I related to Emma's story about gardening with her mother. I have read that the olfactory centers of the brain are adjacent to the memory center of the brain. It suggested that smell is the sense most closely related to memory. My experience with this was when I had my first la Flor Dominicana Cameroon wrapper cigar. I remember it like yesterday. 1999. My grandfather had passed the year before. And the scent of the cigar took me back to the late 70s when I was just a kid and would spend time with my grandfather while he enjoyed his cigar. I never had that flood of memories with any other cigar. To this day I cry when I have one.
This made me think of my grandfather who used chewing tobacco. I can't for the life of me remember what kind, but maybe I have to get some just to smell it (and obviously give it away afterwards)
When I first tasted Laphroig, I tasted bike repair shop. It made me happy because when I was 15, I rode my bike all over San Diego. Going to the bike shop and lusting over the Bianchi bikes was fun . Talking with the bike repair guys made me feel grown up. I felt free and strong. So now 35 years later to have that smell in a bottle is priceless. Thanks for the whiskey education. You’ve given me a huge gift.
Haha yeah I spotted it too. But really I think Rex just mis-spoke, I think he probably meant "Can we think of this as the exact same whisky - variety of barley, cask finishing, same master distiller, etc - just spent longer in the cask"
It definitely always comes down to preference. I recently got into Scotch, I really love Johnny Walker Black Label. So I decided one day to treat myself to a bottle of Blue Label. It was a great whiskey, but I felt quite disappointed. It was like everything I loved about black label was muted
@@darrensim295 We hear Emma mentioned all the time but never see the person they're talking about. Now we finally have a chance to 'meet' her, so we can have a visual reference next time we hear her name.
I realize this is an old video, but I did make a purchase (like I have many times) based on what you presented in this segment. I know that Emma is no longer with you but I trusted what she had to say and bought the Laphroaig 10. OMG it smells AND tastes like Campho Phenique! This is the worst spirit I have ever tasted and gotta say that you steered me wrong on this one, but I still luv Emma and will continue watching the vids to learn more about whiskey and be entertained by your shenanigans. Keep up the good work - oh and by the way, I have a nearly full bottle of Laphroaig 10 you can have.
I got sneered at by a liquor store guy the other day when I asked for ardbeg wee beastie over the 10. I like the zippiness more, but he just thought it wasn't old enough to be "good". Pfft. I got my wee beastie, and enjoyed it greatly.
@@Matt-gf4gd you should give it a shot. Its a different experience, brighter, sharper, more... brittle, maybe? Recognizably ardbeg, but with some different flavors emphasized.
@@Matt-gf4gd I bought a special bottling of a 7yr old Caol Ila for my uncle a couple of years ago. I never even got a sniff. It was (apparently) brighter, definitely fiercer and a proper treat, even though the 12 is glorious.
As soon as you said ‘Irish Whiskey’ and described all the fruits on the nose....I could immediately tell it was Cooley Whiskey stock. West Cork 10 has that nose and flavour in abundance and it’s a fantastic whiskey for the price.
My boss got me a 35 yr old talisker... not sure how it compares to the the 30, but it was incredible. Definitely preferred it over the 10. But hey, I knew what it was when I drank it so maybe that psychological aspect played into the happiness! Don’t really care either way, I loved it!!
As you’ve said before on the show, the higher year doesn’t mean it’s going to taste better, it just means a longer investment into keeping that stock, which drives the price up. And the hype of drinking something that’s possibly older than you is exciting in itself. My favorite whisky is Oban 14, but I haven’t had too too many yet.
Man so I can’t decide my favorite part, Emma’s reasons for loving Laphroaig or Daniel’s face when Rex asked “is it the same mash bill?” Loved this one guys!
Islay scotch always seems to hit the nostalgia button for everyone. And just as Emma said, I find that nostalgia is 9/10 times related to childhood memories with parents. Another example. My dad used to grill LOTS when I was a kid. And that's where lagavulin 16 takes me. Walking outside on a fresh summer day but the smell of that fresh air and beautiful day is obstructed by the savory bbq smoke or the chicken kabobs with pineapple and other fruits on it cooking. It just takes me back to the good ol days.
One of my rep friends turned 65 last week, and a few of us got together to share a dram or two. He was kind enough to share a pour of an amazing Glen Grant, distilled in 1955 (his birth year) and bottled 2011. People sometimes wonder if older whisky is better than younger whisky. I'm not sure "better" is the right word. There are characteristics that only come with age. A depth and a presence that can only be achieved with time. Age isn't everything, but sipping an older whisky can feel solemn, and always makes me a little pensive. The culmination of years of craftsmanship, deserving of respect and appreciation.
I recently started watching the Whiskey Tribe videos and I enjoy them. I consider myself a bourbon drinker, I started drinking Wild Turkey as soon as I was of legal age. I also enjoy a good Rye and of course Irish Whiskey. I tried Scotch a few times when I was younger and didn't enjoy. After watching a few of your videos, I decided to give Scotch one more chance and purchased a bottle of Monkey Shoulder. I followed your advice and tried looking for distinct smells, and flavor (I mostly smell vanilla, and taste honeyed vanilla.) I discovered that I actually like Scotch (Monkey Shoulder at least.) Thank you for your informative videos.
Cool to see Teeling represented hear. I tried it for the first time on my honeymoon and it's become my wife's favorite whiskey. So that distillery has a lot of sentiment for me.
So great to see Emma, the Queen of Laphroaig! (And not just because Laphroaig 10 was what made me fall in love with whisky, I've been serially buying it since 1982 and been a Friend of Laphroaig since 1996 - visiting my plot of land on Islay in 1997 - though it helps!)
Thanks to these guys I move on past Jack Daniels and Chivas Regal (which I still preferred when I am drinking with friends) but when you only want a glass after a long day, I use what I have learn here, and is amazing the flavors I was missing because I was too traditional.
When they were describing the apricot and mango nose of what turned out to be the Teeling 25, I was certain they were describing Laphroaig 25. Hard to believe that the 27 falls off so hard, but the 25 is phenomenal. The smokey medicinal qualities get tempered and very balanced and it brings a huge complex fruity character that's nowhere to be seen in Lap10 (as great as it is!).
I find most Kentucky bourbons to be overaged after 12 years as they become too oaky. I’ve also liked Old Pultney 15 more than the 21. So, cask quality can be more important than age and maturation rates are relative to climate. So age statements are only meaningful in context of where it is from.
"The first time I tried Laphroaig it reminded me of gardening with my mom. I tasted fresh dirt..." And half the people that have never had Laphroaig have sworn off every trying it.
I've found that I prefer Glenmorangie 10 and Ardbeg 10 to any of the other ages of my two favorite scotch whiskeys. It's a nice balance of taste and price for me. It definitely aint all about how old it is!
Tell me something there boss man. I'm just wondering since when you add all these amazing whiskeys together and they collapse in flavor, why don' t yall use the instant aging smoker thing yall used in another video to see if you could put some flavor back in to it. Just curious. If you don't like it you can always send it to me. Lol
Pro tip - keep some coffee beans around, they're pretty handy when you need to "reset" your sense of smell. Not perfect, but better than most. My rule of thumb for the punchy Islay/Islands whiskies out there - I like them between 10 and 18 years old. Younger and it's unpleasantly harsh, older and it loses the punch. I liked Talisker 18 better than the 25. Distillery edition was also a treat. Only exception for the younger ones, as far as I tried, is the Octomore. Also finally Laphroaig 10 gets some love. Regular 10 y.o. was my first Islay, and it immediately shifted my focus from everything else to this type. I still enjoy it every time, but people seem to often think of it as something lesser for some reason.
The younger Ocotomores are a bit rough for me. 63% in a five year or so Scotch is harsh and needs a nice amount of water to make them enjoyable. The 10 CS is a big step above the regular 10. The Talisker 10 is very nice, also.
When you said SUPER OLD I admit I was anticipating some of the 50+ club and I was really hoping you guys had your hands on the Craigellachie 55 (better than the 13 but not as good as the 17), but this was a delight to watch, more Emma please!
You can think of blending a large number of complex and sophisticated whiskeys together as laying on a bed of nails. Just a few of them are piercing but if you evenly distribute enough of them, they create a platform upon which it's hard to focus on the individual notes that make a specific whisky distinguished or even favorable.
At the Jameson distillery tour, one of the distillers told us that whisky peaks around 23 years. Older than that, several of the smooth flavors dissipate. And the bitter aspects from the oak increase. It's the rarity you're paying for, due to evaporation loss.
Great point at 4:00. Things are expensive because you’re told it’s expensive and good, not that it is intrinsically good or better than other versions. These guys should do all blind taste tests , with the brand and version revealed at the end once they have provided their impressions.
I'm kinda the same way as people who enjoys it more if its more expensive. Only difference is i'm the kinda person who enjoys it more if the bottle looks a certain way, if the bottle is aesthetically pleasing to me i know i'll enjoy it more.
So, Canadian Whiskey as you know is a blend of mostly single grain whiskeys. Crown Royal is a blend of 50 whiskeys that is then finished in Limousin Oak. So I wonder, was Entrapment a whiskey that was a pre-blend barrel or a post-blend barrel?
They recently filmed a tasting of Glenturret for the first time ever on the channel. Glenturret's pretty much impossible to get, and the only bottles I've ever even almost got my hands on were minimum 30 years old, because all the young Glenturret goes straight into Grouse blends.
I for myself have found, that 12-18 years is the sweet spot for scotch. Except for some unicorns. Most of the whiskys I really love are in that range. They feel more balanced, than younger or older ones.
I like the american bourbon around the 5-10 year (i guess regular bourbon) the irish/scotches I’ve noticed a big difference between the 12 year and 18 year......I did buy a 21 year glenfidich and have yet to crack it open as it was $$$ (for my budget LOL) and I’m waiting for a goooooood reason to open it LOL
Research into the impact of phenolic ripeness of wine grapes has shown that ripeness as measured by sugar content (not phenolic ripeness) has the biggest impact on taste perception. (That said, underripe grapes will have more green or vegetal flavors, so it’s not a one dimensional thing.) The higher the sugar the higher the resulting alcohol will be. And when alcohol is higher the palate perceives the fruit flavors more strongly. I would expect a similar effect to exist in whiskies, at least up the point the alcohol overwhelms the palate.
Ok so I make my own Meade and there is a saying.........Time Heals all Brews........meaning the longer you age your Meade and let it mellow , and finish the product the better it gets..mainly cause of gasses coming out and chemical reactions and flavor developments etc., but I can totally see Age pretty much making all spirits better....in my experience the longer I wait to drink my Meade the better.......currently I have 3 gallons from my very first brew and well I am excited to see what it will be in maybe another 5 or 10 years
It's true with wine as well. I know of many bottles that are junk 5 years old and take 20 years to become decent. I also know of fairly new wine that's perfect and doesn't need more aging.
"Enjoying" doesn't necessarily equate to flavor. I've had some rather mediocre wines that I enjoyed particularly at wineries, because I learned something. For example, understanding what the weather was like that year, was it a wet or dry summer, hot or mild? How does it compare to the year prior or after? It makes the experience more pleasurable but not necessarily the wine.
I know you edited out Daniel laughing at Rex when he asked if the Talisker 10 was the same mashbill as the Talisker 30. I just want to make sure that a laugh actually happens. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA .... HA!
You guys should try New Holland's Brewing Co's Dragon's Milk bourbon. New Holland is known for their bourbon barrel beer, Dragon's Milk, but they have a limited edition bourbon to go with the beer. I can't find it so I'm hopping to live vicariously through you guys.
Jameson brought out 3 bottle a few years back with no ages on them just different names. Coopers crow, Distillers safe & Blenders Dog. They said it was to make people appreciate the flavour over focusing on age.
Two things I find remarkable: - I would not have a peated whisky like Laphroaig or Talisker go along with a tasting of mostly non-peated whisky. - That a Laffie 10 or a Talisker 10 can be someones favorite while there so much more and , in my opinion, better peated whisky's. Still an opinion though.
Knowing that in blind tests some of the whiskey I have is preferred over many other competitors always negates the feeling that expensive liquor is better, and makes me feel I got a good deal on the best product available.
New subscriber, love the content. Picked up Ardbeg AN OA today and it was a hit. Always liked Crown and Jameson Black Barrel what would be a good starting point to get into new flavors? They had Buffalo Trace at my store as well think I’ll give that a try soon.
My favorite daily drinker scotches are laphroaig and ardbeg, both 10's and people ive told that to have turned their nose up because they think their glenfiddich is more complex based on its age. Glenfiddich is good, but ive encountered this type of thinking.
I know yall are based in Austin like myself. I always find myself just going to Specs. where do you guys go to get your whiskey fix? I received a massive bonus this year and would like to purchase a bottle as a gift to someone, and my budget is upwards of $1,000. My question is simple: Where do I find the best whiskey selection in Austin?
barrel making. Could you do 1/2 and 1/2 with wood types in the barrel making.... Going around the "once it leaves a barrel into another barrel you stopped the aging" or whatever that weird rule is. How much to make this happen. New Label : "Aged in toasted Oak and wined cherry 4 years."
Not going to lie... I think of "Head Distiller that is lended out to other distilleries for their opinion on how they're doing things" and Emma isn't what pops up in my head. I think of Billy Gibbons. Lol. That's pretty fucking badass!
This show has become the "Saturday Morning Cartoon" of my adult life.... Love you guys.
Absolutely! The best part of my Saturday.
No shit !! So true. HAHA
I need a massive bowl of sugar marshmallow cereal and listen to this under a comforter.
Same haha 😆 I always watch their weekly episodes during my lunch break
Well, shit. That is the best description ever! :)
Wow, Emma looks so young to know so much about whiskey and have such a refined, trained palate. That's amazing!
They are totally flexing their whiskey collection in this video... And I ain't even mad about it.
Their main channel is called the "whiskey vault."
It is because of theirs mine has become better than it was lol.
I related to Emma's story about gardening with her mother. I have read that the olfactory centers of the brain are adjacent to the memory center of the brain. It suggested that smell is the sense most closely related to memory. My experience with this was when I had my first la Flor Dominicana Cameroon wrapper cigar. I remember it like yesterday. 1999. My grandfather had passed the year before. And the scent of the cigar took me back to the late 70s when I was just a kid and would spend time with my grandfather while he enjoyed his cigar. I never had that flood of memories with any other cigar. To this day I cry when I have one.
Most famously, Proust.
Deep
I wonder if my kids will remember me when I’m gone when they smell cigar smoke .
This made me think of my grandfather who used chewing tobacco. I can't for the life of me remember what kind, but maybe I have to get some just to smell it (and obviously give it away afterwards)
This needs to be a regular spot.... nerding out with Emma. Love it!
When I first tasted Laphroig, I tasted bike repair shop. It made me happy because when I was 15, I rode my bike all over San Diego. Going to the bike shop and lusting over the Bianchi bikes was fun . Talking with the bike repair guys made me feel grown up. I felt free and strong. So now 35 years later to have that smell in a bottle is priceless. Thanks for the whiskey education. You’ve given me a huge gift.
We all need more Emma in our lives.
Daniels face when Rex asks if the 30yr Talisker is the same mash bill as the 10yr Talisker.
Haha yeah I spotted it too. But really I think Rex just mis-spoke, I think he probably meant "Can we think of this as the exact same whisky - variety of barley, cask finishing, same master distiller, etc - just spent longer in the cask"
@@les_chegwin Rex is a man of few words 😝
I love how he rolled with it
It definitely always comes down to preference. I recently got into Scotch, I really love Johnny Walker Black Label. So I decided one day to treat myself to a bottle of Blue Label. It was a great whiskey, but I felt quite disappointed. It was like everything I loved about black label was muted
i feel like they should have Emma do a blind tasting of popular Laphroigs and Ardbegs and maybe throw a Bruichladdich Port Charlotte or a Lagavulin
I am not a whiskey fan, and can not watch enough of these two. Post COVID, we will be traveling to Austin from Dallas to experience.
An elaborate way to get Emma to stop putting Laphroaig on that shelf.
"This is the episode we learn Emma is a cheap date" That had me cracking haha
Finally have a face to the name haha
@@AndrewDembouski what you even on about?
@@darrensim295 We hear Emma mentioned all the time but never see the person they're talking about. Now we finally have a chance to 'meet' her, so we can have a visual reference next time we hear her name.
@@Patryn71 shes been in tonnes of old videos though
I realize this is an old video, but I did make a purchase (like I have many times) based on what you presented in this segment. I know that Emma is no longer with you but I trusted what she had to say and bought the Laphroaig 10. OMG it smells AND tastes like Campho Phenique! This is the worst spirit I have ever tasted and gotta say that you steered me wrong on this one, but I still luv Emma and will continue watching the vids to learn more about whiskey and be entertained by your shenanigans. Keep up the good work - oh and by the way, I have a nearly full bottle of Laphroaig 10 you can have.
I got sneered at by a liquor store guy the other day when I asked for ardbeg wee beastie over the 10. I like the zippiness more, but he just thought it wasn't old enough to be "good". Pfft. I got my wee beastie, and enjoyed it greatly.
I've been hesitant to pick it up personally.. half the age for only $10 less is a hard sell for me.
@@Matt-gf4gd you should give it a shot. Its a different experience, brighter, sharper, more... brittle, maybe? Recognizably ardbeg, but with some different flavors emphasized.
@@Matt-gf4gd I bought a special bottling of a 7yr old Caol Ila for my uncle a couple of years ago. I never even got a sniff. It was (apparently) brighter, definitely fiercer and a proper treat, even though the 12 is glorious.
@@Matt-gf4gd So peppery. I still prefer the 10 myself but yes it's definitely another version of ardbeg that I would buy again.
@@anlsrnvschtny it's on my to-buy list... Just behind a bunch of other things I can't afford at the moment. Hard to go wrong with more ardbeg.
Love watching these with a glass of whiskey. Makes me feel like I have friends
As soon as you said ‘Irish Whiskey’ and described all the fruits on the nose....I could immediately tell it was Cooley Whiskey stock.
West Cork 10 has that nose and flavour in abundance and it’s a fantastic whiskey for the price.
My boss got me a 35 yr old talisker... not sure how it compares to the the 30, but it was incredible. Definitely preferred it over the 10. But hey, I knew what it was when I drank it so maybe that psychological aspect played into the happiness! Don’t really care either way, I loved it!!
Bring Emma back for more reviews. She seems very knowledgeable and is simply a pleasure to look at compared to you magnificent bastards
So guys, having one of the ladies on the show is always a treat. We need more of this.
As you’ve said before on the show, the higher year doesn’t mean it’s going to taste better, it just means a longer investment into keeping that stock, which drives the price up. And the hype of drinking something that’s possibly older than you is exciting in itself. My favorite whisky is Oban 14, but I haven’t had too too many yet.
Man so I can’t decide my favorite part, Emma’s reasons for loving Laphroaig or Daniel’s face when Rex asked “is it the same mash bill?” Loved this one guys!
Islay scotch always seems to hit the nostalgia button for everyone. And just as Emma said, I find that nostalgia is 9/10 times related to childhood memories with parents. Another example. My dad used to grill LOTS when I was a kid. And that's where lagavulin 16 takes me. Walking outside on a fresh summer day but the smell of that fresh air and beautiful day is obstructed by the savory bbq smoke or the chicken kabobs with pineapple and other fruits on it cooking. It just takes me back to the good ol days.
Ron Swanson would be proud of you
One of my rep friends turned 65 last week, and a few of us got together to share a dram or two.
He was kind enough to share a pour of an amazing Glen Grant, distilled in 1955 (his birth year) and bottled 2011.
People sometimes wonder if older whisky is better than younger whisky.
I'm not sure "better" is the right word. There are characteristics that only come with age. A depth and a presence that can only be achieved with time.
Age isn't everything, but sipping an older whisky can feel solemn, and always makes me a little pensive. The culmination of years of craftsmanship, deserving of respect and appreciation.
This show has gone from fun curiosity to impressive and must watch programming in the matter of a few watches for me KEEP IT UP!
Emma should be in front of the camera more. Great personality and good description of the whiskies.
I was just about to comment the same thing!
More video time for Emma !
The 3 favorites this panel picked are all in my top 10. Great selections team!
I recently started watching the Whiskey Tribe videos and I enjoy them. I consider myself a bourbon drinker, I started drinking Wild Turkey as soon as I was of legal age. I also enjoy a good Rye and of course Irish Whiskey. I tried Scotch a few times when I was younger and didn't enjoy. After watching a few of your videos, I decided to give Scotch one more chance and purchased a bottle of Monkey Shoulder. I followed your advice and tried looking for distinct smells, and flavor (I mostly smell vanilla, and taste honeyed vanilla.) I discovered that I actually like Scotch (Monkey Shoulder at least.) Thank you for your informative videos.
Cool to see Teeling represented hear. I tried it for the first time on my honeymoon and it's become my wife's favorite whiskey. So that distillery has a lot of sentiment for me.
So great to see Emma, the Queen of Laphroaig! (And not just because Laphroaig 10 was what made me fall in love with whisky, I've been serially buying it since 1982 and been a Friend of Laphroaig since 1996 - visiting my plot of land on Islay in 1997 - though it helps!)
YOU BRILLIANT PEOPLE! lol Thanks Daniel, Rex, and Emma!
Yes Rex the SINGLE MALT Talisker 30 is the same mash bill as the Talisker 10.
People forget, the quality likey has changed as newer version i hear dont match their older releases (usually)
Daniels face when Rex asks is gold, straight at the camera like "I know you guys are gonna pick him up on this"
Thanks to these guys I move on past Jack Daniels and Chivas Regal (which I still preferred when I am drinking with friends) but when you only want a glass after a long day, I use what I have learn here, and is amazing the flavors I was missing because I was too traditional.
“I think we’re in American whiskey right now. Is this Speyside?”
Hahahahaha yeah that alone made me like this video! Cheers MB!
Hey guys, love whisky and stuff but apart from that you're legit entertainment. Every watch is like having a laugh with friends. Thnaks!
When they were describing the apricot and mango nose of what turned out to be the Teeling 25, I was certain they were describing Laphroaig 25. Hard to believe that the 27 falls off so hard, but the 25 is phenomenal. The smokey medicinal qualities get tempered and very balanced and it brings a huge complex fruity character that's nowhere to be seen in Lap10 (as great as it is!).
I find most Kentucky bourbons to be overaged after 12 years as they become too oaky. I’ve also liked Old Pultney 15 more than the 21. So, cask quality can be more important than age and maturation rates are relative to climate. So age statements are only meaningful in context of where it is from.
"The first time I tried Laphroaig it reminded me of gardening with my mom. I tasted fresh dirt..."
And half the people that have never had Laphroaig have sworn off every trying it.
I've found that I prefer Glenmorangie 10 and Ardbeg 10 to any of the other ages of my two favorite scotch whiskeys. It's a nice balance of taste and price for me. It definitely aint all about how old it is!
Ironically it is about how old it is. It’s just that older isn’t necessarily better.
Brilliant episode all. Really enjoyed that dive into that subject. Very interesting. Thank you. 👍🙃
Goes back to sipping Glenfarclas 105. 🥃
Still haven't seen an episode that hasn't left a smile on my face.
I'm pleased with the Smooth Ambler sponsership, a damned fine pour
I want to come and visit you guys ASAP! I just moved back to Austin a month ago and discovered your TH-cam two weeks ago. Love your content!
Tell me something there boss man. I'm just wondering since when you add all these amazing whiskeys together and they collapse in flavor, why don' t yall use the instant aging smoker thing yall used in another video to see if you could put some flavor back in to it. Just curious. If you don't like it you can always send it to me. Lol
Gotta love Rex asking about the mash bill for single malts.
Pro tip - keep some coffee beans around, they're pretty handy when you need to "reset" your sense of smell. Not perfect, but better than most.
My rule of thumb for the punchy Islay/Islands whiskies out there - I like them between 10 and 18 years old. Younger and it's unpleasantly harsh, older and it loses the punch. I liked Talisker 18 better than the 25. Distillery edition was also a treat. Only exception for the younger ones, as far as I tried, is the Octomore.
Also finally Laphroaig 10 gets some love. Regular 10 y.o. was my first Islay, and it immediately shifted my focus from everything else to this type. I still enjoy it every time, but people seem to often think of it as something lesser for some reason.
Agree!! Just got a bottle of Kilchoman Machir Bay and very disappointed with it. Too young and harsh. Port Charlotte 10 is wonderful.
Laphroaig 10 hooked me on peat. Just picked up a 10 cask stregnth.
@@rob2931 The cask strength is excellent. The regular 10 is quite fine, but the CS just walks on it.
@@rob2931 I like the Machir Bay. I think that it is nice for a young whisk(e)y. It does have some 'bite', though.
The younger Ocotomores are a bit rough for me. 63% in a five year or so Scotch is harsh and needs a nice amount of water to make them enjoyable. The 10 CS is a big step above the regular 10. The Talisker 10 is very nice, also.
Best Whisky I've ever had in my life is Bruichladdich's PC5. Off the charts amazing smoke and complexity.
I love how Rex and Daniel (mainly Rex) are going on and on and on and Emma is just enjoying her whiskey.
they always seem to have the greatest of times together. loving it
When you said SUPER OLD I admit I was anticipating some of the 50+ club and I was really hoping you guys had your hands on the Craigellachie 55 (better than the 13 but not as good as the 17), but this was a delight to watch, more Emma please!
You can think of blending a large number of complex and sophisticated whiskeys together as laying on a bed of nails. Just a few of them are piercing but if you evenly distribute enough of them, they create a platform upon which it's hard to focus on the individual notes that make a specific whisky distinguished or even favorable.
At the Jameson distillery tour, one of the distillers told us that whisky peaks around 23 years.
Older than that, several of the smooth flavors dissipate. And the bitter aspects from the oak increase. It's the rarity you're paying for, due to evaporation loss.
Guys you just awesome! Your passion and attitude is absolutely amazing! Cheers from Moscow!
New drinking game: take a shot when that mysterious hand comes in a moves the bottle.
Great video. I find Green Spot more appealing than Yellow or Red Spot. I also like the 12 year Redbreast better than the older bottles.
Great point at 4:00. Things are expensive because you’re told it’s expensive and good, not that it is intrinsically good or better than other versions. These guys should do all blind taste tests , with the brand and version revealed at the end once they have provided their impressions.
Zork. Wow! I loved Return to Zork. I hope one day they bring back that franchise.
I'm kinda the same way as people who enjoys it more if its more expensive. Only difference is i'm the kinda person who enjoys it more if the bottle looks a certain way, if the bottle is aesthetically pleasing to me i know i'll enjoy it more.
Have you had Lusty Claw? Epic looking bottle and cork. The cork is as heavy as it looks too
@@ahmctech104 No can't say that i have, i think that is one of those hard to find whiskeys in Norway but i'll try!
Guess the adds are working. Picked up the Smooth Ambler this morning. 😂
So, Canadian Whiskey as you know is a blend of mostly single grain whiskeys. Crown Royal is a blend of 50 whiskeys that is then finished in Limousin Oak. So I wonder, was Entrapment a whiskey that was a pre-blend barrel or a post-blend barrel?
They recently filmed a tasting of Glenturret for the first time ever on the channel. Glenturret's pretty much impossible to get, and the only bottles I've ever even almost got my hands on were minimum 30 years old, because all the young Glenturret goes straight into Grouse blends.
I for myself have found, that 12-18 years is the sweet spot for scotch. Except for some unicorns. Most of the whiskys I really love are in that range. They feel more balanced, than younger or older ones.
Redbrest 12 is my all time favorite whiskey!
I prefer it over the 15 and 21.
I like the american bourbon around the 5-10 year (i guess regular bourbon) the irish/scotches I’ve noticed a big difference between the 12 year and 18 year......I did buy a 21 year glenfidich and have yet to crack it open as it was $$$ (for my budget LOL) and I’m waiting for a goooooood reason to open it LOL
Research into the impact of phenolic ripeness of wine grapes has shown that ripeness as measured by sugar content (not phenolic ripeness) has the biggest impact on taste perception. (That said, underripe grapes will have more green or vegetal flavors, so it’s not a one dimensional thing.) The higher the sugar the higher the resulting alcohol will be. And when alcohol is higher the palate perceives the fruit flavors more strongly. I would expect a similar effect to exist in whiskies, at least up the point the alcohol overwhelms the palate.
This is marketing 101. Also there’s a great conversation to be had about E159a (caramel coloring) and it’s effects in the same relm
I dig both of your channels. I cannot watch you guys without a bourbon, whisk(e)y, or scotch in my hand.
Oh man! My favorite game of all time appearing as a giveaway on the show. I knew they had good taste.
Ok so I make my own Meade and there is a saying.........Time Heals all Brews........meaning the longer you age your Meade and let it mellow , and finish the product the better it gets..mainly cause of gasses coming out and chemical reactions and flavor developments etc., but I can totally see Age pretty much making all spirits better....in my experience the longer I wait to drink my Meade the better.......currently I have 3 gallons from my very first brew and well I am excited to see what it will be in maybe another 5 or 10 years
That was pretty cool to do the giveaway at the end. Thanks
Love this channel, keep up the good work guys!
It's true with wine as well. I know of many bottles that are junk 5 years old and take 20 years to become decent. I also know of fairly new wine that's perfect and doesn't need more aging.
Emma picked Laphroaig? I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.
Well not that shocked
It's inconceivable!
Awesome video guys, Emma looked like she almost changed her fav to that 27!
"Enjoying" doesn't necessarily equate to flavor. I've had some rather mediocre wines that I enjoyed particularly at wineries, because I learned something. For example, understanding what the weather was like that year, was it a wet or dry summer, hot or mild? How does it compare to the year prior or after? It makes the experience more pleasurable but not necessarily the wine.
Love this trio....!! Bringer out of the dungeon more!!!
I know you edited out Daniel laughing at Rex when he asked if the Talisker 10 was the same mashbill as the Talisker 30. I just want to make sure that a laugh actually happens. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA .... HA!
You guys are awesome. Excellent video
Emma is super human! Would love to see her on future videos
I'm wondering when they will find a random reason to do a blind flight of... only Islay... then see if Emma can pick out the Laphroaig. O_O
Are you guys open for tours? I been thinking about going to see your distillery.
You guys should try New Holland's Brewing Co's Dragon's Milk bourbon. New Holland is known for their bourbon barrel beer, Dragon's Milk, but they have a limited edition bourbon to go with the beer. I can't find it so I'm hopping to live vicariously through you guys.
Jameson brought out 3 bottle a few years back with no ages on them just different names. Coopers crow, Distillers safe & Blenders Dog. They said it was to make people appreciate the flavour over focusing on age.
KOTOR is an amazing game. Hopefully somebody picked up that tossed disc.
Two things I find remarkable:
- I would not have a peated whisky like Laphroaig or Talisker go along with a tasting of mostly non-peated whisky.
- That a Laffie 10 or a Talisker 10 can be someones favorite while there so much more and , in my opinion, better peated whisky's. Still an opinion though.
You guys make whiskey fun.
11:21 Daniel's reaction to Rex here is hysterical.
I think Willett 4yr rye is a whiskey that makes a lot of people realize older /= better
Laphroaig 10 👍
I always have a couple of bottles at home. And others too.
It nice to listen diff age group ladies opinion on their sniff, scent, taste, looks and mental finish...
Knowing that in blind tests some of the whiskey I have is preferred over many other competitors always negates the feeling that expensive liquor is better, and makes me feel I got a good deal on the best product available.
New subscriber, love the content. Picked up Ardbeg AN OA today and it was a hit. Always liked Crown and Jameson Black Barrel what would be a good starting point to get into new flavors? They had Buffalo Trace at my store as well think I’ll give that a try soon.
Zork. Brings back memories
My favorite daily drinker scotches are laphroaig and ardbeg, both 10's and people ive told that to have turned their nose up because they think their glenfiddich is more complex based on its age. Glenfiddich is good, but ive encountered this type of thinking.
Emma is a funny gall we need more emma haha
I know yall are based in Austin like myself. I always find myself just going to Specs. where do you guys go to get your whiskey fix? I received a massive bonus this year and would like to purchase a bottle as a gift to someone, and my budget is upwards of $1,000. My question is simple: Where do I find the best whiskey selection in Austin?
barrel making.
Could you do 1/2 and 1/2 with wood types in the barrel making....
Going around the "once it leaves a barrel into another barrel you stopped the aging"
or whatever that weird rule is.
How much to make this happen.
New Label : "Aged in toasted Oak and wined cherry 4 years."
Emma and shenanigans! Love it!
Not going to lie... I think of "Head Distiller that is lended out to other distilleries for their opinion on how they're doing things" and Emma isn't what pops up in my head. I think of Billy Gibbons. Lol. That's pretty fucking badass!
Watching this while standing in line to vote. 🇺🇸
Also Speyside is making a comeback!!!