Daniel, I just wanted to say that I appreciate how effortless you make this type of cohesive storytelling look from the outside. I know from my own experience this is not easy to pull off, let alone to make it look so natural. Thank you, I’m glad you’re here. 🥃
“A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.” (Proverbs 26:28) The most helpful comment I ever had on one of my videos was “I guess ‘studying’ means wearing a sport coat.” The comment stung because it was true. From then on I stopped wearing the coat with all the pins and added more academic material to my videos.
Incredible how you are able to weave tangible life lessons into a sip of whiskey. Good on you and all of use following along. Today you hit a deep well.
Willett: We want to make a blend that is a crowd pleaser to the most amount of people possible. Also Willett: We are going to price the bottle absurdly high so very few people can afford it.
This is one of the better reviews of this bottle I've seen thus far. I got frustrated by other YT'ers calling it "cat urine", which just seemed immature and unprofessional. I had a chance to try the 8yr Willett wheated at a local store and I think that "simple" is the best and kindest way to put it.
I think too many people nowadays take any criticism as "negative". I always tell people I know that if you don't tell me what I'm doing wrong I won't know it.
My wife and I so appreciate an intelligent presentation. We discovered the Vault about 18 months ago and just love it. Thank you for demystifying whiskey and bourbon for so many of us. And thank you for your insight. We'll be here as long as you are.
It's first time I leave an opinion here. I really love the whole thing you said about your parents; compliments, critique and all the other stuffs. I think both your parents were wise in their own ways and you were quite lucky to have them both. As a newborn's parent, I think I might be able to use your experience for my child as well. Thanks!
Something I’ve noticed is that Daniel tells a lot of stories regarding vertical relationships-those between him and his parents/kids, a boss, someone who he taught or was taught by, or someone he hired or was hired by. These are incredibly insightful. I would love to hear more stories involving horizontal relationships. Such as those between himself and his wife or friends. Those people who, in that context, he viewed as peers. I feel that in the times we have heard those sorts of stories, they have been very powerful.
I’ve really been digging these Daniel only videos. He’s got so much insight and gives great tasting notes. But I can’t be the only one who misses the funny banter between the Somm and the Mooch. This is great content, but so was the old channel.
As someone who coaches 10 year olds in youth baseball, an excellent commentary on giving feedback. Be honest and kind -- the first is about how you feel, and the second is recognizing the other person.
Doing reviews can be so stressful! Knowing what goes into a whiskey, I hate to say anything negative about the effort to make it. BUT I have learned that, taste is subjective. So when I talk about a whiskey, it's just how I experienced it for myself to begin with. At best, I hope to find people out there who think I'm "their guy" when I talk about a bottle. 🖖😎🥃
Negative feedback not the only truth. People who are truthful are honest. People who are weak May likely be less than honest in order to not hurt someone’s feelings. Honestly is above all important.
As a mechanical engineer, I actually want people to critique my work so I can be certain I didn't miss something and so the final design is the best it can be. I know I am not perfect and hate when I don't receive comments on my work. Critique is a necessary aspect of my work.
My entire job is telling people when they screw up (Quality assurance), I also make it a point of telling people when they do good as well to balance the entire point of my job.
Its as easy as distrust. We live in a world where too many "influencers" get paid by companies to be positive about a product and many times are not up front with their audience about the financial agreement. So...negativity is seen as a sign that the person reviewing must not have the financial incentive to say positive things. Also, the story about your parents is a very good example of the inherent nature of mothers nurturing, as a loving mother should, and your fathers inherent nature to be pragmatic and push their child for the better, as a loving father should.
In relation to whiskey, negative reviews tend to be viewed as more "honest" because of a couple things. Some won't say bad things because they want free samples, sponsors and exclusive bottles, etc., so you get the echo chamber on certain brands and fads within the category. When you speak against something everyone loves, going against the grain tends to be viewed as honest. Everything needs context in these scenarios, so I'm generalizing. But I think that is why negative reviews appear more honest.
Definitely Meta here video!!! And ya its how you provide the "negative" view. In my professional life I prefer to spin a negative into a positive, "issue xyz is causing delays however the team have found the root cause and should have a solution soon" . So now the question what does one say if our significant other askes about the clothing they are wearing? ;)
Some topics I’m strongly on one side of, but this isn’t one of those times. I think you first need to look at where that negativity is coming from, if it’s coming from one of those people who just complain about everything, then maybe the criticism is just a result of who that person is rather than a serious critique, however I’ll tie my own experience into this. Very early on in life I discovered a passion for writing, and I was told that my work was always great, even in high school when we started facing actual critiques. In college, I still had that surrounding my writing to the point that I wanted someone not to like it because I wanted to find out how to improve my work and occasionally it did happen. I think it’s a combination of learning how to drown out those naysayers and listening to the kind of people you’re crafting a product for. As you said in a previous video, attracting the right kind of people to your product or service
In a similar vein: If cursing becomes expected as a part of your salty personality, it has no weight when you use it. If you are known as an even toned person, that curse you intone will silence a room.
It is mostly accurate. Because of the intentions behind the action. Platitudes in a feminine society are just purely feelings before facts regardless of consequences. (Not a political post)
I know too many naive/ignorant people who blindly praise nowadays. To ME it feels like being critical/negative is often a response to the disproportionate amount of uninformed positive opinions many people just lazily throw around because they’re worried about offending, or they’re just trying to hitch their wagon to the latest trend
When I tried this at the distillery, i really disliked it. Some wheaters have a funky paint note to them, this had it in spades. I really wanted to like it and I got some of the other classic notes but I just couldn’t. I’m still happy with the bottle of Noah’s Mill I bought though. The 8 year wheated is not worth the $300 price tag IMO.
Your mom and dad were playing Good Cop Bad Cop😊 Honest critique or beliefs come from people that sre very mad at you or suoer drunk. If they're sober and in a good mood, don't believe them
Why is negative only honest? Because NOBODY will pay to have a negative review about their product. But almost every company is fronting lots of money to give positive reviews. Without full transparency, which can never be verified, you will have most people not trust glowing reviews
I think if you only say nice things and never criticize, that is not honest. Some people hide the negative because they don't want to hurt someones feelings. That is not a review, that is looking for the silver lining.
To be honest, charging $300 for an 8 year old whisky, using subsidized corn production is nothing more than a huge cash grab. Their goal was to give you something pretty to make an obscene profit exploiting an intentional rarity mechanic. I will take a 12 year old imported scotch or Irish whisky for $60-$70 that offers greater complexity, different flavor profiles that is made in a pot still vs still in mass production column still further increasing profit margins.
I just started drinking bourbon this year and I see Willett get talked about all the time on the whiskey RUclips world and I don’t understand the hype. Their 6yo bourbon is $130 in Ohio and it only gets more ridiculous as the age increases. Obviously I’ve never tried it, but I don’t see the value there. Eagle rare is a 10yo bourbon and it’s $40. Lol
Hate to be negative, however to be honest I cannot remain silent, it's driving me to distraction, hard to pay attention to what you are saying Daniel when the bottles placed on the barrel wobble when the barrel is leaned on,. Review the tape watch the bottle top. Just put the barrel on casters or a circle of plywood so the base is on or two inches larger. Just saying
Well… that’s not a WFE Purple Top. That’s a Willet Wheated 8yr. Sure it has a purple foil wrap, but nobody pays 300-500 for the wheater. The WFE Purple Tops do indeed go for way more depending on source, mash, age, proof, barrel yield, etc.
This is by far the worst review I've seen, you can do much better. For starter, you didn't show the headphones you were reviewing, you didn't even say the name of the headphones! You better get your act together and post some frequency response charts or the audiophile community will not take you seriously.
"Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life." - I will be quoting this one often...probably for the rest of my life. Thank you, Daniel!
Daniel is a beautiful, natural storyteller. An ancient talent we underestimate at our peril.
Daniel, I just wanted to say that I appreciate how effortless you make this type of cohesive storytelling look from the outside. I know from my own experience this is not easy to pull off, let alone to make it look so natural. Thank you, I’m glad you’re here. 🥃
Listening to Daniel giving these "talks" is like getting a free Master Class....just phenomenal.....
“A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.” (Proverbs 26:28) The most helpful comment I ever had on one of my videos was “I guess ‘studying’ means wearing a sport coat.” The comment stung because it was true. From then on I stopped wearing the coat with all the pins and added more academic material to my videos.
Incredible how you are able to weave tangible life lessons into a sip of whiskey. Good on you and all of use following along. Today you hit a deep well.
"Be honest but be kind" - words to live by Daniel. Thanks for another fantastic episode.
Finishing perfectly with “but ALWAYS be kind.”
Man, my measuring stick says this is a good video format. I personally love it. Thank you Daniel
"But always be kind" definitely words to live by. Thank you for another great conversation
Willett: We want to make a blend that is a crowd pleaser to the most amount of people possible.
Also Willett: We are going to price the bottle absurdly high so very few people can afford it.
This is one of the better reviews of this bottle I've seen thus far. I got frustrated by other YT'ers calling it "cat urine", which just seemed immature and unprofessional. I had a chance to try the 8yr Willett wheated at a local store and I think that "simple" is the best and kindest way to put it.
Welcome all Whiskey Vaulters to Story Time with Daniel!
Thanks for the live stream yesterday (both of them)
I think too many people nowadays take any criticism as "negative". I always tell people I know that if you don't tell me what I'm doing wrong I won't know it.
My wife and I so appreciate an intelligent presentation. We discovered the Vault about 18 months ago and just love it. Thank you for demystifying whiskey and bourbon for so many of us. And thank you for your insight. We'll be here as long as you are.
It's first time I leave an opinion here. I really love the whole thing you said about your parents; compliments, critique and all the other stuffs. I think both your parents were wise in their own ways and you were quite lucky to have them both.
As a newborn's parent, I think I might be able to use your experience for my child as well. Thanks!
Something I’ve noticed is that Daniel tells a lot of stories regarding vertical relationships-those between him and his parents/kids, a boss, someone who he taught or was taught by, or someone he hired or was hired by. These are incredibly insightful. I would love to hear more stories involving horizontal relationships. Such as those between himself and his wife or friends. Those people who, in that context, he viewed as peers. I feel that in the times we have heard those sorts of stories, they have been very powerful.
I love this video so much, Keep up the great work!!
Similar to a social media rule I heard some use: “never take criticism from someone you wouldn’t go to for advice”
I’ve really been digging these Daniel only videos. He’s got so much insight and gives great tasting notes. But I can’t be the only one who misses the funny banter between the Somm and the Mooch. This is great content, but so was the old channel.
As someone who coaches 10 year olds in youth baseball, an excellent commentary on giving feedback. Be honest and kind -- the first is about how you feel, and the second is recognizing the other person.
Daniel, you're doing a bang up job! Honestly.
Good video thanks 🥃
Doing reviews can be so stressful! Knowing what goes into a whiskey, I hate to say anything negative about the effort to make it. BUT I have learned that, taste is subjective. So when I talk about a whiskey, it's just how I experienced it for myself to begin with. At best, I hope to find people out there who think I'm "their guy" when I talk about a bottle. 🖖😎🥃
Helpful comments versus ego stroking.
Excellent excellent *excellent* insight here on a phenomenal question. Gracias!
Negative feedback not the only truth. People who are truthful are honest. People who are weak May likely be less than honest in order to not hurt someone’s feelings. Honestly is above all important.
As a mechanical engineer, I actually want people to critique my work so I can be certain I didn't miss something and so the final design is the best it can be. I know I am not perfect and hate when I don't receive comments on my work. Critique is a necessary aspect of my work.
That wobbling bottle of Willet gave me anxiety the entire way though 😂. Aside from that, great video!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom. 😊
My entire job is telling people when they screw up (Quality assurance), I also make it a point of telling people when they do good as well to balance the entire point of my job.
There are probably more good opinions that are flattery than negative opinions that are dishonest.
Is also a truth I think that is to consider here.
Its as easy as distrust. We live in a world where too many "influencers" get paid by companies to be positive about a product and many times are not up front with their audience about the financial agreement. So...negativity is seen as a sign that the person reviewing must not have the financial incentive to say positive things.
Also, the story about your parents is a very good example of the inherent nature of mothers nurturing, as a loving mother should, and your fathers inherent nature to be pragmatic and push their child for the better, as a loving father should.
Praise effort always, encourage growth, critique technicalities
In relation to whiskey, negative reviews tend to be viewed as more "honest" because of a couple things. Some won't say bad things because they want free samples, sponsors and exclusive bottles, etc., so you get the echo chamber on certain brands and fads within the category. When you speak against something everyone loves, going against the grain tends to be viewed as honest. Everything needs context in these scenarios, so I'm generalizing. But I think that is why negative reviews appear more honest.
More wisdom
Definitely Meta here video!!! And ya its how you provide the "negative" view. In my professional life I prefer to spin a negative into a positive, "issue xyz is causing delays however the team have found the root cause and should have a solution soon" . So now the question what does one say if our significant other askes about the clothing they are wearing? ;)
Some topics I’m strongly on one side of, but this isn’t one of those times. I think you first need to look at where that negativity is coming from, if it’s coming from one of those people who just complain about everything, then maybe the criticism is just a result of who that person is rather than a serious critique, however I’ll tie my own experience into this. Very early on in life I discovered a passion for writing, and I was told that my work was always great, even in high school when we started facing actual critiques. In college, I still had that surrounding my writing to the point that I wanted someone not to like it because I wanted to find out how to improve my work and occasionally it did happen. I think it’s a combination of learning how to drown out those naysayers and listening to the kind of people you’re crafting a product for. As you said in a previous video, attracting the right kind of people to your product or service
Great, My wife will replay this video every time I tell her I never spend more then $50 on a bottle. # worth it.
that bottle wobbling though 🙃
Tough subject handled very well! Wait, should I also by giving an area for improvement? Oh hell!!! 😂
In a similar vein: If cursing becomes expected as a part of your salty personality, it has no weight when you use it. If you are known as an even toned person, that curse you intone will silence a room.
It's not priced like general crowd approval stick. It's priced like it was for the stick you are measuring it against.
Watching the bottle top sway during the video knowing I'll never afford it in the Aussie market.
It is mostly accurate. Because of the intentions behind the action. Platitudes in a feminine society are just purely feelings before facts regardless of consequences. (Not a political post)
I know too many naive/ignorant people who blindly praise nowadays.
To ME it feels like being critical/negative is often a response to the disproportionate amount of uninformed positive opinions many people just lazily throw around because they’re worried about offending, or they’re just trying to hitch their wagon to the latest trend
When I tried this at the distillery, i really disliked it. Some wheaters have a funky paint note to them, this had it in spades. I really wanted to like it and I got some of the other classic notes but I just couldn’t. I’m still happy with the bottle of Noah’s Mill I bought though. The 8 year wheated is not worth the $300 price tag IMO.
I miss the old format
Daniel...."I love you"...not love love, just love....well, maybe like...not like like, just like...But I don't love Willett. 😁👍
Your mom and dad were playing Good Cop Bad Cop😊
Honest critique or beliefs come from people that sre very mad at you or suoer drunk. If they're sober and in a good mood, don't believe them
Why is negative only honest? Because NOBODY will pay to have a negative review about their product. But almost every company is fronting lots of money to give positive reviews. Without full transparency, which can never be verified, you will have most people not trust glowing reviews
And bingo was his name-o
I'm waiting for the bottle to fall off the barrel. Hahaha
I think if you only say nice things and never criticize, that is not honest. Some people hide the negative because they don't want to hurt someones feelings. That is not a review, that is looking for the silver lining.
To be honest, charging $300 for an 8 year old whisky, using subsidized corn production is nothing more than a huge cash grab. Their goal was to give you something pretty to make an obscene profit exploiting an intentional rarity mechanic. I will take a 12 year old imported scotch or Irish whisky for $60-$70 that offers greater complexity, different flavor profiles that is made in a pot still vs still in mass production column still further increasing profit margins.
Because nobody pays for a bad review of their product
And the 8yr wheated Willett is not considered a "real" purple top in my area lol
I just started drinking bourbon this year and I see Willett get talked about all the time on the whiskey RUclips world and I don’t understand the hype.
Their 6yo bourbon is $130 in Ohio and it only gets more ridiculous as the age increases.
Obviously I’ve never tried it, but I don’t see the value there. Eagle rare is a 10yo bourbon and it’s $40. Lol
Hate to be negative, however to be honest I cannot remain silent, it's driving me to distraction, hard to pay attention to what you are saying Daniel when the bottles placed on the barrel wobble when the barrel is leaned on,. Review the tape watch the bottle top. Just put the barrel on casters or a circle of plywood so the base is on or two inches larger. Just saying
Well… that’s not a WFE Purple Top. That’s a Willet Wheated 8yr. Sure it has a purple foil wrap, but nobody pays 300-500 for the wheater. The WFE Purple Tops do indeed go for way more depending on source, mash, age, proof, barrel yield, etc.
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So, bottom line, not worth $250+
This is by far the worst review I've seen, you can do much better. For starter, you didn't show the headphones you were reviewing, you didn't even say the name of the headphones! You better get your act together and post some frequency response charts or the audiophile community will not take you seriously.
lost me right after $300 to 400 hundred dollar bottle