Rex Saw a video showing his office. Have you mentioned the window in his door looks very similar in shape to those found on hobbit houses? Coincidence?
Congrats on the 100th episode, you guys are so close to 1000 subs too! I just want to thank you for all the episodes and for answering all the random questions I have as an amateur whisky drinker.
Congratulations guys! Your show is absolutely refreshing, and the next best thing to a stiff drink itself. (Which I currently cannot have as I am deployed to Iraq) Here is to you guys, and 100 more episodes.
Congrats on your 100th episode and cheers to 100 more! The Whisk(e)y Vault is my favorite new series. I’m a novice whisky drinker and I look forward to your reviews each day. Picked up a bottle of Monkey Shoulder and I can see why Rex’s bottle continues to disappear. Looking forward to see what happens with your new channel and venture. Keep up the great work!
Glad you're with us Daniel! Our new venture will be a lot of work, but it'll be amazing for the wizard academy somm program - and we'll enjoy launching the new distillery channel.
Cannot wait to get my hands on your EXPRESSIONS (just for you Rex). Calling in here from Santa Cruz, CA, and we have a very nice micro-distiller here called Venus Spirits that makes excellent products all around (whiskies, gin, aquavit, and an agave spirit), but they make a damn fine single malt whiskey, and one of the most distinctive bourbons I have ever tried. I will see what I can do about getting you a sampling of their wares for the vault.
I know I'm still very new to this channel and I swear to godI've fallen in love with it! Promise me when you get your first batch or about to, let us preorder it... I want to get my hands on 2 bottles, one to keep sealed and one to drink. Please keep us in the loop and again happy to preorder to help get you guys going to.
just bought a bottle of this today...made sure to watch the review again to know what to expect and I am so happy I did since I missed that tip of inhaling both through nose and mouth technique the first time. thanks for the tip...oh, love that picture of rex with a stache on the wall, can we get a autographed copy of that?
I came here because I love the Tamdhu 12. I would love to see a comparison between the 10, 12, 15 and batch strength which I have recently stocked in the store I work in. Maybe I'll have to send a bottle to y'all soon!
Hey Guys! Just so you know, all your vids, even 2 years ago are still relevant because new cats like myself will always be coming along. One of my adviser's suggested the Tamdhu cask strength, the second one you did here. I'm on my 3rd glass in as many days while watching this and YES! I thought the same thing, top end of the sherry barrel - I like the sherry cask strengths I've had over like plain oak for example or low ABV's. This is what I thought right away, and I'm glad to see you confirmed my suspicion! So for a budding scotch student, "FUCKING A! Daniel called out just what I was getting!" it's kind of a bid deal as one of your fans the last 6 months with you cats. I'm up to 29 different bottles, been using you along the way to help me learn. Keep rocking!
That opening had me hook in buying the danm book. Congratulations! Also, how would I be able to work for a distillery what are the requirements and skills and what are good distilleries in Texas?
Best thing to do would be to start reading up on distilling, then find the closest one to you and see if can volunteer. Then learn as much as you can. there are a ton of kickass distilleries in Texas. Balcones - Waco; Garrison Brothers in North San Antonio; Treaty Oak here in Austin, and dozens more across the state.
Wizard Academy is there sort of certification that would help me along the way, that other then taking the course you offer? Or any classes I can take in collage....
slather vasquez not that I know of. If you lived in Scotland or actual college courses on scotch and distilling. In the US it's mostly the stories that have their own small certifications.
Sonoma county distillery is out of California. It's the cherrywood smoked bourbon I told you about but forgot to bring you a sample. It's at totalwine it's fantastic.
Agree with Daniel on these. I couldn't get past what was being highlighted on the palette. I was wanting for more of the muted notes and less of the tannins. I know a lot of folks who are crazy about Tamdhu but I just don't get it.
Looks so dark and red for Tamdhu 10...what I had was a golden bottle and it was one of the best Scotch Whiskys ive ever had....it was crisp, perfect dry and oaky. Creamy, Carmel? peat and fruit?spice and pepper sounds correct...what stood out to me was crisp and quality. Guess I need to buy another bottle...I liked it so much I looked up the price and swear It was 39.99, now I see for 55-75 USD
So first of all: I freaking love your videos and after seeing you on the modern rogue I have since been watching nearly every single video of the whisky vault in the past 2-3 weeks. I finally can tell the difference between the different whisk(e)ys and am very happy about that. So after watching maybe half of the series I decided I wanted to buy (sorry Rex) a bottle myself -knowing that i quite like peaty whiskies, which i got the chance to try a few times by now. So I went with Laphroaig Triple Wood and I love it. My question is- what would you recommend as the next (budget) gateways for a beginner- no matter if scotch, Irish or bourbon? My thoughts were maybe green spot and McKenna, though the latter is hard to find here in Germany (or rather: hard to find for an appropriate price- it's about 60-70 bucks) Also a comparison and definition of the "classic" islay, highland, island and so on would be very interesting for me. So again: keep up the great work an I would love to hear your thoughts!
If you loved Laphroaig triple Wood, you are already well on your way to a great new world ;-) McKenna is awesome but not 70 bucks awesome. Definitely green spot. Give me some names of bourbons you're finding under 30 in Germany. I can give some guidance on that.
Well of course you can get your typical Jim and Jack in every store (yeah, every grocery store because Germany) but besides that I found Old Grad Dad (by Jim beam I think), bulleit, Evan Williams, wild turkey 81, wild turkey 101, wild turkey 8 years, buffalo trace, old crow, maker's mark red seal, Ezra brooks, four roses small batch, knob creek, Elijah Craig 12 years, four roses single barrel 100 proof and Rebel yell reserve, all for under 30€. Some of those sound familiar, some don't ring any bell whatsoever. I guess you could find many more but these were just from a quick look at a few websites.
So if you are going to have to be level 4 or 5 to work at the distillery what are you gonna do Daniel? Just messin but good luck on your endeavors be interesting to see what you come up with. On a whisk(e)y topic I find myself having a hard time distinguishing the flavor of peat. I keep imagining it being somewhere between getting smoke from a fire and like the charred bits on food which I assume is not close at all.
Watch from afar ;-) I use a personal trick to distinguish using more pattern language from right brain. This is absolutely not a universal thing, because it is so dependent on personal history and descriptive language. But here's the example. You know how pain can be both dull or sharp? Cuts = sharp and bruise = dull? I separate the effects of smoke and wood the same way in single malt. If the rich complicated flavors have pointy edges, I figure it's the smoke effect. If the rich complicated flavors have dull edges, I figure I"m experiencing the wood effect. This completely falls apart when applied to new oak because the charr starts blurring the lines. But I find it fairly effective in whisky aged in used oak, like scotch.
I'd be up for donating a bottle or two if you let me know how. I got a sommelier friend who gets me wholesale prices on things that like. The main distilleries in the Bay Area are St. George's and Sonoma County Distilling, but there are a few smaller ones as well. A lot of rye whiskey out here too. Supposedly there are some good ones in Washington and Oregon. Rogue brewery makes a whiskey infused with hops I haven't tried yet but looks interesting. Congrats on the distillery! I was wondering when you were gonna make your own whiskey, but had no idea you were gonna go all out like that. Now I REALLY want to take the class.
Thanks, Charlie! Anything you want to send can be sent to the main mailing address. And technically it's tax deductible ;-) We'd be up for trying anything you send! whiskymarketing.org/about/contact-us/
I was like cool he your book out.then I hear the name the book there an back again u just burst out laughing an everyone at work just looks at me funny lol
danny what was your whiskey of choice on your adventure? something smooth and friendly to calm down from slaying orcs all day or a aggressive to ceep you focussed? neat episode by the way and keep on the awesome work.
Congrats on 100 episodes guys! Question about the future, do you guys plan on having something similar to The Whisk(e)y Vault on the new channel? Also, If you guys would be so kind, could you do a video on the Aberfeldy you guys have in the vault? Or a video on the Double Black Johnnie Walker would be nice too. Here's too 100 more episodes and 100% more *NOPE AGAINST THE RULES*
Im new here loving the show and good luck with the destillery. My question is what isla whiskey is best to start with. I have tried one and I liked it don't remember what it was.
If you want to start with one Islay single malt, I almost always recommend Bunnahabhain 12yr. It's not nearly as aggressive, and a truly wonderful scotch.
Holy shit! Tamdhu 50 Year is $19,000 How many have their local store tab open and check every price to see is you can afford to the whisky being reviewed ?
Hey Guys, loving the RU-vid channels, what batch was your tamdhu battch strength? I have batch 1 at home amd really dont like it, but batch two got some great reviews.
Just in case Charlie doesn't send you anything from the Bay Area, you *might* know someone likely to add a few bottles from St. George Spirits to her luggage on her next trip to Austin.
what could be a good smoky whisky to start? i think the only smoky scotch that i have tried is the Johnny Walker and very curious on the Talisker since is in the green label. Nice videos.
I would start with a blend that has smoky whisky in it, then work your way into single malts. Black Bottle, Johnnie Walker Black, etc are a fantastic way to introduce smoky to your palate. Then try out some smokier Highland and Island Whisky, like Highland Park, Talisker, Jura, etc. Good luck on the journey!
Breath in while you inhale.... Beautiful, absolute perfection. I think that might be my favorite sentence I've heard in a while! Lol I enjoy that you guys lingered on that, and I also know exactly what you mean by it, but good lord what a hilarious phrase! Also I specifically searched for reviews of this scotch brand as it's one of my favorite alcohols of all time and am hella stoked on your channel now
1:45ish... Before you say it. I saw the story Rex. It was put out by History Channel and is on Amazon Prime streaming. He was a farmer that figured out how to sail to England.... oh fine. I know Daniel has heard this before! Whew, 100. Means I'm half done shot gunning these while trying to work.... trying.
Guys, you may use anything I write, any way you chose without requiring any other request of permission. Basically take anything you read here and use and/or abuse it as if you came up with it yourself. I gift to you everything that I write, here. (my sense of humor, but also true, seriously...) I enjoyed this episode, as usual. Wise old sayings when you're leaving: "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." (Dr. Seuss)
curious if you could review the midwinter nights dram from high west! or any high west for that matter. another rye id love to see you two taste would be old overholt!
it was my introduction to Scotch and im curious as to where i should go from here. Also have monkey shoulder,dalmore 12,and hibiki "harmony" all very nice.
Serious Q - the 18 yr old will be starting to print batch numbers on the label. Does the flavour vary enough for a batch number to be important? I know there is differences in the water and the barley each season but is this not dealt with by mixing barrels to provide consistency?
I would guess that the variance would be so subtle you would find it almost impossible to distinguish without a very advanced palate. But that's supposition. I'll have to try it out in real life ;-)
That's my thinking, and I can understand it for a single cask bottling by why differentiate with batch numbers if they are of no practical value? I am unaware of any law regarding batch numbering with regards to traceability/trackability, I assumed that it was for some other reason, is it maybe for making it more collectable?
@ 4:03..... 22 years drinking whisky "properly" (Neat/straight) and this is the second time this week I've been told this and had never been told to do it before (Leave mouth open while inhaling through the nose) Weird...
Chad, if you get the chance, try editing feathers coming out of these guy's mouth whenever they cough. It's a chicken joke, but would fit with these guys really well and funny as (squeak)
You got it! We currently have 12 barrels of 2yr old MGP sitting somewhere in Indiana in a warehouse while we wait on our building to be built. mash bill is 75% corn / 21% rye / 4% malted barley, and it went into the barrels at 120 proof.
