Glad you liked the High West. You are right about how complex their whisky's are, but here are my top three advanced bottles. Hibiki 17 Dalmore King Alexander III Teeling 24 Thanks for the great content!!
After nearly 2 months staring at this bottle of Octomore 6.1 at the store I had the courage to pull the trigger and purchase it. I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH IT!!! It was worth every penny. There was plenty of smoke and fennel with sea salt in the middle and it all coats this sweet smoked meat flavor. The fist thing that came to mind was caramel covered bacon. You get all of that same taste in the nose as well. If you guys don't have it... GET IT! GET IT NOW!!!
I'm gonna be honest; I discovered this channel through the Modern Rogue, and it's quickly become one of my favourite channels on RUclips. Finding out about a bunch of whiskeys to try and the history of the distilleries has been great to watch, and you guys are the perfect hosts. Just for shits n giggles I came up with an idea for an episode for you guys: The Whiskey Moment. Between my friends and I, "The Whiskey Moment" is where the stars align and the whiskey you're drinking transcends from just alcohol in a glass to a moment of pure bliss. My first Whiskey Moment was with Bowmore 15, the first Islay scotch I ever tried and my favourite to this day. It'd be awesome to find out the whiskeys you guys had your first Whiskey Moment with, or just one that ALWAYS gives you a moment.
Awesome episode, love it when you do whiskey i own because now i have a reason to drink more 😎 i would be very interested to hear what you have to say about yippee ki yay vs a midwinter nights dram.
You guys should try Whistle Pig Old World. As a rye drinker, it's one of my most want-to-try whiskeys to so I may as well live vicariously through you!
I appreciate the laughter even when Daniel is recklessly throwing bottles around the vault. Also, on another tangent, I am not able to find a review on Van Winkle Special Reserve. Adding it to the request list, please. Per the website ... "This sweet, full-bodied whiskey has been described by some as “nectar.”. Cheers.
My top three advanced whisky's right now are probably Kilchoman Machir Bay, Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016, and Battlehill Bunnahabhain Heavily Peated 4 Year Old right now.
Mooching story time: my manager and I both have a love for rye whiskey, which we found out about each other at last year’s holiday party. Since then, we trade recommendations and such at work in the spare moments we have, but one day, he gave me a paper grocery bag and said there were some samples in it for me. Inside were two bottles (High West Yippee Ki-Yay and Filibuster Dual Cask Rye Whiskey) each with about an ounce and a half left. I went home after work and finished them off for him, as he seemed eager to hear what I thought. The High West tastes like a bottled Manhattan, which I love and drink regularly anyway. Interestingly, I get the syrah barrel in the aroma, but the vermouth is all in the flavor for me. Filibuster was absolutely amazing as well, and I do think you both would like it, as it seems like a whiskey that would pair well with a cigar (it has the tangy, smoky aroma of a cigar box, and pronounced tobacco and leather notes in the flavor). All in all, I’m very grateful to my manager for letting me try two bottles that retail in our area for close to $100 each.
The high west bourye seems very interesting, now I just need to check if amazon has it. With all the whiskeys I have ordered recently, it is only a matter of time before they will offer me a book about alcohol abuse
I have the high west double rye, it’s been quite enjoyable. I’m new to whiskeys, and have been enjoying it in manhattans, but I just got some snifter glasses to try it neat. Good to know Utah is good for something.
Yippe Ki Yay uses sweet vermouth, not dry as it seems to be referenced a few times in this video. Sweet like a manhattan, negroni, americano, or boulevardier. Not a "dry" martini. Just my two cents and one of my favorite whiskeys. Cheers!
At this point, with the number of gifted whiskeys you both enjoy, isn't Daniel as big of a mooch as Rex? I mean, the last 20 episodes or so (minus Daniel week) have all been free whiskeys. That's mooch to a whole new level and is awesome.
So I’ve been watching y’all for awhile and finally suggested to some coworkers that they check your channel out. Much to my delight, they have already been watching you as well! One day one of them told me he was bored. I replied hi bored I’m nail, wanna get hammered? He looks at me and shook his head grinning.
High West has some tasty offerings. Wish I had made notes when I was tasting a few weeks ago. Overall, I recall it tasting almost creamy...though that may have been influenced by their Barreled cocktails: The Boulevardier and The Manhattan. High West was acquired by Constellation Brands last year. While this will help them scale up, it could have an affect on the recipes, so it might be worth stocking up now! :-)
Daniel, if you like dirty martinis, try making it with an Islay scotch instead of vermouth. I put blue cheese olives in mine and it is divine. Also, thanks for not pooping on Coopers.
What's cool is drinking whiskey with these magnificent bastards! Love these vids. Tasting Bulleit Bourbon and Hudson Rye. Fine stuff. I invited my friend round last Thursday for some bourbon tasting but amazingly he managed to bring his 25 year old Glengoyne which was Sublime, a king mooch I think!
in light of what y'all discussed in the last tribe video surrounding the idea of having whiskies and/ or cocktails that are friendlier than the eleanor etc...... I recommend that you guys either make something like the yipee ki yay OR just get it... and do a "martini" of just the whiskey... stirred on big ice cubes to chill it... garnished with a castelvetrano olive... and maybe a lemon zest curl. cheers guys!
Are you two planning to tour the US? You should film on location whether on this channel or WB. If you do, consider visiting Orlando, Florida. I will provide the mooching liquid. Still waiting on the glasses and any other whisky product with your brand name (t-shirts with Daniel's medallion would be awesome too).
New to the REAL world of whiskey, per all the praise I went out and bought some Monkey Shoulder recently...needless to say the bottle is halfway done lol
Today’s post is exactly why I love the whiskey vault. High West moves up in the acquisition list based on the force of description. I should see it on the shelf of my local store by Nov. 1st. They are about two weeks behind vlog release, to store availability. They even have the French whiskey......(the one with the panties comment....we remember all things).....and two young lasses were buying a bottle at the tasting on Saturday. Vlog marketing point....to bad there isn’t a 1/2 sized coster sticker that says, “reviewed on The Whisky Vault”. Some clever hobbit could start tagging selves.
Rex - save the whiskey! I think the Abelour A'bunadh is pronounced ah-boo-nah. That is according to the distillery spokesperson on their video. I'm a bit hard of hearing from years on the road, but I'm pretty sure that's what he says. Great video guys.
Pretty excited about the Whisky Advent calendar Daniel will be completing. I will try to follow along with it. You have a Ardbeg An Oa hiding in there yet?
yippee ki-yay i believe is finished in red vermouth barrels not dry. hence the flavor of a Manhattan. great show guys sippin on some bourye while watchin.
Drank a bottle of the Yippee Ki Yay one night in August. Hadn't kicked a bottle of anything in one night for years. But, good times. But even more importantly - would love to see a review of Ancient Ancient Age. :)
Hey guys, I heard of a new whiskey offering today called Empire Rye, basically a New York Rye. To qualify as Empire Rye, the spirit must comprise 75 percent New York-grown rye distilled to no more than 160 proof, barrelled at no more than 115 proof, and aged for two years in charred, new oak barrels. If you've guys have tried it, I would love to get some thoughts on it! If not, looking forward to a review whenever you get around to it.
You guys probably have the most rad fanbase ever. What other audience would send countless bottles of whisky to you just to try? Truly magnificent, you bastards.
Tell me if i am wrong please but isnt the Yippe Ki-Yay whiskey finished in RED vermouth barrels? Hence the Manhattan finish that was had? MY FAVORITE WHISKEY!!!
I had to look through your history to see if you'd tried Cooper's Craft. I was somewhat recently introduced to this one, and I very much enjoyed it. You're right: It's smoother than a lot of offerings you two trend towards, but I like to look at it as approachable. I wonder if they made a smoother whisky to help highlight how the beech and birch charcoal filtering affects the flavor. That said, I think I'd love to see a two-pack from them of the same mash bill, etc., and so-forth, with one filtered through their blend of charcoals, and the other through classic oak charcoal. And what they hey! Make it a trio, with an unfiltered third! As it is, however, Cooper's Craft makes a pretty decent mint julep, and should be a decent quality bourbon to hand someone who may be a bit shy of more up-front offerings.
I just realized that with the trio tastings, there don't seem to be any cameos. So the result is, they end up tasting about the same amount of whiskey (Rex has gotten pretty good at finding "comparisons"), but Daniel picks all of them. Clever move, somm.
Wondering about all the martini talk when those use dry vermouth, I can only assume High West finished in sweet vermouth since that's what goes in a Manhattan. I haven't had this yet but imagine that's what it's supposed to invoke.
Ever been to a beer sampling event that turned out to be a whisky sampling one? So this is my first mooch experience: The other day I was at local beer distillery in Iceland on a promotion event for a new beer they were about to release. Everyone got a free samples of this new beer to enjoy but half way in I saw an old pal of mine working on the exclusive cocktail bar that was within the distillery. At this time, I had just started getting into whiskey so I thought to myself: "Hold on, could I mooch some whisky here?!". So, I walked over to catch up with my friend which ended with him offering me a drink. I knew this was my moment, so I put up some puppy eyes and asked politely if there was any chance I could get a glass of whisky from the top shelf of the bar. Note that most of the bottles were closed and just for show on this event. My friend looked troubled at first but was then just like "fuck it!". With the keys to heaven in my hand and the knowledge I gained from watching you guys, I had some whiskeys in mind that I wanted to try. Well, by the end of the night I tried Monkey shoulder, Balvenie 16 Triple Cask, Glenfarclas 12, Glenfiddich 15 & 18 and a few others that I can't remember haha!
Does High West use a dry or sweet vermouth? I'm guessing sweet would be closer to a port cask finish, maybe, if that's what they use. A sweet vermouth cask finish might also make it a good whiskey for Manhattans if you're really old (or a hipster) and into polluting your whiskey with other non-whiskey crap.
Since you guys like "smokey, campfire-y" flavors, has your tea sommelier friend ever introduced you to Lapsang Souchong tea? The tea leaves are smoke dried by burning pine and I'd say it tastes like straight up drinking a campfire. Not peaty by any means like an Islay of course, but you still might like to give it a taste sometime.
I purchased some of that and found the nose far more smoky/piney than the taste. I mean the nose was SMOKEY and PINEY. It makes you not want to taste it. Then you taste it and it's not so bad. It is good to have tried. Every thing I try I always think, have I ever encountered this in whisky? It's a sickness. A great, great sickness.
Haweye Pierce's Driest Martini Recipe: Pour one jigger of dry gin into a martini glass. Drink while looking at a picture of Antonio Benedetto Carpano. (The inventor of vermouth)
Daniel....have you had any experience with The Glenlivet, Nadurra ? At 60.37, it’s a challenging beast....but I like small sipping it neat with a full body cigar.
Daniel, when doing a trio tasting, do you recommend to try very different styles of whisky to get the contrast between them to bring out new elements from each other? Or should you go with very similar styled whiskies to get the more subtle differences? And by the way Rex shouldn't be able to mooch any thing for a month after this week.
Guys... High West may just be the most fun whiskey company in the country. Them and Bourbon Craft Spirits for their "Dovetail". I can't decide what I like most... I guess it's good i own them all! Lol...
So I've just now gotten I to whisky and was wondering why the lower alcohol contents seem to have more of the alcohol bite then the higher contents. Is it just my personal pallet or is this for everyone?
Kellen marler it's really considering what whiskey it is, most cask strengths are aged a little more than the original. Also the original is sometimes only sharper, not necessarily hotter. Sharpness can seem like an alcohol bite, but most of the time it isn't. At least from what I've seen, but please realize I've only gotten into decent whiskey in the past 18 months so trust the more experienced whiskey enthusiasts more than me.
You don't need an olive for that. Where's the Oban 14? I wonder how those 2 would mix together. Seeing as you guys get vermouth from that rye and whenever I sit down with the Oban I keep wondering when my wife dropped an olive (or at least the brine) in my glass.
Rex! I propose a punishment for Daniel and a Boon to me. Debut the Mint Julep for every dad joke Daniel tells. Also, you could have a terrible trio sponsored by me. It could be the Mint Julep, and the two whiskeys I left in Englebrect. Canadian Club 12 and Texas Rose. Texas Rose isn't that bad, but it's way too sweet for y'alls palate.
PewDiePie has made another one... one I think you guys should watch. Also, maybe you could collaborate with him? It could help to grow your channel, but it would also be super entertaining. Anyway, love your channel. Keep up the great work.
you batch record the videos for the week and this week each video will be a trio tasting, so you had 15 whiskeys in one day? cant wait to see how you're doing on the friday video.
Daniel, i heard you like bunnahabhain. Do you have any Bunnahabhain Moine? it's an amazing Expression and i think you would like it :) Greetings from the north of sweden.
so i thought id reserve my first comment to be on a video just uploaded instead of a 4 hour old video. i start off with thank you both for the best whiskey entertainment ive found on youtube! second you bastards how could you convince me to go out and buy $236 in whiskey
Recently discovered the channel and loving the videos! 2 things: First, in regards to the cookie/biscuit debate, if you are in America (especially the American south) it is a COOKIE. Biscuits are what you slather in sausage gravy. So shame on you Daniel! I'm sure your fellow Texans scoff in disgust when you call a cookie a biscuit! 2nd, I was recently gifted a bottle of Dalmore 12 and have really enjoyed it. Any suggestions for another scotch to try that isn't insanely harsh but is interesting and moderately complex?
i finally tried bourbon and I prefer scotch. are there any bourbons with dark fruit notes? Is that even possible? I'm a beginner but I started with macallan 12 fine oak, which i got for a smoking deal. speaking of which, my local convenience store is consistently selling them at that price, $26 for 35cl bottle. should i buy them and store them unopened indefinitely? I kinda feel like doing that So far, I've felt that I prefer the nose of most whiskys over the taste. I cant really taste anything other than vague sweetness and the buzz of the alcohol. how should I approach tasting whisky?
The yippeekiyay whiskey is basically an old fashioned in a bottle I believe- rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. How can u drink whiskey and not know your whiskey cocktails???
i know you guys have probable heard this a thousand times and if not you will from me PLEASE do eagle rare from buffalo trace one of my favorite whisekys ( bourbons are my favorite whiskeys) if you dont have it msg on how to donate a bottle
soooo mightve found a way to be able to send you guys some whiskey. my buddy has property in texas and outside of texas, was thinking send the bottle to his other address then he can just bring it back with him and drop it off. also emailed the liquor board. apparently wine can be shipped to texas as long as it goes through a 3rd party shipper that isnt you, a retailer or the person receiving the bottle. they also have to be licensed and the currier that actually delivers it does too. apparently fed ex works. sooo if that does work i can ship it somewhere else to a 3rd party shipper and have them ship it to you guys. i mean what good is a whiskey vault if you dont have all the good canadian stuff? heres hoping i can just ship it to a 3rd party supplier, that way i dont have to hang on to a bottle till my buddy goes back down to his other property. i guess i could also try filling a wine bottle with whiskey and resealing it.......but id prefer to remain within the boundaries of the law.
no worries, i just feel bad you guys have to deal with such a backwards law...... AND IN TEXAS? when you guys said that you cant ship whiskey to texas i was stunned. same with costco not being allowed to sell their own brand.
no winston churchill was I`ll have a Churchill martini. And if you even so much as look at the vermouth, we`re going to have problems. you bow in the direction of france. youre thinking the other dude uhmmm hitchcock maybe? it was something like i want the light to gentle shine through the vermouth bottle in the direction of my martini. it was a smart ass way of saying dont touch the stuff basically. another funny one was, dip the bottle upside down so the cork gets wet then run it around the rim. another was put a serving of vermouth in the glass swirl then dump it out and ice cold gin. i think i have a problem with history books....
i was going back through your videos, and here's my expert opinion, as the number of subscribers grew, so did Rex's hair... now is that a sign of selling out? is it to please the mainstream fans and compensate for daniels hair? how long Rex's hair will be when you reach 200k, 500k, a million subscribers??? my list for challenging whiskys" longmourn 16 (too subtle to understand but when you do, MAGIC) Oban 14 ( i still dont understand it, sometimes i Love it, sometimes its too bland, sometimes salty, sometimes sweet..) bruichladdie the classic laddie ( i struggle in placing it on the map of scotland whiskys, its isla but not really, and not sweet enough to be a highland or spey side etc...)
I'm a Texan so I don't use much BBQ sauce. If it needs sauce you didn't do something right. But I have friends that prefer it (I need better friends obviously) and the sauce they most often grab at my cookouts is a spicy BBQ sauce I make that has a liberal amount of Buffalo Trace in it.
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Glad you liked the High West. You are right about how complex their whisky's are, but here are my top three advanced bottles.
Hibiki 17
Dalmore King Alexander III
Teeling 24
Thanks for the great content!!
thank you!
Starting a video with the wheels already off. Bold choice! Let's see where it goes!!
I think the wheels were always just for show here anyway ;) haha
After nearly 2 months staring at this bottle of Octomore 6.1 at the store I had the courage to pull the trigger and purchase it. I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH IT!!!
It was worth every penny. There was plenty of smoke and fennel with sea salt in the middle and it all coats this sweet smoked meat flavor. The fist thing that came to mind was caramel covered bacon. You get all of that same taste in the nose as well.
If you guys don't have it... GET IT! GET IT NOW!!!
It is like a siren call me to my death. I know full well what is happening, and I don't care.
Yes. It's a one way journey, my friend.
I'm gonna be honest; I discovered this channel through the Modern Rogue, and it's quickly become one of my favourite channels on RUclips. Finding out about a bunch of whiskeys to try and the history of the distilleries has been great to watch, and you guys are the perfect hosts. Just for shits n giggles I came up with an idea for an episode for you guys: The Whiskey Moment. Between my friends and I, "The Whiskey Moment" is where the stars align and the whiskey you're drinking transcends from just alcohol in a glass to a moment of pure bliss. My first Whiskey Moment was with Bowmore 15, the first Islay scotch I ever tried and my favourite to this day. It'd be awesome to find out the whiskeys you guys had your first Whiskey Moment with, or just one that ALWAYS gives you a moment.
My most recent one like this was Ardbeg Dark Cove. My first was Longmorn 16
I'm quickly becoming a High West fan boy.
I'm quickly becoming a Brown Forman fan boy.
Coopers Craft is amazing! It is gaining recognition nation wide.
"You don't waste whiskey" says the man who used a leaf blower to try to get vapored Tullamore Dew into his friend's pie whole.
Benjamin Ross, that was for maximum flavor!
I think the scientific method should be repeated for you then, don't want you missing out. Just please don't do it with Macallan M ;)
I'm glad I read the comments first because I almost posted the same thing.
You've never truly experienced whisky until you inhale it into every sinus from the shoulders up
much is sacrificed upon the altar of whiskey science...
Awesome episode, love it when you do whiskey i own because now i have a reason to drink more 😎 i would be very interested to hear what you have to say about yippee ki yay vs a midwinter nights dram.
Another vote for the Campfire. I would love to hear your thoughts.
You guys should try Whistle Pig Old World. As a rye drinker, it's one of my most want-to-try whiskeys to so I may as well live vicariously through you!
I appreciate the laughter even when Daniel is recklessly throwing bottles around the vault. Also, on another tangent, I am not able to find a review on Van Winkle Special Reserve. Adding it to the request list, please. Per the website ... "This sweet, full-bodied whiskey has been described by some as “nectar.”. Cheers.
My top three advanced whisky's right now are probably Kilchoman Machir Bay, Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016, and Battlehill Bunnahabhain Heavily Peated 4 Year Old right now.
I've discovered my next "martini" thanks to your excellent work.
can you guys do an episode were you just get trashed and talk about whiskey.. i would love to see that.
Mooching story time: my manager and I both have a love for rye whiskey, which we found out about each other at last year’s holiday party. Since then, we trade recommendations and such at work in the spare moments we have, but one day, he gave me a paper grocery bag and said there were some samples in it for me. Inside were two bottles (High West Yippee Ki-Yay and Filibuster Dual Cask Rye Whiskey) each with about an ounce and a half left. I went home after work and finished them off for him, as he seemed eager to hear what I thought.
The High West tastes like a bottled Manhattan, which I love and drink regularly anyway. Interestingly, I get the syrah barrel in the aroma, but the vermouth is all in the flavor for me. Filibuster was absolutely amazing as well, and I do think you both would like it, as it seems like a whiskey that would pair well with a cigar (it has the tangy, smoky aroma of a cigar box, and pronounced tobacco and leather notes in the flavor). All in all, I’m very grateful to my manager for letting me try two bottles that retail in our area for close to $100 each.
The high west bourye seems very interesting, now I just need to check if amazon has it. With all the whiskeys I have ordered recently, it is only a matter of time before they will offer me a book about alcohol abuse
I have the high west double rye, it’s been quite enjoyable. I’m new to whiskeys, and have been enjoying it in manhattans, but I just got some snifter glasses to try it neat. Good to know Utah is good for something.
Yippe Ki Yay uses sweet vermouth, not dry as it seems to be referenced a few times in this video. Sweet like a manhattan, negroni, americano, or boulevardier. Not a "dry" martini. Just my two cents and one of my favorite whiskeys. Cheers!
Always nice having this to watch on the daily! Thanks!
At this point, with the number of gifted whiskeys you both enjoy, isn't Daniel as big of a mooch as Rex? I mean, the last 20 episodes or so (minus Daniel week) have all been free whiskeys. That's mooch to a whole new level and is awesome.
he wishes. he's a level 2 mooch, and it's only on a trial basis.
A fine point sir!
Hi, Top 5 christmas whiskies from minimum up to $160?
So I’ve been watching y’all for awhile and finally suggested to some coworkers that they check your channel out. Much to my delight, they have already been watching you as well! One day one of them told me he was bored. I replied hi bored I’m nail, wanna get hammered? He looks at me and shook his head grinning.
High West has some tasty offerings. Wish I had made notes when I was tasting a few weeks ago. Overall, I recall it tasting almost creamy...though that may have been influenced by their Barreled cocktails: The Boulevardier and The Manhattan.
High West was acquired by Constellation Brands last year. While this will help them scale up, it could have an affect on the recipes, so it might be worth stocking up now! :-)
Daniel, if you like dirty martinis, try making it with an Islay scotch instead of vermouth. I put blue cheese olives in mine and it is divine. Also, thanks for not pooping on Coopers.
Pooping Coopers. New band name.
What's cool is drinking whiskey with these magnificent bastards! Love these vids. Tasting Bulleit Bourbon and Hudson Rye. Fine stuff. I invited my friend round last Thursday for some bourbon tasting but amazingly he managed to bring his 25 year old Glengoyne which was Sublime, a king mooch I think!
in light of what y'all discussed in the last tribe video surrounding the idea of having whiskies and/ or cocktails that are friendlier than the eleanor etc...... I recommend that you guys either make something like the yipee ki yay OR just get it... and do a "martini" of just the whiskey... stirred on big ice cubes to chill it... garnished with a castelvetrano olive... and maybe a lemon zest curl. cheers guys!
The High West Bourye is pretty good!
Are you two planning to tour the US? You should film on location whether on this channel or WB. If you do, consider visiting Orlando, Florida. I will provide the mooching liquid. Still waiting on the glasses and any other whisky product with your brand name (t-shirts with Daniel's medallion would be awesome too).
New to the REAL world of whiskey, per all the praise I went out and bought some Monkey Shoulder recently...needless to say the bottle is halfway done lol
Today’s post is exactly why I love the whiskey vault. High West moves up in the acquisition list based on the force of description. I should see it on the shelf of my local store by Nov. 1st. They are about two weeks behind vlog release, to store availability. They even have the French whiskey......(the one with the panties comment....we remember all things).....and two young lasses were buying a bottle at the tasting on Saturday. Vlog marketing point....to bad there isn’t a 1/2 sized coster sticker that says, “reviewed on The Whisky Vault”. Some clever hobbit could start tagging selves.
Rex - save the whiskey!
I think the Abelour A'bunadh is pronounced ah-boo-nah. That is according to the distillery spokesperson on their video. I'm a bit hard of hearing from years on the road, but I'm pretty sure that's what he says. Great video guys.
You guys the nose on Balvenie Triple Cask is Heaven and the taste is spectacular. If you have it you should definitely review it
I agree, I could nose it all day!
Pretty excited about the Whisky Advent calendar Daniel will be completing. I will try to follow along with it. You have a Ardbeg An Oa hiding in there yet?
Booo-rye. I live in salt lake and have been a fan for years. Try Midwinter Nights dram. You'd love it as well. But yes campfire is the shit
That laughing intro is so infectious.
Had both of these recently. Good stuff. High west is quickly becoming my “American Compass Box”.
yippee ki-yay i believe is finished in red vermouth barrels not dry. hence the flavor of a Manhattan. great show guys sippin on some bourye while watchin.
I do green olives with my whiskey all the time, my old man showed me it. Its killer. Called a Rusty Nail i believe?
Love this idea. i need to try it now
Rusty nail is drambuie and scotch
I'll ask the old man when I see him. All I kno is it is good
Drank a bottle of the Yippee Ki Yay one night in August. Hadn't kicked a bottle of anything in one night for years. But, good times. But even more importantly - would love to see a review of Ancient Ancient Age. :)
Don't give up. Someday it will happen. :-)
Hey guys, I heard of a new whiskey offering today called Empire Rye, basically a New York Rye. To qualify as Empire Rye, the spirit must comprise 75 percent New York-grown rye distilled to no more than 160 proof, barrelled at no more than 115 proof, and aged for two years in charred, new oak barrels.
If you've guys have tried it, I would love to get some thoughts on it! If not, looking forward to a review whenever you get around to it.
I love that they're creating this category.
You guys probably have the most rad fanbase ever.
What other audience would send countless bottles of whisky to you just to try?
Truly magnificent, you bastards.
We agree. It's absolute insanity
agreed.
Tell me if i am wrong please but isnt the Yippe Ki-Yay whiskey finished in RED vermouth barrels? Hence the Manhattan finish that was had? MY FAVORITE WHISKEY!!!
I had to look through your history to see if you'd tried Cooper's Craft. I was somewhat recently introduced to this one, and I very much enjoyed it. You're right: It's smoother than a lot of offerings you two trend towards, but I like to look at it as approachable. I wonder if they made a smoother whisky to help highlight how the beech and birch charcoal filtering affects the flavor. That said, I think I'd love to see a two-pack from them of the same mash bill, etc., and so-forth, with one filtered through their blend of charcoals, and the other through classic oak charcoal. And what they hey! Make it a trio, with an unfiltered third!
As it is, however, Cooper's Craft makes a pretty decent mint julep, and should be a decent quality bourbon to hand someone who may be a bit shy of more up-front offerings.
I just realized that with the trio tastings, there don't seem to be any cameos. So the result is, they end up tasting about the same amount of whiskey (Rex has gotten pretty good at finding "comparisons"), but Daniel picks all of them.
Clever move, somm.
Wondering about all the martini talk when those use dry vermouth, I can only assume High West finished in sweet vermouth since that's what goes in a Manhattan. I haven't had this yet but imagine that's what it's supposed to invoke.
Ever been to a beer sampling event that turned out to be a whisky sampling one?
So this is my first mooch experience: The other day I was at local beer distillery in Iceland on a promotion event for a new beer they were about to release. Everyone got a free samples of this new beer to enjoy but half way in I saw an old pal of mine working on the exclusive cocktail bar that was within the distillery. At this time, I had just started getting into whiskey so I thought to myself: "Hold on, could I mooch some whisky here?!". So, I walked over to catch up with my friend which ended with him offering me a drink. I knew this was my moment, so I put up some puppy eyes and asked politely if there was any chance I could get a glass of whisky from the top shelf of the bar. Note that most of the bottles were closed and just for show on this event. My friend looked troubled at first but was then just like "fuck it!". With the keys to heaven in my hand and the knowledge I gained from watching you guys, I had some whiskeys in mind that I wanted to try. Well, by the end of the night I tried Monkey shoulder, Balvenie 16 Triple Cask, Glenfarclas 12, Glenfiddich 15 & 18 and a few others that I can't remember haha!
Well played! High Mooch quality, my friend.
Does High West use a dry or sweet vermouth? I'm guessing sweet would be closer to a port cask finish, maybe, if that's what they use. A sweet vermouth cask finish might also make it a good whiskey for Manhattans if you're really old (or a hipster) and into polluting your whiskey with other non-whiskey crap.
Super fun video as always. Best part is, they cant handle talking about 1 whisky, so they do 3 at a time. :D
Daniel, do you have a Tullamore DEW Cider Cask Finish in that vault? I would love to hear your thoughts on that one!
I don't think so, but I'll see
If you like "mixed" feeling, like you swallowed whiskey but feel bit of zesty IPA in aftertaste, you will like it.
Since you guys like "smokey, campfire-y" flavors, has your tea sommelier friend ever introduced you to Lapsang Souchong tea? The tea leaves are smoke dried by burning pine and I'd say it tastes like straight up drinking a campfire. Not peaty by any means like an Islay of course, but you still might like to give it a taste sometime.
I purchased some of that and found the nose far more smoky/piney than the taste. I mean the nose was SMOKEY and PINEY. It makes you not want to taste it. Then you taste it and it's not so bad.
It is good to have tried. Every thing I try I always think, have I ever encountered this in whisky? It's a sickness. A great, great sickness.
I have, and I love it!
Haweye Pierce's Driest Martini Recipe:
Pour one jigger of dry gin into a martini glass. Drink while looking at a picture of Antonio Benedetto Carpano. (The inventor of vermouth)
Hey guys you should do the balvenie 12 single barrel just because
I really love that you censor profanity by dubbing it with bottle noises. Nice touch.
Id love to see a episode reviewing dogfish head whiskey finished in rum barrels its amazing
Daniel....have you had any experience with The Glenlivet, Nadurra ? At 60.37, it’s a challenging beast....but I like small sipping it neat with a full body cigar.
I dig it!
Daniel, when doing a trio tasting, do you recommend to try very different styles of whisky to get the contrast between them to bring out new elements from each other? Or should you go with very similar styled whiskies to get the more subtle differences? And by the way Rex shouldn't be able to mooch any thing for a month after this week.
I do all the ways. Each time you learn something different!
Guys... High West may just be the most fun whiskey company in the country. Them and Bourbon Craft Spirits for their "Dovetail". I can't decide what I like most... I guess it's good i own them all! Lol...
So I've just now gotten I to whisky and was wondering why the lower alcohol contents seem to have more of the alcohol bite then the higher contents. Is it just my personal pallet or is this for everyone?
Kellen marler it's really considering what whiskey it is, most cask strengths are aged a little more than the original. Also the original is sometimes only sharper, not necessarily hotter. Sharpness can seem like an alcohol bite, but most of the time it isn't. At least from what I've seen, but please realize I've only gotten into decent whiskey in the past 18 months so trust the more experienced whiskey enthusiasts more than me.
Thanks
You don't need an olive for that. Where's the Oban 14? I wonder how those 2 would mix together. Seeing as you guys get vermouth from that rye and whenever I sit down with the Oban I keep wondering when my wife dropped an olive (or at least the brine) in my glass.
This is a brilliant idea.
I gotta ask, where did you guys get the glencairn glass boards. I think those would be perfect for whisky tastings and would love to get a set.
I found them online somewhere. Can't seem to find them now, but you can find more info on the glencairn website.
Knocking that bottle over wasn't an accident Daniel, you were just testing how strong the glass it's made of is.
For science
Hmm, I'd like to see a couple gin tastings on Whiskey Biscuits for the pleasure of seeing our favorite Hooch Mooch squirm.
Rex! I propose a punishment for Daniel and a Boon to me. Debut the Mint Julep for every dad joke Daniel tells. Also, you could have a terrible trio sponsored by me. It could be the Mint Julep, and the two whiskeys I left in Englebrect. Canadian Club 12 and Texas Rose. Texas Rose isn't that bad, but it's way too sweet for y'alls palate.
hahahahaha. this is awesome.
Good god my heart stopped when you hit that bottle off the table.... sweet Jesus 😂😂
Mine too.
Jesus would definitely have wept if it broke.
Need to do the high west campfire!
0:00 when you come to the party halfway through.
How do American Whiskies get "Smoky campfire" taste profiles? Do they use peat like Scotch distilleries?
Some are sourcing peated barley, and some are smoking it using mesquite or locally sourced wood.
Keep killing it guys!
Daniel just had to prove his point about how great the bottles are by testing the shock resistance.
Rex, you are a Plateau. I say that because it's the highest form of flattery.
you dad-joke-complimented me... not sure how i feel about that. 😑
If it makes you feel better, I can give you an insult you can throw at Daniel.
yes!
You can call him a Caillou looking mother*****. As a father of small children, I'm guessing you know who Caillou is and why that is an insult.
I'm guessing the vermouth casks held red vermouth previously, rather than dry vermouth. So it's more like a manhattan than a martini.
I think you're right!
PewDiePie has made another one... one I think you guys should watch. Also, maybe you could collaborate with him? It could help to grow your channel, but it would also be super entertaining. Anyway, love your channel. Keep up the great work.
you batch record the videos for the week and this week each video will be a trio tasting, so you had 15 whiskeys in one day? cant wait to see how you're doing on the friday video.
You're the only one who has caught onto this so far :-)
OH OH I'VE NEVER BEEN FIRST BEFORE!!!
it's kind of a dead inside feeling.......
Daniel, i heard you like bunnahabhain. Do you have any Bunnahabhain Moine? it's an amazing Expression and i think you would like it :) Greetings from the north of sweden.
Not yet!
so i thought id reserve my first comment to be on a video just uploaded instead of a 4 hour old video. i start off with thank you both for the best whiskey entertainment ive found on youtube! second you bastards how could you convince me to go out and buy $236 in whiskey
-Dylan DBM Collective Reptiles, we are very sorry-not-sorry. 😜👍 thanks for watching, you guys make it fun.
Hey! Love you guys! Make a video of the worst of the worst Whiskeys and you have to review (drink) them! :)
Just leaving my due comment here
Recently discovered the channel and loving the videos! 2 things: First, in regards to the cookie/biscuit debate, if you are in America (especially the American south) it is a COOKIE. Biscuits are what you slather in sausage gravy. So shame on you Daniel! I'm sure your fellow Texans scoff in disgust when you call a cookie a biscuit!
2nd, I was recently gifted a bottle of Dalmore 12 and have really enjoyed it. Any suggestions for another scotch to try that isn't insanely harsh but is interesting and moderately complex?
i finally tried bourbon and I prefer scotch. are there any bourbons with dark fruit notes? Is that even possible?
I'm a beginner but I started with macallan 12 fine oak, which i got for a smoking deal. speaking of which, my local convenience store is consistently selling them at that price, $26 for 35cl bottle. should i buy them and store them unopened indefinitely? I kinda feel like doing that
So far, I've felt that I prefer the nose of most whiskys over the taste. I cant really taste anything other than vague sweetness and the buzz of the alcohol. how should I approach tasting whisky?
I've been searching for a bourbon I love as much as scotch. Haven't found one yet, but I'm sure it's out there.
Try high West's Midwinter Nights dram. Exactly what you're looking to buy. It's an annual release so keep your eye out during Xmas.
The yippeekiyay whiskey is basically an old fashioned in a bottle I believe- rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. How can u drink whiskey and not know your whiskey cocktails???
Suggestion for one Bourbon, one Scotch, and one Beer?
DracoRogue1218
Buffalo trace, laphroaig 10 or old pulteney 12 (do you like smokey?), weihenstephaner hefeweissbier (if you can find it).
I'd take the John Lee Hooker over the George Thoroghgood
Brad Whittington Wait, Whittington ... are you ...
So how did they miss out on calling it yippee rye-yay?
it's the double rye with a fancy finish and it's basically a bottled Manhattan like you say
High West double rye next!
Nope, no drugs here. None at all. No excuse!!
What the hell is Rex doing with his sunglasses
i know you guys have probable heard this a thousand times and if not you will from me PLEASE do eagle rare from buffalo trace one of my favorite whisekys ( bourbons are my favorite whiskeys) if you dont have it msg on how to donate a bottle
Rex! so missed the trash can.
Im almost not even here for the whisky anymore! haha
soooo mightve found a way to be able to send you guys some whiskey. my buddy has property in texas and outside of texas, was thinking send the bottle to his other address then he can just bring it back with him and drop it off.
also emailed the liquor board. apparently wine can be shipped to texas as long as it goes through a 3rd party shipper that isnt you, a retailer or the person receiving the bottle. they also have to be licensed and the currier that actually delivers it does too. apparently fed ex works. sooo if that does work i can ship it somewhere else to a 3rd party shipper and have them ship it to you guys.
i mean what good is a whiskey vault if you dont have all the good canadian stuff? heres hoping i can just ship it to a 3rd party supplier, that way i dont have to hang on to a bottle till my buddy goes back down to his other property.
i guess i could also try filling a wine bottle with whiskey and resealing it.......but id prefer to remain within the boundaries of the law.
Thanks for all the research you're doing to find a way!
no worries, i just feel bad you guys have to deal with such a backwards law...... AND IN TEXAS? when you guys said that you cant ship whiskey to texas i was stunned. same with costco not being allowed to sell their own brand.
no winston churchill was I`ll have a Churchill martini. And if you even so much as look at the vermouth, we`re going to have problems.
you bow in the direction of france.
youre thinking the other dude uhmmm hitchcock maybe? it was something like i want the light to gentle shine through the vermouth bottle in the direction of my martini. it was a smart ass way of saying dont touch the stuff basically.
another funny one was, dip the bottle upside down so the cork gets wet then run it around the rim.
another was put a serving of vermouth in the glass swirl then dump it out and ice cold gin.
i think i have a problem with history books....
Damn it Daniel, whisky cost money, should let Rex pour
Why can´t we hunt turists in turist season?
High West!
i was going back through your videos, and here's my expert opinion, as the number of subscribers grew, so did Rex's hair... now is that a sign of selling out? is it to please the mainstream fans and compensate for daniels hair? how long Rex's hair will be when you reach 200k, 500k, a million subscribers???
my list for challenging whiskys"
longmourn 16 (too subtle to understand but when you do, MAGIC)
Oban 14 ( i still dont understand it, sometimes i Love it, sometimes its too bland, sometimes salty, sometimes sweet..)
bruichladdie the classic laddie ( i struggle in placing it on the map of scotland whiskys, its isla but not really, and not sweet enough to be a highland or spey side etc...)
It's possible the success of our show is tied to Rex's hair like Sampson. If he ever cuts it we'll lost 40k subscribers overnight.
"In terms of bastards, it doesn't get more bastard than Mitch" 2:49
Luke Thompson...That’s what they ALWAYS do! Oh...you were being sarcastic.
If you're smelling Bananas Foster, I would be very suspicious if there's not some methanol in there, methanol has a very banana smell.
Here's a proposal, how about taste testing 3 bourbon based BBQ sauces?
Try to find subtle nuance in a bottle of sweet and tangy sauce.
sounds biscuity
I'm a Texan so I don't use much BBQ sauce. If it needs sauce you didn't do something right. But I have friends that prefer it (I need better friends obviously) and the sauce they most often grab at my cookouts is a spicy BBQ sauce I make that has a liberal amount of Buffalo Trace in it.
if sauce needs something? I'm talking about the sauce here. A glencairn glass filled to the brim with some BBQ sauce
1:34 That dance though...
It's like The Reverend Horton Heat said... it's martini time!