An interesting way to taste exactly what Tennessee-style charcoal filtering does to a classic MGP rye. Big thanks to Brent Stanfield for the bottle. Cheers ya M.B.!
Clarkson, Hammond , and May had, on more than one occasion, stated that their show (both Top Gear and The Grand Tour) was less about cars and more like 'entertainment' shows, and that people should not take what they said about the cars as buying advice
@@johndrews206 African definitely. No way a European swallow could maintain an appropriate amount of air speed velocity while also hoisting a coconut. Now if there two, maybe they could string a line between them...
@@seandownes6968 It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.
My son-in-law is not a whiskey drinker but has found this channel through me and enjoys the reviews and humor. It has caused a tiny spark of curiosity in whiskey for him.
Out of all of the different whiskey shows on here this is by far to me the best since you guys come across unbiased and you guys even go back to other whiskey’s, scotch’s, and bourbons in order to find similarities or differences. I love you guys.
I am a major top gear fan for over 15 years. Yes I would say most people watch top gear for the entertainment and the same goes for car people because we don't want to be bored out of our minds listening to all the technical difficulties. Therefore your show is entertaining to whiskey lovers the same as top gear is entertaining to car lovers. PS I won't charge you for that
Your reviews are like hanging out friends trying some new bottles. We really don’t stay on topic either. Magnificent bastards enjoying the experience and company.
ON the topic of Top Gear. When the show first aired they did a lot more car reviews of average vehicles. As the show evolved over time, it became more about entertainment and spectacle and less about consumer advice. Top Gear has an online presence that does publish articles on car reviews for people who actually are more interested in the specs, price, practicality, and so on.
Dont you see the beauty & relevance in what your/he’s saying? the whiskey vault turned into the tribe & Daniel did in depth reviews, just like Jeremy Clarkson? Now, we get an honest review. personally i don’t want a standardized review with ratings, nor do i want to go on a treasure hunt looking for information. This operation has been, very well executed.
@@XSTAYUPX ..... Bro I'm just talking bout cars here. I love the Whisk[e]y tribe. I know that if I want a further in-depth review, I go somewhere else. I come here for a short review and stupid comments from the mooch Lord.
I can honestly say that the whiskey is second to listening to the stories, education and shenanigans. I have learned a LOT. More than if I were to just sit and sip a whiskey and read their web page. I have been able to carry myself in conversations with folks and even had a few store employees ask if I had any formal tasting training. I just point em this direction. So thank you for this format.
Dickel had a slightly different technique when charcoal filtering. Was in the service with a guy from the town where they were originally from his father was the charcoal making guy and had worked for Dickel for 38 years. This was in 79 and that is the year I first tried George Dickel and all these years later I always have a bottle or two on hand.
I do not drink alcohol. But I love this. Your description of taste and smell is amazing. Thoughtful, humorous and entertaining. Thanks for broadening my mind.
I found the dill note interesting. I tried it first before watching this video and got a clear green apple note in the beginning, and a bit of that spearmint. Always enjoy your reviews! You’re the first I search for a review on a new whiskey 🥃👊
Totally get the Top Gear reference now you say it! 🤣 The UK series did actually rock the in joke that it was not really a car show anymore, more a medium for 3 men to have midlife crisis. And on that bombshell... g'night.
Daniel- Top Gear is great because of Chris Harris. Your whisky review may not be as long as a Ralfy review, but you guys are entertaining and you do know your stuff! Keep it up!
I'm one of those who doesn't care much for whisk(e)y but loves the chemistry. My partner loves whiskey, but can't be bothered to watch UA-cam, so I do take recommendations for gift ideas. Bought her Redbreast 12 last fall, and I won major points for that. :)
9:48 Yep, that's me. My sobriety is old enough to vote, but I love the approachable, engaging way you guys present whisk[e]y to the world. Keep doin' what you're doin'!
Lincoln County Process (necessary for Tennessee Whisky label) is not just charcoal, it requires Sugar Maple charcoal filtering. Typically, if a whiskey says it’s charcoal filtered, it is filtered through activated charcoal (like what’s in a Brita filter)
I don't know why but the way rex told Daniel "you got a whiskey stash." Just made me feel like a father bonding with his son while eating cookies and drinking milk. The son says "look I have a milk mustache!" And the dad admiring him saying " aww you got a milk stashe". 🤣🤣
Thanks guys! I commented this a week or two, asking for a Dickel Rye/Bulleit Rye comparison. Also helpful to know that MGP 95 Rye isn't necessarily typical of American rye whiskey. I have a bottle of Sazerac Rye that I'm rather enjoying, it'll be interesting to compare those. Cheers ya MBs!
george dickel rye is hands down my favorite whiskey. i like the botanical scent and dill flavor, and it's cheap. i smell a lot of juniper in it and taste more cloves than cinnamon.
I love this channel, I love whisky, and I never watch this channel if im not having whisky. Having Balcones Peated as I watch this. Damn near one of the best drams I've ever had. Also to add on the mid palate topic, Craigellachie has a nice dense mid palate.
My partner says this to me every time I open a bottle. She apparently lived with a guy who couldn't get past that scene and heard it hundreds of times.
Honestly I don't really enjoy Dickel Rye straight but as a hi ball with a little ginger beer. Add a few drops of Angostura bitters. It makes a really good drink. A little like Christmas is a glass.
Definitely in the category of a non-whiskey hobbyist who watches to learn in the same way I watch Chopped on Food Network. Although I did go buy a bottle of Elijah Craig after watching y'all just because I realized I'd never actually had straight Bourbon. That stuff was good.
@@stephencharboneau7889 Probably closer to a year and a half to two years since this comment lol. I usually keep one reasonably priced bottle around and worked my way through the categories slowly. Also had my bachelor party at a very nerdy whiskey room, and I do a good bit of business travel so I usually use try whatever common whiskey is behind the bar that I haven't tried yet. Currently have a bottle of Balcones Brimstone that I'm slowly working my way through. That'll last me a while because I don't drink every day and I also have a bottle of good mezcal at the moment.
@@stephencharboneau7889 Have fun man! Take breaks between bottles, listen to Dan and Rex on the general stuff, but also try your own taste (I, for one, love rye.) Try at least one solid peated whiskey if you haven't already and if you have access to a whiskey bar use that to try at least one Campbelltown and one Indian whiskey :-)
That would make for an interesting tribe video or perhaps a separate channel interviewing people involved in the spirit industry but I think it has to be rex behind the desk
I can see them hosting it outside set up something on the gazebo maybe even have a band have a whole bunch of MB's in the audience. Topics would be quite interesting because far too often Daniel is forced to rely on the websites for information on the bottles it would be far more interesting to grill the distillers on their actual process
You know I always wondered why when you guys drink whiskey on the rocks and worry about it diluting it havent you tried whiskey stones? I keep a set of em in my freezer at all times and also a small funnel as sometimes I don’t always finish my glass of whiskey and with the stones I can just take em out and pour my whiskey back into the bottle, no harm done.
If you have already done this, please forgive me, but can you do an episode on the different types of rye whiskies? I like rye and would like to gain some insight into it.
Well, once Top Gear UK strapped a dead cow to the roof of a Camaro in their first US visit, they lost their documentary visa and had it swapped for an entertainment visa, so if people ever realized Top Gear was more about being entertained than it was pure information, that would have been the major turning point. That and a BBC spokesperson saying they're an entertainment show outright after people complained about the Tesla Roadster episode. Though they did have a proper running joke about the show being scripted since people thought they came up with everything on the spot. Typically Road & Track (and to a lesser extent, Motor Trend) are where people go to nerd out over cars. TL;DR yes Daniel, your description is accurate.
Hey guys! I was curious if you have tried the Dickel Tabasco finish? It is finished in used Tabasco barrels, and is delicious! I'm curious of your opinion on this because of where Tabasco gets their barrels from... Seems like there would be some conflict there.
My wife and I prefer the Dickel rye for our coffee. If you’re a coffee drinker a half an ounce of Dickel rye and coffee mate creamer French vanilla on a cold day is pretty awesome. Also how is Templeton Rye compared to Dickel on how it’s made?
I'm totally on the same wavelength with Daniel when it comes to Top Gear (the old UK version with Clarkson, Hammond, and May). I'm not that into cars, but I have accidentally learned tons from watching them
If you've got chickens open up a sack of "Laying Mash" and let the glorious dust fill your sinuses. That taste and aroma is what i find in a lot of Texas whiskey.
All current Tennessee whiskey producers are required by Tennessee law to produce their whiskeys in Tennessee and - with the sole exception of Benjamin Prichard's - to use a filtering step known as the Lincoln County Process. So, the "requirement" of the LCP is not absolute for Tennessee whiskey producers.
Funny how this topic came up but totally agree Top Gear is amazing and I am big fan of the Trio and I am sure there are millions that are...DriveTribe good example...
So just gave away a Dickel BiB 2019 release. Couldn't handle the Flinstone Vitamin taste. None of that in rye? I always assumed it was from the cutting water but I guess not?
I'm still confused how Bulleit products are labeled the way they are. Distilled in x, bottled for, straight bourbon or rye, but not distilled in Kentucky.
The problem with defining Texas whiskey as having a "dense mid-palate" is that you also get that in regionally aged upstate New York, Arizona and Southern California whiskeys. So, apparently, the one and ONLY thing that defines Texas whiskey is the state line, not the whiskey itself.
Trying to find a review of some independent bottlers shit I found at vom foss called two George’s I sampled some and it tasted like high west but softer on the mouth feel with more butter notes y’all really should try this shit
Top Gear not really being a car review show while being the biggest car review show ever is probably the longest running joke since its initial relaunch in 2002 and at least through the end of the Clarkson/Hammond/May era.
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I don't even drink alcoholic beverages and still watch this channel.
I've seen god knows how many hours of these videos, and my entire experience with whiskey is one (1) glass of jameson about 20 years ago.
There were multiple running jokes on Top Gear about it being a car show that wasn’t a “car show”. And you guys definitely have that same vibe.
Clarkson, Hammond , and May had, on more than one occasion, stated that their show (both Top Gear and The Grand Tour) was less about cars and more like 'entertainment' shows, and that people should not take what they said about the cars as buying advice
I have a feeling that more whiskey was consumed while making top gear.
Daniel is always finding coconut where it doesn't exist.
Could have been carried by a swallow?
European or african?
@@johndrews206 African definitely. No way a European swallow could maintain an appropriate amount of air speed velocity while also hoisting a coconut. Now if there two, maybe they could string a line between them...
@@seandownes6968 It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.
My son-in-law is not a whiskey drinker but has found this channel through me and enjoys the reviews and humor. It has caused a tiny spark of curiosity in whiskey for him.
I've been singing the praises of Dickel rye for a while now.. good stuff..
Same here. Almost my go to inexpensive sipper.
Love the stuff too
Out of all of the different whiskey shows on here this is by far to me the best since you guys come across unbiased and you guys even go back to other whiskey’s, scotch’s, and bourbons in order to find similarities or differences. I love you guys.
I am a major top gear fan for over 15 years. Yes I would say most people watch top gear for the entertainment and the same goes for car people because we don't want to be bored out of our minds listening to all the technical difficulties. Therefore your show is entertaining to whiskey lovers the same as top gear is entertaining to car lovers. PS I won't charge you for that
Your reviews are like hanging out friends trying some new bottles. We really don’t stay on topic either. Magnificent bastards enjoying the experience and company.
Your original, nobody can take that from you. I love that your older videos are still up. Top gear is the best.
ON the topic of Top Gear. When the show first aired they did a lot more car reviews of average vehicles. As the show evolved over time, it became more about entertainment and spectacle and less about consumer advice. Top Gear has an online presence that does publish articles on car reviews for people who actually are more interested in the specs, price, practicality, and so on.
Dont you see the beauty & relevance in what your/he’s saying? the whiskey vault turned into the tribe & Daniel did in depth reviews, just like Jeremy Clarkson? Now, we get an honest review. personally i don’t want a standardized review with ratings, nor do i want to go on a treasure hunt looking for information. This operation has been, very well executed.
@@XSTAYUPX ..... Bro I'm just talking bout cars here. I love the Whisk[e]y tribe. I know that if I want a further in-depth review, I go somewhere else. I come here for a short review and stupid comments from the mooch Lord.
I love your show! It’s nice to have some whisky drinking buddies during the pandemic
May we drink with you again when the power returns; stay safe y'all~
I can honestly say that the whiskey is second to listening to the stories, education and shenanigans. I have learned a LOT. More than if I were to just sit and sip a whiskey and read their web page. I have been able to carry myself in conversations with folks and even had a few store employees ask if I had any formal tasting training. I just point em this direction. So thank you for this format.
Dickel had a slightly different technique when charcoal filtering. Was in the service with a guy from the town where they were originally from his father was the charcoal making guy and had worked for Dickel for 38 years. This was in 79 and that is the year I first tried George Dickel and all these years later I always have a bottle or two on hand.
Good Morning MB's
I do not drink alcohol. But I love this. Your description of taste and smell is amazing. Thoughtful, humorous and entertaining. Thanks for broadening my mind.
I found the dill note interesting. I tried it first before watching this video and got a clear green apple note in the beginning, and a bit of that spearmint.
Always enjoy your reviews! You’re the first I search for a review on a new whiskey 🥃👊
At first, thought it was just ok, as the bottle keeps getting open, it's amazing
Totally get the Top Gear reference now you say it! 🤣 The UK series did actually rock the in joke that it was not really a car show anymore, more a medium for 3 men to have midlife crisis. And on that bombshell... g'night.
😂 some say the stig drinks whiskey.
Daniel- Top Gear is great because of Chris Harris. Your whisky review may not be as long as a Ralfy review, but you guys are entertaining and you do know your stuff! Keep it up!
I don't care how old you are or how mature you act. If you can't giggle when you say "Dickle" we can't be friends. 😆
I was worried I was the only one.😆
Absolutely love everything you do!
I'm one of those who doesn't care much for whisk(e)y but loves the chemistry. My partner loves whiskey, but can't be bothered to watch UA-cam, so I do take recommendations for gift ideas. Bought her Redbreast 12 last fall, and I won major points for that. :)
9:48 Yep, that's me. My sobriety is old enough to vote, but I love the approachable, engaging way you guys present whisk[e]y to the world. Keep doin' what you're doin'!
Lincoln County Process (necessary for Tennessee Whisky label) is not just charcoal, it requires Sugar Maple charcoal filtering.
Typically, if a whiskey says it’s charcoal filtered, it is filtered through activated charcoal (like what’s in a Brita filter)
I don't know why but the way rex told Daniel "you got a whiskey stash." Just made me feel like a father bonding with his son while eating cookies and drinking milk. The son says "look I have a milk mustache!" And the dad admiring him saying " aww you got a milk stashe". 🤣🤣
Thanks guys! I commented this a week or two, asking for a Dickel Rye/Bulleit Rye comparison. Also helpful to know that MGP 95 Rye isn't necessarily typical of American rye whiskey. I have a bottle of Sazerac Rye that I'm rather enjoying, it'll be interesting to compare those. Cheers ya MBs!
This is my go to sipper. Love my green bottle dickel
Rex really likes to "swipe that dill," just "yanks that dill" away. A "Dickel of dill," anyone?
It made sense. 🦊💙😉
This has been an affordable go to for me for years!
NY has Empire Rye. You can label it an Empire Rye if the rye was sourced and distilled in NY
There is a little more to it then that but yeah, empire rye is a thing
GOOD MORNING YOU MB'S 🥃
Beard Sparkles need to return... 💫🌟✨🎆🎇
Thank goodness you guys had an episode in the can while you're in the Texpocalypse
I've grown dill and it smells like coconut in some ways when it flowers.
Becoming Sesame Street muppets? You two regularly deliver Waldorf and Statler level ball-busting.
Great review, thanks.
George Dickel Rye my favorite
1. Love the show 2. Top gear is totally for car people , at least with the original trio
I'm with you guys with the dill. More specifically dill pickle chips.
george dickel rye is hands down my favorite whiskey. i like the botanical scent and dill flavor, and it's cheap.
i smell a lot of juniper in it and taste more cloves than cinnamon.
I love this channel, I love whisky, and I never watch this channel if im not having whisky. Having Balcones Peated as I watch this. Damn near one of the best drams I've ever had. Also to add on the mid palate topic, Craigellachie has a nice dense mid palate.
Hi guys
Flash back to early 90's Return to Zork... talking with Boos Myller: "Want some rye, Course you do!"
My partner says this to me every time I open a bottle. She apparently lived with a guy who couldn't get past that scene and heard it hundreds of times.
yay more of the stuff I've seen be made
Hope you fellas are staying warm!
Honestly I don't really enjoy Dickel Rye straight but as a hi ball with a little ginger beer. Add a few drops of Angostura bitters. It makes a really good drink. A little like Christmas is a glass.
Definitely in the category of a non-whiskey hobbyist who watches to learn in the same way I watch Chopped on Food Network. Although I did go buy a bottle of Elijah Craig after watching y'all just because I realized I'd never actually had straight Bourbon. That stuff was good.
So where are you at a year later in your whiskey endeavors?
@@stephencharboneau7889 Probably closer to a year and a half to two years since this comment lol. I usually keep one reasonably priced bottle around and worked my way through the categories slowly. Also had my bachelor party at a very nerdy whiskey room, and I do a good bit of business travel so I usually use try whatever common whiskey is behind the bar that I haven't tried yet. Currently have a bottle of Balcones Brimstone that I'm slowly working my way through. That'll last me a while because I don't drink every day and I also have a bottle of good mezcal at the moment.
@@adambrickley9088 right on bud! I’m just getting started prob about 6 months in! Definitely a fun hobby!!
@@stephencharboneau7889 Have fun man! Take breaks between bottles, listen to Dan and Rex on the general stuff, but also try your own taste (I, for one, love rye.) Try at least one solid peated whiskey if you haven't already and if you have access to a whiskey bar use that to try at least one Campbelltown and one Indian whiskey :-)
@@adambrickley9088 right on mister thanks for the advise!!! 🥃cheers!!!
I thought that for it to be Tennessee whisk(e)y it has to be filtered specifically through MAPLE charcoal. Jw if I am mistaken or not.
Morning
This channel is much more like a late late night show that’s actually in the morning. The real question is who’s the sidekick?!
the whisky
That would make for an interesting tribe video or perhaps a separate channel interviewing people involved in the spirit industry but I think it has to be rex behind the desk
@@unclemikiesworld Sidekick Danny! lol 😂
@@Retro_Beek I see him more as a hybrid of Paul Shaffer and Andy Richter but a much more dominant character than either of those
I can see them hosting it outside set up something on the gazebo maybe even have a band have a whole bunch of MB's in the audience. Topics would be quite interesting because far too often Daniel is forced to rely on the websites for information on the bottles it would be far more interesting to grill the distillers on their actual process
Rex needs to have a chirping cricket queued up on his phone to play for all of those moments when Daniel's jokes fall flat.
Is it fair to say that aged Ryes taste less like what people think of as a Rye?
I like Tennessee honey, I'm new to whiskey and for now that's the only one i can really 'enjoy' lol ! Hopefully i can move on to the real 🔥 😅
when it comes to sesame street. You guys are Statler and Waldorf!
OMG!!! They totally need to find a way to do an episode with muppets now! Think Statler and Waldorf but looking like Daniel and Rex.
Hope you all have power. Stay safe, stay warm.
Have to use suger maple charcoal in the Lincoln county process to be a Tennessee whiskey.
One of my go to’s!
You know I always wondered why when you guys drink whiskey on the rocks and worry about it diluting it havent you tried whiskey stones? I keep a set of em in my freezer at all times and also a small funnel as sometimes I don’t always finish my glass of whiskey and with the stones I can just take em out and pour my whiskey back into the bottle, no harm done.
If you have already done this, please forgive me, but can you do an episode on the different types of rye whiskies? I like rye and would like to gain some insight into it.
Hope you guys are doing ok with the ice.
Well, once Top Gear UK strapped a dead cow to the roof of a Camaro in their first US visit, they lost their documentary visa and had it swapped for an entertainment visa, so if people ever realized Top Gear was more about being entertained than it was pure information, that would have been the major turning point. That and a BBC spokesperson saying they're an entertainment show outright after people complained about the Tesla Roadster episode. Though they did have a proper running joke about the show being scripted since people thought they came up with everything on the spot. Typically Road & Track (and to a lesser extent, Motor Trend) are where people go to nerd out over cars.
TL;DR yes Daniel, your description is accurate.
Hey guys! I was curious if you have tried the Dickel Tabasco finish? It is finished in used Tabasco barrels, and is delicious! I'm curious of your opinion on this because of where Tabasco gets their barrels from... Seems like there would be some conflict there.
I have to say I watch almost every new episode on your channel and I vehemently dislike whiskey. I absolutely relate to the Top Gear metaphor
My wife and I prefer the Dickel rye for our coffee. If you’re a coffee drinker a half an ounce of Dickel rye and coffee mate creamer French vanilla on a cold day is pretty awesome. Also how is Templeton Rye compared to Dickel on how it’s made?
I find Dickel Rye to be the best dollar value rye I’ve had.
ok, you guys DO realize that you HAVE to do an episode with muppets in your place now, right?
"dill your salmon" I'm dead 😂💀
Texas rye note...Arma-dill-do. 😁
Need a video where you guys Brita filter several different types of whiskey I'm sure everyone would be curious about the Ardbeg result
I'm totally on the same wavelength with Daniel when it comes to Top Gear (the old UK version with Clarkson, Hammond, and May). I'm not that into cars, but I have accidentally learned tons from watching them
👍
If you've got chickens open up a sack of "Laying Mash" and let the glorious dust fill your sinuses. That taste and aroma is what i find in a lot of Texas whiskey.
All current Tennessee whiskey producers are required by Tennessee law to produce their whiskeys in Tennessee and - with the sole exception of Benjamin Prichard's - to use a filtering step known as the Lincoln County Process. So, the "requirement" of the LCP is not absolute for Tennessee whiskey producers.
RE: Top gear, no most gearheads love top gear as well.
Funny how this topic came up but totally agree Top Gear is amazing and I am big fan of the Trio and I am sure there are millions that are...DriveTribe good example...
Just wondering but is it true that glenlivet 12 is being discontinued.
Very important question. Daniel what version of Top Gear are you speaking of?
You started with Top Gear, migrated to Muppets, and your final form will be Statler and Waldorf. Mark my words.
I found it sickly sweet sometimes. Otherwise I thought it was pretty good. Especially at like $22
So just gave away a Dickel BiB 2019 release. Couldn't handle the Flinstone Vitamin taste. None of that in rye? I always assumed it was from the cutting water but I guess not?
Rex: an herbal dil note
Me: what kind of a note is herbal dil*o?
I've never dill'd salmon but I have dill'd bread. Well, it was before I baked it so I guess you could call it dill_____.
I am confused... What's the difference between Tennessee and Lincoln charcoal filtering? Or are they the same thing?
I'm still confused how Bulleit products are labeled the way they are. Distilled in x, bottled for, straight bourbon or rye, but not distilled in Kentucky.
Well Good Morning Gentlemen.
My oh my, I do love my rye
but, when Dickel tastes like a pickle,
it's time to say thanks and goodbye!!!
The problem with defining Texas whiskey as having a "dense mid-palate" is that you also get that in regionally aged upstate New York, Arizona and Southern California whiskeys. So, apparently, the one and ONLY thing that defines Texas whiskey is the state line, not the whiskey itself.
Can you do a review of Bulleit 12 year rye. Please and thank you.
Another show like Top Gear you might enjoy is Roadkill on Motortrend. Silly adventures with crappy cars
Trying to find a review of some independent bottlers shit I found at vom foss called two George’s I sampled some and it tasted like high west but softer on the mouth feel with more butter notes y’all really should try this shit
the fuck. yall made it
How did they not laugh
Jack Daniels has a rye as well...
Why don't you guys have any merch? I want some merch.
3:05 Much crickets.
How many bottles of Bulleit Rye are they gonna get sent now seeing that its almost empty lol.
Where was the livestream ?
Top Gear not really being a car review show while being the biggest car review show ever is probably the longest running joke since its initial relaunch in 2002 and at least through the end of the Clarkson/Hammond/May era.
I know I've had this. I found the bottle in my trailer one day.
But it was so unremarkable that I forgot I had ever drank it.
I want an unpaid internship with these two.