We walked into this podunk convienience store in cape elizabeth in Maine, and asked by any chance if they had any Weller. The lady went into the back and said, "Yes, we have a red and green, which would you like?" we responded with, "Yes!" She brought 3 bottles out, 2 old antique 107 and 1 SPecial reserve. after ringing it up, we saw 76$, and were like, "Man, we can't afford, 76$ a bottle," she responded, "No, that is for 3." we paid like 23$ a bottle. Luckiest Day Ever!
No, disagree. Weller is just very well made wheated bourbon, and there is just not many in that category. I WAS very underated and priced for many years, and has a huge following for a good reason. It's really, really good stuff. You can't tell me a bottle of Jim Beam should be the same price as Weller. It is special, period.
Between that, and the "I don't even know what I'm doing here" moment. Gave me two solid laugh out loud moments. And add me to the list of folks enjoying the blind tasting for Rex.
Absolutely dug the comparison to 'Fixer Upper,' as I think that really is why I enjoy that show so much. Also great job on the whiskey review you guys.
Yessssssss. The whiskey gods have spoken! For I have been searching for OWA over the last year and found nothing, but today I nabbed two bottles at a local liquor store. $40 each..no complaints from me. Cheers!
I just snagged a bottle of this for $45 in Cincinnati and this video is making me really excited to open it. I love the videos and I've learned a lot on my new whiskey journey from you guys. Thanks!
I watch you guys every night as I drink whiskey now - you guys are awesome and the reason I’ve begun to taste whisky neat. What a whole new world. it’s amazing. Cheers!
New subscriber here (though I’m hooked and have watched like 50+ of your videos). I was talking about what you all say about all bourbons tasting like cherry and my wife brought up a good point. That flavor you associate with cherry is actually closer to almond extract because most cherry desserts have a heavy dose of almond extract. I pondered this for a while but I think she is right. Taste some almond extract and compare. You might be surprised. Just a little background I’m a KY native and a bourbon fan from my beginnings in alcohol but now wild about scotch. You all are awesome. Keep up the good work. Sláinte!
This was my entry into Bourbon! i love it! luckily the major store near me does occasionally stock it and its $23 per bottle, but limited to one per person... it goes pretty fast
Bought a few at $27.99 in 2016 when the 12 started getting ridiculously popular. Totally worth it for that and I will enjoy the bottles I have left. $60+? Nah. It's a fine whisky but not something that particularly excites me -- lots of cherry, oak, and vanilla. Scotch all day at that price point.
I loved Weller back in the late 70s and 80s. I didn't know anything about it other than I liked it better the Wild Turkey or anything else at its price point. Thanks for the review.
I’ve made friends in Nashville and I can still find it for $25-$30 a bottle but good luck finding the Weller 12yr. The Weller Special Reserve is like $19-$22
around my area you can get weller for fairly cheap for instance i payed 40 dollars for a liter of 107. however there are waiting lists that take up to a year or more to get a bottle.
In Louisville kentucky here you can find Weller's for 100 dollars a bottle but for whatever reason the bar's haven't caught on to the value. You can still get Weller 12, and Weller 107 for about 7 bucks a pour even though Pappy will run you 100+ a pour. I got very very nice and drunk on about 9 pours of Weller 107 the other day.
With that being a store pic it’s a single barrel and usually non chill filtered so sock filtering may be needed ... i all wanted to ask if the store was deps which is store in northern Kentucky and does amazing picks . Owa is definitely a majority in my bunker . Can’t beat the value . I do a blend with Elijah Craig barrel proof and owa that is amazing.
Yep, I’ll second that Westerville OH comment. Bought a bottle 3 days ago for 40 bucks. Weller is getting very easy to get in Ohio. Antique is even becoming fairly common. Still regulated to 1 bottle a customer though.
Can you explain the concept of "balance" in a whisky taste? What are some whiskies that are unbalanced? Also, I've never quite understood what the "body" terms mean (ie.. "medium bodied). Thanks!
I live in Bowling Green KY and it’s still 30-40. I picked up 750 ml special reserve a month for 28 dollars and a handle of special reserve for 38 dollars. Not expensive at all. Got a weller 12 for 100 dollars that same week too. I think I missed the antique 107 release a couple of weeks ago, but still have a 750 bottle I got this spring for 38.
So nice to watch this. After months... MONTHS of trying. Waiting. Hoping. Searching desperately... I finally scored a bttl for $50 here in OLCC Overlorded Portland, or. Was a real grail quest
@@Ichibuns very true. I grew up in cleveland but live in LA now. If I can even find Weller Special Reserve, its usually around $100. I brought a bunch back tho.
I'm excited , I was able to get a bottle of antique, have not opened it yet ... I did get 4 bottles of special reserve and love it ... looking forward to trying it ...
$50 all day, every day here in Portland Oregon. Tough to find these days with the limited allocation. Becoming a unicorn...I finally found two bottles today and bought them both. I like 107 a lot, but I don’t think it’s worth $50 ($35-40 tops). As an alternative, I think Larceny is a fantastic wheater at $25. Need to stock up on that before it catches on.
I remember buying Special Reserve in the $18 range and Antique/12 Year/SR Handle in the $25 range 5-7 years ago. Bars in my area would actually use it as their well whiskey for house old fashioned / manhattans. Now I never even see Antique and 12y, and SR is hard to come by - usually $30-40 if you can find it!
Can you do a list of hard to find bottles. A lot of these arent expensive but you have to get lucky to find them. In KC you can get 107 for $30 still but you have to find it or get on a list. Wonder what other bottles i should grab if i see them.
I pick up the Weller SR for $40 when I can find it in Los Angeles. I've seen it for $50, but I won't budge. I did pick up a Weller 107 in Burbank for $60-$70. I thought I would be able to get it regularly so I was enjoying it, but I stopped in there recently and they didn't have any of the 3 Wellers they had the time before so I slowed down on my 107 bottle. With a few drops of water on a pour I really picked up a strong caramel apple with the obvious wood and vanillas there. Would I drop $60-$70 again... probably, since it's looking like a rare find. Would I be happy continuing to pick up Henry McKenna Single Barrel 10 year old for $32 if I can't ever find 107 reasonably priced again...yup. Do I like interviewing myself...yup.
In regards to the Proper Twelve, yes! Please do cover it. I know it seems like an easy bandwagon but I'm legitimately interested to know your thoughts on it. Specifically I'd love for you to take a second to talk about the color. It's much darker than any other Irish whisky I've seen but I have to imagine they got it out as soon as possible so it would only be three years old. I hadn't ever known if Irish whisky laws included anything about color though.
When are you guys going to review that Smokin’ Gentleman’s Dram blended scotch from Duncan Taylor that I always see over Daniel’s left shoulder!? I couldn’t wait for y’all so I went and got a bottle myself! Curious to see what you guys think of it. Skål!
Finally watched all the videos. Great work as always guys. I dig the blind tasting format too. After all Rex has been on here for how long tasting whiskeys? By now he should be able to pick apart what's going on in a glass without having to lean on an "exposed" (you're welcome for the chuckle Rex) bottle.
I am just now seeing this video, 2 odd years later. I haven't the foggiest where you got the Deb's Liquor pick, but wasn't me. I got you 2(?) OWA107 regular. Cheers nonetheless.
My first bottle of whisky was monkey shoulder from ya’ll’s suggestion. I have finished the bottle having a drink or two every few days to try to learn to like and appreciate whisky. I don’t love it am I not a whisky guy or what should I try next?
I work at a liquor store and for the past few days, minus Sunday, the same guy has called multiple times a day asking about Pappy and if we have a lottery or list. Dude is mental.
On the Eve of Thanksgiving 2018, the air here in Northern California is unbreathable. It's rated between "Unhealthy" and "Hazardous" on on the AQI. So, I'm stuck indoors all day. A prisoner of my own home... and my whisky collection. Can't complain but if these fires don't end soon I may need to make an emergency run to the liquor store while wearing a gas mask... I hope the owners don't think I'm robbing the store and call the police.
Still hard to find, but at retail the 107 is about $30 around me (Chicagoland area) . Who is charging triple digits for Weller at retail? (secondary market is a Wild West though) .
I'm really enjoying the new tasting format; I think the best part is that Rex seems genuinely excited at the start of each episode. BY THE WAY, can we talk about the fact that Rex is still somehow just a 'mooch'? The Dude is making short work of those mystery bottles. Daniel.. watch your back, man; he's catching up quick.
A friend of mine gave me 3/4 of a full bottle of Weller 107 Antique and 3/4 of a full bottle of Old Forrester Prohibition Style... for sharpening his kitchen knives (I run a sharpening gig apart from my day job). Of course now I'm willing to spend 60 bucks for a bottle of the Weller.... and the only time I've ever seen it was when it was almost free.
Rex, you’re chip all day. Daniel has to be Joana, sorry mate😂 Also, I knew Daniels rant was in good taste. That’s why I find it so endearing! But you are correct. One must always ensure they are not stepping into the realms of snobbery.
Please don't waste anyone's time, especially your own, with Bushmills Proper Twelve. It has a nose of deceit, a palate of disappointment and a long finish of sour feelings.
Do you guys have any Middleton rare? I have one version that has me super perplexed and drinking it way too fast for how expensive the bottle was because I just need to figure out what's going on in the whiskey but can't.
Ive been wondering this since the Tribe has grown quite a bit. Do you think that this channel and all the Magnificent Bastards that inhabit the subscribers have had an effect on the whiskey market at all? Obviously prices are very regional and supply and demand exists but I have been wondering if there has been an impact on the whiskey market. My gut says not much but I am curious.
So should I open my bottle or not ?just got a bottle tonight for a little over 40 at my liquor store . I really want to try this but years down the road if I can get a few hundred for it I would kick myself for opening it .
I'm so sad. Drinking old Weller for 30 years. They changed it to Antique, then re-added the "Old Weller" lable back in for a while, then Wellers got popular. Now I can't find a bottle on the shelf anywhere. What do other people do when their brand disapears?? I'm now stuck with Makers Mark. :(
I had a chance to try the antique and special reserve side by side a few months back. The antique was far superior in my opinion. Really good stuff! Now if I could just find a bottle for sale...
I really enjoy seeing the blind tastings! I just recently started getting more into whiskey and my girlfriend now finds it fun to pour me a drink in the other room and have me guess what it is. She is always upset when I get it right, but hey! At least you guys made it so I get whiskey brought to me from the other room!
So I bought a bottle not to long ago for 69 buck Did I get a good deal and is this really that good? I’m very new to whiskey but my friend recommended it to me.
As a non-bourbon drinking (nor bourbon educated) scotch drinker, an interesting episode idea would be something like a "introductory X for Y drinkers" show ie. "if you don't know bourbon, but like scotch, try this". You could pick out specific regions too (speyside, etc), and mix it up - ie bourbon to Canadian whisky, scotch to Japanese whisky, and so on.
Can you guys do like a week of exotic premium whiskeys from countries that aren't the big on the market but are still somewhat respected in the whiskey community like, Sweden for example. You could also do that in a one hour video format. Just thought that would be fun to watch. Cheers
Always want to try a new bourbon after watching you guys. Will be trying Weller' s hopefully soon. Thanks gentlemen. Also have you tried Jim Beam double oaked?
Cant agree. The sweetness isnt there. It may be because I've never been a fan of Larceny. Whatever sweetness the cask strength Makers had was counteracted by Larceny spice leading to just a blandish poor. I do appreciate the experience though. Thank you.
@@jrod7929 Sorry you had a bad experience. I really enjoy it. But did you let the mix sit together very long? I'm not sure about your experience blending, but it is generally best to shake it really hard, then let it rest in the bottle for a few months so that the flavors marry together. So hopefully it will be better if you come back to it. That or it may just not be for you. Either way, Cheers and I hope you have better luck blending things you'll like in the future. P.S. The book "Hacking Whiskey" is a really awesome read and full of fun blending experiments too
My local store bought a barrel of the Weller Antique 107 and was selling it for $34.99 a bottle limit one per customer. I was a day late and a dollar short:(
Found some 107 week ago for $35, bought it. 2 days ago 30 miles away $200. Walked away. Going to open the antique Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving gents cheers
I think the Poor Man's Pappy vid I saw was with Weller 12, but this would be be closer, price-wise. I bought my first bottle just 3-4 years ago -- in Hawaii of all places -- at a tasting hosted by Harlan Wheatly hisself. He told me to buy the 107 because it was "the best bang for the buck." At $23, damn he was right!
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Whiskey Vault is the Top Gear (or Grand Tour) of whiskey.
Perfect description 👌
Is Daniel Jeremy, or James?
We walked into this podunk convienience store in cape elizabeth in Maine, and asked by any chance if they had any Weller. The lady went into the back and said, "Yes, we have a red and green, which would you like?" we responded with, "Yes!" She brought 3 bottles out, 2 old antique 107 and 1 SPecial reserve. after ringing it up, we saw 76$, and were like, "Man, we can't afford, 76$ a bottle," she responded, "No, that is for 3." we paid like 23$ a bottle. Luckiest Day Ever!
David Fadden that’s how much it is by me, when you can get it...
@@jeff3putt yeah, we found it on NYC between 40 and 80$
Win!
If ANYBODY charges you more then $30 per bottle for Old Antique or Special Reserve, (no more then $23 for Special Reserve) they are ripping you off.
No, disagree. Weller is just very well made wheated bourbon, and there is just not many in that category. I WAS very underated and priced for many years, and has a huge following for a good reason. It's really, really good stuff. You can't tell me a bottle of Jim Beam should be the same price as Weller. It is special, period.
This is my favorite bourbon for cigar smoking. Pair this with a Padron Maduro Churchill, and sit back.
Oooh a fancy new Magnificent Bastard animation! I'm a fan.
Areyagonna drinkthat? But missing explosions, who doesn't love explosions? lol
New graphics...same level of magnificence.
Now I'm curious if there is also a new patron saint animation
I do miss the unicorn eruption...
Between that, and the "I don't even know what I'm doing here" moment. Gave me two solid laugh out loud moments. And add me to the list of folks enjoying the blind tasting for Rex.
Absolutely dug the comparison to 'Fixer Upper,' as I think that really is why I enjoy that show so much. Also great job on the whiskey review you guys.
Yessssssss. The whiskey gods have spoken! For I have been searching for OWA over the last year and found nothing, but today I nabbed two bottles at a local liquor store. $40 each..no complaints from me. Cheers!
I was able to score me a bottle of weller 12 last week at my local abc store for $45. I am really enjoying it too.
I just snagged a bottle of this for $45 in Cincinnati and this video is making me really excited to open it. I love the videos and I've learned a lot on my new whiskey journey from you guys. Thanks!
This is the first video of yours I’ve watched. I love it. Definitely going to keep watching!
I watch you guys every night as I drink whiskey now - you guys are awesome and the reason I’ve begun to taste whisky neat. What a whole new world. it’s amazing. Cheers!
New subscriber here (though I’m hooked and have watched like 50+ of your videos). I was talking about what you all say about all bourbons tasting like cherry and my wife brought up a good point. That flavor you associate with cherry is actually closer to almond extract because most cherry desserts have a heavy dose of almond extract. I pondered this for a while but I think she is right. Taste some almond extract and compare. You might be surprised. Just a little background I’m a KY native and a bourbon fan from my beginnings in alcohol but now wild about scotch. You all are awesome. Keep up the good work. Sláinte!
Isaac Mittendorf I’m a huge whiskey fan as well. A great book is Tasting whiskey by lew Brison Amazon . Cheers!
I finally found a bottle of this at a liquor store. I loved it. The best bourbon I’ve ever had. Amazing.
This was my entry into Bourbon! i love it! luckily the major store near me does occasionally stock it and its $23 per bottle, but limited to one per person... it goes pretty fast
I haven't figured out why I am watching you guys, but I just subscribed.
Bought a few at $27.99 in 2016 when the 12 started getting ridiculously popular. Totally worth it for that and I will enjoy the bottles I have left. $60+? Nah. It's a fine whisky but not something that particularly excites me -- lots of cherry, oak, and vanilla. Scotch all day at that price point.
I loved Weller back in the late 70s and 80s. I didn't know anything about it other than I liked it better the Wild Turkey or anything else at its price point. Thanks for the review.
I’ve made friends in Nashville and I can still find it for $25-$30 a bottle but good luck finding the Weller 12yr. The Weller Special Reserve is like $19-$22
Once in a while, it would be awesome for Rex to come with a "Socked Whisky" for Daniel to have it blind :) Keep it up!
around my area you can get weller for fairly cheap for instance i payed 40 dollars for a liter of 107. however there are waiting lists that take up to a year or more to get a bottle.
In Louisville kentucky here you can find Weller's for 100 dollars a bottle but for whatever reason the bar's haven't caught on to the value. You can still get Weller 12, and Weller 107 for about 7 bucks a pour even though Pappy will run you 100+ a pour. I got very very nice and drunk on about 9 pours of Weller 107 the other day.
With that being a store pic it’s a single barrel and usually non chill filtered so sock filtering may be needed ... i all wanted to ask if the store was deps which is store in northern Kentucky and does amazing picks . Owa is definitely a majority in my bunker . Can’t beat the value . I do a blend with Elijah Craig barrel proof and owa that is amazing.
Yep, I’ll second that Westerville OH comment. Bought a bottle 3 days ago for 40 bucks. Weller is getting very easy to get in Ohio. Antique is even becoming fairly common. Still regulated to 1 bottle a customer though.
Can you explain the concept of "balance" in a whisky taste? What are some whiskies that are unbalanced? Also, I've never quite understood what the "body" terms mean (ie.. "medium bodied). Thanks!
Guys OWA 107 is still 20.00 a bottle it’s the secondary market and shady liquor stores raise the price. I can get it here in WY for 20 bucks all day
Julius Vasquez I’ve never really visited any of the midwestern states but now I have a solid reason and for that I thank you.
yeah right
I live in Bowling Green KY and it’s still 30-40. I picked up 750 ml special reserve a month for 28 dollars and a handle of special reserve for 38 dollars. Not expensive at all. Got a weller 12 for 100 dollars that same week too. I think I missed the antique 107 release a couple of weeks ago, but still have a 750 bottle I got this spring for 38.
Really glad you guys did this review. I've been searching for it for a while. Hoping for some luck this year.
If your willing to pay $50ish there were some listed on the Bourbon Secondary Market page on FB. Not sure if any still available though
@@doliver8355 I'd rather not aid in breaking any laws in the process. Thanks though.
I totally love having Rex doing a blind tasting. And appreciate that y'all don't always find the same things in the whiskey.
I just picked up a bottle of the 107 for $30 this morning. It is pretty damn good, even fn better at $30! Now that I know the delivery schedule.... :)
Can I send you money and you mail it to me? I paid $119 in NYC.
So nice to watch this. After months... MONTHS of trying. Waiting. Hoping. Searching desperately... I finally scored a bttl for $50 here in OLCC Overlorded Portland, or. Was a real grail quest
Presidential single sock select, reverse charcoal filtered *bottled & socked*
Good job on the recent videos guys, well organized
I went to my neighborhood grocery store in cleveland, they had 20 bottles on the shelf for like $40.
Welcome to Ohio. It's everywhere. It's also not legal to upcharge it here. What an amazing state
@@Ichibuns very true. I grew up in cleveland but live in LA now. If I can even find Weller Special Reserve, its usually around $100. I brought a bunch back tho.
I'm excited , I was able to get a bottle of antique, have not opened it yet ... I did get 4 bottles of special reserve and love it ... looking forward to trying it ...
Bought my first bottle of Weller today (the 107) and found this review. Instant fan. Thanks!
Thomas Milano how much did you pay?
@@killitwithfire2321 38 dollars!
Lucky, you must have found it at a big box store.
$50 all day, every day here in Portland Oregon. Tough to find these days with the limited allocation. Becoming a unicorn...I finally found two bottles today and bought them both. I like 107 a lot, but I don’t think it’s worth $50 ($35-40 tops). As an alternative, I think Larceny is a fantastic wheater at $25. Need to stock up on that before it catches on.
I remember buying Special Reserve in the $18 range and Antique/12 Year/SR Handle in the $25 range 5-7 years ago. Bars in my area would actually use it as their well whiskey for house old fashioned / manhattans. Now I never even see Antique and 12y, and SR is hard to come by - usually $30-40 if you can find it!
I'm in Ohio and I can find Weller special reserve fairly easily for about $30. But Buffalo Trace is harder to find...
A $60-$300 bottle with a screw cap? Coming out of a tube sock?
We need to start a Screwtop vs Cork war!
The tube sock adds at least 50 cents to the total cost. You don't want to skimp on presentation ;-)
what is your main purpose of whiskey? drinking or collect the bottle? lol
@@AdamPFarnsworth that was done decades ago. unless it's artificial cork the stelvin is better.
@@furthurondown #BiscuitWar
Can you do a list of hard to find bottles. A lot of these arent expensive but you have to get lucky to find them. In KC you can get 107 for $30 still but you have to find it or get on a list. Wonder what other bottles i should grab if i see them.
I pick up the Weller SR for $40 when I can find it in Los Angeles. I've seen it for $50, but I won't budge. I did pick up a Weller 107 in Burbank for $60-$70. I thought I would be able to get it regularly so I was enjoying it, but I stopped in there recently and they didn't have any of the 3 Wellers they had the time before so I slowed down on my 107 bottle. With a few drops of water on a pour I really picked up a strong caramel apple with the obvious wood and vanillas there. Would I drop $60-$70 again... probably, since it's looking like a rare find. Would I be happy continuing to pick up Henry McKenna Single Barrel 10 year old for $32 if I can't ever find 107 reasonably priced again...yup. Do I like interviewing myself...yup.
I just bought 2 bottles of Weller Antique 107 and Special Reserve. $29.99 each bottle. State Pricing.... :- )
In regards to the Proper Twelve, yes! Please do cover it. I know it seems like an easy bandwagon but I'm legitimately interested to know your thoughts on it. Specifically I'd love for you to take a second to talk about the color. It's much darker than any other Irish whisky I've seen but I have to imagine they got it out as soon as possible so it would only be three years old. I hadn't ever known if Irish whisky laws included anything about color though.
Love the Weller’s brand. Good whiskey is always better with Good Friends!!!
Perfectly timed just picked up two of these bottles from a single barrel select at my local shop
Homer Simpson dang! Where at?
28 bucks! They definitely are fair with their prices. Muckeys in lakeville, Ma lol
When are you guys going to review that Smokin’ Gentleman’s Dram blended scotch from Duncan Taylor that I always see over Daniel’s left shoulder!? I couldn’t wait for y’all so I went and got a bottle myself! Curious to see what you guys think of it. Skål!
Huge OWA fan here!! It absolutely is a different bourbon after you let it air for 10 minutes! Great video
What do you guys think of buffalo trace?
Finally watched all the videos. Great work as always guys. I dig the blind tasting format too. After all Rex has been on here for how long tasting whiskeys? By now he should be able to pick apart what's going on in a glass without having to lean on an "exposed" (you're welcome for the chuckle Rex) bottle.
Daniel, if you are allowed in Laphroig warehouse, to take from whatever cask you find to blend your own whisky, what will you look for?
I am just now seeing this video, 2 odd years later.
I haven't the foggiest where you got the Deb's Liquor pick, but wasn't me. I got you 2(?) OWA107 regular.
Cheers nonetheless.
My first bottle of whisky was monkey shoulder from ya’ll’s suggestion. I have finished the bottle having a drink or two every few days to try to learn to like and appreciate whisky. I don’t love it am I not a whisky guy or what should I try next?
Just picked up a bottle of this in Massachusetts for $29 two days ago. Sipping really nice!
Gotta say, you guys seem a lot more invigorated during the toast since having had a break. Looking good! :-)
I work at a liquor store and for the past few days, minus Sunday, the same guy has called multiple times a day asking about Pappy and if we have a lottery or list.
Dude is mental.
On the Eve of Thanksgiving 2018, the air here in Northern California is unbreathable. It's rated between "Unhealthy" and "Hazardous" on on the AQI. So, I'm stuck indoors all day. A prisoner of my own home... and my whisky collection. Can't complain but if these fires don't end soon I may need to make an emergency run to the liquor store while wearing a gas mask... I hope the owners don't think I'm robbing the store and call the police.
Hey guys, are you guys going to do a whiskey advent calendar this year?
Still hard to find, but at retail the 107 is about $30 around me (Chicagoland area) . Who is charging triple digits for Weller at retail? (secondary market is a Wild West though) .
I'm eagerly awaiting for all these GoT Whiskeys to be reviewed
Phill Williams I have the House Stark and thoroughly enjoy it! The White Walker is ok, great mixed with coke lol
@@DSDaddio agree with you on both, I got 6/9 i think Lagavulin and Glendullan are my favorite so far
I'm really enjoying the new tasting format; I think the best part is that Rex seems genuinely excited at the start of each episode.
BY THE WAY, can we talk about the fact that Rex is still somehow just a 'mooch'? The Dude is making short work of those mystery bottles. Daniel.. watch your back, man; he's catching up quick.
"Poor mans pappy" was around long before anyone posted a video on TH-cam about it!
I agree 100% Dave! This is why I hate *any* bottle with an age statement!
The blind tastings are much more interesting than if you decided to do mute tastings.
Envious. Weller is not currently available at Total Wine and More in NW Washington. Enjoy you guys.
Where did the blind tasting thing go. I do remember really liking it for the exact reasons you listed.
This whisky sounds good, wonder if can get in Canada, corn whisky too
A friend of mine gave me 3/4 of a full bottle of Weller 107 Antique and 3/4 of a full bottle of Old Forrester Prohibition Style... for sharpening his kitchen knives (I run a sharpening gig apart from my day job).
Of course now I'm willing to spend 60 bucks for a bottle of the Weller.... and the only time I've ever seen it was when it was almost free.
Rex, you’re chip all day. Daniel has to be Joana, sorry mate😂
Also, I knew Daniels rant was in good taste. That’s why I find it so endearing! But you are correct. One must always ensure they are not stepping into the realms of snobbery.
Please don't waste anyone's time, especially your own, with Bushmills Proper Twelve. It has a nose of deceit, a palate of disappointment and a long finish of sour feelings.
As a born Ulsterman: Don't waste your time with any of it. Bushmills in general blows.
Just grabbed an antique 107 for $49.95 in Ohio and a Nikka from the Barrel for $55.95. Made my week 💯🔥🥃
Question for Rex. I recently launched a channel and was wondering if you had any tips for getting started.
- Michael L.
Id love to see the review on proper 12. Havent watched any videos on it cause im waiting on you guys.
Do you guys have any Middleton rare? I have one version that has me super perplexed and drinking it way too fast for how expensive the bottle was because I just need to figure out what's going on in the whiskey but can't.
Ive been wondering this since the Tribe has grown quite a bit. Do you think that this channel and all the Magnificent Bastards that inhabit the subscribers have had an effect on the whiskey market at all? Obviously prices are very regional and supply and demand exists but I have been wondering if there has been an impact on the whiskey market. My gut says not much but I am curious.
So should I open my bottle or not ?just got a bottle tonight for a little over 40 at my liquor store . I really want to try this but years down the road if I can get a few hundred for it I would kick myself for opening it .
Going on a vacation to Austin this January, what are your recommendations on what to visit? (The Crowded Barrel is a given)
Balcones
I'm so sad. Drinking old Weller for 30 years. They changed it to Antique, then re-added the "Old Weller" lable back in for a while, then Wellers got popular. Now I can't find a bottle on the shelf anywhere.
What do other people do when their brand disapears??
I'm now stuck with Makers Mark. :(
I had a chance to try the antique and special reserve side by side a few months back. The antique was far superior in my opinion. Really good stuff! Now if I could just find a bottle for sale...
I really enjoy seeing the blind tastings! I just recently started getting more into whiskey and my girlfriend now finds it fun to pour me a drink in the other room and have me guess what it is. She is always upset when I get it right, but hey! At least you guys made it so I get whiskey brought to me from the other room!
Wish y’all would do a Poor Mans Pappy vs Pappy 12
So I bought a bottle not to long ago for 69 buck
Did I get a good deal and is this really that good? I’m very new to whiskey but my friend recommended it to me.
As a non-bourbon drinking (nor bourbon educated) scotch drinker, an interesting episode idea would be something like a "introductory X for Y drinkers" show ie. "if you don't know bourbon, but like scotch, try this". You could pick out specific regions too (speyside, etc), and mix it up - ie bourbon to Canadian whisky, scotch to Japanese whisky, and so on.
Scream-laughing at the new MB graphic. This channel is the best!
hey, yall have a single barrel pick of that OWA 107, you should get the original and stard release so that you can give a fair comparison
Can you guys do like a week of exotic premium whiskeys from countries that aren't the big on the market but are still somewhat respected in the whiskey community like, Sweden for example. You could also do that in a one hour video format. Just thought that would be fun to watch. Cheers
Always want to try a new bourbon after watching you guys. Will be trying Weller' s hopefully soon. Thanks gentlemen. Also have you tried Jim Beam double oaked?
Can we get a review of any of those game of thrones whiskies coming out?
Barniby just got house stark, targareyan, Lannister, and Tully
Stark whisky sucks tbh. Very underwhelming and tasteless. Kinda like the white walker, but still very cool
The Lannister Lagavulin 9 is pretty freaking awesome
@@canj54 that's the one I was planning on getting first
I am going to regret giving out this info but the poorer man's pappy which mixes makers cask strength and larceny is better than the weller mix IMO.
I have fucking both of these. Running to liquor cabinet.
Cant agree. The sweetness isnt there. It may be because I've never been a fan of Larceny. Whatever sweetness the cask strength Makers had was counteracted by Larceny spice leading to just a blandish poor.
I do appreciate the experience though. Thank you.
@@jrod7929 Sorry you had a bad experience. I really enjoy it. But did you let the mix sit together very long? I'm not sure about your experience blending, but it is generally best to shake it really hard, then let it rest in the bottle for a few months so that the flavors marry together. So hopefully it will be better if you come back to it. That or it may just not be for you. Either way, Cheers and I hope you have better luck blending things you'll like in the future.
P.S. The book "Hacking Whiskey" is a really awesome read and full of fun blending experiments too
My local store bought a barrel of the Weller Antique 107 and was selling it for $34.99 a bottle limit one per customer. I was a day late and a dollar short:(
I just scored a bottle of special and a bottle of antique for $53 total. Awesome find.
Picked up a bottle of the antique 107 for $37 at local liquor store last weekend.
So what is the cheaper Weller 👀👀👀
Found some 107 week ago for $35, bought it. 2 days ago 30 miles away $200. Walked away. Going to open the antique Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving gents cheers
The Leonard and Sheldon of whiskey world.
Found a bottle at a Kroger in Westerville, Ohio this morning October 8, 2019, for $40.
Enjoy sir if it's not gone already!!
I get all the Wellers all of the time. They are common around here.
I've never seen you guys review Willett or even seen it on your shelf. Is there a reason?
Send them some!
@@amoshousworth5568 I just might.
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They had some in their old fashioned video.
Enjoy the new format with the blind tasting and notes. See? You can still have fun even after a change!
I think the Poor Man's Pappy vid I saw was with Weller 12, but this would be be closer, price-wise. I bought my first bottle just 3-4 years ago -- in Hawaii of all places -- at a tasting hosted by Harlan Wheatly hisself. He told me to buy the 107 because it was "the best bang for the buck." At $23, damn he was right!
Come to Ohio! Weller Antique on shelves for $28. I picked up numerous bottles. Just saw more on shelves today.
Which of the Wellers do you prefer?
was there a delilahs review in another review? or will there not be one?
There will be!
Here in south Texas and I can’t find a bottle of this anywhere. Any tips to finding these harder to find bottles? Thanks gents
In Texas we are at the mercy of the distributor.
Very good stuff and I picked up a bottle for 25 bucks just two weeks ago in Ohio