Personally, depending on the strength, adding a few drops of water can help open up a whiskey. If it's been thoroughly proofed down and chill filtered however, leave it neat. It's easy to drown a 40-43% whiskey.
You know what’s funny though…it isn’t just about proof though. Some whiskeys can have sharp edges even at 40% and can use a few drops of water to round off those spikey harsh notes that aren’t from proof.
@@VinegarAndSaltedFries that's true! I had a bottle of Benriach one time, forgot if it was 40 or 43. Very sharp and spirity, but with some water it calmed down.
I typically drink it neat and enjoy all the flavors of it, then immediately drink a second pour with one ice cube. Sometimes It completely changes the flavor profile. It’s silly not to try to get all he flavors to come out of your whiskey.
On the rare occasion I have ordered whiskey at a a bar I always get weird looks when I order it neat. They always ask me if I'm sure and if I know what neat means lol.
@@zachohmie1262 That’s hilarious. I’ve had similar experience when the best thing the bar had was Wild Turkey 101, which I love, but so many people think it’s some super harsh rot gut Whiskey and they can’t believe I’m sipping it heat lol
I drink all my whiskey on the rocks. Definitely taste them for the first time neat, but I don’t like room temperature drinks of any kind. Gotta pick a side. Hot or Ice Cold.
@@Off-with-a-bang a refrigerated bottle of whiskey is a danger to my health!! I’ll drink too much! LoL. Besides, I like the clanking of the ice cube against the glass!
i love my spirits room temperature but i like them on ice too.. room temperature has more biting flavor.. cold is more smooth but lacking biting flavor..
Having been a Scotch drinker for many years I have just started exploring American whiskey and came across your channel and I’m loving it dude! Thank you so much, just loving the content!
I usually drink all new whiskey neat and from there I add chilled stones, water or ice. If I'm at a function and they have something like Jim bean or even normal Jack then I go for the more mixing route and I pour ginger ale or Coca-Cola.
Good video. Thank you. My wife and I follow this simple process for evaluating and trying out new whiskeys, tequilas, and rums: sip a shot neat, sip a shot on ice, have a glass of it in our favorite suitable cocktail. We have found that this helps us quickly determine lifelong favorites that we consider staples, but we are always open to trying out new ones.
I spent DAYS looking for this channel!! I remember watching videos last year and made the mistake of NOT subscribing. I’m glad he’s still making videos
I like it neat. In Brazil it is a little weird to some people to drink it neat and see you drinking neat because most part of the time is hot in here and we don´t have a great whiskey drinking culture. In some places they fill your glass with ice and pour the whiskey under the top of the ice cubes and mess it up. Great content as always.
I do like to put an ice cube in my whiskey but for a different reason. When I start the glass there is that gorgeous flavor. As i drink it and the ice melts the flavor softens as I go. Then, when I refill the glass (adding a fresh cube) BAM! there is that big flavor again. Roller coaster for the mouth. :-)
My favorite way is a round ice cube in a rocks glass. If you boil the water before putting in the ice mold, the ice will freeze clearer. Let the ice sit in the glass at room temperature for at least 5 minutes before adding the bourbon, which keeps the ice from cracking. I have bought some glencairn glasses to try drinking neat.
Hey Jeremy dry aging is much more complicated. You basically create a micro climate were moisture can escape and intensify the flavor of the beef. 28-45 days you’ll reach max tenderness of a dry aged steak. After that point (45 days and beyond) is when you’ll start to develop the funky\cheesy notes.
watching this after spending a fine evening drinking homemade vodka at my friend's compound in Saudi Arabia. My JW Blue Label in Bahrain never tasted so good. Nice video. Get it in ya.
Ralfy suggested that once you add water, you should let it sit a minute for each year of age of the whisky. So you would let a 10 year age statement whisky sit for 10 minutes after adding water.
As someone who makes his money with Whisky, Gin and Rum-Tastings, i can tell you: i always get asked "but what about Ice, or hihihi Cola" and i always say "if you like it cold, drink it cold, if you like it with coke, go for it. But do yourself tha favor of trying it neat first". I also dont generally play with those "high end" nosing glases, most of them are a waste of money
I like drinking my bourbon neat, but I also like making clear ice, so I enjoy drinking my bourbon with ice as well because it looks really cool. I guess it really depends on my mood or what type of bourbon, if it’s a high end, I’ll drink it neat
Correct, in a cold weather, having it neat is nice and fruitful, in hot, as in god damn its hot IN here hot, without ice its like drinking rubbing alcohol.
Just found this channel and binge watched a few episodes! Scotch is good on the rocks too, all you need to do is find cheap and high proof scotches…..it’s a very short list. Wish they would make more.
Thanks brother. Personally, I like to pour a little bottled water in a hefty whiskey tumbler and freeze it. This way the dilution is minimal but it still cools the burn a bit. I'm a bourbon man and I prefer this to ice cube(s) which seem to go away much more quickly...
I use my glencairn glass when I’m trying a new bourbon or scotch for the first time. After that I use my double rocks glass also neat. I have a firm believer in drinking your spirits which ever way you enjoy them but I will admit when I see someone mix old Forrester 1920 with a coke I kinda bang my head against the wall a few times
All whiskey I believe is to be enjoyed the way you like it. New or not I start neat and then add a big ice cube. I have to be in the mood to mix it. I use your clear ice method and love it! As always love the content my brother!!! Cheers Jay!!!✊👊✌
I love my bourbon with ginger ale ,I do have it neat as well right half the time but now I'm enjoying bulleit with ball of ice with some ginger ale just gives it a new taste
My introduction to whisky was straight from the bottle while backpacking. I liked it a lot, and since I've tried various whiskies on the rocks or with water and regularly go back to drinking it neat (or in a mixed drink like a whisky sour). I've found for most whiskies that I've tried, adding ice waters down the actual whisky flavors and brings out the nail polish remover. I don't get the nail polish remover so much with a little bit of water strangely, but overall I just really enjoy most whiskies untampered with. I like the strength and variety of flavors, and just the unparalleled warmth of drinking it neat.
I just love your backing tracks, they are varied from video to video and they are quirky enough to not distract from the main content. Tip of the hat and cheers to you good sir, as I tip my tumbler.
Most of the time I find myself drinking whiskey/bourbon with Ginger ale and lime, but I have my own rule when opening a new bottle that the first two pours have to be neat and then on the rocks. 🥃
I like my whiskey with Ginger ale as well but without the lime. I do, however, agree that the first couple of pours should be neat just to experience the whiskey and flavors itself, but I'm not a big fan of on the rocks or added water.
Me personally if I spend over $30 for a bottle of whiskey 🥃 it gets enjoyed either neat or with 1 giant ice 🧊 block now if Im drinking to kill pain it’s Evan Williams 100 proof with coke in a ratio of 75% to 25%
I mainly watch those videos because of the humor, editing and style (I usually don't drink and I don't smoke) . It is still interesting content. Cheers from Brazil
I do agree that I also prefer the feel of a tumbler glass in my hand, but when I’m appreciating a Lagavulin 16 or an Ardbeg Uigeadail, then I prefer enjoying the Whisky out of a Glencairn glass. I’ve tried pouring just a shot or two into my favorite tumbler (similar to yours), but the Whisky for some strange reason (could just be in my head) tastes better out of the Glencairn glass. I always try my bourbon first in a Glencairn as well (neat of course) and then the rest of the bottle I will enjoy over a LARGE single cube in a tumbler. For Whisky I feel is crap, like Johnny Red, I’ll mix that crap in a highball with lime and ginger-beer.
I try all my whiskey neat, ice, or a few drops of water to see how each responds to my pallet. I have some i love to smoke, others I love as an old fashioned. The key take away is to keep exploring new bottles, distilleries, and proofs.
I like drinking whiskey neat but if it’s hot out then I prefer a little ice. Haven’t tried your ice method yet since it’s cold in Ohio right now but will definitely be doing that this summer. Also I’ve never tried anything other than a tumbler glass maybe I’ll have to look into one of them fancy ones for something different. Great video
I prefer whisky with one ice cube. I do like it neat as well, depends on my mood. I don’t really like to mix whisky, I love the flavor too much to mix it with coke or anything.. but as long as your drinking whisky, you are cool with me
Awesome channel. Whiskey, clear ice, whiskey glasses, cigars, lighters, coffee, knives, knife sharpening, grilling, leather, brass, Sometimes I see a guitar in the background and I thought I saw a motorcycle in the garage once. I even learned a new acronym for sh_t that’s in my pockets… EDC. Thanks Jeremy!
Hat off to you!!! Awesome attention to details and stage setup! You are super dialed on those and it makes a difference! Thank you for the entertaining content in a great wrapping.
I’m new to whiskey and have been drinking it with a large sperical ice cube in a curved tumbler like yours. It’s delicious at first, but I notice a nasty bitterness develops just as I get to the bottom of the glass. Is that a factor of dilution? The cube is reduced by then but still pretty substantial. I’ve noticed it both with bourbon and rye alone and in an Old Fashioned made with the same whiskey.
One interesting way of drinking whiskey that I've found that I enjoy is a bit of a variant on the classic Jack and Coke. I just change up both of the elements from the typical. One, I will use Jameson rather than Jack Daniels. It's just my preferred 'everyday' whiskey. The other change I'll make is that I'll use the Mexican Coca-Cola, with the cane sugar, in place of the high fructose corn syrup American Coke. I'll even, often, chuck in a couple dashes of chocolate bitters. Overall, I find it to be a really nice change-up to the pattern.
Are there any advantages or disadvantages to chilling the whiskey in the fridge and not adding g ice. Will they give you the chill you like without diluting the whiskey or does that change the whiskey in some way. New to whiskey and just wondering.
I’m no expert, but I like to taste it room temperature and undiluted first. Then a bit of water to open up the whiskey. That gives a wider range of flavors. If you start with a cold product, you may not be getting the full flavor profile.
Nice content, very informative for new whiskey drinkers. I like a mid grade whiskey with a little 7 up . It bring the lime notes into the drink very well.
Good stuff all through. I concur. Ice is the only thing I do not use as it waters it down more than I can control. I use quite a lot of water when drinking it. Always neat when testing the 1-2 sips. Then water. Then- I go Octomore only today after years of searching for what I like and enjoy.
Thanks for a great video, as always Jeremy! This is always a touchy subject and I have always stuck to the best whiskey is the type you like, the way you like to drink it as well! Evan Williams BIB works rather well with ice on the hot AZ days
These videos are so fun to watch. Thank you for doing this. My dad is a clear liquor man, but I love brown liquor. You always give great tips on how to better enjoy the experience and taste of darker drinks. Thank you again for doing this!
Depends on the Whisky 🥃 I would say, me, scotch without ice, maybe with water in a noose Glas, but I prefer Bourbon or Tennessee, in a Tumbler sometimes with a Icecube, Jack Daniels Single Barrel Single Proof, always with Ice….
Well Jeremy….I can honestly say, I’ve never seen an ice cube as beautiful as that sphere you added at the start of this video! Also, well done on integrating that steak ad into the middle of your video! Bravo-Zulu, amigo, well done….very well done!
An old timer heard me order a Jack and coke when I was young, and told me, "you're better of mixing that with water". I laughed - and proceeded to drink them like that for years. By my late 30s - my guts were destroyed by it. I just drink it with water, now. lol The old timer was right. Just a heads up for those who like their Jack and coke.
If that into-and-logo sequence does not scream "all american whiskey hipster" my name is Fringella Hephsworth and I live on the moon. Also this is great.
Great overview of the different options and looking into some different ways to enjoy your whiskey. Would agree with ya drink it the way you want in the end. Its meant to be enjoyed.
My favorite way is Neat" but on the Rocks" is my close second when I'm in the mood to take things slow with my whiskey,since my teeth are super sensitive to the cold and the ice forces me to take smaller sips,thus ensuring my drink last me at best 10 - 20 minutes.
I drink straight whiskey, and actually enjoy it. I love the taste of whiskey on its own. I want to taste it. Unencumbered. That is the simplest explanation.
Single malt scotch is great Neat but I prefer it colder and will often ice it down. The first few sips are awesome flavor as it hasn't been "watered down" by the melting ice. As it gets sipped and the water melts down the superb flavor gets much diluted. But the next drink starts with the undiluted flavor again....Two or three of those over an hour and the sublime attitude is heaven on earth.
I like how you hold yourself back and told that everyone can drink whiskey as you think is the best way for you. I'm quite sure when I would visit your house and you'll pour a glass for me which I fill it up with coke, you would roundhouse kick me out faster than I understand what happened.
Irish whisky, for me, is the best to drink on its own as its the smoothest, sweet, low/no burn, most flavour. Red Breast is one of the tastiest and my favourite, Middleton raw is great, but it's around 12 to 18 times more expensive than Red Breast. Scotch and bourbon are whiskeys that you have to add something to, for me, they're just not as nice as Irish whiskeys, it's like yhe Irish have perfected whisky. But I do enjoy bourbon and cola with a small cube of ice once in a while
There are some whiskeys that I like super cold. Like Gentleman Jack. Anything for mixing, really. The cheap stuff. I like to store it in the freezer rather than diluting it with ice. And hey, if you DO decide to put ice in it, the fact that it's already super cold means the ice will melt slower and dilute your drink slower.
I actually disagree with the ice making it easier for beginners. Personally when I started drinking whiskey, I instinctively started with very little sips of whiskey on the rocks, and I almost only tasted the alcohol and it made me want to puke. I eventually realized that I found it easier to drink large sips of room temperature whiskey. The flavor was much more complex and it kind of made me "forget" that I was drinking so strong alcohol. Now I always take it neat and I love it that way! As you said it's gonna change for everybody, but I would say to a beginner, don't be afraid to taste it!
Well said, I personally love my whiskeys neat. When I add ice, seems like the alcohol is the most present and more difficult to pull different flavors, I have messed with putting a tiny water to see if it opens but neat is my choice.
Dang!! I've been appreciating whisky for over forty years. I wish you were around for all those years! For the most part, I'm hearing what I've learned over those years. It is great to know that I'm not too far off the mark . I do specifically use a Glen Carin glass for taste testing as it is a benchmark for me. It may not always be right, but it is a constant. I do test a new whisky neat, after which, If over 80 prof I'll water accordingly. Thanks again for your insights! Much appreciated.
Usually when I buy a bottle of bourbon that I haven’t had before, I will pour about a half of a shot glass and have a couple of sips to see how I like the taste.
I am new to drinking and collecting bottles, but I am now retired to really be able to enjoy a steak meal and have a pour with a cigar! I love your channel and have definitely subscribed! You are my kind of tell it like it is guy…. Keep up the good work!
There are so many great ways to appreciate whiskey. I even sometimes get it on the rocks, if I know I'm going to be having a long, long talk and want to make it look like my drink lasts forever. But I really wish people would stop giving me "whiskey stones". Those things just don't work.
I'm a rum fanatic and I use the same principle when introducing my customers to a new quality rum. Try it neat first to decide how you want to alter it, if at all. But at the end if the day if they want to throw some cola in it to enjoy the drink then that's how it is. Bottoms up 🤙
I use a zero water filter and even make my specialty round ice cubes with the water from that. I also have some whiskey stones that I’ll stick in the freezer for some of my lower proof whiskey’s I wanna drink neat but prefer to drink cold versus room temperature. I really love drinking blanton’s single barrel neat but throwing a cold stone in it definitely makes it hit differently
Yes sir you are right "There is no particular way how to drink whisky The way how he enjoy" I personally enjoy, My way is 30 ml. single malt whisky (Glenlivet xxv) adding with full of water about 350 ml. and lots of ice on it in a Big beer mug, ( I enjoy this way) Im sure Im not wrong.
I drink my whiskey neat, with soda/water or with ice depending upon my mood. When the atmosphere is hot I put ice to make it like a "cool" drink I guess. And during winters and rainy season it's most of the times neat, sometimes add a little bit of water.
I like it (Buffalo Trace) neat, with a Montecristo cigar. But truth be told, sometimes I like to drink it with an ice cube with some sparkling water, a squeeze of lemon and a splash of honeydew melon juice. However, I wouldn’t do that with good bourbon. I do that with Nikka Black.
That's a balanced conclusion Jeremy. As a starter, why not take a neat sip and evaluate the virginity ! The mix-and-match with or without rocks comes next. Quality of water is important as you say. I find a small dash of soda mix very satisfying. 👍
Great video. Thanks. Totally love your channel dude. Found it last week while watching a few videos about the best way to cut Cigars and was immediately hooked. I’ve seen about seven or eight already and will be looking out for more. Two things I would add to your video is the use of whiskey stones which are fantastic for making your drink cold while not diluting it. The other is drinking your whiskey neat at a party is going to get you drunk a lot faster then on the ice so depending on your mood and how much you want to enjoy the party increase or decrease your ice accordingly. 😊
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Personally, depending on the strength, adding a few drops of water can help open up a whiskey. If it's been thoroughly proofed down and chill filtered however, leave it neat. It's easy to drown a 40-43% whiskey.
On the flip, if you have something that is not chill filtered then explore with water for sure!
@@paladonis yes for sure!
You know what’s funny though…it isn’t just about proof though. Some whiskeys can have sharp edges even at 40% and can use a few drops of water to round off those spikey harsh notes that aren’t from proof.
@@VinegarAndSaltedFries that's true! I had a bottle of Benriach one time, forgot if it was 40 or 43. Very sharp and spirity, but with some water it calmed down.
I’d be cautious about tap water, unless you filter first. Because in the UK I can at times smell chlorine.
The correct way to drink whiskey is the way you like it
Damn skippy. 😉👍🏻
I bet you are one of those people who drink it with sprite or 7 up
@@mariogaray2361 coke 0 😂
yes sir I agree.
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And I bet your one of those who demands a bendy straw to enjoy a cocktail 😂
I typically drink it neat and enjoy all the flavors of it, then immediately drink a second pour with one ice cube. Sometimes It completely changes the flavor profile. It’s silly not to try to get all he flavors to come out of your whiskey.
Same thing I do!
I like the one ice cube too. But for a laugh, try getting a bartender to serve you a whiske/y with one ice cube :-)
@@laingdonschmitt2237 I always ask for ice separate lol
On the rare occasion I have ordered whiskey at a a bar I always get weird looks when I order it neat. They always ask me if I'm sure and if I know what neat means lol.
@@zachohmie1262 That’s hilarious. I’ve had similar experience when the best thing the bar had was Wild Turkey 101, which I love, but so many people think it’s some super harsh rot gut Whiskey and they can’t believe I’m sipping it heat lol
I drink all my whiskey on the rocks. Definitely taste them for the first time neat, but I don’t like room temperature drinks of any kind. Gotta pick a side. Hot or Ice Cold.
You could try it chilled. It's great because you enjoy your whiskey cold but without the ice to dilute the alcohol.
@@Off-with-a-bang a refrigerated bottle of whiskey is a danger to my health!! I’ll drink too much! LoL. Besides, I like the clanking of the ice cube against the glass!
i love my spirits room temperature but i like them on ice too.. room temperature has more biting flavor.. cold is more smooth but lacking biting flavor..
You can put whiskey in the freezer. I don't know if connoisseurs would condone it but it will be ice cold and won't freeze.
Definitely, but it’s a little tooo good that way 😅😂😂😂 🥴
Having been a Scotch drinker for many years I have just started exploring American whiskey and came across your channel and I’m loving it dude! Thank you so much, just loving the content!
Thanks man!! Welcome!!
Be careful this guy will have you wanting to try everything!!
Great stuff!
@@TheCooklynChannel I don't think I need too much encouragement!
I've slowly started with Whiskey and have transition to Bourbon and now I'm finally at Scotch. It's been a fun decade of drinking for me.
I usually drink all new whiskey neat and from there I add chilled stones, water or ice. If I'm at a function and they have something like Jim bean or even normal Jack then I go for the more mixing route and I pour ginger ale or Coca-Cola.
Good video. Thank you. My wife and I follow this simple process for evaluating and trying out new whiskeys, tequilas, and rums: sip a shot neat, sip a shot on ice, have a glass of it in our favorite suitable cocktail. We have found that this helps us quickly determine lifelong favorites that we consider staples, but we are always open to trying out new ones.
I spent DAYS looking for this channel!!
I remember watching videos last year and made the mistake of NOT subscribing.
I’m glad he’s still making videos
I like it neat.
In Brazil it is a little weird to some people to drink it neat and see you drinking neat because most part of the time is hot in here and we don´t have a great whiskey drinking culture. In some places they fill your glass with ice and pour the whiskey under the top of the ice cubes and mess it up.
Great content as always.
I do like to put an ice cube in my whiskey but for a different reason. When I start the glass there is that gorgeous flavor. As i drink it and the ice melts the flavor softens as I go. Then, when I refill the glass (adding a fresh cube) BAM! there is that big flavor again. Roller coaster for the mouth. :-)
My favorite way is a round ice cube in a rocks glass. If you boil the water before putting in the ice mold, the ice will freeze clearer. Let the ice sit in the glass at room temperature for at least 5 minutes before adding the bourbon, which keeps the ice from cracking. I have bought some glencairn glasses to try drinking neat.
The stones are good to use. Cools it down with out watering it down.
Hey Jeremy dry aging is much more complicated. You basically create a micro climate were moisture can escape and intensify the flavor of the beef. 28-45 days you’ll reach max tenderness of a dry aged steak. After that point (45 days and beyond) is when you’ll start to develop the funky\cheesy notes.
watching this after spending a fine evening drinking homemade vodka at my friend's compound in Saudi Arabia. My JW Blue Label in Bahrain never tasted so good. Nice video. Get it in ya.
Ralfy suggested that once you add water, you should let it sit a minute for each year of age of the whisky. So you would let a 10 year age statement whisky sit for 10 minutes after adding water.
As someone who makes his money with Whisky, Gin and Rum-Tastings, i can tell you: i always get asked "but what about Ice, or hihihi Cola" and i always say "if you like it cold, drink it cold, if you like it with coke, go for it. But do yourself tha favor of trying it neat first".
I also dont generally play with those "high end" nosing glases, most of them are a waste of money
I like drinking my bourbon neat, but I also like making clear ice, so I enjoy drinking my bourbon with ice as well because it looks really cool. I guess it really depends on my mood or what type of bourbon, if it’s a high end, I’ll drink it neat
Also depends so much on where you are. If you’re in Scotland, have it neat. If you’re in Delhi in June in 40°C, trust me, you need ice.
Correct, in a cold weather, having it neat is nice and fruitful, in hot, as in god damn its hot IN here hot, without ice its like drinking rubbing alcohol.
Just found this channel and binge watched a few episodes! Scotch is good on the rocks too, all you need to do is find cheap and high proof scotches…..it’s a very short list. Wish they would make more.
The best way imo is sip it straight out of the bottle. I'm drinking the same knob creek single barrel select right now. Delicious.
Thanks brother.
Personally, I like to pour a little bottled water in a hefty whiskey tumbler and freeze it.
This way the dilution is minimal but it still cools the burn a bit. I'm a bourbon man and I prefer this to ice cube(s) which seem to go away much more quickly...
I use my glencairn glass when I’m trying a new bourbon or scotch for the first time. After that I use my double rocks glass also neat.
I have a firm believer in drinking your spirits which ever way you enjoy them but I will admit when I see someone mix old Forrester 1920 with a coke I kinda bang my head against the wall a few times
All whiskey I believe is to be enjoyed the way you like it. New or not I start neat and then add a big ice cube. I have to be in the mood to mix it. I use your clear ice method and love it! As always love the content my brother!!!
Cheers Jay!!!✊👊✌
I love my bourbon with ginger ale ,I do have it neat as well right half the time but now I'm enjoying bulleit with ball of ice with some ginger ale just gives it a new taste
My introduction to whisky was straight from the bottle while backpacking. I liked it a lot, and since I've tried various whiskies on the rocks or with water and regularly go back to drinking it neat (or in a mixed drink like a whisky sour). I've found for most whiskies that I've tried, adding ice waters down the actual whisky flavors and brings out the nail polish remover. I don't get the nail polish remover so much with a little bit of water strangely, but overall I just really enjoy most whiskies untampered with. I like the strength and variety of flavors, and just the unparalleled warmth of drinking it neat.
These days, I drink Irish, Bourbon, or Rye whiskey in my morning coffee (with sugar to taste.) I like Manhattans or Sours later in the day.
each to their own, for me its neat every time. never tried with water or ice, maybe ill have a go with ice next summer. cheers
When I see a guy like you, smoking a respectable cigar and drinking whiskey, I do subscribe. Glad I found you man.
Drink it how you like it...absolutely! I've been using your clear ice method ever since I saw your video (thanks for that!).
Sweet man!! Glad it works good for ya.
yes sir
Any whiskey you like anyway you like it. If you want to delve further into whiskey then this video is for you! Great Video!
Just found your channel. Video quality and info are top notch. Subscribed!
Same thoughts. Same action.
I just love your backing tracks, they are varied from video to video and they are quirky enough to not distract from the main content. Tip of the hat and cheers to you good sir, as I tip my tumbler.
Thanks man!!
Most of the time I find myself drinking whiskey/bourbon with Ginger ale and lime, but I have my own rule when opening a new bottle that the first two pours have to be neat and then on the rocks. 🥃
I like my whiskey with Ginger ale as well but without the lime. I do, however, agree that the first couple of pours should be neat just to experience the whiskey and flavors itself, but I'm not a big fan of on the rocks or added water.
This is the way
Me personally if I spend over $30 for a bottle of whiskey 🥃 it gets enjoyed either neat or with 1 giant ice 🧊 block now if Im drinking to kill pain it’s Evan Williams 100 proof with coke in a ratio of 75% to 25%
I mainly watch those videos because of the humor, editing and style (I usually don't drink and I don't smoke) . It is still interesting content. Cheers from Brazil
Awesome man!!! Thanks for joining in. 😉👍🏻
Same here!
Very good and informative. Love your presentation. I’m all jelly of your man cave, just an awesome room.
I do agree that I also prefer the feel of a tumbler glass in my hand, but when I’m appreciating a Lagavulin 16 or an Ardbeg Uigeadail, then I prefer enjoying the Whisky out of a Glencairn glass. I’ve tried pouring just a shot or two into my favorite tumbler (similar to yours), but the Whisky for some strange reason (could just be in my head) tastes better out of the Glencairn glass. I always try my bourbon first in a Glencairn as well (neat of course) and then the rest of the bottle I will enjoy over a LARGE single cube in a tumbler. For Whisky I feel is crap, like Johnny Red, I’ll mix that crap in a highball with lime and ginger-beer.
I try all my whiskey neat, ice, or a few drops of water to see how each responds to my pallet. I have some i love to smoke, others I love as an old fashioned. The key take away is to keep exploring new bottles, distilleries, and proofs.
I like drinking whiskey neat but if it’s hot out then I prefer a little ice. Haven’t tried your ice method yet since it’s cold in Ohio right now but will definitely be doing that this summer. Also I’ve never tried anything other than a tumbler glass maybe I’ll have to look into one of them fancy ones for something different. Great video
I wish we had in Greece a person like you with the knowledge you have in many aspects…….I wish you happy new year to you and to your family!!!!!!!!!!!
I drink it with trembling hands, still in the bag, beside the dumpster out behind the grocery store.
I love this topic but I loved the look of the video even more. You do a great job of the lighting, the colour, ambiance etc. Very enjoyable.
I prefer whisky with one ice cube. I do like it neat as well, depends on my mood. I don’t really like to mix whisky, I love the flavor too much to mix it with coke or anything.. but as long as your drinking whisky, you are cool with me
I like my whiskey and scotch chilled. Big ice cube, sip as the ice melts. You'll get different levels of flavors.
Always love your videos. I am a neat drinker. I have a Death Star ice cube for barrel proof or 115+.
Don't u think drinking neat is not good for health .
Why not both. When I’m trying a new whiskey, I drink it neat to get a better flavor profile. I’ll drink it with ice for just casual drinking.
Great upload Jeremy! I drink mine on the rocks. Eventually I’ll get used to neat!
Hope to see you upload more!
Awesome channel. Whiskey, clear ice, whiskey glasses, cigars, lighters, coffee, knives, knife sharpening, grilling, leather, brass, Sometimes I see a guitar in the background and I thought I saw a motorcycle in the garage once. I even learned a new acronym for sh_t that’s in my pockets… EDC. Thanks Jeremy!
Hat off to you!!! Awesome attention to details and stage setup! You are super dialed on those and it makes a difference! Thank you for the entertaining content in a great wrapping.
Thanks man!!!
What a great video! I am new to whiskey great pointers.
As Greg from How to Drink would say "At the end of the day, if the drink you enjoy is in the glass then you've done it right"
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I thought i was watching a documentary on Netflix for a moment. The quality of the video’s you make is insane👌🏼
Appreciate ya man!!!
95% of the time I’m using the “smoke and barrel” glass. It really is a great design.
Enjoyed and learnt a lot, about whisky drinking, well said ✋
Well done on the Red Breast man! Amazing Irish whiskey! 😍
I’m new to whiskey and have been drinking it with a large sperical ice cube in a curved tumbler like yours. It’s delicious at first, but I notice a nasty bitterness develops just as I get to the bottom of the glass. Is that a factor of dilution? The cube is reduced by then but still pretty substantial. I’ve noticed it both with bourbon and rye alone and in an Old Fashioned made with the same whiskey.
One interesting way of drinking whiskey that I've found that I enjoy is a bit of a variant on the classic Jack and Coke. I just change up both of the elements from the typical. One, I will use Jameson rather than Jack Daniels. It's just my preferred 'everyday' whiskey. The other change I'll make is that I'll use the Mexican Coca-Cola, with the cane sugar, in place of the high fructose corn syrup American Coke. I'll even, often, chuck in a couple dashes of chocolate bitters. Overall, I find it to be a really nice change-up to the pattern.
Are there any advantages or disadvantages to chilling the whiskey in the fridge and not adding g ice. Will they give you the chill you like without diluting the whiskey or does that change the whiskey in some way. New to whiskey and just wondering.
I’m no expert, but I like to taste it room temperature and undiluted first. Then a bit of water to open up the whiskey. That gives a wider range of flavors.
If you start with a cold product, you may not be getting the full flavor profile.
On the rocks guy here…but definitely agree with taking a neat sip/shot first. Awesome video…appreciate you sir!!
Nice content, very informative for new whiskey drinkers. I like a mid grade whiskey with a little 7 up . It bring the lime notes into the drink very well.
I am pretty sure those lime notes are from the 7up
Good stuff all through. I concur.
Ice is the only thing I do not use as it waters it down more than I can control.
I use quite a lot of water when drinking it.
Always neat when testing the 1-2 sips.
Then water.
Then- I go Octomore only today after years of searching for what I like and enjoy.
Yes! “It’s TIME...” Always up for trying new ways and expressions. 😎🥃
I love shooting straight whiskey, but I can't lie. I love whiskey and ginger ale. (Canada dry). I'm always sipping on that.
Thanks for a great video, as always Jeremy! This is always a touchy subject and I have always stuck to the best whiskey is the type you like, the way you like to drink it as well! Evan Williams BIB works rather well with ice on the hot AZ days
I was pleased to seehim with a bottle of Redbreast my favourite whiskey. I drink it neat.
These videos are so fun to watch. Thank you for doing this. My dad is a clear liquor man, but I love brown liquor. You always give great tips on how to better enjoy the experience and taste of darker drinks. Thank you again for doing this!
Depends on the Whisky 🥃 I would say, me, scotch without ice, maybe with water in a noose Glas, but I prefer Bourbon or Tennessee, in a Tumbler sometimes with a Icecube, Jack Daniels Single Barrel Single Proof, always with Ice….
What a combo... a cigar and whiskey and meat, I can smell the heartburn from here 😂
Well Jeremy….I can honestly say, I’ve never seen an ice cube as beautiful as that sphere you added at the start of this video! Also, well done on integrating that steak ad into the middle of your video! Bravo-Zulu, amigo, well done….very well done!
An old timer heard me order a Jack and coke when I was young, and told me, "you're better of mixing that with water".
I laughed - and proceeded to drink them like that for years. By my late 30s - my guts were destroyed by it.
I just drink it with water, now. lol The old timer was right.
Just a heads up for those who like their Jack and coke.
If that into-and-logo sequence does not scream "all american whiskey hipster" my name is Fringella Hephsworth and I live on the moon. Also this is great.
Love the explanation. Great job!!!!! Btw, you absolutely nailed it on the Diet Coke analogy. The devil’s ass crack 😂😂😂😂😂😂🥃
Another great post meal "dessert " is a whiskey, neat, and dark coffee, in separate glasses, and sipping each, one after the other. fantastic!
Great overview of the different options and looking into some different ways to enjoy your whiskey. Would agree with ya drink it the way you want in the end. Its meant to be enjoyed.
Is that a Tudor Royal I spot on the wrist? Either way I dig it!
Big Tudor fan, I have the 41 smooth bezel in black… it’s a stone cold killer
Why am I watching this? I don't even consume alcohol.
U will in future
@kangleimair3776 I made this comment well over 2 years ago, I must say "you are right"
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My favorite way is Neat" but on the Rocks" is my close second when I'm in the mood to take things slow with my whiskey,since my teeth are super sensitive to the cold and the ice forces me to take smaller sips,thus ensuring my drink last me at best 10 - 20 minutes.
I drink straight whiskey, and actually enjoy it. I love the taste of whiskey on its own. I want to taste it. Unencumbered. That is the simplest explanation.
Single malt scotch is great Neat but I prefer it colder and will often ice it down. The first few sips are awesome flavor as it hasn't been "watered down" by the melting ice. As it gets sipped and the water melts down the superb flavor gets much diluted. But the next drink starts with the undiluted flavor again....Two or three of those over an hour and the sublime attitude is heaven on earth.
I like how you hold yourself back and told that everyone can drink whiskey as you think is the best way for you. I'm quite sure when I would visit your house and you'll pour a glass for me which I fill it up with coke, you would roundhouse kick me out faster than I understand what happened.
Irish whisky, for me, is the best to drink on its own as its the smoothest, sweet, low/no burn, most flavour. Red Breast is one of the tastiest and my favourite, Middleton raw is great, but it's around 12 to 18 times more expensive than Red Breast. Scotch and bourbon are whiskeys that you have to add something to, for me, they're just not as nice as Irish whiskeys, it's like yhe Irish have perfected whisky. But I do enjoy bourbon and cola with a small cube of ice once in a while
WT101 and cream soda...love it on a hot summer day...or any day for that matter. Love your channel...
For me, it depends on the day and depends on the Whiskey! I just love Whiskey!!
There are some whiskeys that I like super cold. Like Gentleman Jack. Anything for mixing, really. The cheap stuff. I like to store it in the freezer rather than diluting it with ice. And hey, if you DO decide to put ice in it, the fact that it's already super cold means the ice will melt slower and dilute your drink slower.
I actually disagree with the ice making it easier for beginners. Personally when I started drinking whiskey, I instinctively started with very little sips of whiskey on the rocks, and I almost only tasted the alcohol and it made me want to puke. I eventually realized that I found it easier to drink large sips of room temperature whiskey. The flavor was much more complex and it kind of made me "forget" that I was drinking so strong alcohol. Now I always take it neat and I love it that way! As you said it's gonna change for everybody, but I would say to a beginner, don't be afraid to taste it!
Well said, I personally love my whiskeys neat. When I add ice, seems like the alcohol is the most present and more difficult to pull different flavors, I have messed with putting a tiny water to see if it opens but neat is my choice.
There’s nothing wrong with sipping it, it’s a distilled alcohol so ur gonna taste some alcohol.
Me personally depends on my mood and what Im drinking, I go back and forth with neat and on the rocks. I enjoy both ways
Dang!! I've been appreciating whisky for over forty years. I wish you were around for all those years! For the most part, I'm hearing what I've learned over those years. It is great to know that I'm not too far off the mark . I do specifically use a Glen Carin glass for taste testing as it is a benchmark for me. It may not always be right, but it is a constant. I do test a new whisky neat, after which, If over 80 prof I'll water accordingly. Thanks again for your insights! Much appreciated.
Usually when I buy a bottle of bourbon that I haven’t had before, I will pour about a half of a shot glass and have a couple of sips to see how I like the taste.
I am new to drinking and collecting bottles, but I am now retired to really be able to enjoy a steak meal and have a pour with a cigar!
I love your channel and have definitely subscribed!
You are my kind of tell it like it is guy…. Keep up the good work!
There are so many great ways to appreciate whiskey. I even sometimes get it on the rocks, if I know I'm going to be having a long, long talk and want to make it look like my drink lasts forever. But I really wish people would stop giving me "whiskey stones". Those things just don't work.
I'm a rum fanatic and I use the same principle when introducing my customers to a new quality rum. Try it neat first to decide how you want to alter it, if at all. But at the end if the day if they want to throw some cola in it to enjoy the drink then that's how it is. Bottoms up 🤙
I use a zero water filter and even make my specialty round ice cubes with the water from that. I also have some whiskey stones that I’ll stick in the freezer for some of my lower proof whiskey’s I wanna drink neat but prefer to drink cold versus room temperature. I really love drinking blanton’s single barrel neat but throwing a cold stone in it definitely makes it hit differently
Neat - highest quality, rarest whisky
Water/Soda - premium aged single malt/blend
Ice - modern J&B, Canadian Club, Fireball, JDs
Yes sir you are right "There is no particular way how to drink whisky The way how he enjoy" I personally enjoy, My way is 30 ml. single malt whisky (Glenlivet xxv) adding with full of water about 350 ml. and lots of ice on it in a Big beer mug, ( I enjoy this way) Im sure Im not wrong.
I drink my whiskey neat, with soda/water or with ice depending upon my mood. When the atmosphere is hot I put ice to make it like a "cool" drink I guess. And during winters and rainy season it's most of the times neat, sometimes add a little bit of water.
Mate, the way you went into the rib eye ad was so smooth, I didn’t realise it was an advert.
I take about 3 ounces at a time and pour in a tumbler glass neat. I like the taste. Thanks for the video
I like it (Buffalo Trace) neat, with a Montecristo cigar. But truth be told, sometimes I like to drink it with an ice cube with some sparkling water, a squeeze of lemon and a splash of honeydew melon juice. However, I wouldn’t do that with good bourbon. I do that with Nikka Black.
That's a balanced conclusion Jeremy. As a starter, why not take a neat sip and evaluate the virginity ! The mix-and-match with or without rocks comes next. Quality of water is important as you say. I find a small dash of soda mix very satisfying. 👍
I use the metal ball from
Viski I think the name of the brand is. Gets it a little cold and doesn’t water it down
Great video. Thanks. Totally love your channel dude. Found it last week while watching a few videos about the best way to cut Cigars and was immediately hooked. I’ve seen about seven or eight already and will be looking out for more. Two things I would add to your video is the use of whiskey stones which are fantastic for making your drink cold while not diluting it. The other is drinking your whiskey neat at a party is going to get you drunk a lot faster then on the ice so depending on your mood and how much you want to enjoy the party increase or decrease your ice accordingly. 😊