How does AGE change whisky? 10 vs 18 vs 43 year old Scotch.

Whiskey Mooch status: Legendary. Ready to see how age changes Scotch whisky? We just scored a 10, 18, and 43 year old Talisker, and secretly poured them in a blind tasting with some whiskey friends, new and old. Thanks to the bottle shipping glory of ReserveBar for making this happen! We grabbed a ReserveBar PROMO CODE for you too. Just use the code "TRIBE15 " and get $15 off any order of $75+ on ReserveBar.com
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[@shortlivedglory3314]

Please have So-Han back. His contribution was glorious!

[@jasonkennedymusic]

The edits they did for him were pretty cheeky too 😆

[@adambrickley9088]

Is it sadistic that I want them to give him a run of like Balcones Brimstone, Octomore, and Springbank? See the tea-level analysis of some really funky, smoky stuff.

[@dougilijev4363]

Saw a modern rogue video with him recently, he's great. Definitely want him to come back!

[@NahImPro]

Yes please fucking so Han had actually excellent words on the tastes

[@jakeapplegate6642]

That dude knows how to taste some stuff.

[@McCartyCFII]

Bring Tea Guy back…he is awesome.

[@benjamincarlson457]

Almost hoping they do a tea video during dry week.

[@McCartyCFII]

@@benjamincarlson457 yes! I am on board with that idea!

[@jeffkemp4392]

There are a couple of Modern Rogue episodes with him

[@ryanmacneill2857]

I’m in agreement

[@graxo3752]

We need to drink tea more. It's so relaxing to find a plant you enjoy that doesn't need a euphoric effect to appreciate.

[@khalkotauroio2417]

I love how So-Han is still using the tea house etiquette here, the double tap on the table being an example

[@Tomislav_B.]

Double tap...? Time stamp?

[@stevenl2092]

@@Tomislav_B. had to look back myself 3:35.

[@Tomislav_B.]

@@stevenl2092 Blink and you missed it

[@khalkotauroio2417]

@@Tomislav_B. 3:30

[@Tomislav_B.]

@@khalkotauroio2417 So what's the purpose of that double tap? Or does it have any special meaning?

[@tasdevl]

Rex trying to not laugh at Briana, comedy gold!

[@skippityblippity8656]

you go ahead and try not to laugh when someone talking bout the taste of damp logs lmao fr fr bru this be bussin tho

[@nadesicond4018]

Briana always has the best most descriptive ways of describing nose and tasting notes... "The whole log...including the innards" lol. And also the coolest t shirts, plus the Lucille Ball levels of physical expressiveness.

[@EuriEuropa]

I love her sarcasm lol

[@TheDiplomancer]

Briana's whiskey knowledge has definitely grown up since she first showed on this channel, and I love it! Also, tasting whiskey like you're tasting tea might not be pleasant to hear, but it might be the way to find all that nuance...

[@MidnightAvalon]

I had such a weird experience with tea the other week. I got this tea from China and it smelled and tasted a bit like an Islay scotch. Super smokey but not as intense as whiskey of course. It was really neat seeing those worlds collide actually.

[@zachohmie1262]

I just had some WT101 Rye (the second bottle I've ever had) and the very first note I got was black tea. It surprised me because I didn't remember the first bottle being like that. I found it very interesting.

[@workstorage933]

@@MidnightAvalon hey could I ask you to share the name of that tea or a picture? I am most intrigued

[@TheDiplomancer]

@@MidnightAvalon Sounds like Lapsang Suchong

[@DH-xw6jp]

She went from "plastic bucket" to 'sticky air". . .

[@derekjbarbee]

I absolutely loved this cast of characters, and the editing really brought out their best. Fantastic video. Please have So-Han back on - he was fascinating to listen to, and I really liked his perspective. Briana is a blast, as always.

[@jarrettjordan]

Love the way Briana brings out everyone's inner 12-year old boy. The innuendos are killing me 😂😂

[@maxrossa2478]

Having a tea expert on was a great idea, next you should try inviting a perfumer to a tasting! The way that they describe scents and tastes could be a new perspective.

[@rossbennett-kennett9764]

Best tasting group by far. Each one offered a lot of unique insight in their approach. Loved it

[@mop4232]

Briana AND brushwood in the same video?! Be still my beating heart!

[@pronational02]

I can imagine a lot of frowns or raised eyebrows with the slurping of whiskey. But I will wager everyone will be trying it. Right Rex? Awesome cast. That was fun.

[@SpootyMcGee]

So cool to see So-Han here. Great tea channel @Tea House Ghost茶館鬼

[@lazyboyghrol]

I love how Brian immediately drinks the whole thing. You go Modern Rogue.

[@jsteinfeld14]

This bothered me so much. He just downs it like a shot at a bar.

[@Mooseman327]

Yeah, Brian didn't know what he was doing or tasting. Only there to drink the whiskey.

[@washinthewind]

First, I'm loving the Modern Rogue x Whiskey Tribe crossover. Which brings me to; what about doing a tea tasting episode for dry week? (I realize I'm probably too late with this suggestion based on your production schedule but...ya know, I figured I'd drop it anyway)

[@geoffgreen2105]

It'd be fun to see Rex and Daniel go through the wringer at So-Han's tea shop. In the meantime, So-Han's channel is Tea House Ghost, and he did a primer on tea tasting with Brian and Jason from The Modern Rogue over on their channel. So-Han is truly an expert and scholar on the topic of Chinese tea, and it's amazing to see him work.

[@timnone2924]

yeahhh have them do something similar to the tea episodes from MR with So-Han

[@kennystephens1165]

“Air sticky” is actually a technical term in Ohio. Just goes to show you how truly sophisticated Briana is.

[@davideasterling2729]

The moment Brianna said "Air sticky", I immediately had a flashback to my last deployment in the US Navy. We went to 8 or 9 different countries in Southeast Asia that summer, but "Air sticky" is a spot on description for Thailand in July.

[@ji99lypu44]

Slurping is def one of the best ways to taste all the flavors of whiskey. I’m not downing shots of whiskey anymore, i tend to do a little bit of slurping when i enjoy a glass.

[@kunzilla]

geez, I just did a price check on the 43 and it's starting at $4000. And it's already sold out on Reserve Bar.

[@samgould8567]

Briana has the best descriptions of whiskey I have ever heard. She is completely unconventional in her language but I instantly understand what she is talking about in a visceral way. It’s not just that she is lacking the pretense that would lock her into specific vocabulary - she is a savant.

[@ToomanyFrancis]

Slurping is very important in tea and coffee tasting, even Starbucks baristas are taught the slurp. I was a bit surprised when I started learning about whiskey tasting and nobody was slurping, but it makes sense. Slurping gets more air into your mouth and forces you to breath in through your nose as you're tasting, then the continued slurp aerates it and lets it cool off, temperature actually has a huge impact on your sense of taste. With whiskey there's no need to cool it, so the extra slurp doesn't do as much.

[@montrealreview6337]

I really liked the Tea guy ! I hope he will be back 🙌🏼🤙🏼

[@robertjmckenna]

One of my favorite Scotch distilleries. So jealous you all got to sample the 43.

[@Yuritau]

Briana's taste and smell notes make way more sense to me than the boys come up with. Also.. Editor, you're the best. Better not be the last one!

[@Condor987]

Brushwood, what the heck man?? Downing each glass in one go? I thought the boys had taught you better 🤣😜

[@violentmeadow]

I would have loved to see him do that in front of Daniel 😆

[@dobber43]

You seem to forget he is of the school of mooch if there isn't more whisky for a second taste they have to pour more pro-strats

[@Da1Prophessor]

I always love these episodes. It’s funny how all the descriptions are so similar; different words to convey the same ballpark flavors. It goes to show how different we convey the same things….👍🏽🥃

[@sassholio]

The tea guy is awesome. He needs to come back!

[@dmshampton]

I would have fought a small bear to be a taste tester in this episode. I love Talisker so much. Also, So-Han was awesome! The edits too😂

[@adamwalkeraw]

Me too, its my go to alcoholic drink, I love talisker, it tastes perfect to me 😋 could you imagine the 43yo id die happy...

[@EuropaWill]

This was an awesome episode! Thanks! The tasting notes moving from 10 to 18 weren't what I expected.

[@zenzibar28]

YES I'm so happy to see So-Han showing up in more videos he's got such good chemistry with the group!

[@PrecisionNerd]

Talisker 18 walking up to you (Miles Morales style): hey

[@kevinvanhauwaert4468]

Talisker 10 is amazing. Like the tea guy’s point of view

[@Opahyagenn]

I have no knowledge of any whiskies. But your group's vibe has me stapled in this channel for hours.

[@jamwheeler]

gotta bring the tea guy in more often

[@Annatar_Lord_of_Gifts]

The chaos of this episode in the first 5 seconds is amazing

[@zackzenron]

Can we please put a tag on all Crowded Barrel releases that has Briana's tasting notes on it.

[@shanepeters4803]

Absolutely loved this experiment / episode! Please do some more of these, i.e. same brand, different ages

[@timothyjuarez5306]

Yep, So-Han is a guy after my own heart. He seems to understand that a good dram is a captured moment in time. I love single malts because of that.

[@acelee632]

did anyone notice the "thank you" finger tap by tea-guy?!

[@MegaWeagle]

I was doing so well till “full log” I lost it at that point. Just to funny!

[@davideasterling2729]

The moment Brianna said "Air sticky", I immediately had a flashback to my last deployment in the US Navy. We went to 8 or 9 different countries in Southeast Asia that summer, but "Air sticky" is a spot on description for Thailand in July. I remember it being 95°F or more every day and just when you thought the humidity couldn't be any worse (we were required to wear long pants and collared shirts, by the way), out of nowhere it would start raining for 5-10 minutes and quit. The steam coming off the pavement and metal roofs made it almost difficult to breathe, like if you took too big a sip of Stagg Jr.

[@nanajoth]

My dad always said that was Guam in a B-52

[@Wisconsin.pikachu]

I opened a bottle of some whiskey my grandmother gave me, she opened a liquor store in the 70s-80s. It is a 1980 bottle of James beam

[@jhenke83]

How was it?

[@Wisconsin.pikachu]

@@jhenke83 pretty good actually, I have had some old Wild Turkey before that was in a ceramic decanter but unfortunately had a cork lid and the cork degraded over time and left sediment in the whiskey. The James beam in the ceramic decanter that I opened had a thread style lid with the foam/plastic seal so the whiskey started out already better. The taste was very good, still had a sweet taste to it with a strong smoke flavor, didn't taste degraded very much as it was in the dark ceramic bottle.

[@Davidjones-ox4yk]

Talisker was the first “real” whiskey I ever had, about 25 years ago… still has a very special place in my heart. Also the first Mooch I ever had, at a Vegas whiskey bar 15 years ago…

[@Yohanyothan]

The slurp by the tea taster 🤣🤣🤣

[@bluerun22]

So cool you invited Jackson Galaxy! Never would’ve thought he was such a whiskey expert!😂

[@mariaelisapaiva]

I love how even So-Han's shirt says "tea"

[@brawleybarrelhouse9397]

Talisker being the focal point of this creates much excitement within my heart.

[@pennyaskay5653]

I love the posts when Briana is in them - I love her descriptions and her facial expressions during tastings. I would love to be able to come and visit. It would be amazing. For health reasons I only get to take sips (smaller than a shot) of different spirits. My budget is low but I am always keep an eye out for my next purchase! Thank you all for sharing!

[@Izzysai]

The "tea guy" is absolutely on another level.

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

Ahah, Briana's way of expressing herself is just wonderful. "A thick bark...like a log". I died there :D Adorable.

[@tlfreek]

i tried that as well. the taste notes were awesome: cotton candy, nutmeg, soy sauce, chicken broth and mustard - I would highly recommend. it's a complex whiskey

[@jessebianchi2631]

Never was into hard liquor (tequila being an exception) but i'll never forget a friend who drank only jack black and whose dad drank only wild turkey. one day his dad brought out a bottle of jack and shared it with my friend. billy (my friend) asked his dad if he would admit that jack tasted better. the old man told billy that they'd been drinking wild turkey all afternoon. he had just poured wt into one of billy's empty jack bottles. ocie (billy's dad) could also make some kickass wine.

[@WhiskyLock]

I've always thought that Talisker is one of those distilleries where there's less of a difference between the 10yo and their 18yo than most. Which makes Talisker an odd choice for such an experiment. The super old stuff can be spectacular though - although even the 25yo is far too expensive for me :-) I'm glad that someone actually opened a bottle of Xpedition though!

[@mentalrectangle]

Agreed. Talisker 10 is a very solid whiskey in its own right. Usually I don't like even the 12s from a lot of major Scotch distilleries but despite being a mere 10 years, it packs more flavor and subtlety than a lot of 16 year whiskeys out there.

[@Humbulla93]

@@mentalrectangle talisker is one of my favourites, i also do like aberfeldy as it´s really mellow and i do like the sweet character of it. bought also an 18 year old bowmore for only 42€ couldn´t say no to this price, i recently found out that i like those whisky's which aged in pedro ximenez barrels

[@haraldlorentzen40]

@@mentalrectangle True, never tried Talisker 10, but do have a bottle of Laphroaig 10, and that is superb. Will have to try a bottle of Talsiker 10, as the price point is a tad chaper than the Talsiker 41, wich sits at a cool ~$4000 here in Norway...

[@lokithecat7225]

It would be interesting to find some People with taste Synesthesia, and see what they do with Tasting. Synesthesia is where people experience a second... sense when using a sense. Such as Hearing sounds can invoke images of Colors.

[@adn8099]

That's an awesome idea

[@bdwilcox]

I can help you out. When he said it was 43 year old, I saw green. Lots and lots of green.

[@HazzCraft]

Love sittin down at the end of the day and having a whiskey while watching these guys drink whiskey

[@scoundrel1680]

So-Han should start a Channel, going deep on a different tea every week or something, I'd binge on that.

[@stephane.foisy.186]

Anyone else thought the answer to the video title was 33 years 😉 great details in this one.

[@eel1378]

Great ep! Bring the tea guy back. And Brianna was great as always

[@RS-686]

Modern Rogue has a couple episode with him, definitely check them out

[@JhaeMo777]

11:30 he understands & he approves!🥃

[@UnknownPersonUnknownPerson]

Bro I’m so happy to see Brian Brushwood! I found your guys’ channel separately from his and it’s so cool to see a video with y’all! I group up watching scam school and I just love seeing two of my favorite channels together!

[@jasonturner1045]

"you're running some kind of carny midway here!" yep, that's pretty much what I think every time I watch these guys. and it's awesome!!!

[@jakematthews6982]

The only whiskey’s I’ve had experience with were akin to gasoline and paint thinner. Not a fan. But listening to an actual tasting like this makes me want to look into whiskey a bit more. Possibly… But the dude with the long beard is a character and the reason I’d like to give it another try.

[@minislag]

That motor bike edit was gold lmfao

[@CookinWithSquirrl]

Briana and Rex with the wood was killing me! So-Han was a treat and I really enjoyed his segments.

[@TannerCLynn]

The tea guy is really going for it

[@themugwump33]

Briana is so much fun to watch!!

[@coleboozer4032]

Glad I started my dry week two days ago for a wedding next weekend. Cheers guys!

[@jonrichards6872]

This was a very enjoyable video. Loved this idea of blind tasking same whiskeys at different aged years in the barrel.

[@justaman5490]

My grandmother used to nurse one glass of scotch & water at family parties she always called it adult tea.

[@victormonteiro2113]

Such a nice cast for this video! Please bring So-han back more times!

[@ROBIEM97]

Love that damp bark moment

[@Mooseman327]

So So-Han and Lynx nailed it. Great tastebuds there. So-Han might have the best tasting palate of anyone ever on this channel. He's very talented in this area. Bring him back.

[@agskater1914]

My tea supplier So Han of West China Tea in the house. Also, don't think the tea heads didn't notice that double tap on the table

[@ethanshepard8608]

Whoever edits these videos needs a raise

[@bluecollarwineguy4447]

Tell me you drink tea without telling me you drink tea.....🤣🤣

[@darrenc8776]

I absolutely love Talisker.

[@gabrielvinicius2409]

Bald guy DEFINITELY knows more about whiskey than the other guests. Still, they are all pretty awesome. I could watch that gang try whiskeys all day.

[@jasonl2095]

This episode is a piece of art.

[@richardscales9560]

Credits to the editor for this one. Good job

[@MrAnderson234]

Mans Lynx was spot on with EVERYTHING he was sayin

[@stefanfrankel8157]

I bought a half gallon of whisky at an estate sale near Washington, DC, once that had a thick layer of dust on it. Smooth!

[@FirstLast-il6ok]

I’ve had a 30 year and a 40 year scotch and they were the best things I’ve ever tasted or smelled. Loved every bit of it.

[@fishguy911]

Talisker 18 is an absolute favorite of mine. Great episode!

[@daytonaexpress7160]

Briana is... amazing. She takes the cake every time shes on camera and she makes me laugh so damn hard! Like, hard like... bark barky barky 😂😂

[@SwordsmanRyan]

She’s so pretty and they just don’t make it a thing, at all. She’s so busy being goofy.

[@3ip2itvv]

Did anyone else just love the editing in this video? (So-Han made it great)

[@TheCouzOnline]

Honestly I love describing them in terms of family members

[@jtf2dan]

Rex's longing and loving looks at the slurping noises......priceless...and creepy....at the same time. LOL

[@Nord_Kitten]

Briana's whisky descriptions are just the gen Z version of professional tasting notes and Rex does not understand.

[@whisperinwolf1569]

Do a whisky line up and throw an anejo tequila in there to throw everyone off. Lol

[@ApothecaryTerry]

If anyone with a face can't spot the difference between whisky and tequila that would be worrying! I guess there might be a crossover point but it would have to be a terrible example of both...

[@eriksonofander]

So dry week ends at noon on my birthday. I'm fine with that.

[@burtmacklin6443]

Modern Rogue is just shooting all of them and it's hilarious given his reaction of "these whiskeys are angry", my synopsis of him not his quote himself.

[@greatnortoni]

I'm so happy that your "DRY WEEK" ends just in time for my birthday!

[@mr.nonederful3314]

"If a spanking had a flavor..." hahahaha. Great panel of testers as well!

[@DoctorAstrolBlack]

Brianna was definitely hitting on Rex during that comparison segment. Direct eye contact "Wet bark" "Haaard" "The full log" "Hot.. wood" "Yeah, wood but less wet, damp, damp wooood."

[@eyemallears2647]

The first time I had Talisker 10 I fell in love.

[@phauntis]

Love that So-Han is back but now here

[@takadacol]

Love how anything can become innuendo 😂

[@antholler672]

Hahahah the dude with the whole smoking family situation goin on is funny asf 🤣😂

[@breel79]

The tea guy interests me. When I want to step away from booze, I go to tea. Coffee is a morning thing, but whiskey and tea can both be evening things.

[@hka11726]

Talisker is an awesome whisky

[@adamwalkeraw]

43 year old tallisker is just an absolute bucket list thing for me, talliskers my pound for pound favourite whisky, its the one id drink the most, i love the phenolic island malts, to try the 43yo would make me very very happy.