Andre is a treasure of taste and culture for all. He is eloquent but not pompous. Educated but not a braggart. Sophisticated but not afraid to live (and maybe a little love) the Beam nostalgia. Cheers to you Andre!
Since those glasses are now discontinued, Andre should partner with a glass manufacturer and release his own version. I’m sure most of us who are fans of his will cop.
Funny enough after watching the video I was intrigued by this glass. Was thrifting today and found the exact glass shown in the video. Brand new in their box, $2.99 each. The store had 8 of them.
When he calls a spirit "fruity", it doesn't mean it contains fruit. Just that the aroma reminds him of fruit. An unpeated wine may feel "peaty" but won't be "peated". What a genius comment.
@@michaelheskett3119 just because it's unpeated doesn't mean it can't have smokey, peaty, ashy tones. Dude has been tasting different types of alcohols for more than enough time to hold his own.
He could but why bother, considering the extraordinary success of his restaurants and other multimillion-dollar companies. I mean he's been far past doing something like this show (which holds its spot as top-ranking wine show on YT nonetheless) But even long before his numerous businesses took off, Andre was head sommelier at _Per Se_ Freakin Per Se, as in Thomas Keller, Columbus Circle- *head sommelier* . And that's going back a couple decades or so. (in case you're not familiar we're talking 3 Michelin stars, $6-$700 per head or tasting menu for two easily at $1,000 .. where he'd be routinely opening $15,000-$20,000 wine bottles) If I were starting out simply holding a busser position at an establishment of that caliber, a RUclips channel's always possible but it's hardly gonna be a priority.
His job is already a big deal, do i want him hosting more of this, yes. But again his job is already amazing. I mean the he is probably dealing a lot more expensive and crazier drink than what ever he review in this channel.
this is a fantastic video about bourbon. worth noting (as you already said) that weller special reserve (green label) is NOT worth 90$. it's a 23-30$ bottle for a 750ml and it is fantastic for the price. it is incredibly hard to find a bourbon that will match it for the same price point. others are wild turkey 101, evan williams bottled in bond. just wanting to throw that out there for people who are watching this and new to bourbon.
Yeah, $90 for Weller is crazy. It's a great bourbon, but around these parts (KS) I find it for about $30... Your comments about WT101 and EW BIB are spot on. WT101 is my go-to for both sipping and for cocktails.
You and I have the same taste in Bourbon. Wild Turkey and EW BIB are my favorite "daily drinker" Bourbons, and those two in particular have a whole lot of vanilla char. I'm glad I can buy a Bourbon that tastes how I prefer it to taste, at that price point.
I picked up a bottle of this for ~$30 here in idaho too and a bottle of weller 12 for $39. You just have to be incredibly lucky to find one on the shelf here.
To the best of my knowledge, the DSP KY number refers to the distillery, not the bonded warehouse. KY-1 is the first registered Kentucky distillery (at least currently open)
90 is well above MSRP on that bottle. Retailers are gouging consumers and at $90 they should let it sit on the shelf because it's not even great compared to some $30 bottles.
I watch a lot of whiskey videos, and I really enjoyed watching this one. It was great to get the perspective of someone whose main thing isn't necessarily Bourbon.
I really love every episode with "Sommelier André Hueston Mack" (that's too much to type so I copy+pasted it). I've been a bourbon drinker for the past 20 years and I watch many bourbon RUclips channels. I learned a lot of new information about bourbon in this one video that I never knew and facts that even dedicated bourbon channels on RUclips never mention. Great!
Jim Beam was the first liquor I ever tasted in my life. I'm not going to tell you I objectively think it's the best bourbon, but Jim Beam is legitimately not bad and like you said, very nostalgic. I still order it on occasion.
in south korea 24 years ago i bought a bottle of jim beam at a hotel for 115 bucks. they're so valuable they keep your bottle locked up in a cabinet at the bar for you.
For me, Weller has been the go to for decades. It has the same recipe as Pappy Van Winkle, but aged for a shorter time. The original W.L. Weller Bourbon recipe was created by Julian ''Pappy'' Van Winkle, the creator of Pappy Van Winkle.
@@JL-gt1kcthat’s insane! I typically see it for $75…still $50 too much. It’s bottom shelf juice. Not bad, but worth $25. For $75 you can get exceptional whisky
I want an episode with André doing a cognac tasting. I've been getting into cognac and the range varies so much. I would like to get his take on it. Great video for sure.
I love Maker's Mark for it's unique, rich velvety feel... Buffalo Trace ('normal' (I haven't tried the 'White Dog')) is lovely, and I'll gladly drink 'Jim Beam' till the corn harvest is in... but for me personally, I would climb mountains for 'Wild Turkey 101' which got me hooked way back when I was a late teenager in the 80's while living in York, UK, and I wonder what Andre thinks of this exquisite tipple which I'm sad didn't get to play today. (Also, it's a shame Andre couldn't pour each and every snifter into Brad Leone to see how that affected his ferments, 😂)
Thank you. This came across my in box just now. I am a Kentuckian, all my life. I drink bourbon and vodka. This video was a hoot! Where can I get that glass?
Source? Dickey is owned by Diageo and Widow Jane is owned by Heaven Hill… have a very hard time believing that HH would blend WJ with a product that they don’t own or even make.
In California if you are patient you can often find Weller SR at MSRP or around $22 for 750 ml. It is really smooth and has a distinctive flavor as pointed out in the video.
Yep that's secondary or non-control tater pricing. It's a low effort whiskey. No age, no proof. Literally Weller's bottom tier product. It's a 20 dollar bottle and drinks like one. Not a lot going on.
The lowest I have seen it SoCal is $80. I had a pour of it and I can’t spend $80 on a bourbon knowing there are better ones at that price range. $40-$50 is not bad.
I know he was more talking about what "cask strength" was on the Maker's but I wish he would have also noted that Maker's is a wheated bourbon as opposed to the previous ones that were rye as the 2ndary grain bourbons. Also, that Weller Special Reserve is not $90, nor should anyone ever be paying that much for that bottle. It's very plain wheated bourbon and the MSRP is about $25.
For us over the pond in the UK, 70cl of Jim Beam comes in at around £18 and the 37.5cl Buffalo Trace White Dog is around £25... quite the difference to US pricing.
I've seen Weller Special Reserve here for $80 in stores and they don't seem to be exactly flying off of the shelves. With patience, it can be found at $30. White Dog alone made the video worth watching.
Re: the Widow Jane being "mineral driven" That's the Dickel component of the blend. Minerality is a characteristic of that expression. Great video, by the way.
Weller is only that expensive if you're trying to find it somewhere outside the distillery. If you get lucky and they're selling it the morning you show up, you can get it for about half that if I remember correctly. One of my favorites.
that barrel of widow jane has to pay 13 years worth of brooklyn rent for about several square feet.. that's an aspect of whiskey cost i haven't ever considered.
I've been on a lot of distillery tours, and on the Four Roses tour they asked if anybody wanted a shot off the still and I said yes because WTF who's gonna turn down a free shot? But OMG it was hot! 😂 Nobody else even wanted to try it!
Andre is a treasure of taste and culture for all. He is eloquent but not pompous. Educated but not a braggart. Sophisticated but not afraid to live (and maybe a little love) the Beam nostalgia. Cheers to you Andre!
Given this comment, I'd suggest watching his video with Brad Leone if you haven't already. It was a blast!
"Eloquent but not pompous" is the perfect way to put it!! Love him
He wears the same outfit in every. single. video.
This is very well-said.
André could review supermarket white bread and I'd watch it.
Now that would be a watch!!! 🤣🤣
That's funny but I agree!
Since those glasses are now discontinued, Andre should partner with a glass manufacturer and release his own version. I’m sure most of us who are fans of his will cop.
I'm in
I’ve seen exactly 2 videos, have tried maybe 1 wine in my life. And I’m in lol
@@Elastic_Rhino he collabed with Craighill and released a wine key. It’s still available on the site if you’re interested.
Funny enough after watching the video I was intrigued by this glass. Was thrifting today and found the exact glass shown in the video. Brand new in their box, $2.99 each. The store had 8 of them.
I’d buy them!
Andre is dressed like Paddington Bear.
☠
Red Beanie mirroring the red wax on the maker's mark too.
Same as every video
I was thinking Life Aquatic
i dont even drink but i clicked on the video
Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bon is one of the best bourbons at the price that you will consistently be able to find. Always on my shelf
White label evan williams is my go to, but now I want to try Basil Hayden 🙂 Time to up my frugal game (a little) ;-)
Benchmark Full proof does it for me at the $20 price.
shhhh, stop. They'll raise the price.
That Evan Williams BiB is garbage. Early Times BiB is much better at that price point. Even WT 101 is better.
@@jghall00 ok, whatever you say, lol ;-D
I would like to see Andre explore scotch in an upcoming episode
He called an unpeated whisky “peaty”, we can do without his take on laphroaig
When he calls a spirit "fruity", it doesn't mean it contains fruit. Just that the aroma reminds him of fruit. An unpeated wine may feel "peaty" but won't be "peated". What a genius comment.
@@michaelheskett3119 just because it's unpeated doesn't mean it can't have smokey, peaty, ashy tones. Dude has been tasting different types of alcohols for more than enough time to hold his own.
I use the Evan Williams Bottled in Bond to make homemade vanilla extract. Works very nicely at a very reasonable price.
What a genuinely likable personality.
Couldn't agree more. Dude's a natural.
Start your own channel my guy, it'll be a great success.
I'm sure with this he makes bank, gains notoriety, and doesn't really have to put too much effort into it
He could but why bother, considering the extraordinary success of his restaurants and other multimillion-dollar companies.
I mean he's been far past doing something like this show (which holds its spot as top-ranking wine show on YT nonetheless)
But even long before his numerous businesses took off, Andre was head sommelier at _Per Se_
Freakin Per Se, as in Thomas Keller, Columbus Circle- *head sommelier* . And that's going back a couple decades or so.
(in case you're not familiar we're talking 3 Michelin stars, $6-$700 per head or tasting menu for two easily at $1,000 .. where he'd be routinely opening $15,000-$20,000 wine bottles)
If I were starting out simply holding a busser position at an establishment of that caliber, a RUclips channel's always possible but it's hardly gonna be a priority.
His job is already a big deal, do i want him hosting more of this, yes. But again his job is already amazing. I mean the he is probably dealing a lot more expensive and crazier drink than what ever he review in this channel.
this is a fantastic video about bourbon. worth noting (as you already said) that weller special reserve (green label) is NOT worth 90$. it's a 23-30$ bottle for a 750ml and it is fantastic for the price. it is incredibly hard to find a bourbon that will match it for the same price point. others are wild turkey 101, evan williams bottled in bond. just wanting to throw that out there for people who are watching this and new to bourbon.
Yeah, $90 for Weller is crazy. It's a great bourbon, but around these parts (KS) I find it for about $30...
Your comments about WT101 and EW BIB are spot on. WT101 is my go-to for both sipping and for cocktails.
@@drewmcclellan480$90 for anything that’s not BTAC VanWinkle or Michters allocated is crazy in my opinion.
You and I have the same taste in Bourbon. Wild Turkey and EW BIB are my favorite "daily drinker" Bourbons, and those two in particular have a whole lot of vanilla char. I'm glad I can buy a Bourbon that tastes how I prefer it to taste, at that price point.
I picked up a bottle of this for ~$30 here in idaho too and a bottle of weller 12 for $39. You just have to be incredibly lucky to find one on the shelf here.
EWBIB + WT101 is the holy duo
I’d also highly recommend Wild Turkey 101 & Buffalo Trace Kentucky straight. Both are phenomenal in taste, quality & value. Cheers 🥃
Agreed on both!
To the best of my knowledge, the DSP KY number refers to the distillery, not the bonded warehouse. KY-1 is the first registered Kentucky distillery (at least currently open)
I just love how approachable Andre is. The bourbon world can be quite snobbish so it's always great to see someone so welcoming.
video: price of weller varies significantly by location
commenters: tHaTs nOt wHat wEller coSTS
True, but $90 is not a price variation... that's larceny (no pun intended)
90 is well above MSRP on that bottle. Retailers are gouging consumers and at $90 they should let it sit on the shelf because it's not even great compared to some $30 bottles.
Lol
Small markup is expected. Even 2x MSRP in some cases. Weller Special Reserve is $30. $90 is 3x markup for a bottle that isn't hard to find.
Love me some bourbon, but whiskey nerds are worst than craft brew nerds
I've been waiting for Andre to put out another video! I love all of his takes and learn so much! Thank you for another great episode!!
I watch a lot of whiskey videos, and I really enjoyed watching this one. It was great to get the perspective of someone whose main thing isn't necessarily Bourbon.
*JIM BEAM BLACK* is smooth and amazing. Aged 7 years.
I really love every episode with "Sommelier André Hueston Mack" (that's too much to type so I copy+pasted it). I've been a bourbon drinker for the past 20 years and I watch many bourbon RUclips channels. I learned a lot of new information about bourbon in this one video that I never knew and facts that even dedicated bourbon channels on RUclips never mention. Great!
I love listening to André even when he talks about things that I don't understand.
Jim Beam was the first liquor I ever tasted in my life. I'm not going to tell you I objectively think it's the best bourbon, but Jim Beam is legitimately not bad and like you said, very nostalgic. I still order it on occasion.
Life Aquatic with Andre Mack
White dog is at the top of my never again list!
Even as a non-drinker I find these videos with Andre fascinating.
Yet, as a comment bot, you did amazingly! Bravo!
$90 for Weller Special Reserve….yikes sir you got scammed
he did say he had gotten a 1.75L bottle for 55
$65 on Maui
He mentioned New York price given rarity.
@cjjohnson4231 not just a NY issue, it's an everywhere issue
It's a bottom shelf $20 bottle. Probably worst in that line up. To say it's a 90 bottle is crazy.
I have been a bourbon drinker for akmost 60 years and Williams BIB and Wild Turkey 101 are staples. Fantastic review!.
Babe wake up, Andre Mack just posted
EW BIB is $14 here in Ohio ha so thankful! HUGE deal!
I enjoy deep red wines, so that bourbon finished in wine barrels sounds fascinating to me, might have to give that a try
As a bourbon collector, my go to “cheap” bourbon is Evan Williams bib. It’s a solid bourbon for the price point.
in south korea 24 years ago i bought a bottle of jim beam at a hotel for 115 bucks. they're so valuable they keep your bottle locked up in a cabinet at the bar for you.
I said to myself "Why hasn't a new André Hueston Mack vid popped up on my feed lately" so I went looking and found 2 new ones, score! Love these.
Wow... Andre is the best thing that has ever happened. He's so awesome
Props on the White Dog. Watching while drinking WT Rare Breed.
love the burn on that
@@JavierJimenez-kn2ob😂beat me to it. Nearly 60% ABV is spicy.
Rare breed is the real MVP. Value pour and readily available anywhere.
The DSP on Evan Williams is the Distilled Spirits Plant, not the warehouse
For me, Weller has been the go to for decades. It has the same recipe as Pappy Van Winkle, but aged for a shorter time. The original W.L. Weller Bourbon recipe was created by Julian ''Pappy'' Van Winkle, the creator of Pappy Van Winkle.
We need the Andre + Brewzle collab and we need it yesterday
Brewzle is a 🤡
Agreed
THIS
@@r3d4c7 agreed. “I have a budget” dude literally writes it all off and just buys Saz and never drinks them
Those people are almost complete opposites
As a BOURBON lover...this video is GOLD!!! Appreciate ya bruh!
i have a bottle of White Dog on my shelf that's been opened once in the past 10 years. that was the first time it was opened.
The Basil Hayden’s one sounds incredible! It and the Elijah Craig 18yr sound like must tries.
Can we just have a series of him trying bourbon? This is great
I was really impressed with his tasting notes of that entry level Jim beam. Made it sound quite enticing.
Weller sr was made as a bottom shelf bourbon and now its getting near $100 on the secondary market. Craziness.
Near? Try well over. Seen it for more than 200.
@@JL-gt1kcthat’s insane! I typically see it for $75…still $50 too much. It’s bottom shelf juice. Not bad, but worth $25. For $75 you can get exceptional whisky
Some bourbon is definitely an acquired taste, the heavy oaky and and leathery kinds are super strong tasting for me.
I want an episode with André doing a cognac tasting. I've been getting into cognac and the range varies so much. I would like to get his take on it.
Great video for sure.
I can listen to this guy all day!
Very straight forward analysis. I was expecting rankings. Would love to see the analysis blind
I love Maker's Mark for it's unique, rich velvety feel... Buffalo Trace ('normal' (I haven't tried the 'White Dog')) is lovely, and I'll gladly drink 'Jim Beam' till the corn harvest is in... but for me personally, I would climb mountains for 'Wild Turkey 101' which got me hooked way back when I was a late teenager in the 80's while living in York, UK, and I wonder what Andre thinks of this exquisite tipple which I'm sad didn't get to play today.
(Also, it's a shame Andre couldn't pour each and every snifter into Brad Leone to see how that affected his ferments, 😂)
Thank you. This came across my in box just now. I am a Kentuckian, all my life. I drink bourbon and vodka. This video was a hoot! Where can I get that glass?
Andre makes this channel great!!!👍 keep him plz
Wild Turkey 101, you’re welcome. Now I’d like a beer episode, please
Apparently the new Jim Beam Black 7 year is better. Many WT lovers are shocked
@@Zwikster Thanks for the heads up, now beer me! 🤣
@@Zwikster id still take the wt 101 pretty easily
13:43 90$ is crazy for this bottle. I've never paid more than $35 for it.
Would love to see this guy review some more enthusiast bourbons like Russells 13, George T stagg, 4 roses barrell picks, etc.
The Widow Jane 13 is mineral driven because it’s blended with Dickel Tennessee Whiskey which is known for its mineral like taste.
Source? Dickey is owned by Diageo and Widow Jane is owned by Heaven Hill… have a very hard time believing that HH would blend WJ with a product that they don’t own or even make.
@@beaumair2083 it literally says it on the bottle.
@@LeatherDaddy97 I'm looking at a bottle of WJ 13 now, says nothing about Dickel anywhere on it.
@@brainofjjj it does say "distilled in tennessee"
In California if you are patient you can often find Weller SR at MSRP or around $22 for 750 ml. It is really smooth and has a distinctive flavor as pointed out in the video.
Weller SR is NOT a $90 bottle😂😂😂. MSRP on it is $25, anyone selling for higher is just price gouging
Yep that's secondary or non-control tater pricing. It's a low effort whiskey. No age, no proof. Literally Weller's bottom tier product. It's a 20 dollar bottle and drinks like one. Not a lot going on.
There is near to zero chance you can find a bottle of Weller SR at SRP in California
Usually around $40-$60 around here.
@@bobodapopperIf you're patient and/or willing to hunt you can find it for $35-$40 even in Cali
The lowest I have seen it SoCal is $80. I had a pour of it and I can’t spend $80 on a bourbon knowing there are better ones at that price range. $40-$50 is not bad.
I love the dedication to the blue jacket. Its become so familiar. Unc Noir Mouton bringing the knowledge
I know he was more talking about what "cask strength" was on the Maker's but I wish he would have also noted that Maker's is a wheated bourbon as opposed to the previous ones that were rye as the 2ndary grain bourbons.
Also, that Weller Special Reserve is not $90, nor should anyone ever be paying that much for that bottle. It's very plain wheated bourbon and the MSRP is about $25.
He got it in NY, in NY it’s $90 or so
There is a note when talking about Weller that Makers is wheaten as well
I'd like to see Andre's reaction and hear his thoughts about Malort
Uh-oh. Whisky nerds incoming.
We're here! Ha
@@marinorawmos9759 we're everywhere
Yup! Guilty! lol. I was already here for it tho.
Great educational video...the Evan William Bonded is a great buy!
I love the elijah craig single barrel 12yo, still got a few older ones in my stash!
This is a great educational video. Being new into bourbon it helped me understand all the diff labels/types of bourbon.
Solid walkthrough. Thanks for sharing!
If you only want to spend $20 on bourbon... can't go wrong with Wild Turkey 101.
I've heard same for ten high but I can't confirm cuz I don't drink😂
Agreed on Evan Williams as the cost and quality is pleasing!
So beautifully crafted! Excellent summary of the history of bourbon.
You are a great teacher, learning lots here.
That Buffalo Trace “White Dog” is essentially the same as rubbing alcohol - why would you do that to yourself?“ 😆
For us over the pond in the UK, 70cl of Jim Beam comes in at around £18 and the 37.5cl Buffalo Trace White Dog is around £25... quite the difference to US pricing.
One item you might have mentioned is that Makers Mark is a wheated bourbon replacing rye with soft red winter wheat.
I would love to see Andre taste a run of scotch whiskies!
Very nice. Do a Japanese wisky throw down next. Suntory, Nikka, Ichiro, Mars, Kirin, and Akashi. Then, do one for Scottish Wisky.
A lot of those no longer meet the criteria for japanese whiskey
@@LeatherDaddy97 Well, yeah, but you can still buy them. They just changed the labeling now so they tell you it’s a mix. Unlike before.
@@LeatherDaddy97The rules passed?
@@numanuma20 yep
Has Andre ever done a video on water? I'd be curious to see how his sophisticated palette compared brands.
I don’t drink very much but I could watch this guy review alcohol all day !
I don't drink at all & I too enjoy his reviews.
We need more people in here telling everyone that weller is not a $90 bottle even though most of the country can’t even find it at that price
I agree but he did already do so in the video….
Movie Popcorn Butter aka Diacetyl, a common byproduct of fermentation.
Interesting choice of glassware; surprised you didn’t use a glencairn for these tastings, Andre. Great video, I enjoyed this one
That glass is a wine tasting glass, which is novel but makes sense since he's a somm.
I appreciate your take on my favorite spirit and the knowledge you display...cheers sir!
I've seen Weller Special Reserve here for $80 in stores and they don't seem to be exactly flying off of the shelves. With patience, it can be found at $30. White Dog alone made the video worth watching.
25 dollars at some Ralph Supermarkets in LA, it is not a great bourbon but at 25 it is.
Jim Beam shot is the best prework out because it numbs the arthritis and has 100 calories or so
He’s one of the best I’ve watched.
Re: the Widow Jane being "mineral driven"
That's the Dickel component of the blend. Minerality is a characteristic of that expression.
Great video, by the way.
As always great! Learned a lot here. Thanks! Always look forward to Andre's videos.
The Maker's Mark is also a Wheated Bourbon, for what it's worth.
That is indeed what the video said.
It was mentioned at 14:54
It's really unique. I've never found another bourbon that compares. The Cask Strength is even better than the original.
A new world of wine episode! It feels like it’s been so long!
Weller is only that expensive if you're trying to find it somewhere outside the distillery. If you get lucky and they're selling it the morning you show up, you can get it for about half that if I remember correctly. One of my favorites.
I live in Washington state it’s $35.99 here.
Love the videos bud. Very informative but also fresh and fun. Keep doing them!!
Evan WIlliams Bottled In Bond is a delight for the price.
Another great review session with Andre! Always great to learn more about these products. Thank you!
A mini master class on bourbon - excellent as always, sir!
that barrel of widow jane has to pay 13 years worth of brooklyn rent for about several square feet.. that's an aspect of whiskey cost i haven't ever considered.
If you paid $90 for Weller SR....you got robbed!!!
Did you finish the video where he said he got 2x the size for half the price in a different state? Literally every state has a different price...
@@Prophecy6 To some degree, but some stores mark up anything made by buffalo trace like crazy... 90 is wild.
Thank you for your videos Andre. I love the way you explain, and I’ve learnt so much just by watching them.
1792 is one of the best bourbons for taste and price
Great video, allot of noise about bourbon and whiskey, you boil it down very well.
I've been on a lot of distillery tours, and on the Four Roses tour they asked if anybody wanted a shot off the still and I said yes because WTF who's gonna turn down a free shot? But OMG it was hot! 😂 Nobody else even wanted to try it!
Give a whisky glass like “the Glencairn glass” a try, comes in a few types and is the gold standard for tasting whiskey and spirits.
Nice professional video with great information, I like it. Thx!!!
Weller green label (special reserve) flows in the rivers and streams in ohio. Also the bigger bottles cost $27.99 USD
My fav sommelier doing a bourbon video best Wednesday ever