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As a WI resident, I love Driftless Glen, it's my favorite distillery. If you guys are ever in Wi, I highly recommend you take some time and do a tour and tasting. I love all their bourbon and rye offerings.
I'm not a big drinker..I live vicariously thru you guys. Very entertaining, even for us non-drinkers...your doing great...but what I meant to say was that I really enjoy the father son bonding and banter back and forth and laughing together...I really hope you guys keep it up.
KURT!!! This was a great idea!! I bet it was fun to pick out something you thought Trenton would like!!! Trenton needs to crush a "Trenton's dessert cocktail" to satisfy his sweet tooth!!! CHEERS!!!
I can appreciate the change-up. I do believe I prefer, for a specific reason, when the tasting is of the same pour for all. The thing that moves my spirit is the sharing component of the experience. I do tastings with even my grandchildren with all the different milks, Zero-Proof syrups, berries, or fruits. It's truly about smelling, swirling, tasting and expressing opinions on the same thing at the same time. Love you guys!
Love Barrell Foundation, even my wife calls it her favorite now and she's always been a Buffalo Trace Fan. That's the only one I've tried of your mixup. 🙂
Not a single malt fan, but am really shocked that New Riff fell flat for both of you. Anything I have had from them is unique and so good. And that packaging 😍 thanks guys
That Found North Peregrine is one of my favorite pours ever. It's very flavorful, complex, and doesn't drink as hot as other 63% whiskies. I have been looking for the Barrell Foundation but haven't seen it yet. I really enjoy some of their other stuff and having more of a daily drinker from them would be nice.
i picked up a bottle of the new riff single malt, opened with a group of friends and everyone was floored by it, we all loved it. a few in the group don’t prefer scotch much either, but thought it was honey, biscuity goodness. that’s what’s great about the whiskey journey - to each their own, and thankfully there’s plenty of it to own! great video, always appreciate the simplicity and honesty you guys bring to the whiskey review youtube world. keep it up!
I also have a bottle of the New Riff single malt. I agree the profile feels kind of like it leans more into an Irish whiskey than a scotch. It is very complex and is a nice sip to contemplate over.
Coming at this late because my wife and I recently picked up the New Riff Single Malt at the distillery. (Great tour/tasting, btw!) She really likes it but I do not. Maybe not coincidentally, she is a big coffee drinker and I am not. Still trying to figure out what if anything to do with the NRSM so that we can share an enjoyable drink with it.
Nicely done with the new format. I doubt we will ever experience a New Riff that is as mind blowing as your pick of barrel 19124! I have been sampling quite a few others and they’re not even close. I realize the single malt is completely different but b/c of how amazing your pick is/was it has become the standard by which I judge anything from New Riff.
Kurt you should try to get your hands on Mammoth Northern Single Malt. Mammoth is in Central Lake Michigan. The single malt is made with Michigan grown Conlon barley and Peat that comes from a northern Michigan bog. I am from Michigan, the Midland area, and I think it would be cool to see you try this and see what you think. I am not a Peaty single malt drinker but you may very well like this. They also make bourbon and a few rye whiskies. Maybe Trent would enjoy the Rye.
I tried the Driftless Glen Single Barrel last week for the first time, and had it right after a EHT small batch, so definitely put at a disadvantage. that being said i really liked it, it was really savory after the cherry sweet of the EHT, the Driftless had almost a jerky sweetness to it that I loved. Of course there will be variation barrel to barrel but i will defiantly be buying more from Driftless in the future. Great video!
4:16 That's some really nice jazz piano behind y'all. I don't know that it's Dave Brubeck, but it has that gentleness that's characteristic of a lot of his stuff. 12:29 I wonder if anyone's figured out exactly what "double single barrel" means. It seems like every reviewer has a different theory, and as far as I know Lux Row hasn't explained the designation. 23:50 It sounds, Trenton, that you just don't like chocolate malt. And some people don't. 🙂
I have a bottle of the New Riff Single Malt. I had the same initial reaction you both did. I've had my bottle open for over a month and revisited it today. It's MUCH better. My bottle is about a1/4 of the way down and I feel it opened up.
Great video format, nice way to get the word out on 6 new bottles. I like the first impressions, and you don't have to be drinking the same thing. Nicely done, cheers!
Great series. I enjoy the quick reviews. I am starting to try American single malts so I appreciate the input on New Riff. I am not the biggest bitter coffee fan so I will hold off on trying it. Thanks
Great episode. The cask strength Driftless Glen rye picked up at the distillery is one of my favorite pours - have not tried the bourbon but will give it a shot especially if I can find cask strength.
Really liked this format. Hope to see more of it. But Trent! Your's was the first review I've seen of the Found North Peregrine that was anything other than glowing!
Trenton, Corsair puts chocolate malt in some of their ryes. Delicious! Now that would be a fun distillery to try. They have a lot of fun stuff. Corsair from Nashville. FYI Love me some Driftless Glen. Especially the Ryes.
It's awesome that the barrell foundation and the Clyde mays 9 uear is in this blind because I just bought both today and haven't had a chance to try them . I also picked up barrell vantage today as well and I love that one
I love how you’re both willing to give your unadulterated opinion on what you’re nosing and tasting! It’s your palate and tasting and that’s awesome 👏🏻 👍😎 No apologies necessary ❤️
These stories you guys tell are the reason why most of us come here. The whiskey talk is great but we can hear anyone go on about it. You're genuinely likeable people.
I prefer the old method where both of you taste the same pour and comment on it. It is nice to get 2 responses to each pour. Being new to bourbon, i find that format very helpful in helping me choose bouborns that I may consider to purchase. Great channel!
I like this format, would be a nice change of pace every now and then. Wouldn't even mind seeing 4 & 4 instead of 3 & 3. And you can each come up with different themes for each other.
Looking forward to picking up a bottle of the Barrell Foundation for hopefully this weekend. I love Barrell's stuff, but glad to see them put out a lower priced bottle. Hoping it is as good a value as the Bardstown Origin series turned out to be.
Great episode idea! Those Driftless Glen 96pf SiB have been very hit and miss for me, but every cask strength, store pick or not, has been excellent. They also have 9 year bourbon and rye now so I can’t wait to find one. Cheers 🥃
SLB Classics 0:01 a new format?!? 0:37 I see how we got to 6 now 1:15 lol before the heaven of SLB basement bar go to the office 2:18 Trenton has a small hit of brain damage 2:35 Well…. He’s a sticky note king but not a description king 3:02 Trenton’s stomach has dropped 3:35 Trenton is a spiller 4:23 Kurt has to speak the truth 5:23 blasphemy from Kurt, a delicious rye?!? 5:39 Trenton is trying desperately to sneeze 6:08 Kurt hates to be wrong 6:37 Trenton tries to science 6:51 Trenton note: tire fire 7:22 Trenton searching the phone face 8:16 has every mom bought a “healthy” syrup for pancakes 9:52 Trenton gets ahead of himself and writes his own scripts 10:29 Grandpa was SLB too/story time with Kurt 10:55 🚌 running over 👩 11:23 story time with Trenton and more running over mom 12:21 Trenton seems to be confusing granola dust with crumbles 12:40 Trenton rectifies all the running over of mom 13:32 Trenton absolutely nails the malt 14:28 coffee is supposed to taste like dirt, especially if it is freshly ground 14:36 Trenton will consume anything 14:49 a nice nose of asphalt (guess who) 16:18 Trenton regretfully picks a best 16:33 the boys with different lineups still have to have the same order 17:16 easy to know Kurt hasn’t had it if Trenton hasn’t either 17:26 no shame Kurt! Good guess 17:36 Trenton needs to readjust, always thinking about the focus 18:21 idk how or when Trenton learned to read 19:09 shout out to Harry at Bee Liquors 19:36 Kurt flexes a bit, and Trenton is shocked he chose the value first 20:47 we got the first sip before the blind 21:42 Kurt loves the non-chill filtered 23:20 just got a bottle with a different colored label 24:48 great format to catch up on old stuff 25:20 whew got the right sign off and nod to finish
Barrell Foundation is a hitter! Kurt, don’t sell yourself short on your tasting notes. The Barrell Foundation is 23% Rye….5&6 year Maryland rye in the blend so the fact you were picking up some good rye notes is not surprising. Love the format and, as always, great content!
I REALLY loved this video. Blinds are always great. I am sure it is hard to pick out bottles you haven't really tried but would be ok with each of you doing the other's favorite bottles of years past. Trenton, pick out your favorite three or four bottles from 2022 and Kurt, do the same. You pick out your 3 or 4 from the same year and you each rank them. You could even be giving each other the same bottle (s). If you chose your top 6 or 8 bottles, it is possible that you each liked a specific bottle from that year. Just a thought 🙂
This format is decent, but I like when y’all are sampling and analyzing the same thing. It makes for more of a shared experience, and rather than getting one opinion on six different whiskeys, I would prefer to have two opinions on 3-5 whiskeys. Thank you for y’all’s honesty and efforts!
