to Asia for early March. Korea, Thailand, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. I've done this twice before I discovered the Whiskey Tribe/Vault. Do you (Daniel) know of any must do in Asian whiskeys to make my journey more enjoyable? (because it otherwise will not be) Rex, my associates in Asia will be buying all meals and drinks (Extraordinaire Mooch Factor?). I will be travelling Business Class, so also "free" drinks while in the air. Should I take my own Glencairn in my carry-on luggage?
Don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I figured this would be worth a shot: Am I hurting my whiskey if I leave pour spouts in the bottles? I'm talking about the spouts like any bar puts into bottle to make it easier to pour. I leave the little rubber caps on, but will air somehow get in there and ruin a bottle before I have time to finish it? Thanks guys!
Yes. absolutely. If you go to a bar where they leave pour spouts permanently, it won't take long for the whisky to evaporate past being anything like it should be
Ahahahahahaha thanks guys! No, I don't know them personally, but I was going to share a link to the video...I may rethink that now. Rex - I do print design as a job so I can't help myself when it comes to formatting and nice paper. And damn you Jeffrey Petrone, I was snubbed for a MB award, SNUBBED I SAY! Can't wait to see where the tubesock ends up!
so, here's the story, a mate of mine dropped a glass of whisk(e)y of mine, so as tradition goes he has to give me a new bottle (within reason ofcourse). Which whisk(e)y should I ask?
Now in my opinion, you can't really go wrong with Maker's Mark, especially if you want to be reasonable. If you want to see him suffer for his crime a bit more, why not ask for Maker's 46?
Hey guys, I've been trying to practice smelling whisky and pick out different notes, and I thought about how (supposedly) the left and right side of the brain process information differently (the left being more analytical, the right more creative). Do you know if this concept also holds when smelling whisky, and you process smells differently if the glass is held closer to your left nostril than your right nostril? (More of a Daniel question because I wouldn't expect Rex to stoop to my level of nerdiness).
Oh man, this is a great questions. And yes it has to do with left and right, but not because of nostril size. It has to do with where your nose senses end up first. The senses in your nose go straight to the part of your brain responsible for memory and emotion. Which is why smells evoke feelings and memories first. AFTER that, it's rerouted to critical thinking to make a decision about what's happening. That's why you can understand a smell without some kind of historical experience to tie it to. that's the short version. I hope it helps!
Hey guys, do you have Lazy River bourbon in the Vault? I’d love to see a review from the channel. It’s my new go to for cheap bourbon. Just would like to share with the class.
How would "bourbon" taste if it was aged in used barrels vs. virgin barrels? I understand it wouldn't be bourbon at that point, but would it taste closer to scotch?
Some Canadian whiskies are aged in first fill bourbon barrels. We usually distill and age the grains separately, though. Sometimes they’re “married” in virgin barrels for a second maturation before bottling. The result is glorious, like in Forty Creek’s Double Barrel Reserve.
After watching Rex's semi-annual return of the glasses I have to ask: what are those books you've been using as a platform for your videos? What happened to the box you used to use?
So just about every time i buy a new whiskey, i smell and taste it, and compare my finding against yours. Each time, I find that what I found is W A Y off from what you guys find regarding nose and palette. For example, the High West, I found orange, floral, sea spray, and a light woody taste. Am i doing something wrong? What are some good methods to refine my nose and mouf?
You are doing it perfectly. Think of it this way. Your brain is a pattern recognition machine. So when you smell something, your brain immediately tries to match it to a pattern it already knows. Your reaction will vary wildly based on past experiences. Carry on! The only good thing to know is that when someone says "x" you usually find "y"
I love Rex but sometime's watching Daniel working with Rex is like trying to have a conversation with a person who has a screaming baby in tow. Rex, man... don't give Mooches a bad name. It's not a mooch move to keep dirty glasses horded for any reason... it's just disruptive and disgusting. PSA - There are lovable mooches and a-hole mooches... mooches get to decide which one they are.
What happens in a copper pot is different than what happens during distillation. The copper remains in the leftover wash. It doesn't make it through the distillation process to the outside.
Bottom line. Use pre used bourbon barrels and get delicious whisky. A good portion of the amazing flavor profile in scotch is left over bourbon. You're welcome Scotland. .
Went to the store to get some Teeling this evening. They were out so I picked up High West American Prairie. Wow. Yeah, you guys were spot on. Their stuff is truly amazing. Glad I watched this video before I left for the store!
Got a bottle of High West American Prairie Barrel Select at 52.1%. Get the same nose as Daniel with the bananas and nice sweetness with some more bite in the taste.
Just want to thank you for the awesome videos and knowledge you guys spread out for us. Love it!
Thanks for nerding out and describing the historical reasons why different whisky makers use different types of barrels! Now it all makes sense.... :)
Thanks for answering my questions, and for the copious innuendos!!
Looking forward to see what you guys do with wood (nudge nudge) on biscuits (nudge nudge).
Adore your channel, lots on info and love the humour. Cheers
Thank you, Jason. Dig the videos you're doing as well!
Love your channel - lots of fun and info.
Cheers 🥃
Thank you! Dig your Arran Port review. That's such a great whisky, and you brought out some notes I had to go back and find. Thanks for commenting!
I love the episodes that are 90% idiocy and 10% whiskey.
It's most of our shows really...
Whiskey Vault Hence, why we keep coming back fellas.
I love how Rex seems almost surprised that many of the innovations surrounding the manufacturing of whiskey seem to be based on frugal decisions or happy accidents. Seems pretty logical to me that a bunch of guys making intoxicating beverages would make a lot of discoveries by "accident". At one point they were using what ever barrels that could be found at a cheap price. They just keep the ones that work. That's why you never hear of pickled herring finished scotch.
Guys, it happened! The reverse whisk(e)y notes experience...
There's a local butcher shop here, that makes their own products like jerky and smoked meats and whatnot. There's also a deli counter and a few aisles of produce and grocery type stuff. In short, the place has a unique (or so I thought) smell, that I've always loved.
I walked in yesterday and it hit me immediately.... the place smells exactly like the bottle of Ardbeg TEN, that I just finished!
Yeah, I’ve ate a breakfast ham hot pocket directly after I brushed my teeth and went,”Hm. This is almost exactly like Lagavulin 16.”
Drinking the High West American Prairie right now!!! And it just bottled down! My very first bottle down!
All these glasses are HILARIOUS!!!!!
So *Daniel* , several episodes ago you said that you would review the *Laphroaig Lore* . I cant order it unless you tell me on camera how good it is! Love the channel, made me buy several new bottles! Kisses to you Rex for reading this! (Hopefully!) :)
My mom's art is on the American Prairie bottle! I love that stuff.
Hey guys... love yall keep up the good work!!!! WHISKEY TRIBE FOREVER!!!!
I grabbed a bottle of High West American prairie today. Damn it gooooood!!!
There's a fine line between moochiness and kleptomania!
James Read Apparently that line is nonexistent for Rex.
Great bourbon that H.W. American Prairie is! I always keep a bottle around, It’s really good
You guys are always amusing to watch. I’m glad I stumbled across your channel. Any chance you’ll be doing a “cheap whisky” review where you go and pickup a few of the cheapest bottles of whisky you can find? (Cluny scotch, Military Special bourbon, etc.)
Regarding the question on adding oak chips or spirals: I've tried both the toasted french oak chips and toasted american oak spirals in various whiskies. In my experience, the chips will add tanins very quickly, and really should only be used in whisky for a few hours before the tanin flavors are overpowering, though you do get some nice butterscotch flavors from it. The oak spirals can be left in the whisky for days and days and days and the whisky keeps getting better and more interesting in an ongoing experiment. Though, I broke my spiral in half and dropped about 3" into the whisky, so using a full length spiral may have a quicker effect.
Since this is technically episode 284, I'm going to go out on a limb and say the phrase "here's the thing" has been uttered around 1000 times!
I would guess at least double that number
It was mentioned a few episodes back that you guys recommend going to a bar to try different whiskeys. I just wanted to say if you can make it to a tasting event the cost goes way down. I live in Fargo ND and a local shop does tastings for free then have discounts on those if you choose to buy. If you can share this with the whiskey tribe it'd be appreciated. Keep up them coming with the videos.
I prefered the view in the few first episode with Rex and Daniel when we could see the glass on the barrel, I don't know why they have changed that ... Still a really fun video ! Thank you !
Hey guys, unrelated to this specific episode, and I'm pretty sure this isn't the proper way of asking for a cheers or a drink but I just lost one of my best friends and he loved whiskey and if this gets to you guys a cheers of Angels envy as a tribute to my friend Bryan would be a great blessing for him. I love you guys and miss my wonderful fellow musician very much. Was his last year at berklee.
So sorry to hear it, Kris. We'll mention it the next time we shoot videos.
Lol, funny episode - really good to see you guys veer off anything remotely considered a script. Also, what was that cut at 18:02? Great job guys.
Rex. A lover of that thick, girthy wood note...
So I've heard?
As a ChE major in college that decription makes a ton of sense from his perspective, because a lot of ChE chemical formulas are trade secrets.
I pointed out the essential cheapness of the Scots, and this being the probable ultimate origin of the used barrel tradition, some months ago. As someone of half Scottish ancestry, I have the right to do this. It's also true. For instance, I used an old CRT television for years after flat screens were standard, simply because it still worked.
yes you did!
Daniel and Rex, I've been watching you guys for a while now and continue to find videos of whiskeys I drink that you've already reviewed EXCEPT the first bourbon I ever got into: 1792. It's a super popular bourbon here in KY and today's video made me think of it. I'm dying to see what you guys think of the Small Batch and Ridgemont Reserve. I keep both in my stock at all times and want to see what you guys think. I've looked up your collection on the website and couldn't find that you guys even have it. Easy to find and easy to drink. Definitely one I recommend but want to hear your thoughts.
I just bought my first bottle today. I get a strong taste of black tea at the start. Of course this is a blended so it's bound to have variances.
Hey, great channel! I just subscribed. Question of the night, I received a bottle of High West from my future Son-in-law as a gift. Should I not care about anything he says from here on or should I be more approving! This is big guys! I appreciate it! Keep in mind I tried this after Woodford Reserve and Knob Single Barrel...
I think 43% is both the perfect proof of whiskey and the perfect percentage of actual whiskey chatter/total chatter.
Rex, I have to ask, how messy is your desk? Or is it now clean since you returned all of the vault's glasses?
Liquor laws suffer from a condition I call wikipedia regulation. It's not that there are a bunch of laws passed, it's that a bunch of regulations were proposed by a bunch of different people at a bunch of different times, and have been frankensteined onto one another over time.
This would be a wonderful point to go in and try to reform TTB regulations and bring some consistency to definitions, but there's not really a compelling lobby for it. There's always "something more important" so it gets pushed off.
That is the best and clearest explanation I've heard. I'm stealing it. :-)
Holy shit... is that Mary Poppins bag? I"m waiting for Rex to pull out a hat stand.
You should try Whipper Snapper. It’s the only whiskey in my collection that I do not enjoy the smell but like the taste. Smells like wet cement but has a smooth taste.
I’m not sure if it is intentional or not but I really enjoy looking at the barrel behind Rex for teasers of future mooching / episodes.
You may be one of the ones who realized it!
I started watching you guys about a week ago after a friend passed me over the videos you did with Modern Rogue. I've bought five new whiskeys since then.
Send help. Don't stop teaching me about Whiskey, though. Just send help.
The high west American prairie bourbon has an age statement on the back in the third paragraph. It states that the blended bourbons are all at least 2 years old like Daniel said they would need to be. It’s right next to where they say they give 10% of their profits to the American Prairie Reserve
First-time, longtime here as well as proud Canadian of secretly Amazing whiskeys. I'm wondering what your suggestions for starting a distillery would be (as I am looking into starting one myself), clearly having the basics like smell & tasting notes unlike the first bottle, but as far as prefered grains, the number of times you run it through the stills, small barrel vs large barrel, etc..? This is probably a whiskey biscuits video!
Thanks,
Rónán (Ro-non)
I think you guys need to do a video on regular Jack Daniels. It's too popular to not share your opinions. (Another option: A Whiskey Comparison Between Jack Daniels and Jim Beam White Label).
3:00 "now is the time in the video where I need to unpack this bag during your interesting bit of history-telling"
Whistlepig trifecta
I just bought a bottle of High West American Prairie Bourbon and I'm comparing notes with other whisky tubers. Thus far I'm not as impressed as others seem to be with it but I'm trying to give it more time and not judge it too early. I hope it improves with more air and opens up more.
I just cracked a half full bottle after 6 months and I swear its a completely different tasting whiskey than when I opened it.. doesn't seem likely but it really smoothed out or my tastes have toughened up..
This is like getting a double episode! And I am not sure I can take Safari Rex for the next few days. With that outfit all you need is a hat!
The purpose of the laws aren't necessarily so people don't get confused..they are in place so consumers don't get misled. But unfortunately, that often leads to confusion.
There’s also the anti-microbial aspect of copper. Stops the division of virus’, bacteria, etc.
So oak is not all the same, red oak, white oak, when making a barrel, do any whiskey makers, require say spring harvesting sap running vs fall winter less sap, I know per previous episodes that kiln drying vs natural drying changes the woods cells. I carve wood, and you can really distinguish the difference in a woods difficulty to cut , kiln dry much harder, natural dryed easier to carve.
The Angel Jameson - equal parts Jameson and angels envy. Basic flavors, but god is it friendly
A few days ago, I was hanging out with a friend and we noticed we only had common place bottles left on the shelf. Recently we had been on a streak of more and more complex whiskeys. For example, over the weekend we bottled-down an Ardbeg Corryvreckan. So we looked at the shelf and seemed a bit bored with the options. We had Makers Mark, Bulleit Bourbon, Jameson, Glenlevit, and Monkey Shoulder. So rather than just drinking what we had we decided to have a blending competition. The results were mixed…pun intended… but we weren’t that impressed. That made me wonder what Daniel and Rex would have come up with if they had been there. What blend would you have come up with? Also, if you were to build a home bar specifically for blending, which five bottles would you pick?
Thanks and another great video guys.
We should talk about blending theory at some point. It's really fun!
Great, I look forward to it. Right now I honestly suck at it and could use some guidance.
Dear Dan and Rex,
I just discovered your channel this past week (caught onto it from watching your re-do of Pewdiepie's funny but uninformative "very nice" reviews). I love what you guys do, and I already have a big list of whisky and bourbon to try (really pumped for The Classic Laddie!). As an experienced cigar smoker , it's well known that pairing with whisky affects the flavors you get from the cigar. Do you find the reverse to be true as well, that the process of smoking affects what you get from your whisky on the nose and palate?
Thanks for the excellent content, and can't wait to share your reviews and suggestions with my friends!
Absolutely. If I'm smoking a cigar, heavily smoky whiskey gets sweeter and less aggressive. Welcome to our wacky crew of people!
A question
Can you make whiskey in any wood kind into barrel ? which wood would ruin it
Rex, you so look like / remind me of Val Kilmer . Nice!
Hey guys the show is amazing, I would like to get your thoughts on Heaven Hill Bourbon white Label.
I can't find W.L. Weller's anywhere around me and I find that I am going into withdrawals; any suggestions as a close next?
I have the high west bourbon, it tastes really good over Ice
You guys should try the Bowmore 9 sherry cask finish
How about some more whiskeys from us fly-over states? See that bottle of Cedar Ridge over Rex's shoulder every episode.
Hey guys I love the stream I’m just getting into whiskey and this channel is great tons of info and zero snobbery. I was just wondering what’s your opinion on whiskey stones I was thinking about getting some if you like them could you suggest a brand. Thanks and keep up the good work btw Rex we need “Magnificent Bastard” whiskey vault shirts let’s make it happen.
I dig them! Just don't let them break your glass or your teeth.
I know there’s a reason for Mooch’s glass unpacking and feet dragging but I was interested in hearing about the research k well maybe I’ll finish the next video
I was hoping you would touch on barrel ageing a cheaper whiskey. Yes it will take time, but it could lend to quick update videos. I really want to try aging a cheap whisky for a long time and see how good it can be. I keep reading those small 2 litre barrels are only good for a short period of aging before it goes sour and too woody.
Next Whiskey Biscuits episode: How to Clean a Glencairn.
Scotch dad joke, how was copper wire invited......two Scotsmen fighting over a penny.
What are the Whiskey Tribes top 15 sought after Whiskeys that you dont already have on hand?
Would you fellas be interested in a few bottles of small craft distillery whiskeys? Still 630 is a craft place in St. Louis doing some neat things. I plan on taking a tour and learning more about them. Figured I could send y'all some since it is similiar to but not exactly what you guys are wanting to do with your distillery. They actually have First Friday tasting where you come in and taste all the experimental stuff. Not sure if they would be good ones to review since they only made a few hundred bottles of some of them.
We always enjoy trying out gifts!
Cheers.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but straight bourbon only needs an age statement if it’s between 2-4 years old.
That's right! But it has to be the youngest of the blend. So even though there are 6 and 10 yr old whiskey in this bottle, it has to say "2+ years old" if it also contains a 2yr old barrel in the mix.
Daniel, so by your logic, white spirits like vodka should get better if stored in an oak barrel for a definite amount of time
In theory, yes, but better is sorta relative. My Russian friends would vehemently disagree
Something I’ve been curious about, but haven’t taken the time to research so I figured I’d mooch the knowledge instead!
Anywho, do any distilleries add other ingredients into the barrels to alter the flavors of the whiskey (fruit, wood staves, spices, etc.) that are then filtered out later?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Also, I sympathize with Daniel on the whole “being called Dan” thing. As a fellow Daniel, we know that “Dan” is synonymous with boring accountants and pencil pushers. Daniels are mysterious, and sophisticated men. We have many leather-bound books, and our apartments smell of rich mahogany.
Tl;dr: Do distilleries add stuff to barrels besides the whisk(e)y? Daniel’s rule. Dan’s suck.
Send the sock to me with a bottle of that blue corn Texas whiskey you guys were in love with recently and I'll send it back with the local MN bourbon from Minnesota's first legal distillery in Osakis, MN...
I was checking to see if it was Panther. Which it was. Then I checked their website LOL. Great slogan "50% chance of snow, 100% chanceI will be drinking bourbon tonight!" (I'm from Lake Lillian, southeast of Willmar or 30 miles west of Hutchinson)
Shawn W I'm 3 or 4 blocks from Panther Distillery, but I grew up in Montevideo and lived in the Winthrop/Gaylord area for a few years...
So about the dirty glasses... my wife is the same as Daniel, but have you guys smelled a glass after the whiskey has dried? Smells fantastic to me... is that weird? I did that with Glenlivet 15 the other day and couldn’t put the glass down! I’m still new to whiskey in general so the alcohol smell is still something that I have been trying to get accustomed to.
It's always good to smell a glass the day after. Put a cap on it and get the full effect when you finish and uncap the next day. I always find it interesting, specially if it one of the Fantastic ones you spent a bit much for but had to have it anyway.
That Fiddler on the Roof reference
Hey guys. Love watching the show! I've been having a weird occurrence when nosing whisky. The first and only smell I have is rich, diverse, has plenty of notes and after that my brain goes like NOPE! NO MORE SMELLING FOR YOU! And after that, all those wonderful notes disappear. Is there any way to prevent this from happening so that I could enjoy the nose fully and for longer? Should I be smelling coffee beans in between sniffs as a "nose palet cleanser"?
Coffee beans don't really work. The fastest is to reset your nose to "zero" by giving it what it normally smells which is YOU. smell your elbow. You'll feel silly, but it's the most neutral smell for you.
this is why I don't used any kind of scented soap or shampoo
Did you say that Dog Master had 10% oats in the mash? could that be the reason it had such a sourdough profile?
Hope y’all feel honored I only have notifications on for your channel!
I have been told to plan a two week, 5 country business trip to Asia for early March. Korea, Thailand, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. I've done this twice before I discovered the Whiskey Tribe/Vault. Do you (Daniel) know of any must do in Asian whiskeys to make my journey more enjoyable? (because it otherwise will not be)
Rex, my associates in Asia will be buying all meals and drinks (Extraordinaire Mooch Factor?).
I will be travelling Business Class, so also "free" drinks while in the air. Should I take my own Glencairn in my carry-on luggage?
As an ex-British colony I would expect Hong Kong to have a fair selection of whiskeys.
hey Daniel I was wondering how often the spreadsheet of the whisk(e)ys in the vault gets updated??
At least once a month usually
Don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I figured this would be worth a shot:
Am I hurting my whiskey if I leave pour spouts in the bottles? I'm talking about the spouts like any bar puts into bottle to make it easier to pour. I leave the little rubber caps on, but will air somehow get in there and ruin a bottle before I have time to finish it? Thanks guys!
Yes. absolutely. If you go to a bar where they leave pour spouts permanently, it won't take long for the whisky to evaporate past being anything like it should be
Thanks for knowledge! I'll take them out ASAP!!! Y'all keep up the awesome work. You ROCK!!
That was a weird episode
Yes. Yes it was
I think you mean hilarious
Shit. I saw this and haven't watched yet. I thought, "Damn, they are ALL weird, right?" Can't wait to see what new oddities they have in store for us.
Was absinthe not distilled?
Ahahahahahaha thanks guys! No, I don't know them personally, but I was going to share a link to the video...I may rethink that now.
Rex - I do print design as a job so I can't help myself when it comes to formatting and nice paper.
And damn you Jeffrey Petrone, I was snubbed for a MB award, SNUBBED I SAY!
Can't wait to see where the tubesock ends up!
hahahaha. We are going to give you your own magnificent bastard moment. Stay tuned.
Do you guys have a list of all the whiskey in the vault? Would love to contribute but don’t want to send a duplicate. Thanks and stay magnificent.
Rex is reminding me of mary poppins, for some reason
Giorgio B. I was thinking the same thing! UNCLE POPPINS.
That looked like Jason Bourne's mooch bag!
so, here's the story, a mate of mine dropped a glass of whisk(e)y of mine, so as tradition goes he has to give me a new bottle (within reason ofcourse). Which whisk(e)y should I ask?
Now in my opinion, you can't really go wrong with Maker's Mark, especially if you want to be reasonable. If you want to see him suffer for his crime a bit more, why not ask for Maker's 46?
Sejexs but that's bourbon, I guess I could do that yeah, but I'm more a scotch guy
What ever you like and add a 0 on the end of the price tag always works a charm, Lol :P
Tribe of the traveling tube sock XDD
Hey guys, I've been trying to practice smelling whisky and pick out different notes, and I thought about how (supposedly) the left and right side of the brain process information differently (the left being more analytical, the right more creative). Do you know if this concept also holds when smelling whisky, and you process smells differently if the glass is held closer to your left nostril than your right nostril? (More of a Daniel question because I wouldn't expect Rex to stoop to my level of nerdiness).
Oh man, this is a great questions. And yes it has to do with left and right, but not because of nostril size. It has to do with where your nose senses end up first. The senses in your nose go straight to the part of your brain responsible for memory and emotion. Which is why smells evoke feelings and memories first. AFTER that, it's rerouted to critical thinking to make a decision about what's happening. That's why you can understand a smell without some kind of historical experience to tie it to.
that's the short version. I hope it helps!
20 assorted glasses from that bag. Yep, I counted.
Hey guys, do you have Lazy River bourbon in the Vault? I’d love to see a review from the channel. It’s my new go to for cheap bourbon. Just would like to share with the class.
If you don’t have it I could donate one, with one condition.
How would "bourbon" taste if it was aged in used barrels vs. virgin barrels? I understand it wouldn't be bourbon at that point, but would it taste closer to scotch?
I think that's what Michter's American Whiskey is doing! And it's all vanilla and love
Some Canadian whiskies are aged in first fill bourbon barrels. We usually distill and age the grains separately, though. Sometimes they’re “married” in virgin barrels for a second maturation before bottling. The result is glorious, like in Forty Creek’s Double Barrel Reserve.
After watching Rex's semi-annual return of the glasses I have to ask: what are those books you've been using as a platform for your videos? What happened to the box you used to use?
You Have to Ask? The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings and The Return of the King.
Hey, Rex. That was the biggest load yet.
And after all this talk about "wood!"
Hey guys, I have probley a dumbass question, but could use pine trees to make a barrel to age whiskey
So just about every time i buy a new whiskey, i smell and taste it, and compare my finding against yours. Each time, I find that what I found is W A Y off from what you guys find regarding nose and palette. For example, the High West, I found orange, floral, sea spray, and a light woody taste. Am i doing something wrong? What are some good methods to refine my nose and mouf?
You are doing it perfectly. Think of it this way. Your brain is a pattern recognition machine. So when you smell something, your brain immediately tries to match it to a pattern it already knows. Your reaction will vary wildly based on past experiences. Carry on!
The only good thing to know is that when someone says "x" you usually find "y"
Whiskey Vault Awesome, thanks for the reply and advice, cheers!
Go watch your old Nikka Coffey Grain video, and add Whisky Pancakes to your "to-do for biscuits list"
Interesting to think what the outcome would be if the Romans never made it to Britain
comic book guy from the simpsons: 'most confusing episode ever'
I love Rex but sometime's watching Daniel working with Rex is like trying to have a conversation with a person who has a screaming baby in tow. Rex, man... don't give Mooches a bad name. It's not a mooch move to keep dirty glasses horded for any reason... it's just disruptive and disgusting. PSA - There are lovable mooches and a-hole mooches... mooches get to decide which one they are.
Had to rewind to figure out why Daniel is playing air guitar at 12:20
Thought he was a drummer...
Didn't Pernod have a problem with absinthe because of copper pots and brain damage ? Is this a thing with whiskey?
What happens in a copper pot is different than what happens during distillation. The copper remains in the leftover wash. It doesn't make it through the distillation process to the outside.
Bottom line. Use pre used bourbon barrels and get delicious whisky. A good portion of the amazing flavor profile in scotch is left over bourbon. You're welcome Scotland. .