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My wife says the same!

There's a subtle difference between having whiskey with your breakfast... and having breakfast with your whiskey.

That's pretty funny lol

Postghost lmao

Just write a book about whiskey and your suddenly not an alcoholic. Trust me, works every time.

WOULD i hit it? yes. Do i WANT to hit? Also yes.

She also speaks of being a cheap date, and rolling out of bed and having a rye with her oatmeal. Marriage material right there!

I actually really liked her, didnt come off as fake trying trying too hard. It was funny too.

She just kept going like she didn’t say anything lol. I was like “.....wait, what did she just say!?”

@@Amberscion *scotch

But some ARE bad.

Cool. I totally get what you mean by the pretentious whiskey "connoisseur".

@@hansgrubber1682 that's just your subjective opinion

You work in whisky? Is that good for the skin?

@@peacexoom4936 No, some are legitimately poorly made and taste bad. Some whiskys are the spirit equivalent of a microwave dinner, it`s food, but it`s not good food.. Plastic bottles, nuff said :p

You forgot to check the hot looking box.

Me2

She has nice hair. It screams yes.

Yes

im an informed alcoholic

The fine line is a single word. That word is “aromatics.”

Actually, you can talk to some ex-alcoholics and they will admit they called themselves wine/whisky/whatever connaisseurs as a justification for their drinking

She's actually a whiskey judge. I just found out. She was on Whiskey Tribe.

@@concert610 Whiskey Tribe! Daniel and Rex are two amazing guys! I just feel the urge to watch the episode where she's with them in the bar.

I used to feel that way. Go to a legit whisky tasting. I didn't really want to go, but went with buds for the night out. Some whisky there was just..."burney"....but a couple others changed my opinion of what whisky could be.....now I actually enjoy whisky neat because I found what I like. The one that changed my opinion that night was Glenmorangie Lasanta. Later I got into Islay scotch...and later on I finally found some American whiskeys that I enjoy. My favorite regular sipping whisky this month is probably Ardbeg 10 year. Nothing too extravagant. Smokey, warm, good.

As soon as you've burnt your taste buds away with a few gallons of whisky/whiskey, you'll be able to detect orange blossom, butterscotch and vanilla. ;-)

Try a decent single malt scotch that's fairly smoked. I only like whiskys that are at least somewhat smoky because they mask the ethanol taste very well. The more creamy, often irish ones, "dessert whiskys" I cannot stand, the combination of that with the taste of ethanol is nauseating. Whisky is the only spirit that I'll drink neat, because a good one doesn't taste like solvent unlike most other types of spirits.

@@frysebox1 I've never found an Irish whisky I've enjoyed enough to buy a bottle. I'm sure they are out there, but I'm not holding my breath.

Oban 14y and dalwhinnie are the two I really like. I never was interested in whiskey before my dad took me to a distillery in Scotland on holiday. All those guys are right you really need to try a lot before you find one you really enjoy

Wtf is that pfp ain't noone reading that

She did forget to say that only the great state of Kentucky can make bourbon

Why not be both?

@@connorgibala4698 I didn’t say she wasn’t lol

@@charliehugococko26 that is incorrect.

I KNOW!!!

To be fair, the cameras as well as the angle can change the color quite a bit.

EXATAMENTE

that was the video angle, lighting, etc, she was closer to them

It’s a fine line

Tell the truth Papa Palps. You hid a bottle of the finest up your sleeve.

By now he must be 200 years old, so they both are experts I guess...

I almost expected a glossy look on her face after sampling all the whiskies. Maybe all that bathing in and whiskey for breakfast has build a tolerance. ;D

@The senate It’s treason then

Mark Pozsar No, just a woman who shares my values and way of life.

Come on, we all use whiskey instead of milk right?

@@rareram Definitely

How dare you get judgey about alcoholism... it's my favorite personality trait

sounds like a chick I should've married

I’d rather have a whisky over a whiskey. If whiskey is all there is, it better be from a small distillery, or I’ll take a water please.

Ikr?! I say this every one of these videos! I agree

@@CA58CA its a legal issue, they would have to pay a fuckton

@@marcusborderlands6177 that's crazy , you think it would be good advertising for them..even the cheap ones but I can see how for tv they wouldn't risk it.

@@CA58CA you would think that, but sometimes products get literally insulted in the vids lol.

Hagoromo or not hagoromo 😂

Underrated

The secret is to wet the black board.

Maybe get these guys involved: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PhNUjg9X4g8.html

@@MattFoleysGhost Wet down the blackboard before you start writing on it? It seems like that would ruin your piece of chalk by making it soggy, but I can't say I've ever tried it. What is for certain, though, is that you should always wipe your blackboard off with a wet rag instead of using any chalkboard eraser. Even the best chalkboard erasers pale in comparison to a lowly dampened paper towel.

Bathing in whisky is a bad idea. Your lady parts won't thank you. That being said, it's an excellent commendation.

Stephanie Morgan ouch I didn't even think it that far through lol

This lady is an alcoholic

@@ColeckZz she's obviously joking

Mitchell shes showing signs of intoxication when she was suppose to do a video tasting, you don't get that intoxicated off sipping when you drink a lot. Shes an alcoholic lol.

There there

Slight hints of spousal abuse, notes of childhood trauma, add a layer of regret and you have a really good whiskey. It is lacking the scent of DUI manslaughter charges you get with some of the higher proof ones.

@@SatansSimgma Well written. Glad someone understands what this stuff can do.

@@optimific anything that temporarily numbs pain will always be found clinging to childhood trauma, violence, and self loathing

sorry, hope things are better for you now or in the future.

You need to drink more pal

Haha whiskey for breakfast, whiskey for oatmeal, Dang atleast it lessens the guilt we put in our heads everytime we drink every night

@@richarddavies5674 I used to tell friends that, mucking around of course, but now I advise people not to drink.

Then there's drinking your whisky with your oatmeal while being spanked...

Talk about a fun job.

Nobody

Yep she starts getting tight during the Irish whiskey.

Yuppers!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I came to the comments to see if I want the only one that noticed

ooh cinnamon... cause it didn't sound like that.

@@nates386 Seamenin

I heard "seman"

Ok I came down looking for someone else mentioning the fact that she so calmly said we like spankings 😂

I was drinking when she said that and spit out my drink. Spankos are everywhere

ever heard of terpenes?

Same... for the first 3 months of getting into it as a hobby. Took me that long to find "caramel" in the smell. But damn is it satisfying when you do!

Very possible. You really no need to inhale and then just take a sip. Let yourself breathe afterwards and just wait. You will taste and smell certain flavors. I'm no expert but I can taste differences when I do that.

you generally dont get these notes right away, alcohol is overpowering everything in the beginning you need to aclimate to the high proof, in the beginning dont be afraid to lower the proof yourself adding some water or even ice, but keep in mind that the higher the proof the more complex is the whiksey (generally). Also in the beginning having 2 different whiskeys side by side helps a lot identifying differences thus making you notice the flavors. keep in mind that you cannot identify a flavor youve never been in contact with, like if youve never ate and apple you cant associate anything to the taste of apple. The more things you try the better your baseline for comparing flavors.

@@raph89117 very insightful and I get it--thanks!

Gus Stone LMAO!

Like she said, don't be afraid to sit down at a bar and try two to see what you like. Scotch has 5 major styles based on their region. If someone offered to buy me a bottle from a region I liked at a lower price point or a mid-range bottle from a region I don't particularly like, I would take the cheaper bottle.

But you can look for prices comparable to what was shown 🙃

For the japanese whiskeys, the guesses wouldnt be hard. I would guess Suntory's Toki for A and B would probably Yamazaki 12. for the rest of the categories that are so much more abundant here. No clue. I also wish she would say. She semi addresses this, but I also wish they would dive more into ones where high price isnt better. She explains it well in Rye, as I am a Rye lover. The older and it gets makes it more expensive, but the older it gets in those barrels the less 'Rye' you taste. Gotta find that good mid grade.

@@Lextauph that was my guess too, toki for A and yamazaki for B, the aftertaste really gave it away

wtf... spankings and whiskey in my oatmeal... ok. This chick cray. (in a good way)

Not to mention also that she would bathe in it!

I played it back to make sure I heard her right lol

Maybe she is

She has a drink with breakfast, she probably is

Maybe they did multiple takes

😂👏🏻👏🏻

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Dead lol

Maybe she became expert because of that

Still an expert

Turtle's Reef yep..all smells and tastes the same to me.

Way late but here's a handy tip: Open your mouth a bit and inhale with both your nose and your mouth at the same time. The reason for this is that if you inhale through your nose with your mouth closed, then you're sucking alcohol vapours into your sinus cavity and then giving them nowhere to go so all you smell is burn. With your mouth open, you create a passthrough airflow out of your sinus cavity and pull the alcohol through, leaving room for the spirit's aromatic notes to get noticed. You also can vary the distance you bring your nose to the glass, because the further you are the more the alcohol evaporates into the air above the glass instead of going up your nose and masking the flavours. The shape of the glass you're smelling from also has DRAMATIC impacts on the smell of the whisk(e)y, with a narrower opening making the smell more focused and intensed (including the alcohol) so maybe try different containers to find one you like. It takes a bit of practice but everyone's got a sweet spot where they're not just huffing moonshine fumes. I still haven't gotten past tasting 85% wet fire, though.

Not everyone has a good nose, it's not just snobby. You can practice at it though and the more exposure, the more you can detect. Try blindfolded at home. And like above comments, breathe it in, most of it is in the way the aroma passes over the tongue and back towards the mouth from the nose.

Try a few different ones, especially back to back, you will start to get the hang of it pretty quickly.

Smells like nail polish remover.

I’m jealous. My aunts don’t drink

i am No one every cool wine aunt needs to die

@@hebbez300 damn

@@hebbez300 okay?

@@hebbez300 Yikes.

lmao they should!

I thought that’s what this was...

lucille ball.

@@jasonhickerson1017 Lucille Bluth

Now I _really_ want to know how whiskey pairs with fries and a Frosty. It's 8:15 on a Monday and I can't decide if that would really make it any worse.

Claire Pettie a splash of bourbon could taste really great in a vanilla frosty

@@FizzyCape You Sir have changed my life.

Automatically read the reply as Kenneth from 30 rock

I thought she said "semen"

You're ..

you gain experience drinking whiskey for breakfast everyday XD

In Scotland, Whisky is the breakfast of champions.

Klipperson Africano i came to the comment right after she said that this is the first one I saw... I’m satisfied with jus this one Lolol

She look like a whiskey expert 😭

it's a lot of people's heritage.

I hate these "YES" comments

Loco Busters thank you for letting me know I will be sure to remember that the next time I make one myself or see one

Blood of jesus i hate this meme😂

@@locobusters yup. It's not even funny or clever. It doesn't even make sense. "What's your favorite ice cream?" "Yes." "Yeah, we got an idiot on our hands, someone call for backup."

@Clams McGee just get vodka

I've seen it once or twice got it wrong. I think it might have been a coffee episode 🤷 if I think of it I'll come back and edit it. or something to do with spice paprika

Spanking expert guesses cheap vs expensive spankings

@@starlite5154 it's all about the weave of the whip.

Lmfao 🤣🤣

I had to rewind 😳

The deadpan delivery really sells it 😂

lmao

She’s a freak

@@tomcatdude105 Aren't we all?

MessyRoomGaming Spankings are NOT freaky. They’re closer to the tame side.

I am sure she enjoys all 3 receptors.😊😋😃🙃😮😮😲🤪🤪😵😵

i knew she remained me of someone

“I got you some whiskey rocks for your birthday” “Jesus CHRIST MARIE, whiskey MINERALS”

@@JB-xl2jc This comment deserves way more love than it has received.

@@JB-xl2jc I got you some bourbon for your bday! Jesus christ Marie, its scotch!!

This is what Annalise was doing after Sam's death

start smelling everything you eat before you eat it. you will get there. I have done this for years and my smell is my strongest sense because of it.

This is way too close to home.

@@blackwiza24 it must be tough to be blind

Smell with with your mouth slightly open and try breathing through both.

Yes

@@nahor88 There are some remarkable whiskeys out there though. You probably just haven't had a really good one yet. Sure, if you don't care for whiskey, nobody will force you to enjoy it, but maybe a whiskey tasting might change your mind.

nahor88 You have to try many different kinds before you find what you like the best. Yes it’s a expensive process

@@nahor88 I'm a big fan of Makers Mark. It's great and has a really good price. You can pick up a half pint for about $10; although I do live in Kentucky about an hour from where its made so it could be more expensive where your at.

@@nahor88 Some people just don't like it and that's that. No use forcing yourself into an expensive hobby!

Glenfiddich 12 - it's reasonably cheap and offers a lot of those floral/fruity single malt properties - try it!

Try Redbreast 12 Pot Still Whiskey

Marra she's the best omg

My kind of woman.

Right??? She’d be fun to drink with

Oh really, when did she say that I missed it

she didn’t really say that but okay... she just mentioned it

why stop there? Beer expert, red wine ... etc

This comment made me laugh out loud and I thought you should know.

@@tzenophile 60% kitchen alcohol expert

@@tzenophile Why stop at whiskey? Do you really have to ask?

HEEHEEHEEHEEHAHAHAAAA.......

They definitely don't taste like how she describes when you drink them for the first time! You've got to get used to the alcohol before being able to taste the differences

I had had distilled drinks before, vodka, spirits etc. But first time i tried whiskey, that was like, holy crap, never knew it could actually taste good and not like hand sanitizer

@@chelseafcrocks82Depends. I didn’t need to grow a taste for it, but of course there are many from whom it is an acquired taste.

The longer this video goes on, the more I’m realizing she has a dry sense of humor.

💗

As soon as I heard the spanking part I had to check the comments aha

She can get it

She's one of the coolest women I've ever seen in a RU-vid video... And I've been here since the beginning

Lmao ikr

I see a Richard reference. I upvote.

*"Quite well.. Thank you very much"*

You have to have Whiskey with your Oatmeal. Lol

Hehe... this was my reaction.

when beign addicted in a drug is cool in society

@@arthurbenedetti9146 When being highly judgemental with very little context is cool

@@beckersteen4 when the girl says she needs whiskey with her oatmeal thats a sign that something is wrong there. Change the whiskey to any other drug and people would get 10x more judgemental. This acceptance of alcohool is clear when you compare the number of addicted to alcohool compared to other drugs. Obviously Im not sure wether the girl is addicted or not, and certainly is not on me to try to change what she does. But saying "I love you" becuse of a clearly bad habit is a good way to escalate a potential problem. Well the number speaks for themselves.

Her, the knife guy, and the beer guy were amazing

Meat dude us cool too i guess

Beer guy is still up there

Beer guy is the best hands down

Beer guy too def

Didn't notice until I read your comment, I can't unsee it and it's so annoying!

That's for jump cut, each zoom action is a jump cut point.

Wow. This comment completely ruined the rest of the video for me... I'm not even going to finish

@@Derbycityborn you are welcome.

I shouldn't have read this

Gold. Pure Gold. Perhaps that's why I prefer Barrel Proof spirits. If it's over 50% alcohol it's worth drinking. In extreme moderation of course (he lies to himself).

the difference between a fraud and and a booze lover. Choose which is which

You can find best alcohol experts sleeping on park bences.

@@BradGryphonn "extreme moderation"

stephen stewart the different flavors or notes come from those ingredients and also the barrel that they’re aged in. Wood has a lot of compounds and and natural occurring chemicals that leech out into the whisky. Woods are different between each other too. The longer it ages the more notes one has the potential of tasting. Also the combination of certain ones give different notes. I’m no super taster and definitely can’t tell much different between certain ones but some stronger flavors I can taste and do notice

You, sir, have been watching too much "How to drink" apparently ;)

Hahah awesome!

But she speaks so much, though.

@@americancitizen1885 Yes, hello, FBI - this comment right here.

@@S___________D Ha! Imagine if she was doing her expertise thing here, but instead just chugged it quietly and either smirked a bit or frowned and flipped it off. That's like a bad date. Did she just say that would bathe in the bourbon? What the

Coincidentally, mine too

She's a alcoholic

We prefer aficionado

I love whisky myself especially single malt but she said she drinks it at breakfast not for.

@@revjunior That made me laugh too much.

Is that second emoji a clap or a spank?

Lol I see what you did there

Nice one cow fart bear

nice

Wonder how many peoples heads this went over

I don't get it, please explain!

I was just about to comment this, but I'm glad I only had to press like on yours. As a whisky enthusiast this would have improved the video greatly.

The expensive Irish one is called Midleton, you get a Willy Wonka factory tour ticket with each purchase and the cheap one is probably Paddy's which will probably get you a black eye.

@@adammoore251 there are other expensive Irish whiskeys than just Middleton

Honestly I wish they did this for all their videos. At least for the beer tasting video there were a lot of people in the comments who could help identify the beers based on the bottle/can, price per beer, and the descriptions given by the expert (for example, the wheat beers he tasted were Allagash White and Blue Moon). This video put them all in decanters instead of just removing the labels from the bottles so you couldn't even make guesses based on that kind of information. They could probably make a good amount of extra money too if they partnered with a distributor and provided affiliate links in the description. It would be great to be able to receive an expert review like this on the product, comparing the cheap to the expensive side by side, and then make an informed purchase with that information. It even sounded like she preferred the cheaper rye whiskey for something to just drink when you wanted a rye (listen to the description she gave at 8:57), but right as she was about to say it they did the jump cut at 9:18 where they revealed the prices. I'd really like to know what that cheaper rye whiskey was since it sounds like she thought it was a great value from all the descriptions she gave to it.

@@thomasbuck303 Yea, at $100 it's probably something like redbreast 12 (€60 over here) or yellow spot (about €70). I say that for no other reason than they are my favourites 😂

If you stay drunk, you don’t have to get drunk!

@@danielm5535 this is how you get a fatty liver with cirrhosis

Re-watch the video at .5 speed so she sounds drunk. It's perfect.

GaiusMatius “And i’m going to go ahead and guess Moonshine B was made in someone’s backyard tarp tent”

That is just the classic moonshine.

Maybe they could do “Glug”- with brake fluid.

If blindness is the only symptom, I'd immediately predict that the other must be cheaper.

"The newspaper they dissolved in B is definitely from a single PRESS agency."

Hilariously awesome. I like the idea!

and getting drunk xD

You on to sumting

Why are you yelling?

@@stanleydrones *OH I WISH YOU PEOPLE STOP WITH THE "YELLING" BS!Y THEY'RE NOTHING BUT CAPITOLIZED BOLD LETTERS.IF I WERE REALLY YELLING YOU WOULDN'T EVEN HEAR ME!!!* #NerdyTextNazis

And then everyone died... The End

She said it was made with water. That counts :D

Mind: Hotel? Her: Trivago.

The name means "water of life" in Gaelic, sooooooooo...

Aleks

In this video it's even more painful, because I've never noticed it before

It's a TV technique where they film with multiple cameras and splice together 4 second clips to keep the attention of the ADHD community.

@@monstar7566 But it's still painful to watch.

Cinnamon

.... She said cinnamon, come on now, lol

Her name is not tina fey

I'm not really seeing the Tina Fey angle

Tina Fey mixed with Jackie Kennedy

@@parkermaciejewski4671 Oh I see that, though. Good call.

Damn! That's an awful thing to say to a lady that enjoys spankings and whiskey for breakfast.

LOL. "we like spankings" ... *thinking* do we?

I don’t but I love that she said that. She’s got an awesome sense of humor. I’d love to hang out with this chick.

I had to rewind that for a second, wasn't sure if I heard what I think I heard!

she's also a cheap date apparently

LOL yes she is. " whiskey is an occasion after all, unless you are like me and drink right when you wake up" She is hilarious.

She also doesn't do the funny tasting thing with her mouth "you don't drink it that way . . . and also I think it looks strange".

She also doesn't know what she is talking about

uisce_beatha if you say so

and she likes spankings

@@rwgibson1Here's a bit of her back ground information. She was The Director of Whiskey Education and sommelier at The Flatiron Room in Manhattan from 2012-2014 where her classes sold out regularly. She was an award-winning ambassador when she worked for Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch, and was the first American Woman to Serve on the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in Edinburgh. She is a celebrated writer who inspires new imbibers -- her book was shortlisted in the New York Times as well as being selected by Tales of the Cocktail as one of the ten best spirits books of the year. She is a contributor to the upcoming Oxford Companion of Spirits, She is also certified by France's Bureau National International Professionnel Du Cognac as one of the few who hold a Cognac Educators Foundation Diploma in the United States.

Saxon Denning „Now. Well. Do you want to tell us something about you heather? Why are you here with us today?“

Her: "Hi I'm Heather" Me: "Hi I'm Peat"