My wife enjoys some of the flavors of whiskey but just cannot handle the alcohol burn so I tend to try and balance a cocktail around her tastes so she can still taste at least some of the notes. I tried something the other night with Balcones Pot Still Bourbon (being local to Waco she really wanted to find a way to enjoy Balcones) so I took Balcones Whiskey (2 onz) Lime Juice (1 onz) Half a bar spoon of Agave Syrup, 2 dashes of Peychaud's Bitters, 1 dash of Angostura bitters, mixed with ice and topped with Topo Chico Mineral Water. It pulled out a lot of the tasting notes of Balcones while completely sublimating the burn. One of the things that made me stick around this channel is the whole "The Whiskey you like to drink, the way you like to drink it." mantra it is very welcoming to newcomers. Keep on keeping on you magnificent bastards.
At this point it's getting difficult for your average person to send an affordable, but as of yet unsent bottle of whisky to them. The more local and limited it is, the easier it is to find something they haven't done, but that many times also means more expensive.
@@Patryn71 that makes sense. Most of the flavor drift episodes they have done are on fairly regional or moderately priced things though....it's not like they're doing it to J&B, Johnnie Walker or Jack Daniels, after all. There are a few bottles in my area that are reasonably inexpensive & have never had an episode. Maybe I'll get to it sometime soon.
A huge THANK YOU Daniel and Rex...your content has been helping to get me through these long months to April 1st. Let me explain. I gave up alcohol for 3 months, and I'm pretty certain that I would have lost my sh$! without the Vault. As it is, I've made it past the halfway point, and I'm sure that I will make it the full three months thanks to great content. Giving up the beer was easy, but damn, the whiskey's been tough! I have several bottles waiting for that moment that magical 1st day of April--Coopers Craft, my favorite budget bourbon, Jefferson's and a Wyoming Whiskey (one of the few bourbons that I've yet to try). Cheers.
I believe the first bottle you were given was the first edition. I was told the second edition is used a sherry refill cask. Please double check the label to confirm as those are certainly different animals. PS... the Kaiyo is rumored to be teaspooned with Ben Nevis which is probably why you were getting the Nikka notes 😉
Ginger ale and ginger beer are different things actually. I don't like ginger ale much, but a dry ginger beer is great. Beers have more ginger bite, and are made with real ginger.
This is why I never allow myself to become too attached to one particular whiskey, it may taste great this year and be considerably different next year,... and in my experience the most consistent whiskies are also often the most boring whiskies as well. That's why I'm always trying something different, and don't mind giving a whiskey that I didn't care for in the past a second chance a year or two later.
I don't think this undermines reviews, but it does shift the purpose of the review. Based on your review, I can understand that there will be bottle-to-bottle difference... and that chances are, I will enjoy what is inside in some unique way. This distillery is pretty cool for not having a homogeneous pour every time... keeps the element of surprise going.
I never really liked ginger ale specifically by itself, until mixing it with high quality budget blended scotch, it was a strange idea until I tried it. Great mix for scotch.
upon you're observation, I was intrigued so I took some ginger beer and some blended scotch on hand, and mixed them... and honestly... it's nice. I know this mix is known after looking it up but thank you for introducing it to me. You made my night!
A great drink is taking a 12oz Collins glass and filling it with cubed ice, add 2 oz Tullamore Dew Cider cask and then fill to the top with ginger beer. Stir. Add a thin slice of apple down the side for garnish. You get this really nice spicy and sweet mix that is THE BEST on a hot, Summer day. But Ginger Ale makes sense with many American/Bourbon whiskies though. Canada Dry, the most well known but not the first Ginger Ale, became hugely accepted in the states during Prohibition. It was better at covering up the smell of the less refined alcohol then Club Soda. Fun side fact....Mountain Dew was originally created as a mixer for whiskey as well!
Just got my power back on (Round Rock, Austin's hat). First thing I checked when I had internet again - See if the guys posted while I was "out". I know they film ahead, will we have missing episodes in a few days? Or did you guys get spared the "rolling" blackouts? Did this weather effect your barrels, as in you only built for extreme heat, not this prolonged sub-freezing?
We used to mix Yukon Jack with lemonaid. Whiskey and lemon go well together. Seven up is a lemon-lime flavor and many people mix Seven up with whiskey.
Ginger beer instead of ginger ale/soda is pretty good with whiskey, definitely better than Coke. Fever Tree is the cleanest, spiciest ginger beer that I've had.
I'm a ginger ale guy on the rare case that I'm mixing, but I need to try ginger beer. Ginger beer gives you a lot bigger "hot" ginger spice, so it could be really nice.
Another surprising combo that I don't hear mentioned that often is just a nice wheat beer with a shot of whisky added to it. For some reason the two just merry up perfectly and make something unique and tasty.
My go to for a mixer is a cola from the brand Zevia. It's a zero calorie/zero sugar cola that I use for mixing with some Jim Beam. Nice for when I want a cold fizzy booze drink.
Kaiyo bottling tend to leave batch numbers on the bottom of the bottle, could you share that later? Also Kaiyo has their own distillery built in 2019, so I don't think they teaspoon anymore.
I got a side by side pic of black label Kaiyo from costco, major color difference, orangey-red to yellowey-gold. Put it on the IG, Kaiyo responded saying same taste just darker char on barrel.
To Daniel and Rex, Does whiskey challenge you anymore? I guess what I mean by that is what 'stage' do you see yourselves in? - Beginners explore and find flavors - Intermediates find their favorites and explore some more - Masters (MB's) not sure, I'm not there yet - Celestial - you get where I'm going Final text: How have you evolved as whiskey drinkers and where are you now?
With whiskies that are so different from one batch to another like those 2, maybe you guys could try to find another whisky, from another distillery, that resembles one of the two *more* than the 2nd bottle.
fun fact: a study published a while back confirmed that glass bottle coke (aka "mexican coke") doesn't actually have cane sugar in it. just regular ol' coke bottled in mexico.
Those are normally a bit more than just that I think. Usually some triple sec as well. I've probably only had them a dozen times and they've varied from basically a whiskey margarita to just whiskey and lemonade to having lemon lime soda or soda water in them though so who knows.
You do not seem to be the only one confused by the wording of the label. There are differing descriptions, but based on my best reading of the Kaiyo website and various reviews, it is aged initially in Olorosso and Pedro Ximinez Sherry casks, and then finished in Mizunara oak, but don't quote me on that.
Can anyone help me fill in the whiskeys on the Quintessential Wall? The ones I can pick out are: Buffalo Trace Lagavulin 16 Redbreast 12 Cardhu 12 Jameson Whistlepig 10? Glenlivet 12? And is that Auchentoshan 12 at the top? Missing a few still.
God it's soooooo cold, but I am so fortunate to have both power and network enough to watch this video. Watching this from a charged work laptop while huddled under blankets to help conserve what power/gas we can for everyone!
Every time I hear Daniel say "Miya-gi-kyo" I die a little inside. As a fellow 40-something raised predominantly in the 80s it should have clicked by now that the easiest way to pronounce it is to just remember Mr. Miyagi from the Karate Kid then slap "kyo" on the end. "Miyagi-kyo." (Yes, it also happens to be distilled in Miyagi Prefecture, but that is neither here nor there...) All things can be related to Back to the Future or The Karate Kid for children of the 80s! *not really
The fountain Coke that McDonald's gets is actually different than what everyone else gets,.. it still comes in the old style stainless steel kegs instead of the bag-n-the-box that everyone else gets. I'm not a fan of Coke or McDonald's either one,... Texans tend to prefer Dr.Pepper and Whataburger,.. but it's still a fun fact.
Every year during passover coke switches recipes and goes with real sugar. You can tell the difference because the 2liter caps are yellow. When I worked at dominos a few years ago I grabbed so many of those.
You know how I know you're not Canadian? You haven't done whisky mixes with ginger ale (a rye and ginger). Pretty sure you've got some basic Canadian club or wisers in that vault (pick a generic Canadian) and mix with ginger ale over ice. If you like Canadian 'rye' at all (which I know you do) you'll enjoy it!
Can you compare the same whiskey from different years, ex: Jim beam from 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 and see if their is a difference and if so what is it?
I know a few of them. MB is when you send them in a new whiskey they haven't had before. BB is when you send them a duplicate of something they have. PS and Titan goes by the number of bottles. I **think** PS is 10 and Titan is 20? Don't hold me to those numbers though. Then there is the representative one, where the person has a vested interest in the company.
I've been having my drinks neat, but with some squirts of liquid stevia to bring out the sweet notes more, yet cut the alcohol bitterness a little with the semi salty nature of stevia as well. Let me know what you(anyone) think if you try it!... Also a little seltzer water or on the rocks is mighty fine too
I've had that CR Mesquite before and it was HORRIBLE. I don't mind some of the other flavors (apple, cinnamon, vanilla, etc.) as a mixer, but whatever they used to infuse the 'mesquite' flavor was overpowering and instantly gave me heartburn that lasted for a long time.
If it isn’t Nikka or Suntory (or Ichiro’s card series 😆) I have a lot of reservations when it comes to Japanese Whisky these days. Maybe if I lived in Japan, but it seems everyone’s trying to jump on the bandwagon with some cheap mystery malts at inflated prices. No thank you
Kaiyo is still an extremely shady company. They still don't market or sell their whisky in Japan. They don't have any Japanese facility, so you have to wonder where they even blend their stuff.
Nomunication has a fairly detailed and insightful article about Kaiyo. I'm hoping there's a follow-up soon since Kaiyo was allegedly looking to build a distillery in Japan as of a couple years ago and I'm curious about what happened with that. Also, Kaiyo doesn't label their product as Japanese whisky.
kotaku.com/japan-finally-gets-rules-about-japanese-whisky-1846277889 I actually just read this article this morning about rules finally being applied to Japanese whiskey and how it defines. The included articles makes it seem like serious consideration is being placed on the origin, presentation, and handling of the spirot...finally! An interesting read for sure but also note these are not laws, merely suggestions at this point. Case and point this should build some continuity between bottles year to year.
Well, this is timely: The Japanese trade union in charge of labeling spirits has come up with standards for what makes a "Japanese whisky" that you and your viewers may be interested in. This was just posted by Whisky Richard on his Nomunication website: www.nomunication.jp/2021/02/17/finally-a-standard-for-japanese-whisky/ .
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I was, indeed, giggling when I wrote that comment. Cheers!
My wife enjoys some of the flavors of whiskey but just cannot handle the alcohol burn so I tend to try and balance a cocktail around her tastes so she can still taste at least some of the notes. I tried something the other night with Balcones Pot Still Bourbon (being local to Waco she really wanted to find a way to enjoy Balcones) so I took Balcones Whiskey (2 onz) Lime Juice (1 onz) Half a bar spoon of Agave Syrup, 2 dashes of Peychaud's Bitters, 1 dash of Angostura bitters, mixed with ice and topped with Topo Chico Mineral Water. It pulled out a lot of the tasting notes of Balcones while completely sublimating the burn. One of the things that made me stick around this channel is the whole "The Whiskey you like to drink, the way you like to drink it." mantra it is very welcoming to newcomers. Keep on keeping on you magnificent bastards.
Dr. Pepper and WT101 is a constant go-to.
My wife and her friends drink Pepper Jacks
You guys have THE MOST random topics you intro with. I love it!
So many flavour drift episodes recently. MB's need ta send in things they don't have yet more often.
Right, and send in the stuff they already have to me!
At this point it's getting difficult for your average person to send an affordable, but as of yet unsent bottle of whisky to them. The more local and limited it is, the easier it is to find something they haven't done, but that many times also means more expensive.
@@Patryn71 that makes sense. Most of the flavor drift episodes they have done are on fairly regional or moderately priced things though....it's not like they're doing it to J&B, Johnnie Walker or Jack Daniels, after all.
There are a few bottles in my area that are reasonably inexpensive & have never had an episode. Maybe I'll get to it sometime soon.
A huge THANK YOU Daniel and Rex...your content has been helping to get me through these long months to April 1st. Let me explain. I gave up alcohol for 3 months, and I'm pretty certain that I would have lost my sh$! without the Vault. As it is, I've made it past the halfway point, and I'm sure that I will make it the full three months thanks to great content. Giving up the beer was easy, but damn, the whiskey's been tough! I have several bottles waiting for that moment that magical 1st day of April--Coopers Craft, my favorite budget bourbon, Jefferson's and a Wyoming Whiskey (one of the few bourbons that I've yet to try). Cheers.
Glad to see you could get a video uploaded with the power issues in Austin keep warm and stay safe you MB ‘s
I believe the first bottle you were given was the first edition. I was told the second edition is used a sherry refill cask. Please double check the label to confirm as those are certainly different animals.
PS... the Kaiyo is rumored to be teaspooned with Ben Nevis which is probably why you were getting the Nikka notes 😉
Ginger ale and ginger beer are different things actually. I don't like ginger ale much, but a dry ginger beer is great. Beers have more ginger bite, and are made with real ginger.
This is why I never allow myself to become too attached to one particular whiskey, it may taste great this year and be considerably different next year,... and in my experience the most consistent whiskies are also often the most boring whiskies as well.
That's why I'm always trying something different, and don't mind giving a whiskey that I didn't care for in the past a second chance a year or two later.
I don't think this undermines reviews, but it does shift the purpose of the review. Based on your review, I can understand that there will be bottle-to-bottle difference... and that chances are, I will enjoy what is inside in some unique way. This distillery is pretty cool for not having a homogeneous pour every time... keeps the element of surprise going.
Be interesting to see what happens with Japanese Whisky now they are putting in place measures and rules to ensure it is actually Japanese.
Hope they won't mess it up too much, coz I like that freedom which brings out so much good stuff, that no one else can do due to strict regulations.
should do a video on the new Japanese whiskey rules
Strangest whiskey mixers poll/video. Right after you do the paw paw (Indiana banana) will it distill.
I never really liked ginger ale specifically by itself, until mixing it with high quality budget blended scotch, it was a strange idea until I tried it. Great mix for scotch.
upon you're observation, I was intrigued so I took some ginger beer and some blended scotch on hand, and mixed them... and honestly... it's nice. I know this mix is known after looking it up but thank you for introducing it to me. You made my night!
A great drink is taking a 12oz Collins glass and filling it with cubed ice, add 2 oz Tullamore Dew Cider cask and then fill to the top with ginger beer. Stir. Add a thin slice of apple down the side for garnish. You get this really nice spicy and sweet mix that is THE BEST on a hot, Summer day. But Ginger Ale makes sense with many American/Bourbon whiskies though. Canada Dry, the most well known but not the first Ginger Ale, became hugely accepted in the states during Prohibition. It was better at covering up the smell of the less refined alcohol then Club Soda.
Fun side fact....Mountain Dew was originally created as a mixer for whiskey as well!
I'm pretty sure the only difference on the labeling is that one says First Edition above Kaiyo and the other says Second Edition
Lemonade, ginger ale, and ginger beer are my go to mixers for budget bourbon. Lemonade and bourbon were made for each other.
Although I am biased. I like the bear one better.
It's wild how different the flavors are with those bottles.
Damn its only 10 am but now I wanna drink some whiskey!
You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning. Slainte MB's
Just got my power back on (Round Rock, Austin's hat). First thing I checked when I had internet again - See if the guys posted while I was "out". I know they film ahead, will we have missing episodes in a few days? Or did you guys get spared the "rolling" blackouts? Did this weather effect your barrels, as in you only built for extreme heat, not this prolonged sub-freezing?
Love whisky and lemonade you guys should do a pairings video with it
They can advertise as what wines do: 2019 Kaiyo Sheri (notes A), 2020 Kaiyo Sheri (notes B), 2021 Kaiyo Sheri (notes C)...
Time to look back over a couple years and send in some olive oil to be Flavo[u]r drifted.... :)
Your 'magnificent' and 'benevolent' bastard intros are so good. Don't ever stop them.
We used to mix Yukon Jack with lemonaid. Whiskey and lemon go well together. Seven up is a lemon-lime flavor and many people mix Seven up with whiskey.
That was my grandfather's Friday night drink, a heavy shot of Wild Turkey 101 in a highball glass with ice and a 12 oz can of lemon lime soda.
Ginger beer instead of ginger ale/soda is pretty good with whiskey, definitely better than Coke. Fever Tree is the cleanest, spiciest ginger beer that I've had.
Classic mixer from the 70s was 7Up. 7 & 7 (Seagrams 7 and 7Up) was an extremely popular drink back in the day. (I was in my 20s back then.)
I got hurt real bad on 7&7 ages ago. I did learn never to let anyone else mix my drinks so there's that I guess.
@@duckrutt sorry to hear that. Stay safe.
I'm a ginger ale guy on the rare case that I'm mixing, but I need to try ginger beer. Ginger beer gives you a lot bigger "hot" ginger spice, so it could be really nice.
Another surprising combo that I don't hear mentioned that often is just a nice wheat beer with a shot of whisky added to it. For some reason the two just merry up perfectly and make something unique and tasty.
My go to for a mixer is a cola from the brand Zevia. It's a zero calorie/zero sugar cola that I use for mixing with some Jim Beam. Nice for when I want a cold fizzy booze drink.
Kaiyo bottling tend to leave batch numbers on the bottom of the bottle, could you share that later? Also Kaiyo has their own distillery built in 2019, so I don't think they teaspoon anymore.
They film on Wednesdays right? I wonder if they're gonna make it in tomorrow. Texas is closed.
I believe it’s Mondays but I’m not certain
Can’t do coke in whiskey, it just makes it taste like flat coke, ginger beer is good though
Ginger beer and whiskey is the only mixed drink I can stand.
Gingerbeer and mezcal is great too
I mixed toki with lemon lime bitters wow a surprise for all.
Is there any difference between a whisky bought in Japan and the states
I got a side by side pic of black label Kaiyo from costco, major color difference, orangey-red to yellowey-gold. Put it on the IG, Kaiyo responded saying same taste just darker char on barrel.
To Daniel and Rex,
Does whiskey challenge you anymore?
I guess what I mean by that is what 'stage' do you see yourselves in?
- Beginners explore and find flavors
- Intermediates find their favorites and explore some more
- Masters (MB's) not sure, I'm not there yet
- Celestial - you get where I'm going
Final text:
How have you evolved as whiskey drinkers and where are you now?
Texas Rexus is getting back to his I dont give a shit moochy roots. Love it.
Good Morning Gentlemen.
Good evening
Hope your enjoying the cold weather
With whiskies that are so different from one batch to another like those 2, maybe you guys could try to find another whisky, from another distillery, that resembles one of the two *more* than the 2nd bottle.
I’m new to drinking whiskey and to Subscribe you guys, is that your whiskey collection?
Good Morning MB's
Good evening
Budenberg ginger beer in the short brown bottle ..and evan Williams b.o.b ..white label ... yummmm
Sherry, Niles?
No bottle codes to decipher to give hints on date?
fun fact: a study published a while back confirmed that glass bottle coke (aka "mexican coke") doesn't actually have cane sugar in it. just regular ol' coke bottled in mexico.
Lemonade is my favorite Whiskey mixer.
Love the hillbilly pronunciation of Miyagikyo.
How does the making of Kaiyo compare or contrast with Legent?
I’ve heard Jack & Lemonade called “Lynchburg Lemonade”
Those are normally a bit more than just that I think. Usually some triple sec as well. I've probably only had them a dozen times and they've varied from basically a whiskey margarita to just whiskey and lemonade to having lemon lime soda or soda water in them though so who knows.
1 oz bourbon, 4 oz lemonade, 1 tsp honey, 2 dashes of bitters. Add ice, stir vigorously. Don't know what it's called, but it's amazing.
You do not seem to be the only one confused by the wording of the label. There are differing descriptions, but based on my best reading of the Kaiyo website and various reviews, it is aged initially in Olorosso and Pedro Ximinez Sherry casks, and then finished in Mizunara oak, but don't quote me on that.
Will there be a video tomorrow.....? No one knows....
What is y'alls opinions on the new Japanese whiskey guidelines?
The Smokey Joe I sent you might be a good flavor drift comparison.
Afternoon MB's.
Evening
Can anyone help me fill in the whiskeys on the Quintessential Wall? The ones I can pick out are:
Buffalo Trace
Lagavulin 16
Redbreast 12
Cardhu 12
Jameson
Whistlepig 10?
Glenlivet 12?
And is that Auchentoshan 12 at the top?
Missing a few still.
Morning you frosty Texas Bastards!! To all you MB'S out there 🦈🦈🥃🥃
God it's soooooo cold, but I am so fortunate to have both power and network enough to watch this video. Watching this from a charged work laptop while huddled under blankets to help conserve what power/gas we can for everyone!
I love the weather. I'm gonna go do a road test in the neighborhood and see if I can get out to pick up some stuff. Heb is open.
I wanted them to mix the two Kaiyo whiskies....
How do you add more bounce to your waterbed?
Add spring water
I keep a handle of WT101 around so I can enjoy it with a small can of Coke Zero or drink neat.
Morning MBs
Good evening
Every time I hear Daniel say "Miya-gi-kyo" I die a little inside. As a fellow 40-something raised predominantly in the 80s it should have clicked by now that the easiest way to pronounce it is to just remember Mr. Miyagi from the Karate Kid then slap "kyo" on the end. "Miyagi-kyo." (Yes, it also happens to be distilled in Miyagi Prefecture, but that is neither here nor there...) All things can be related to Back to the Future or The Karate Kid for children of the 80s! *not really
If i donate a whiskey when might it get reviewed?
On a unrelated side note i have an Iron Smoke Casket Strength that may intrigue you.
So, the Bud Light commercial was funny, but Sam Adams won the day with their making fun of Clydesdales spot
"It's like you've never met me."
Me, every time someone asks if I watched the super bowl...
Left is a little darker. Your right
Mexican glass bottle of Coke, and McDonald's fountain Coke (with no ice) are the best Coke! Change my mind!
The fountain Coke that McDonald's gets is actually different than what everyone else gets,.. it still comes in the old style stainless steel kegs instead of the bag-n-the-box that everyone else gets.
I'm not a fan of Coke or McDonald's either one,... Texans tend to prefer Dr.Pepper and Whataburger,.. but it's still a fun fact.
Every year during passover coke switches recipes and goes with real sugar. You can tell the difference because the 2liter caps are yellow. When I worked at dominos a few years ago I grabbed so many of those.
@@StillLivinginthewoods did not know that, about coke, and about Texans.
@@kahless0173 will have to look soon 🤞
You know how I know you're not Canadian? You haven't done whisky mixes with ginger ale (a rye and ginger).
Pretty sure you've got some basic Canadian club or wisers in that vault (pick a generic Canadian) and mix with ginger ale over ice. If you like Canadian 'rye' at all (which I know you do) you'll enjoy it!
They've got Lot 40, both the old 10% malted/90% unmalted bottling and the new 100% unmalted recipe.
I’m outta whiskey and now ima have to drink my old lady’s watermelon vodka while I watch this...or take a dry day lol
Can you compare the same whiskey from different years, ex: Jim beam from 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 and see if their is a difference and if so what is it?
I was wondering about that myself. How much flavor drift happens in the big brand blends?
This is why I have trust issues 😜🥃
Fuck yeah!!!
So do these guys ever explain what each rank means? MB, BB, PS, TOW, etc
It’s based on how many bottles you’ve sent in
I know a few of them.
MB is when you send them in a new whiskey they haven't had before.
BB is when you send them a duplicate of something they have.
PS and Titan goes by the number of bottles. I **think** PS is 10 and Titan is 20? Don't hold me to those numbers though.
Then there is the representative one, where the person has a vested interest in the company.
Why not mix them and see what the combo gives you?
I'm waiting adrbeg 25 old review
What does it means Japanese whisky?
I've been having my drinks neat, but with some squirts of liquid stevia to bring out the sweet notes more, yet cut the alcohol bitterness a little with the semi salty nature of stevia as well. Let me know what you(anyone) think if you try it!... Also a little seltzer water or on the rocks is mighty fine too
Omg no
I've had that CR Mesquite before and it was HORRIBLE. I don't mind some of the other flavors (apple, cinnamon, vanilla, etc.) as a mixer, but whatever they used to infuse the 'mesquite' flavor was overpowering and instantly gave me heartburn that lasted for a long time.
GOOD MORNING YOU MB'S 🥃...
Good evening
Since when is 46% “low proof”?
If it isn’t Nikka or Suntory (or Ichiro’s card series 😆) I have a lot of reservations when it comes to Japanese Whisky these days. Maybe if I lived in Japan, but it seems everyone’s trying to jump on the bandwagon with some cheap mystery malts at inflated prices. No thank you
Definitely within rhythm ha!
Yup. The Mexican glass bottle Coke Cola. I won't use anything else. 👍
So it's....kaiyo...ken? anybody???!!??? lol Benevolent indeed. haha ; )( ;
YOU COULD HAVE SAID "TOKYO FLAVO[U]R DRIFT" BUT YOU DIDN'T
YOU B O O M E R S
I prefer 7up as a mixer. It does not cover the flavor of the whiskey nearly as much as coke does.
Since there is no family resemblance, the new bottle was adopted.
Tequila and scotch try that you MBs. JW black & Patron equal parts.
Kaiyo is still an extremely shady company. They still don't market or sell their whisky in Japan. They don't have any Japanese facility, so you have to wonder where they even blend their stuff.
Nomunication has a fairly detailed and insightful article about Kaiyo. I'm hoping there's a follow-up soon since Kaiyo was allegedly looking to build a distillery in Japan as of a couple years ago and I'm curious about what happened with that.
Also, Kaiyo doesn't label their product as Japanese whisky.
Nippon baby
mixers Arnie Palmer and Whiskey
HUSH DAN!
You two need to get into smoking real pipe tobacco, especially aged pipe tobacco. It would blow your minds the types of flavors you get from it.
See japan has passed new laws for labeling whiskey.
kotaku.com/japan-finally-gets-rules-about-japanese-whisky-1846277889
I actually just read this article this morning about rules finally being applied to Japanese whiskey and how it defines. The included articles makes it seem like serious consideration is being placed on the origin, presentation, and handling of the spirot...finally! An interesting read for sure but also note these are not laws, merely suggestions at this point.
Case and point this should build some continuity between bottles year to year.
Daniel probably likes coke with whiskey when he’s craving a coke, because he hates carbonation and the whiskey makes the coke less fizzy!
Well, this is timely: The Japanese trade union in charge of labeling spirits has come up with standards for what makes a "Japanese whisky" that you and your viewers may be interested in. This was just posted by Whisky Richard on his Nomunication website: www.nomunication.jp/2021/02/17/finally-a-standard-for-japanese-whisky/ .
They seem like they're trying to care
Ginger ale & rye.. mmmm