Today we taste and review Balvenie The Sweet Toast of American Oak and Dry Diggings Distillery Rubicon Rye. Magnificent Bastards: Patrick Kohn and Matthew Hansen
And thus Washington said, "the die is cast" and set forth to lay siege to Pompey in the Caput Mundi....many years later Caesar completed his invasion of Britain at the battle of Yorktown....
The scholarly footnotes of pivotal moments in world history in just these two comments are worth more than all the gold in Ft. Knox... thank you gentlemen
So, idea for a show for the other channel; while drinking whiskey of course, Daniel and Rex discuss historical events and we all get to watch how wrong they get things. Hilarity ensues.
This is not be a true peated malt Irish but it is worth an mention and the whole line up is worth a review: West Cork single malt Glengarriff Series Peat Charred Cask
Hey Daniel, have you heard of Islay scotches? Apparently they make all these rare peaty whiskies. You should check out Ardbeg, Laphroaig and Lagavulin. The superior one so far is Port Charlotte.
OK, peated Irish? West Cork do a Bog Oak cask which is lovely and a Peat Charred Cask, which I believe is charring the barrels beforehand rather than smoking the malt. It's really medicinal. The Bog Oak is a lovely, soft peat from what I recall. Also Locke 8 has a lovely hint of peat, if it is heavy on the barley taste, plus if you're in Ireland it's currently under 40 euros in Aldi too! Bargain. THERE DANIEL ARE YOU HAPPY NOW :D
Yes, looking it up both the Bog Oak and Peat Charred casks of the Glengarriff series use the same oak-charring mechanism. It's something invented purely for them. They're fairly cheap in Ireland too, under 40 euros. Shame you didn't ask in the Rag Trader! glengarriff.ie/glengarriff-series-whiskey/
Drinking my West Cork Peat Charred Cask now - and watching this review. Really sums it up well, although I'd say the peat is much stronger than he gives out. Also gives you the process, which is really interesting (resting barrels over burning peat!) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Qq5LRKjYElE.html
You guys were off only by about 1700 years on the Rubicon... so close. Crossing the Rubicon was Julius Caesar which led to the start of the Roman Civil war.
If you want a really tasty toasted barrel finish, get michters toasted barrel. It can be tough to find, especially if your area is packed with bourbon hounds, but I really enjoyed it.
@@erikevenson4303 It's actually pretty tasty. Not mind-blowing or anything, but I enjoy it quite a bit. Not super heavily peated, but enough to cut through the sweetness a bit and add a layer of extra flavours
Have you guys heard of Islay? I think there's a couple of peated scotches those distilleries are doing. That's what you were looking for right? Peated scotch?
I may have misheard you, but if Rubicon is made in California, they may be referencing the Rubicon trail which is a off road trail across the Sierra Nevada
Question: I’ve been trying to figure this out for a while. There’s a track you guys use on the other channel and I can’t figure out what it is. I’ve gone through the songs listed, and it SEEMS it was left off the list. One place it’s used is in What Is Single Malt Whisky + Why Is It So Popular??? 11:02 Here’s a whiskey-ish thing (so maybe you’ll actually respond 😉): I’ve aged a clear spirit for about a month and a half in a 1 L cask. It’s gotten pretty oaky. Should I A) Pull it, do a rum filling, pull THAT, and put the previous spirit back in for a rum finish? B) Do an infusion? Or several? Split it into jars, and do one cinnamon, one vanilla bean, one clove, etc and marry some or all together? C) Let it ride? It’s already pretty oaky (I don’t know the char number unfortunately, the cask was a gift). Maybe it’ll turn a corner... Thoughts? Anyone? 🥃
You learn something every day. George Washington crossed a River and there’s a painting of it. (Must have been a real pain in the acc sitting there while the painter was painting.)
Was on one of those team building things with work and we ended up going to Top Golf. I discovered, to my delight, they had Macalan 12 and generous bartenders. Nothing like daydrinking good whisky and getting paid for it
So like, where's the video of you guys discovering the flavors inside a freshly toasted barrel? I think that would be WAY interesting. Understanding where those flavors come from would be a very cool thing to see/experience.
Couldn't you get Total Wine to get you a case of Connamara? Granted i only discovered where to get a bottle myself recently, and it's a nearby locally owned liquor store. Fairly certain i went to the Connamara web page and it showed me where it is available based off my location. I am in New England however, being near the ocean works in my favor I'm guessing for Irish and Scottish whiskey. I'll try to bring you two a bottle when i finally visit your distillery. 💖
Two whiskeys ages in peated casks are Dunville three crowns and west Cork peated Sliabh liag distillery are distilling and aging (nothing yet released) peated single malt and single pot still up in donegal and as far as I'm aware have plans on releasing a peates poitín
Sorry guys on Vacation and just getting back to the videos! My boss boyfriend is a distiller at Kings County distillery in New York and they make a Peated bourbon that's quite good. Also did my first blind taste test with 6 whiskey and got them all right! Keep up the amazing work love your channels! Going to Dublin soon 😉 might go to a certain liquor store.
Lads, the Echlinville distillery (same ones that make the new version of Dunville's that is on the top shelf of the Irish shelves in the vault) have a Peated Irish called "Three Crowns Peated" and from what i know its more highly regarded than even Connemara is.
Sacramento gets hot during the summer and dry diggins distillery barrel storage is not climate controlled. So their spirits get pretty well cooked during the summer.
I'm a big fan of peated Islay whiskey.. any suggestions guys? Also on a serious note, have you ever tried "Two Stars" by clear spring distilling co (owned by Sazerac)?
I really loved this peated bourbon I got to try one time! It was a little unusual, but you might really like it, and if you haven't heard of it, I really recommend it. It was called "Laphraoig 10". You should try to pick up a bottle and check it out!
Rex, don't feel bad (not that you are feeling bad): I didn't have a college fund, except I had a Grand Uncle (brother of a Grandmother) who left me $600. for college. That's what I had on me when I drove off to school. I did the whole thing with student loans, then got a great job while in college and that paid for everything, and I paid off my student loans. So, just do some research on student loans. I had a parent (Mom) who helped me with applications, signing up for things, so you and/or your wife could anticipate helping your children with this process, and in my opinion, other than that you do not need to feel guilty in any way. Cheers!
Dudes. Caesar crossed the Rubicon. It's in Northern Italy, and he was coming back to Rome from Gaul with his army, which was illegal. They told him if he crossed the Rubicon, it would be considered an act of war. Legend has it he crossed the Rubicon with his army, stating "alia iacta est," which is Latin for "the die is cast." He then proceeded to trounce the Senate and take command as Emperor of Rome. Sorry; took four years of Latin in high school. Washington crossed the Delaware, but both are iconic river crossings.
Any way you guys could do a regular Bulleit bourbon review ? I see you do comparisons with the Bulleit Rye whiskey often. Maybe even the barrel strength version or the ten years aged ?
Been wanting to try the Connemara. It's just overpriced in my area. Rumor has it that they source their peat from Scotland. Makes sense, since if they got their peat locally in Ireland they'd be advertising that on their website undoubtedly.
the day after I graduated high school my dad kicked me out and there was no money for ANYTHING. and I'd Love to hear your thoughts on Knockando, a Speyside Scotch Whiskey that I adore, but have trouble getting
Hey all you beautiful MB's! I was wondering. If you walked into a liquor store w/a friend, & they said pick out any bottle you want up to $100. Would you A.) Pick a bottle you've always wanted to try but didn't want to pay for, or B.) pick a favorite that your low or out of? Asking for a friend...🙃
George Washington crossed the Delaware. Julius Caesar’s crosses the Rubicon with his army of men to invade Rome and become the first Emperor. When Caesar crossed the Rubicon he said the famous quote of “the die has been cast.” On an unrelated note Daniel is wrong about the Disturbed “the sound of silence” being a bad song.
Octomore is heavily peated whisky from Bruichladdich distillery, which sits in Islay. That makes it Scotch, sorry.... But wonderful whisky nonetheless, if you’re a peathead!
I know that and you know that this comment was just meant to frazzle what is left of Daniel‘s hair since he wants a peated Irish and Rex said to mention peated scotch
Daniel.....son......George Washington caressed The Rubicon??!! Pen nits.....Rex has a background for your computer....we’ll discuss the duration later!
funny how you guys are going on about how backed up you guys are with donations but here we are reviewing a recent release of the Balvenie. i guess you guys are all caught up.... as far as the review, good job guys, two thumbs up emoji*
Daniel looks more approachable because he is the kind of guy who seems like he'd want you to try his newest whiskey he discovered. Rex would be more likely to ask if he could bum $20
Since we're rewriting history wasn't it, Napoleon crossed the Delaware, Hannibal crossed the Rubicon, Washington crossed the Alps, and Caesar fought the battle of Waterloo. Now THAT'S HISTORY!
