How To Blend YOUR WHISKEY like a Master Distiller
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- Опубликовано: 13 дек 2019
- Got a whiskey collection? Nice. Ever consider blending some it together to make something new? You're in the right place! Rex and Daniel head to Waco, Texas for a blending session with the Master Distiller at Balcones Distilling, Jared Himstedt. Their mission? To show you how to blend your own whiskeys into something Magnificent and new.
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Wow, did I just learn stuff? Also: love how Daniel is nerding out like a kid in a candy store and Rex just stands there, filming, thinking ‘just give me some damn whisky already’
He can't have any, he's driving 😅😅😅
One of the best episodes. Jared is really eloquent about the process.
Hell yes I love Balcones!!! Jared is such a great man, real down to Earth.
Clearly, this is Daniel’s jam hanging with a legend! Happy to see DWs eyes filled with bromance. Sometimes you can see fatigue in the grind... but not at Balcones.
Jared is an artist who is not afraid to share his genius. It’s refreshing to see behind the curtain to a forensic process.
Great vid, boys.
So I've been watching y'all for about 2 years and have learned almost everything I know about whiskey from you two. The other day my friend Patrick gave me a shirt from the crowded barrel and I honestly almost cried. If you see this, and when you see him Daniel, just let him know Jason said thank you again. Honestly have never received such an awesome gift. Keep making awesome videos :)
This episode is one of the most enjoyable ones. Very warm and welcoming from Balcones team. Great exchange.
19:07 Wow, before this point i was thinking 'Jared has such an incredible knowledge and perception of whiskey and what he would like to do with it.' and then he started talking about 'set a release date' and it reminded me of something guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal said. "Every day you get half way to perfection, but it's impossible to achieve perfection. Even if you have infinite time... you're not the same person today as you were yesterday, and your idea of perfection has changed, so make your work a representation of how you feel at that time and get it out there for the rest of the world to enjoy, so you can move on to creating something else amazing."
And with that, i now realise creating beautiful whiskey is an artform. I've never thought of it like that before. Thank you Jared for sharing your creations and wisdom with all of us.
I start to believe that the beard is required accessory for someone to be able to drink whisky...
It isn't.
@@JimmyLeg I'm prepared just in case.
@@TheWildBuckOutdoors You can never be too prepared.
@@JimmyLeg My preparedness is growing every day.
The Wild Buck Workshop mine is too but that manly laziness on my part
I love how there's always different, random, subtle flavors.... "This one's got a real olive oil, citrus, lavender note with slight dry walnut skin coming through, while yours has a very district fresh water eel, apple stems, armadillo, flying spaghetti monster with a hint of smokey, dried grande coconut milk latte peat."
I wish I would have known about blending my own a long time ago! You guys gave me the idea of blending a 50/50 mix of Laphroaig 10 with Bourbon awhile back, and my sipping life was changed forever! Your episode about High West Campfire sent me down that path, and I have tried it with several Bourbons, including Wild Turkey 101, Buffalo Trace, and Elijah Craig, it was intensely complex and savory each time. My senses are not as honed as you guys, but for me, Laphroaig 10's smokey brine marries perfectly with the sweet oak Bourbons.
Wild River Tom I’ve been digging deep into my Corryvrecken and Lore and I generally prefer Lagavulin so my Laphroig/Ardbeg 10 have taken a back seat lately. I’m definitely going to give this a try. Any recommended starting point?
@@KBGoob You have great taste in Scotch! You and I would get along well.
If you are like me, I save my favorites like Laphroaig 10 cask strength for sippin" and the regular one for boosting my Bourbons with smoke and love. I think the object is to improve both whisk(e)ys, and I personally found Wild Turkey 101 to really fly with the boost, pun intended. I started calling the Turkey 101/Laphroig 10 blend a "wildfire", a nod to the High West Campfire I got the idea from :-)
@@WildRiverTom1 I'm going to try this. Brilliant
Can we get a episode about water sourcing? I feel like I haven’t heard a lot about it, but I know distilleries like laphroaig have had to go to battle to protect theirs.
Thats the reasoning behind the name of Balcones, Scottish tradition distilleries would name themselves after their water source. The Balcones Fault in Texas is where Balcones initially draws it’s water from for production and proofing. The Balcones Fault is also their logo.
Absolutely amazing episode. So much cool information. Balcones has become my friend and my favorite US whiskey. Definitely in the top 3 for both of us. We plan on visiting Balcones in the near future and I can't wait to hang out all day and talk with everyone there.
Coming from the culinary world I usually say "There's no such thing as perfection. Only what we hope to achieve."
Great episode, love watching whiskey nerds nerding out. It’s amazing to me how they analyze my favorite guilty pleasure.
You guys rock. This is a GREAT episode! Thank you for providing this information.
Most intriguing episode of the Whiskey Tribe I’ve watched to date. Nerding out at Balcones! As one still in search of THE whiskey, blending whiskey opens doors I hadn’t even considered. Thanks, Gents!
WOW , that blending class is such an amazing idea ! a bottle 1 of a kind EPic !!
I love this television experience way more than T.V(vague). Thank you for sharing stuff like this. Very special watch. Very cool. I'm trying Balcones next.
Excellent, excellent video. I love what you are doing on this channel and on the whiskey vault.
** Adds "Drive to Balcones" to my Zombie Outbreak Plan **
No worries Brad, I’ll drive up to the Great White North and bring you back down here
@@AlphaOneActual It's only like 30 some hours of driving... just a quick hop. Well worth it to spend the apocalypse with a lifetime supply of Balcones, right?
Brad Leclerc oh yea, just a quick drive, most definitely worth it for the apocalypse!
Unfortunately, it being a zombie apocalypse a "lifetime supply" might be a lot less than you'd think.
inf0phreak it’ll just be 40 of us, and Balcones’ roof has a great vantage point so we’ll be fiiiiine
Best video I've seen on blending. Thanks guys!
Tasting notes have always made me laugh. It's hard to explain to my non-whiskey drinking friends and family why burnt rubber, asphalt, dead leaves, wilting fruit, or dank basement books and records are ok in their drink. Their response... you eat asphalt, we need to talk about how much your drinking.
LOL. Oh so true.
Same in the cigarworld.
Trying to explain the hints of "dark chocolate mixed with a bit of sand" in a nice cigar to a non cigarsmoker is like trying to explain string theory to a 3yo.
YEP..same in the pipe and cigar world...it amazes me that I recognize the flavor of things I've smelled but never tasted...bizarro
Thats Because islay is vile. Might as well not Shower for a week then take a footbath and drink the water.
I know nothing but that’s never stopped me before. I’m starting a couple of infinity bottles tonight. I think blending might be my retirement hobby. May even learn something. Wish Balcones was a little easier to get for me.
So after watching this I ended up watching the Waterford distillery tour episode by chance and my mind is blown and racing with the possibilities.
The blending options but also the option to start going into wine territory with whisky, specific grain sources and “vintages”. Could make for great single cask releases but could make “home blending” so much more interesting. If only the distilleries could go this way.
The blending class with a unique bottle is super cool!
Watching artists at work and getting life lessons at the same time...GREAT episode!
I'm new to the whiskey world. From a small town in Kansas. I'm learning a lot and enjoying every sip. From my Basil Hayden to the Eagle Rare and the Buffalo Trace. I appreciate you guys and the knowledge you share. Would love to have some elanor. Thanks again
Great video! Love Balcones too! Going up to a local distillery with the local Facebook page and bourbon club, to do a tour and personal blending and bottling!! So this was a great hype video.
Man those classes there sound amazing, wish we had something like that in Illinois
Great episode, wow what a learning event that was
You two have the best jobs ever.
I am a huge fan of Balcones, we finally got it in NC.
Really cool video, guys. Thank you!
Another magnificent video guys!
Loved this video!!
All y’all in Texas? Just found the channel and love you guys!!!!
I bet this is one of the only jobs where you need a designated driver to get home every day.
Jared looks like his mode of transportation is either a penny farthing or a land sailing skateboard
@@jonclark2234 driving under the influence while operating a land sail sounds like a ticket I would want framed on my wall
I blended Old Barton and Old Forester 1920 it was so good 👍
Great video just curious if you guys can do a video on the distilling process of what you discard and what / when you keep it
Extremely interesting, thank you!
Would love an episode about decanting. The whats and whens and whys would be great
great episode guys!!
How to Become A Master Whiskey Blender: (1) Grow a crazy man's beard [✅] (2) Taste and drink a ton of whiskey so you know what you like [✅] (3) Pretend you are a mad scientist with an eye dropper and GO FOR IT! [✅] Jared is a VERY down-to-earth dude who loves his craft. I had him on my channel last May and it was awesome to talk to him about now only whiskey but also Rock N Roll and how they relate.
Hey guys thanks for the insights as always. My whiskey journey is made so much better with the knowledge you share.
I just picked up my first Laphroaig quarter cask today and am now fully ready to admit that I am a scotch man. I love the smokey notes it offers as well as the natural complexity of whiskey in general.
On the topic of blending though, I am wanting to start an infinity bottle of my own and just wondered if I'd be better starting two, one for islay scotches and one for other whiskeys as it seems the smokiness would overpower more subtle notes offered by other whiskeys.
Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks again for the amazing content.
Great vid! What an interesting guy to interview.
The best whiskey is what you like, the way you like it. "I'll have what he's got."
SO good! Thank you.
Now I’m going to go confront those expensive bottles I’ve been worshipping as gospel, smile and say “wait until you see what I can do, suckers!”
Go and frankenstein the living daylights out of em!
LOOOOVE Balcones!
Going to Balcones in October 2020 --- 30th with Dad along with other points -- *(Hopefully the Vault for a Whisky class or Bourbon)
Perfect right on time🤙
No your not
Damn, ya'll were in Waco just right down the road! Over at Baylor and would have loved to meet you!
Awesome video
Nice Office Space reference.
Such an olfactory library !
That dead pixel in your camera was driving me crazy. Thought it was my monitor for a minute, there.
I unintentionally mixed Jameson Black Barrel with Teeling Single Malt, and it took on a chocolatey, espresso character.
Now I want to go blend some of their Peated Single Malt with the Rumble CS.
The blending aspect interests me. Plan on starting a infinity bottle. There is a bottle floating around some of the other review channels they made called Beagle Rare-Kentucky Howl. Didn’t know if u guys had seen it. Like to see u guys review it and put ur spin on it.
9:37 Snickerdoodley...that's a great note in my palate's opinion. My ideal blend would be an Irish, rye, and an accent of desserty sweetness.
Good and interesting video. Now that's a title,world master distiller of the year 👍. Just noticed that on top of the pot stills there are copper coiled pipes going upwards,is that part of the condenser? It looks like a pot still with a worm tub (without the tub )on top. Never seen such a pot still before.
I've found it takes 2 weeks minimum for any combo to completely settle on a permanent well organized taste profile and mouthfeel sequence. So, a few swirls in the glass is just the very beginning of a two week process. Those beards came from sheer patience!
So after watching this video I tried something with my "Low budget" bottles and was quite satisfied for a first attempt.
So here is my mix:
2 part of Dewer's white label
1 part of Johnnie Walker
1 part of Jim Beam
and 1/2 part of Knob creek
In my opinion, this gave me a super smooth "Blend" that still lacks complexity.
Super cream coated with honey.
But now I really want to break down the barriers and try something else by adding a few years old aging in mini oak barrel to the house.
Man I just love WT101 and Russell's 10. What could be my third.
“Meaty, peaty, smoke” sounds like a hot and heavy fun night!!!
That was some serious nerding out HAHA!- Rex: Hey I'm thirsty man and I don't care which `
You guys should do a top 10 or 20 countdown of your favorite unique whiskey. For those of us who love things outside the normal and things that are funky, unique, interesting and abnormal and don’t follow the typical rules of their said categories
Great vid guys. Big fan. BTW, did you notice a little dot/dead pixel on the video? It's somewhere in the middle, about 20% from the left edge? Most clearly seen on Daniel's black shirt when they are testing the blends. I thought it was my TV until I double checked and also saw it on my mobile... camera probs?
Hey there! Idk if you guys check older videos, but I just tried a lil 3-2-0.5 blend of Old Pulteney 12, Compass Box Glasgow, and Laphroaig 10 sherry. I know you guys are backed up with review bottles but if anyone else has commented blends it’d be cool to get your thoughts on them
Question: Didn’t y’all have an episode that y’all blended cheaper whiskey to taste like expensive whiskey? If so what episode was it. I have tried to search for it but I’m coming up empty handed. Thank guys love the show. I have learned a lot about whiskey and bourbon.
meaty, peated sweet... I want thayt!
Another thing like the molasses is sorghum. Slightly different aromatic and flavor notes.
Just throwing it out there, get a Caol Ila 12 if you want to add classic scottish smoke to your blend. I found it to be the most easiest and tastiest to blend with, compared to Ardbeg 10, Laphroaig 10, and Kilchoman Machir Bay. If you want to go more budget, get Finlaggan Original, as that (often) is a younger Caol Ila.
Bonus points for the easy 4 to 1 Glenmorangie Original & Caol Ila 12 respectively.
Their website says no master classes for 2020, WTH I was super interested in this.
This looks so hard!! how can you end up mixing good after so many shots!! :P
does the order matter? with regards to holding up vs collapsing
Hey Guys do you have a Favorites of the Christmas Holiday Season List if not could you make one PLEASE?
i have a secret technique. i have a brown, stone jug. bout a gallon. when a bottle is near it's end, if i liked it and will buy it again, i pour the last few shots into the jug. when the jug is full, i drink the jug. sometimes that jug tastes pretty dam good.
Baby liquid ibuprofen and liquid acetaminophen have droppers with measured markings. I just realized I can use them to blend whiskey with!
I was going to subscribe but then this episode showed me what would happen to my beard 😉
I’m amazed at what they smell and the taste of their pallet. I drink whiskey and I taste alcohol
Once you break past the 'whiskey wall' you'll stop tasting 'just alcohol' and start tasting other flavors you never thought existed in that glass. Keep tasting in small doses and you'll eventually acclimate through the wall.
You should review the new water shed old fashion
What a fuckin cool video. Well done, all.
Hey Rex/Daniel, I am trying to remember a book you reccomended in an earlier video about picking up different flavors/notes based on the type of whiskey and I believe it was “Tasting Whiskey” by Lew Bryson. If I really want to get into the nuiance of whiskies is that a good book to get?
Matthew Quigley absolutely!
I think they should do a give set of all three for tasting. Lol
Nice video, Thanks! Does anyone know the song at .44?
I love whiskey but I just think my beard isn’t ready yet to start a whiskey channel :(
There is a dead pixel on this camera that only shows red.
I noticed that as well.
lol now i can't not see it.
Got me scared for a second thought my monitor had a dead pixel. Had to do a test to make sure. Then I saw this comment.
Where??? Now i wanna find it :)
@@Coentjemons just left of center screen. easy to see when it is over the dark t-shirts. it shows up as a red spot about 2 or 3 pixels tall.
I live in waco. I wish I could work there
This might just be the best apocalypse retreat known to man. Think about it, not only would the building survive it, but once you were there you could trade whiskey for anything you could possibly desire! (as well as enjoy your own private stock while you watch the world burn!) WOO HOO Bring on the four horsemen! LOL
I hope Rex mooched some of the Whisk(e)ys off camera then.? It would be a shame if he went all the way there without mooching something...
What I wouldnt give to have the sense of taste yall have. I suppose years of training blesses you with it.
Holy warp stabilizer Batman
i got an relatively expensive Glenn Keith 20 year that is pretty harsh..has a serious bite..but i enjoy the flavor profile...what would subdue the bite other than water? would love to hear some suggestions from people
Paddy from Ireland. Very light. Bushmills is maltier. Ambassador Scotch. Lightest easy drinking scotch I've ever had. All inexpensive.
Anything that has low proof and mild flavors.
Can someone link me the device they are using to blending! That siphon tool thingy! Thank you
Never heard anyone liking an acetone note on the nose, lol!
Test using an ultrasonic cleaner to bring flavors of fruits and/or woods in to your lightning.
I’ve been trying to find the song that plays at 5:27. Anybody know it?
I'm beginning to think that a beard is a necessary qualification for a career in whisk(e)y...
The beard flex is real.
I didn’t see Rex in the thumbnail and I was worried at first that there wouldn’t be shenanigans.
Daniel met his Santa.
Is having a beard a prerequisite for drinking whiskey or does whiskey just make you want to grow one