That Sheildaig has been my go to for about 6 months when I didnt want to drop the bills on Ardbeg. Pretty sure it's $17.99 here in California. An absolute steal, and glad I'm not the only one who appreciates it. Would love to see you review some of their other releases.
As a Total Wine employee, the Shieldaig line of scotch is specifically meant to be a slightly more budget product line while still retaining the main basic profiles and flavors of scotch. The Spirits Direct products all follow the same idea of having the main flavor profiles of the specific spirits but keeping the prices as low as possible.
Story for you MBs. I've been watching these vids for probably a year now. My collection is up to 15 or so. Favorites being Ardbeg 10 and Balvenie double wood. Anyways, over all these episodes I kept hearing Daniel mention two tasting notes that intrigued me. Banana and Coconut. I've never had either in anything I've tried. I've recently received a bonus at work and decided what else would I buy but glorious whisky. Not being able to pin pick a whisky with a banana note, I went for the Green Spot. Daniel always seems to be really excited about the coconut he gets from that. I pick up the bottle at the store, excited to get home and finally taste this highly recommend whisky. I rush inside and go straight for the Glencairn. Pour a generous pour and sit in my throne. After a short glance at the color I go in for the nose. I proclaim "What the actual F###" I am overwhelmed by a huge blast of coconut. Oh S#it did Daniel nail this one. It's so overwhelming I still smell it 10 seconds after putting the glass down. I go in for the taste and the coconut is still there just not as strong. "Wow this is amazing" I think to myself, how is this possible? My girlfriend was busy with something in the other room and comes out to see whats going on. I proclaim this is the strongest smelling whisky I've ever had. Come to find out, unknown to me she had sprayed a coconut fabreze a few minutes before I came home. Lol. I guess I was too excited for the whisky to have noticed. Needless to say I look forward to trying this again soon. Hope I didn't ruin my expectations. Cheers. Banana notes?
That discussion of ARD-BURG, reminds me of dealing with a particular concrete contractor. He kept calling it rebarb instead of rebar. I couldn't take it and finally said "Is that the stuff they sometimes put in pies?" He was not amused.
@ReverseProof never said that but sherry is not my preferred type i also know the place that has 2 more bottles i just know Daniel has had this companies whiskey in the last Advent Calendar he did thats the original reason i sent this
I really enjoy single malt Scotch whisky mainly the Highland variety and besides smoke I taste in some of the more popular blends I’ve never really had a true Islay single malt. I picked up the Shieldaig at TB&W for $20 recently and I have to say it was quite an experience. The smoke, brine and medicinal aroma and flavor was for me not pleasant, I’m slowly warming up to it but at some point I would like to try the Ardbeg 10 to really indulge in this region. I’m wondering if I’m not quite digging this stuff is it a waste for me to drop $60 on real bottle of Islay? 🥃
Me: Neat Talisker please. Barlady: A what? Me: A Talisker neat, please Barlady: Oh you mean a TALL-ASK-ARrrr Different bar: "I have to serve it on ice, it's the law." This & the absurd price hikes are why I avoid going out to drink.
I could watch a video of just Rex trying to pronounce scotch’s and keep trying until he gets it right. Once he does get it right, Dan will say next. Lol
Ardberg is Canadian newfoundland "scotch" made only with the purest of iceberg water harvested directly from the frigid waters of the North Atlantic of the Labrador coast. If you MUST add ice to it, it should always be frozen sea ice so as to enhance the subtle flavours of seal & polar bear skin flakes.
Rex makes a good point about waiters misunderstanding Scotch names. I was recently at a bar in Manhattan; passing by the bar on my way to a table, I noticed a Kilchoman among the Scotches. When the waiter came I ordered the Kilchoman (Kill-ho-man). Five minutes later, the waiter reappeared with the drink menu. Pointing to a gin-based cocktail, he said, "Is this what you wanted?" I'm glad he asked. He apologized profusely, saying, "I haven't had anyone order it yet."
Ardburg: It's from the deep deep depths of that store known and Spoooorks(I'm playing up specs) it's the drink no one knows about but everyone sees. You have to walk up to a Store person and whisper "yar ho ho ho I'd like some Arrrrrrrrdburg"
I saw somewhere it was pronounced Shel-chik with a light k on the end, kinda like Ledaig is Leh-chik. Anyways, I just bought this here in 2024 and now it's regularly sold at $30 but was on sale at my local TW&M for 25. Either way, I had low expectations but was a bit surprised as I had a similar revelation that it seemed like a younger watered down Ardbeg, possibly Wee Beastie. I need to see how it does against the Hunter Laing's Scarabus Islay single malt, as I highly enjoy that one as a budget option although it's a bit more pricey at around $35-40.
Don’t worry about washing the jeans. The CEO of Levi Strauss said you should only wash them 2-3 times a year for normal use. Put them in the freezer to kill off any smell once a week or so and keep rolling.
While everyone's jostling you guys, I'm gonna tell you what I think about this Islay brand. If you love the tastes of band-aids and iodine, then go for it. In a Glencairn glass, I couldn't pick out anything subtle at all. The taste was so medicinal, I almost spit it out right away. These guy's also make a Highland version and a Speyside as well. Haven't tried them yet, but I'll watch and look to see if you guy's cover them. I'm thinking about adding a smidgen of this to some plain Famous Grouse. Might make it taste like the Smokey Black Grouse which i like a lot?
On special right now, $16.99. I'm not sure how well Total Wine keeps prices even across the country, but as far as I can tell, they run the same promotions everywhere. Happy Father's day to me, oh, and to all of you other MBs out there as well.
Ardburg is the German town that Islay is twinned with. In 1243 st Ellen came over and introduced whisky to the locals. They didn’t like her so burnt her and that’s why islay whisky is smoky. We learned this in school in Scotland.
Ardburg is the suburb of Ardbeg where every one wears design label kilts and all the cool Futball Moms drive hybrids. The Scotch is always locally sourced organic but costs 3x as much and is always at 40% but the labels are very fancy.
I don't know about the NAS Islay Shieldaig, but I've been told (and I think it's right, based on blind tasting), that the 14 Year Islay Shieldaig is sourced from Lagavulin.
This is common knowledge guys! Ardberg is vhisky distillery in south-west of Sweden on an island of Hislåy. They take a great pride of that distillery...that is why you have never heard of it. It goes magically with canned fish and old ham. Greetings from Finland. Thank you and sorry not sorry.
Also, I once ordered a Lagavulin at a noisy bar, and the bartender came back with a pint of Lagunitas beer, so there's cross-pollination among the mis-heard/mispronounced/misunderstood drinks
I just had Monkey Shoulder.. it was an disappointment to be honest.. it just didn't feel like it had anything spicy to offer.. too smooth for my liking.. what should I try next..??
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Store Only State Report: Shieldaig Island Single Malt is not available. Did check for the Exclusive Blend just to be sure, but not possible in PA. Looking for any Islay at the PLCB webstore, the cheapest is Laphroaig Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Quarter Cask 96 Proof for $62.99.
Shieldaig is a Total Wine release, so the PLCB here wouldn't carry it. I don't know how close to border states you are, but I'm in Philadelphia so I looked up the Total Wine in Cherry Hill NJ. The regular Shieldaig Islay is indeed $19.99 there, and the 14yr is $59.99 (bonus, there's a Shieldaig peated Highland as well, also in the 20 buck range)
The Shieldaig Islay is pretty good. 15-17 bu ks here in AZ. Even though I'm an Islay fan, honestly the Highland single malt it where it's at. Usually a buck or two cheaper and I'd swear its Jura or Highland Park. Better than HP Magnus for sure.
Ardberg is a boutique craft distillery owned by the viking pirates Uhtred and Asgeir. They founded the distillery upon discovering the iceberg that sunk the titanic. In the moment yelling out: "Arrrrr there be a berg" they landed on the name "Ardberg". They decided to get revenge on that bitch and have chipped away at that glacial murderer, using its ice to distill their whisky since inception.
And let it be told, the legend of the Ahrdbehrg...... In 1877, in a small town in southern Alabehrma, a child was born. Steven Ehrdbert. When the boy turned 18, he decided to change his name to "Steven with a 'Ph' '", he told his parents. Thus, Phteven Ehrdbert set out with his new name, on a quest to find purpose in life. He ventured all the way up to the foothills of the mountains in Nehw Hehrmpshuure. There, he met his future wife, Mitsy Duhrdalurdaberhhg. She was from a farming family, and always reminisced of her father drinking whiskey whenever possible, and yelling at the chickens with his shirt off. This story intrigued Phteven, and he decided to start a distillery, produce a whiskey that everyone in town would drink uncontrollably, in an effort to let his lovely wife re-live her childhood once more. Phteven bought an old farm, crafted his equipment by hand, and after 7 years of work, with lackluster results, managed to produce a SINGLE barrel of single malt whiskey. Then, tragedy struck. The ramshackle barn-distillery was struck by lightning, and burned to the ground. The only thing that survived was the lone whiskey barrel. Phteven and Mitsy cherished that barrel, and put it in the basement of their small home for safe keeping. Years passed, and soon the barrel was forgotten. Until one day, Phteven's 6 year old grandson, Ahrthuur, discovered it, and rushed to ask Grandpa Phteven what was in the barrel. Phteven jumped to his feet, ran down stairs, and was crushed to see that his lone barrel of whiskey, was nearly empty. "AHRD-BEHRG!!!" Phteven shouted, thus naming his creation. He carefully emptied the barrel into one single, dusty old bottle. He brought it upstairs to share with his elderly wife, Mitsy. Upon remembering the whiskey, Mitsy grabbed the bottle, and proceeded to drink the entire thing. "YOU DRANHK MAHH AHRDBEHRG!!!", Phteven shouted, hanging his head in disbelief. And so, the Ahrdbehrg was lost forever, never to be tasted again. Some have tried to replicate it, by building a half-ass distillery, setting it on fire, and letting the barrels rot away in their basement, but all have failed....
I picked up a bottle of the Shieldaig Islay for $16 in my area. I think I found my goto Islay. I really like Ardbeg, but for an "everyday" Islay this just fits the pocketbook. I swear I get butterscotch and peanuts in the taste. Does anyone else get these?
Pirates of the 1800s found that in many Caribbean islands locals would drink a mysterious brown liquid that smelled of ash but tasted of heaven. They decided to call it Ardberg and began a legitimate business across the Americas. To this day, trace bottles remain of Ardberg which coincidentally resemble those of a beloved Islay distillery.
I don't have any pair of jeans, can't stand blue or any other color of jeans. I wear cargo shorts all year round, unless there's snow on the ground, then I have a few pairs of stretchy sweat type things, until the snow is gone.
Lol the first islay I tried was ardbeg 10 and I got laphroaig 10 for 20.99 at Ralph’s they had it on the discount rack 😹😹😹 but honestly ardbeg is just so much better I feel like laphroaig would have been a better first islay but yeah I much prefer ardbeg I would absolutely loooove to try a shieldaig islay their speyburn 10 is very good imo
I thought hobbits are also very accurate throwers so when Daniel tries to shoot a wad of paper in the waste basket and misses it makes me wonder if he is really a hobbit. Maybe he's more of a Stoor hobbit like Smeagol since he wears the same pants over and over and about the same amount of hair.
Have you folks ever *not* liked a whisky? I've seen a lot of your videos, and I like them, but I've never seen you trash a whisky. :) On the other hand, you tend not to drink the cheaper ones (except for this video, with the Shieldaig)...
Aardberg...I thought the name reminded me of something. Aardberg, from the Afrikaans for "Nature Mountain", is the same root as Aardvark ("Earth Pig"). That's a RARE whiskey that bartender is talking about, he SHOULD be excited to tell his customers about the South African Whiskey they got their hands on! The Aaardvark, by the way, should be the next Whiskey Spirit Animal. Just sayin'! 😜
Daniel’s jeans; please...... please tell me you at least wear boxers. Otherwise, I feel it will be a re-creation of the pie eating contest from Stand By Me.
Ardbürrg is the whiskey brand started by Mack and Dennis...Even if I can’t pronounce an item on a menu I pronounce it to the best of my ability so confidently that even if I am pronouncing it incorrectly the staff will second guess themselves even if they know the correct pronunciation.
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That Sheildaig has been my go to for about 6 months when I didnt want to drop the bills on Ardbeg. Pretty sure it's $17.99 here in California. An absolute steal, and glad I'm not the only one who appreciates it. Would love to see you review some of their other releases.
As a Total Wine employee, the Shieldaig line of scotch is specifically meant to be a slightly more budget product line while still retaining the main basic profiles and flavors of scotch. The Spirits Direct products all follow the same idea of having the main flavor profiles of the specific spirits but keeping the prices as low as possible.
Story for you MBs.
I've been watching these vids for probably a year now. My collection is up to 15 or so. Favorites being Ardbeg 10 and Balvenie double wood. Anyways, over all these episodes I kept hearing Daniel mention two tasting notes that intrigued me. Banana and Coconut. I've never had either in anything I've tried. I've recently received a bonus at work and decided what else would I buy but glorious whisky. Not being able to pin pick a whisky with a banana note, I went for the Green Spot. Daniel always seems to be really excited about the coconut he gets from that. I pick up the bottle at the store, excited to get home and finally taste this highly recommend whisky. I rush inside and go straight for the Glencairn. Pour a generous pour and sit in my throne. After a short glance at the color I go in for the nose. I proclaim "What the actual F###" I am overwhelmed by a huge blast of coconut. Oh S#it did Daniel nail this one. It's so overwhelming I still smell it 10 seconds after putting the glass down. I go in for the taste and the coconut is still there just not as strong. "Wow this is amazing" I think to myself, how is this possible? My girlfriend was busy with something in the other room and comes out to see whats going on. I proclaim this is the strongest smelling whisky I've ever had. Come to find out, unknown to me she had sprayed a coconut fabreze a few minutes before I came home. Lol. I guess I was too excited for the whisky to have noticed. Needless to say I look forward to trying this again soon. Hope I didn't ruin my expectations.
Cheers.
Banana notes?
"it's bath and laundry day... The worst day of the year..." - Daniel probably
I ALWAYS have a bottle of this on my shelves. It’s a great simple sipper.
best use of pixelated censorship I've ever seen
Had the video minimized to listen to at work and Rex's sneeze scared the shit out of me.
I love that Chad pixelated Rex's belly!
Chad is the real MVP in this episode.
But why?!
I just cracked open )))
That discussion of ARD-BURG, reminds me of dealing with a particular concrete contractor. He kept calling it rebarb instead of rebar. I couldn't take it and finally said "Is that the stuff they sometimes put in pies?" He was not amused.
I had a boss that did the same thing. Rebarb and "riff raff" instead of rip rap.
Brandon Elliott, great find and most generous. Sounds like the attributes of a Patron Saint.
20 year old whiskey that no longer exists, that is generosity that even brings a tear to my eye
It's better use to them then sitting on a shelf you know?
@@wheelz1558Sooo you don't like Scotch? My guess, that bottle will sit on their shelf for a long time, too. Shame really.
@ReverseProof never said that but sherry is not my preferred type i also know the place that has 2 more bottles i just know Daniel has had this companies whiskey in the last Advent Calendar he did thats the original reason i sent this
I really enjoy single malt Scotch whisky mainly the Highland variety and besides smoke I taste in some of the more popular blends I’ve never really had a true Islay single malt. I picked up the Shieldaig at TB&W for $20 recently and I have to say it was quite an experience. The smoke, brine and medicinal aroma and flavor was for me not pleasant, I’m slowly warming up to it but at some point I would like to try the Ardbeg 10 to really indulge in this region. I’m wondering if I’m not quite digging this stuff is it a waste for me to drop $60 on real bottle of Islay? 🥃
ARDBERG obviously is a joint release with the ERMAGHERD girl meme, getting them Seriously Online dollars
We just had a total wine open up 5 minutes from me and I just picked this up for $20. This is great! It’s a poor mans Lagavulin.
Me: Neat Talisker please.
Barlady: A what?
Me: A Talisker neat, please
Barlady: Oh you mean a TALL-ASK-ARrrr
Different bar: "I have to serve it on ice, it's the law."
This & the absurd price hikes are why I avoid going out to drink.
Wow, First? I think a weekend is the longest I ever let a pair of jeans go unwashed.
I could watch a video of just Rex trying to pronounce scotch’s and keep trying until he gets it right. Once he does get it right, Dan will say next. Lol
Ardberg is Canadian newfoundland "scotch" made only with the purest of iceberg water harvested directly from the frigid waters of the North Atlantic of the Labrador coast. If you MUST add ice to it, it should always be frozen sea ice so as to enhance the subtle flavours of seal & polar bear skin flakes.
I watch these videos in the nude.
Im a 33 year old man.
Ardbeg or bust.
**looks down and realizes I'm watching this just before hopping in the shower** I love Ardbeg. I'll be 40 soon.
Thank you, Chad, for the giant pixels.
P Daddy ; he should’ve snuck in a “Nope” in the edit.
Rex makes a good point about waiters misunderstanding Scotch names. I was recently at a bar in Manhattan; passing by the bar on my way to a table, I noticed a Kilchoman among the Scotches. When the waiter came I ordered the Kilchoman (Kill-ho-man). Five minutes later, the waiter reappeared with the drink menu. Pointing to a gin-based cocktail, he said, "Is this what you wanted?" I'm glad he asked. He apologized profusely, saying, "I haven't had anyone order it yet."
Ardburg: It's from the deep deep depths of that store known and Spoooorks(I'm playing up specs) it's the drink no one knows about but everyone sees. You have to walk up to a Store person and whisper "yar ho ho ho I'd like some Arrrrrrrrdburg"
Idk where everyone’s at but in SoCal total wine it’s $18
Kris Schultz yeah here in Connecticut it’s $15, they’ve had it on sale even cheaper too
I saw somewhere it was pronounced Shel-chik with a light k on the end, kinda like Ledaig is Leh-chik.
Anyways, I just bought this here in 2024 and now it's regularly sold at $30 but was on sale at my local TW&M for 25. Either way, I had low expectations but was a bit surprised as I had a similar revelation that it seemed like a younger watered down Ardbeg, possibly Wee Beastie. I need to see how it does against the Hunter Laing's Scarabus Islay single malt, as I highly enjoy that one as a budget option although it's a bit more pricey at around $35-40.
Arrrddbrrrrggg, rated by Lrrr, the ruler omicron persei 8, to be the best whiskey you will have evvrrrrrr.
Joe De Rue I wouldn’t say best but man is it fantastic personally my favorite is knob creek rye or high west prairie a hard toss for me lol
I just picked up a bottle for $22 in NYC. It has to be sourced from the same distillery as Finlaggan, so I'm guessing Lagavulin.
I get this image of Daniel sitting in his drawers with a cigar and glass waiting for his jeans to dry.
Don’t worry about washing the jeans. The CEO of Levi Strauss said you should only wash them 2-3 times a year for normal use. Put them in the freezer to kill off any smell once a week or so and keep rolling.
While everyone's jostling you guys, I'm gonna tell you what I think about this Islay brand. If you love the tastes of band-aids and iodine, then go for it. In a Glencairn glass, I couldn't pick out anything subtle at all. The taste was so medicinal, I almost spit it out right away. These guy's also make a Highland version and a Speyside as well. Haven't tried them yet, but I'll watch and look to see if you guy's cover them. I'm thinking about adding a smidgen of this to some plain Famous Grouse. Might make it taste like the Smokey Black Grouse which i like a lot?
You must’ve never had an Islay before. That’s being very dramatic. It’s a very mild Islay-style scotch.
Why was Rex’s belly blurred out? We all need to check out the gloriousness of his man-paunch. 😂
Getting the Shieldaig tonight!
On special right now, $16.99. I'm not sure how well Total Wine keeps prices even across the country, but as far as I can tell, they run the same promotions everywhere. Happy Father's day to me, oh, and to all of you other MBs out there as well.
Ardburg is the German town that Islay is twinned with. In 1243 st Ellen came over and introduced whisky to the locals. They didn’t like her so burnt her and that’s why islay whisky is smoky. We learned this in school in Scotland.
Ardburg is the suburb of Ardbeg where every one wears design label kilts and all the cool Futball Moms drive hybrids. The Scotch is always locally sourced organic but costs 3x as much and is always at 40% but the labels are very fancy.
The Sheildaig is about $20 here in Florida and it’s great
Wooooooo budget scotch hell yeah I hit 21 in 3 days I'm already setting up my total wine order
I don't know about the NAS Islay Shieldaig, but I've been told (and I think it's right, based on blind tasting), that the 14 Year Islay Shieldaig is sourced from Lagavulin.
Daniel and Rex, will you be celebrating Ardbeg day on Saturday?!
Rumor has it, Daniel remembered his knife in one episode
Are Daniel's jeans raw denim?
This is common knowledge guys! Ardberg is vhisky distillery in south-west of Sweden on an island of Hislåy. They take a great pride of that distillery...that is why you have never heard of it. It goes magically with canned fish and old ham. Greetings from Finland. Thank you and sorry not sorry.
Janne Rantaruikka haha nice, by the way congrats for winning the ice hockey World Cup, greetings from Switzerland
As a swede from the south, I totally confirm this 😂
Also, I once ordered a Lagavulin at a noisy bar, and the bartender came back with a pint of Lagunitas beer, so there's cross-pollination among the mis-heard/mispronounced/misunderstood drinks
im with ya bro the jeans get more and more comfy with every un-washing. pretentious twits with their always washed jeans in the comment section
I just had Monkey Shoulder.. it was an disappointment to be honest.. it just didn't feel like it had anything spicy to offer.. too smooth for my liking.. what should I try next..??
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Store Only State Report: Shieldaig Island Single Malt is not available. Did check for the Exclusive Blend just to be sure, but not possible in PA. Looking for any Islay at the PLCB webstore, the cheapest is Laphroaig Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Quarter Cask 96 Proof for $62.99.
Shieldaig is a Total Wine release, so the PLCB here wouldn't carry it. I don't know how close to border states you are, but I'm in Philadelphia so I looked up the Total Wine in Cherry Hill NJ. The regular Shieldaig Islay is indeed $19.99 there, and the 14yr is $59.99 (bonus, there's a Shieldaig peated Highland as well, also in the 20 buck range)
The Shieldaig Islay is pretty good. 15-17 bu ks here in AZ. Even though I'm an Islay fan, honestly the Highland single malt it where it's at. Usually a buck or two cheaper and I'd swear its Jura or Highland Park. Better than HP Magnus for sure.
Ardberg is where Zerpoli is originally from.
Yo! Happy, Thursday you MBs!
Love the show guys! Anyways do you guys have any cool unique novelty whiskey bottles that you would ever review?
Ps have a little drinky poo for me
One time I had a coupon for TW and it was on sale and I got two bottles each for $8. I'm sure it was a glorious week, but I remember none of it.
Ardberg is a boutique craft distillery owned by the viking pirates Uhtred and Asgeir. They founded the distillery upon discovering the iceberg that sunk the titanic. In the moment yelling out: "Arrrrr there be a berg" they landed on the name "Ardberg". They decided to get revenge on that bitch and have chipped away at that glacial murderer, using its ice to distill their whisky since inception.
Losing CWC was a big loss; those guys and gals knew what they were doing.
At least there are no GIFs here!
Is this why you censored Rex's belly? Because he's a Hobbit? Although I do admit Daniel looks a bit like an elf.
Do you freeze your Jeans?
Rex doing the classy dad t-shirt hanky
And let it be told, the legend of the Ahrdbehrg...... In 1877, in a small town in southern Alabehrma, a child was born. Steven Ehrdbert. When the boy turned 18, he decided to change his name to "Steven with a 'Ph' '", he told his parents. Thus, Phteven Ehrdbert set out with his new name, on a quest to find purpose in life. He ventured all the way up to the foothills of the mountains in Nehw Hehrmpshuure. There, he met his future wife, Mitsy Duhrdalurdaberhhg. She was from a farming family, and always reminisced of her father drinking whiskey whenever possible, and yelling at the chickens with his shirt off. This story intrigued Phteven, and he decided to start a distillery, produce a whiskey that everyone in town would drink uncontrollably, in an effort to let his lovely wife re-live her childhood once more. Phteven bought an old farm, crafted his equipment by hand, and after 7 years of work, with lackluster results, managed to produce a SINGLE barrel of single malt whiskey. Then, tragedy struck. The ramshackle barn-distillery was struck by lightning, and burned to the ground. The only thing that survived was the lone whiskey barrel. Phteven and Mitsy cherished that barrel, and put it in the basement of their small home for safe keeping. Years passed, and soon the barrel was forgotten. Until one day, Phteven's 6 year old grandson, Ahrthuur, discovered it, and rushed to ask Grandpa Phteven what was in the barrel. Phteven jumped to his feet, ran down stairs, and was crushed to see that his lone barrel of whiskey, was nearly empty. "AHRD-BEHRG!!!" Phteven shouted, thus naming his creation. He carefully emptied the barrel into one single, dusty old bottle. He brought it upstairs to share with his elderly wife, Mitsy. Upon remembering the whiskey, Mitsy grabbed the bottle, and proceeded to drink the entire thing. "YOU DRANHK MAHH AHRDBEHRG!!!", Phteven shouted, hanging his head in disbelief. And so, the Ahrdbehrg was lost forever, never to be tasted again. Some have tried to replicate it, by building a half-ass distillery, setting it on fire, and letting the barrels rot away in their basement, but all have failed....
I picked up a bottle of the Shieldaig Islay for $16 in my area. I think I found my goto Islay. I really like Ardbeg, but for an "everyday" Islay this just fits the pocketbook. I swear I get butterscotch and peanuts in the taste. Does anyone else get these?
Pirates of the 1800s found that in many Caribbean islands locals would drink a mysterious brown liquid that smelled of ash but tasted of heaven. They decided to call it Ardberg and began a legitimate business across the Americas. To this day, trace bottles remain of Ardberg which coincidentally resemble those of a beloved Islay distillery.
Ardberg is a one off re-bottling of rescued Ardbeg off a ship that hit the same iceberg as the Titanic.
I don't have any pair of jeans, can't stand blue or any other color of jeans. I wear cargo shorts all year round, unless there's snow on the ground, then I have a few pairs of stretchy sweat type things, until the snow is gone.
Alergic reaction to the pollen lol
If true, Daniel’s jeans must have higher ABV than a bung cloth 😂🥃
Ardburg is from the burg... which is like an island but floating, like an iceberg but not ice
Daniel ... "I don't wash my jeans." Rex fires raw eggs at Daniel with a slingshot.
Lol the first islay I tried was ardbeg 10 and I got laphroaig 10 for 20.99 at Ralph’s they had it on the discount rack 😹😹😹 but honestly ardbeg is just so much better I feel like laphroaig would have been a better first islay but yeah I much prefer ardbeg I would absolutely loooove to try a shieldaig islay their speyburn 10 is very good imo
I don't buy this bottle anymore because it has a habit of disappearing within 48 hrs. I still have no idea why.
Shieldaig Islay Single Malt is what made me love scotch
Daniel anyone ever tell ya you look like Turbo Yoda from Mighty Car Mods?
The Jeans business, say it ain't sooooooo!!!!!!!
As a huge Tolkien nerd, in an confirm it's canon, hobbits make no discernable scent. It's in the appendicies.
Look it up.
Trust me.
I thought hobbits are also very accurate throwers so when Daniel tries to shoot a wad of paper in the waste basket and misses it makes me wonder if he is really a hobbit. Maybe he's more of a Stoor hobbit like Smeagol since he wears the same pants over and over and about the same amount of hair.
@@jimdgrousedogs we should test this and see how he is around bodies of water...
Sheildage make a 14 year islay malt that is fantastic
Glenfiddich with a CH sound instead of a K gets me all the time. you know what I'm sayingK
I wash my Jeans after every use. Am I wrong?
SMH Ninja yes, most manufacturers suggest 2-5 washes a year. Unless you’re working in then and they have literal dirt and mud on them obviously
Ardbeg did have a release they called Ardbog a couple years ago, but the only Ardberg are miss-spellings.
One pair of jeans no wash replace when holes arrive!
Jeans are NOT made to be washed often. They should hardly ever be washed, actually, so daniel is right.
I'm with you on the jeans. It's actually bad for denim to wash it. I only wash them when they smell or get something on them.
Roy has a video that does pronunciations.
$18 in Massachusetts
Have you folks ever *not* liked a whisky? I've seen a lot of your videos, and I like them, but I've never seen you trash a whisky. :) On the other hand, you tend not to drink the cheaper ones (except for this video, with the Shieldaig)...
Ardberg was the only all Jewish Employed Distillery in Scotland. They make great product but you can’t get it on Saturdays.
Aardberg...I thought the name reminded me of something. Aardberg, from the Afrikaans for "Nature Mountain", is the same root as Aardvark ("Earth Pig"). That's a RARE whiskey that bartender is talking about, he SHOULD be excited to tell his customers about the South African Whiskey they got their hands on! The Aaardvark, by the way, should be the next Whiskey Spirit Animal. Just sayin'! 😜
Just add a spinning Daniel to the animation.
Ahhh The Feathery. Noice.
Cigar wrapper that's what I get out of old pulteney, a cigar wrapper
The 12 or the 17, or one of NAS?
Kat paid right at $20 bucks for it.
3rd?
yah that shieldaig is great budget peat. i am surprised you have not had this sooner. bunch of late bloomers.
EHMAHGERD IT'S ARRDBHERG!!!
How can you not wash your jeans when butt sweat is a thing?
I'm sure it doesn't get hot enough in Texas to cause that. Right?
Daniel needs to have better cues, he is just misdirected, Rex?
Daniel’s jeans; please...... please tell me you at least wear boxers.
Otherwise, I feel it will be a re-creation of the pie eating contest from Stand By Me.
Maybe Rex is alergic to unwashed pants.
What kind of person doesn't wash their clothes? I'm surprised that I don't see a cloud of dust and fumes around you like Pigpen.
Cool metal lables have ruined many a fine distillery.
2nd
Thirst!
warsch ya damn jeans
Daniel... Wash your pants.
Ardbürrg is the whiskey brand started by Mack and Dennis...Even if I can’t pronounce an item on a menu I pronounce it to the best of my ability so confidently that even if I am pronouncing it incorrectly the staff will second guess themselves even if they know the correct pronunciation.