Dude, I'm so far ahead of you. I've been fungibling your stories and interesting explanations of whiskey things as my own for months now. I usually end up pointing them to the channel at the end though.
Nice video. Ancnoc was one of the first whiskies I ever got. I was in Inverness Scotland and we walked into a whisky shop. We asked for whiskies that would be hard to find in the States, and the lady recommended the 12. I really liked it. I walked out of that shop with the Ancnoc, a Benromach, and an Auchentoshen. My buddy got Caol Isla. It turns out, none of these are so tough to find here, but I sure enjoyed being introduced to scotch in Scotland. Thanks to the US Navy!
I mean, Is it bad that I'm using the knowledge I have gained in this channel to mooch? A co-worker was celebrating his birthday so we hit an Irish pub with few others. First order is from the birthday person, he orders chivas regal. I start to pull out some fun whisky facts, tips on how to drink and tasting notes. Everyone is impressed, so I order green spot as they don't seem very experienced. We were also sipping an irish beer with that so it seemed appropriate. Then it hit me. I was like guys I got you, and I ordered Laphroaig 10, knowing full well they wont be able to handle it. Well and that's how you get a free dram! Cheers mates.
Since we are talking about rowing to Denmark, here's a great dad joke for you. A pirate walks into a bar with a ship wheel in his pants. Everyone sees it but avoids the subject for awhile until finally the bartender couldn't handle it anymore. "Sir, what's with the wheel in your pants?" The pirate responds in a thick accent "Argh, it's driving me nuts".
Can you two make a Christmas gift Video? One where you instruct on how to buy for the whisky lover in your life. For most people who aren’t enthusiasts, walking into the store and trying to get someone a scotch or bourbon worthwhile can be daunting. I think this would be a great video for your channel and for beginners. (Full disclosure: I really want you to make that video so I can share it on my Facebook and hopefully receive free scotch at Christmas time from my relatives.)
This is when you join Pinterest and create a board called "Whiskies I'd like to Own". Then you make sure all your friends and relatives connect with you. I have a board called "All I Want for Christmas". Pretty sure that's how I ended up with a kickass camera lens coffee mug. LOL! If you have a favourite store, you can always let people know you accept gift cards :-)
Dear Rex and Daniel (Or Daniel and Rex), I love watching the videos you guys put out, even to the point where I have an alert set on my phone for when you magnificent bastards post new videos. I am torn between the bourbon and scotch worlds as the friends I drink with have a spectrum of whiskey interest. I recently sat down with my Father in Law who is a big bourbon fan and successfully mooched a glass (or three) of Widow Jane Bourbon. I am a fan of all whiskeys, but for the first time I actually started recognizing different notes. I wanted to thank you for sharpening my senses to what I am drinking, and as a bi-product, have made me one of those guys you see occasionally with his nose in his whiskey glass. Cheers to you my friends! -From the Great White Upstate NY
Hi Daniel and his moochness. As a gealic speaker (admittedly the Irish version) and we would pronounce it "on k-nuck" as you said meaning hill. I love the show lads, keep it up
Well you learn something new every day. First person fungible. I have been talking about whiskey's for months now like I'm a freaking expert to everyone I know. About 90% of everything I know comes from the show, but that is my personal knowledge now. I do tell them to check out the show though if they would like to learn more.
Man, I just bought a bottle of this for the first time and was blown away. It's so good and I've passed it up a million times. I think it's prob that the label is pretty plain and just doesn't scream out BUY ME enough. Which is a shame bc the juice is great and also extremely good value. I too looked up reviews immediately and saw others were also impressed. This is def a new go to whiskey for me and very interested in trying some of their other stuff.
You gents should do a whisk(e)y roadshow ending in Denmark on the Whisky Viking ship. This way we can have a cool month of different location episodes AND it counts as a work trip 😂🥃
what helps for me is trying to buy mostly stuff for sale. my problem is, there's a good sale going on for hedonism, spice tree, teeling rum cask AND this
I dont get iodine either. I do get dandelion and burdock fizzy drink (people in the uk and the northeast of the uk will know). Its amazing, thats all i get, and that is fine, its an amazing whisky for the money. Reminds me a lot of glenlivet nadurra first fill bourbon cask. Great great value from knockdhu
Rex is the malt master ... I've watched multiple reviews of AnCnoc 12, and Rex is the only one who mentions "iodine" and he's right. The non-iodine reviewers are wrong. Cheers!
I totally do the fungible thing :-) Last month I was attending my regular Whisky Friday tasting, but the rep couldn't make it due to a family emergency. The store was busy, so the staff couldn't take time out to lead the tasting. I was familiar with the brand (having sampled it a few times and had talked at length with rep on previous visits), so I started leading the tasting. The conversation drifted into oaking vs aging, and I was able to spout knowledge gleaned from the channel as if I was some sort of learned expert. I thought about referencing Daniel, but decided not to.
AnCnoc is great, although I had 1 bad experience with the Cutter . First time it tried it it was great, although I have to admit that I had quite a lot to drink before I tried it out... My judgement might have been impaired The second time I tasted it, I couldn't get passed the taste of salt and the oily texture.
anCnoc is distilled at Knockdhu. They changed the name of the whisky to anCnoc because the thought(think) that Knockdhu is too similar to Knockando, which is another distillery in Scotland. I have had the 12 and it's fine but definitely a starter whisky. I find it a lighter version of the much more maritime Old Pulteney 12, which I don't think you've reviewed?
Does whisky without an Age statement keep as long as a 12 or 18-year-old. Does it depend on age or is it just the ABV? Whisky in question - The Macallan # 2 for example?
No difference with abv. Older whiskies can be more fragile when it comes to lots of air in the opened bottle over time. After a couple months, you can add inert gas to the bottle or just decant to a smaller bottle filled fully.
So I have decided to make my Whisky collection grow for my New Years Resolution. Here lies below the list that will be on the menu rhis time next year. Sulluvans Cove French Oak Lark Classic Cask Starward Solera Glen Scotia 15 Loch Lomond 12 Eradour Caledonia 12 Scappa 12 Highland Park 12 Tallisker 12 Oban Little Bay Glenfiddich 12 Dalmore 12 Macallan 12 Longmorne 16 Ailsa Bay Auchentauchen 3 Wood Ardbeg 10 Ardbeg Dark Cove Caol Isla 10 Laphroag 10 Octomore Bushmills 12 Redbrest 12 Jamesons Green Spot Writers Tears Deanstons 12 Yamazaki 12 and 18 Hibikki Harmony Nikka from the barrell What are peoples thoughts? Suggestion are most welcome.
I offered to send them a fruitcake for a biscuits pairing video, since my comment wasn't supposed to be about poundcake, but rather about fruitcake. I must have typoed; maybe it was a freudian slip and i wanted some poundcake.
Really enjoy your videos but you guys seems to dislike all of the whiskeys I like except Knob. I usually keep 1792 small batch around as my house whisky. Will you please shit on that one too, to make it a sweep? Maybe I can switch to vodka or something
This is my favorite scotch. I'm glad they reviewed it. I wish everyone could enjoy this smooth afternoon scotch that's perfect to drink neat. It's also incredibly priced in my area at $34/bottle
So let me get this straight the Mooch and the Hobbit are planning on raiding a Vikings ship within his own home land...This will end well.. I'm pretty sure as all good vikings will be easily intimidated by the size of the hobbit and the overall ferocity of the mooch (eh whatever) and help them pack his own Whiskey onto their boats... God Speed boys, I'll pray for your souls...
Why the big C? It's a silent C, Rex is on to something here. I'm pretty sure this is the Scottish way of calling anyone who can't read Gaelic a big C. Fantastic whisky mind.
You two commandeering The Sea Stallion from Glendalough? Pfft, how cute! It's a 100 foot long, 12 wide, has a displacement of 25 tons, crew of 60, and reaches a top speed of 15 knots. But go ahead, I dare you ;) Btw. it's okay to fly here, but ONLY if you bring whisky. Then you will be welcomed with open arms (until the bottles run dry, then you'll need to leave!)
Bring them around Aarhus and i'll buy the first round. We have (supposedly) the best whiskeybar in northen europe, with the biggest collection (i heard) :P
Pound cake is a little bit boring. It's nice nevertheless but boring (pound cake with eggnog is very nice). I could never take the credit for things I learn here. I always quote and share the source of information. But that's also just a way to get everyone I know to love whiskey, so that in a distant future I might be able to mooch some whiskey from them.
Awesome review guys! I don't know....I agree that it has a ton of lemon, honey, and earth, but I don't know...I think that I agree with Rex that there might be a slight bit of iodine or metallic lead lurking in the background. Cock Noc:) That should be the name of your next distillery:)
POUND CAKE IS BEST CAKE!!!!
Dude, I'm so far ahead of you. I've been fungibling your stories and interesting explanations of whiskey things as my own for months now. I usually end up pointing them to the channel at the end though.
I absolutely love this whisky. At the price point it is amazing.
Omg just bought the 24yr... Mind blowingly good stuff
I discovered anCnoc 12 last year and it has been part of my collection ever since that first taste. Great stuff Guys! Keep it up!
Nice video. Ancnoc was one of the first whiskies I ever got. I was in Inverness Scotland and we walked into a whisky shop. We asked for whiskies that would be hard to find in the States, and the lady recommended the 12. I really liked it. I walked out of that shop with the Ancnoc, a Benromach, and an Auchentoshen. My buddy got Caol Isla. It turns out, none of these are so tough to find here, but I sure enjoyed being introduced to scotch in Scotland. Thanks to the US Navy!
So glad you reviewed this! Was one of the first whiskies I had and loved it.
Cnoc is hill in Irish, just got this as a Christmas present from one of my buyers. These old videos just hit different
I mean, Is it bad that I'm using the knowledge I have gained in this channel to mooch? A co-worker was celebrating his birthday so we hit an Irish pub with few others. First order is from the birthday person, he orders chivas regal. I start to pull out some fun whisky facts, tips on how to drink and tasting notes. Everyone is impressed, so I order green spot as they don't seem very experienced. We were also sipping an irish beer with that so it seemed appropriate. Then it hit me. I was like guys I got you, and I ordered Laphroaig 10, knowing full well they wont be able to handle it. Well and that's how you get a free dram! Cheers mates.
Woah, woah, you never go full Laphroaig! Especially with whisky noobs...
big yes if you want a free whisky from someone who didn't finish theirs okay? :)
Thanks for recommending the 12. My new fav Speyside. Cheers from the UK
Since we are talking about rowing to Denmark, here's a great dad joke for you.
A pirate walks into a bar with a ship wheel in his pants. Everyone sees it but avoids the subject for awhile until finally the bartender couldn't handle it anymore. "Sir, what's with the wheel in your pants?" The pirate responds in a thick accent "Argh, it's driving me nuts".
Go eat some f**king bread, busted out laughing
Can you two make a Christmas gift Video? One where you instruct on how to buy for the whisky lover in your life. For most people who aren’t enthusiasts, walking into the store and trying to get someone a scotch or bourbon worthwhile can be daunting. I think this would be a great video for your channel and for beginners.
(Full disclosure: I really want you to make that video so I can share it on my Facebook and hopefully receive free scotch at Christmas time from my relatives.)
This is when you join Pinterest and create a board called "Whiskies I'd like to Own". Then you make sure all your friends and relatives connect with you.
I have a board called "All I Want for Christmas". Pretty sure that's how I ended up with a kickass camera lens coffee mug. LOL!
If you have a favourite store, you can always let people know you accept gift cards :-)
Dear Rex and Daniel (Or Daniel and Rex), I love watching the videos you guys put out, even to the point where I have an alert set on my phone for when you magnificent bastards post new videos. I am torn between the bourbon and scotch worlds as the friends I drink with have a spectrum of whiskey interest. I recently sat down with my Father in Law who is a big bourbon fan and successfully mooched a glass (or three) of Widow Jane Bourbon. I am a fan of all whiskeys, but for the first time I actually started recognizing different notes. I wanted to thank you for sharpening my senses to what I am drinking, and as a bi-product, have made me one of those guys you see occasionally with his nose in his whiskey glass. Cheers to you my friends! -From the Great White Upstate NY
Love it! Glad you're here. Widow Jane is killer, and it's always a pleasure to start seeing things open up in a glass for the first time.
ancnoc is special i can get this for 39$ . i dig this , glen grant 12 , isle of arran 10 ,and craigellaghie 13. all great value and quality
Hi Daniel and his moochness. As a gealic speaker (admittedly the Irish version) and we would pronounce it "on k-nuck" as you said meaning hill. I love the show lads, keep it up
thanks!
Well you learn something new every day. First person fungible. I have been talking about whiskey's for months now like I'm a freaking expert to everyone I know. About 90% of everything I know comes from the show, but that is my personal knowledge now. I do tell them to check out the show though if they would like to learn more.
AnCnoc peatheart is one of my favorite whiskys, i love it
Man, I just bought a bottle of this for the first time and was blown away. It's so good and I've passed it up a million times. I think it's prob that the label is pretty plain and just doesn't scream out BUY ME enough. Which is a shame bc the juice is great and also extremely good value. I too looked up reviews immediately and saw others were also impressed. This is def a new go to whiskey for me and very interested in trying some of their other stuff.
Love cutter! One of my intros to peat.
You gents should do a whisk(e)y roadshow ending in Denmark on the Whisky Viking ship. This way we can have a cool month of different location episodes AND it counts as a work trip 😂🥃
Reviews like this are the reason why they know me by name at Total Wine now. That and a total lack of impulse control.
what helps for me is
trying to buy mostly stuff for sale.
my problem is, there's a good sale going on for hedonism, spice tree, teeling rum cask AND this
congrats on 51 K !!! still remember when we were 100
I'm thinking I need to get my hands on some pound cake and Lagavulin and make some smoky cake.
I dont get iodine either. I do get dandelion and burdock fizzy drink (people in the uk and the northeast of the uk will know). Its amazing, thats all i get, and that is fine, its an amazing whisky for the money. Reminds me a lot of glenlivet nadurra first fill bourbon cask. Great great value from knockdhu
Happy Hanukkah!
Go to the top shelf today!
But never forget - Bottom Shelf Matters!
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Shalom!
Need quick help! Dalmore 2006 vintage, Nikka from the barrel, anCnoc 12 or Highland park 12 as a Christmas gift?
Auchentoshan 12 is also a option
Pound cake is pretty awesome though!
i had to choose between this and bowmore 12 without much reading about them. chose the anCnoc instinctively :)
Rex is the malt master ... I've watched multiple reviews of AnCnoc 12, and Rex is the only one who mentions "iodine" and he's right. The non-iodine reviewers are wrong. Cheers!
I totally do the fungible thing :-)
Last month I was attending my regular Whisky Friday tasting, but the rep couldn't make it due to a family emergency. The store was busy, so the staff couldn't take time out to lead the tasting. I was familiar with the brand (having sampled it a few times and had talked at length with rep on previous visits), so I started leading the tasting.
The conversation drifted into oaking vs aging, and I was able to spout knowledge gleaned from the channel as if I was some sort of learned expert. I thought about referencing Daniel, but decided not to.
Hells yes. Well done.
We really need a compilation vid of Rex's long stares at the camera...cuz they are hilarious.
There is a video of Daniel doing nothing but drink whisky. An hour long video of Rex stares should be a thing.
Bought some today!!
AnCnoc is great, although I had 1 bad experience with the Cutter .
First time it tried it it was great, although I have to admit that I had quite a lot to drink before I tried it out... My judgement might have been impaired
The second time I tasted it, I couldn't get passed the taste of salt and the oily texture.
A pretty underrated malt is anCnoc but please stop calling it scotch its fucking whisky🤣😂
Ancockncok is their flagship, but they also have Coontpoont and Dijksmasher.
anCnoc is distilled at Knockdhu. They changed the name of the whisky to anCnoc because the thought(think) that Knockdhu is too similar to Knockando, which is another distillery in Scotland.
I have had the 12 and it's fine but definitely a starter whisky. I find it a lighter version of the much more maritime Old Pulteney 12, which I don't think you've reviewed?
I think we did Pulteney, but not sure about the 12. I much prefer Pulteney, but I get how this is so highly recommended.
Already doing that Daniel!
Cheers from the Netherlands
Buying this if I can find it.
The hard thing about recommending this scotch is that it is not readily available at most liquor stores like the other classic Islays.
Pound cake is awesome
I remember that prohibition... 🇨🇿
Great review !!!!
Does whisky without an Age statement keep as long as a 12 or 18-year-old. Does it depend on age or is it just the ABV? Whisky in question - The Macallan # 2 for example?
No difference with abv. Older whiskies can be more fragile when it comes to lots of air in the opened bottle over time. After a couple months, you can add inert gas to the bottle or just decant to a smaller bottle filled fully.
anCnoc is a must.
Pound Cake is awesome, but how can it beat Red Velvet or Tres Leches?
Don’t hear Rex complaining “what about the A you forgot the A” in Laphroaig.
So I have decided to make my Whisky collection grow for my New Years Resolution.
Here lies below the list that will be on the menu rhis time next year.
Sulluvans Cove French Oak
Lark Classic Cask
Starward Solera
Glen Scotia 15
Loch Lomond 12
Eradour Caledonia 12
Scappa 12
Highland Park 12
Tallisker 12
Oban Little Bay
Glenfiddich 12
Dalmore 12
Macallan 12
Longmorne 16
Ailsa Bay
Auchentauchen 3 Wood
Ardbeg 10
Ardbeg Dark Cove
Caol Isla 10
Laphroag 10
Octomore
Bushmills 12
Redbrest 12
Jamesons
Green Spot
Writers Tears
Deanstons 12
Yamazaki 12 and 18
Hibikki Harmony
Nikka from the barrell
What are peoples thoughts?
Suggestion are most welcome.
REX you missed the perfect time to say "I drink and I know things"
I actually prefer the distillery's real name, Knockdhu. Though that's mostly because I find the name easier to pronounce.
Ardbeg Kelpie Committee release next??
A beauty at the price.
There is only way to settle the poundcake issue.
I think a cake and whisky pairing is in order.
I offered to send them a fruitcake for a biscuits pairing video, since my comment wasn't supposed to be about poundcake, but rather about fruitcake. I must have typoed; maybe it was a freudian slip and i wanted some poundcake.
I think deep down, we all want poundcake
How to trigger Rex:
- "I'm not going to pour another whiskey"
- Mouthfeel
- Poundcake
Comment some others if you can
Shortbread biscuits ;-)
Canadian Whisky Smith ah! That's a good one
Dad jokes
Expression ^_^
Explaining something to him like he doesn't know.
The nose on this stuff is just fantastic. And the rest is pretty damn good too. GREAT value at $55
Thats not iodine, thats grass, grass? Love that comment😁😅
My first Scotch experience
been drinking this for awhile knockdhu kicks major tail.glen garioch 12 is awesome too.
Sounds like Oban 14 👍
#PoundCakeIsBestCake
Bread is awesome too.
Really enjoy your videos but you guys seems to dislike all of the whiskeys I like except Knob. I usually keep 1792 small batch around as my house whisky. Will you please shit on that one too, to make it a sweep? Maybe I can switch to vodka or something
Rex is gonna be air MORAL support for that attack, as in he's gonna wave from the plane and think to himself "I hope he gets me something good."
Please, do at least one video either here or on the biscuits channel where you do "The Bread Vault" with various breads and of course, POUND CAKE
idea: Christmas Cake but instead of using plebeian rum, triple sec go with sherry + smoke; ie Ardbeg Oogie ?
I metaphorically take a kneel to you two magnificent bastards as you grant me the grace of the fungible rule. Will totally use the toast in public now
the master mooch strikes again... @1:35 lol
Thanks for permission to steal everything I see on the channel! Spoiler alert! Have been doing this for a few months now.
I had a dream that one of the shelves came down during a video, stay safe my friends...
This is my favorite scotch. I'm glad they reviewed it. I wish everyone could enjoy this smooth afternoon scotch that's perfect to drink neat.
It's also incredibly priced in my area at $34/bottle
Nothing better than pound cake. Sorry Rex, I'm still with Daniel on this one.
Go eat some f*cking bread !! LOL !! Now I gotta get me some an-Ca-nock
Daniel, I want your job . Or some career in the whisky/scotch industry
So let me get this straight the Mooch and the Hobbit are planning on raiding a Vikings ship within his own home land...This will end well.. I'm pretty sure as all good vikings will be easily intimidated by the size of the hobbit and the overall ferocity of the mooch (eh whatever) and help them pack his own Whiskey onto their boats... God Speed boys, I'll pray for your souls...
If we're going this way, then might as well just get the whole first person is fungible rule
Pound cake is the wallflower of cakes.
Why the big C? It's a silent C, Rex is on to something here. I'm pretty sure this is the Scottish way of calling anyone who can't read Gaelic a big C.
Fantastic whisky mind.
Rex Pound Cake is Great try it is way 1 pound cake soaked in 1/2 cup your fav Bourbon Then munch out
Shopping list: castle, boat...
Pound cake is alright I guess. Not as good as a couple biscottis in the morning with my coffee.
pound cake for the win
You two commandeering The Sea Stallion from Glendalough? Pfft, how cute! It's a 100 foot long, 12 wide, has a displacement of 25 tons, crew of 60, and reaches a top speed of 15 knots. But go ahead, I dare you ;)
Btw. it's okay to fly here, but ONLY if you bring whisky. Then you will be welcomed with open arms (until the bottles run dry, then you'll need to leave!)
Bring them around Aarhus and i'll buy the first round. We have (supposedly) the best whiskeybar in northen europe, with the biggest collection (i heard) :P
A 46% version would be perfection.
Pound cake still rules.
GIVE ME POUND CAKE!!!!!!!
Pound Cake = Best Cake
How can the guy that likes complex whiskeys love one of the most boring cakes on Earth?
Whiskey glazed pound cake!!!
You go to him?? Screw that make him sail his way to Texas and pick you two up!!! Why else does he have a boat for?
POUND CAKE FUCK YA!
1:39
Rise of the mooch
so, I was already doing that... being Fundable... LOL,,, yay me
Pound cake is a little bit boring. It's nice nevertheless but boring (pound cake with eggnog is very nice). I could never take the credit for things I learn here. I always quote and share the source of information. But that's also just a way to get everyone I know to love whiskey, so that in a distant future I might be able to mooch some whiskey from them.
I personally found the cutter was... aiiiite.. But the regular was better.
Awesome review guys! I don't know....I agree that it has a ton of lemon, honey, and earth, but I don't know...I think that I agree with Rex that there might be a slight bit of iodine or metallic lead lurking in the background. Cock Noc:) That should be the name of your next distillery:)
If he wanted iodine you should of gave him pickles ;)
Rex, you do not know things. Someone who NEVER listens cannot know things.
FIRST!!!!!!! You guys rock! #teampoundcake
(edit) apparently not first.
unfortunately a minute behind Tom R, but bonus points for #teampoundcake
damned. lol.
#TeamPoundcake
Go eat bread!
#poundcake is better than #nocake
Go eat some bread, Daniel.