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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@tasdevl]

Rex trying to not laugh at Briana, comedy gold!

[@buffkonradin]

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.

[@rossbennett-kennett9764]

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

[@jarrettjordan]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@mop4232]

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

[@SpootyMcGee]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@EuropaWill]

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

[@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!

[@montrealreview6337]

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

[@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….👍🏽🥃

[@zenzibar28]

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

[@shanepeters4803]

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

[@Opahyagenn]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@kevinvanhauwaert4468]

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

[@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...

[@sassholio]

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

[@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…

[@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.

[@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

[@HazzCraft]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@zackzenron]

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

[@bluerun22]

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

[@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.

[@jonrichards6872]

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

[@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

[@CookinWithSquirrl]

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

[@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...

[@Annatar_Lord_of_Gifts]

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

[@brawleybarrelhouse9397]

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

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@ethanshepard8608]

Whoever edits these videos needs a raise

[@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.

[@Yohanyothan]

The slurp by the tea taster 🤣🤣🤣

[@themugwump33]

Briana is so much fun to watch!!

[@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.

[@3ip2itvv]

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

[@stephane.foisy.186]

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

[@victormonteiro2113]

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

[@coleboozer4032]

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

[@jamwheeler]

gotta bring the tea guy in more often

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

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

[@jasonl2095]

This episode is a piece of art.

[@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.

[@JhaeMo777]

11:30 he understands & he approves!🥃

[@Wolfofthenightt]

I recently discovered your channel and this was the video that made me hit subscribe. Keep up everything you guys do!

[@MegaWeagle]

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

[@TannerCLynn]

The tea guy is really going for it

[@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!

[@richardscales9560]

Credits to the editor for this one. Good job

[@trevorcarlisle5447]

I stopped drinking 3 years ago due to medical issues but I still love watching this channel more specifically because of Briana and how funny she is.

[@brian_kirk]

I know nothing about whiskey and barely ever drink it but this was fascinating to watch. So much so I wish I had some Talisker to sip on. Btw, So-Han's descriptions were the best (IMO)

[@mariaelisapaiva]

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

[@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.

[@scoundrel1680]

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

[@darrenc8776]

I absolutely love Talisker.

[@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.

[@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

[@mr.nonederful3314]

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

[@ROBIEM97]

Love that damp bark moment

[@PrecisionNerd]

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

[@Izzysai]

The "tea guy" is absolutely on another level.

[@frazermcgaw8201]

13:45, I'm sure it was a slip of the tongue but Talisker is Skye, not Islay. Awesome video!

[@patchrockit]

At tastings i always have a pocket full of coffee beans. Between drinks or scents, i'll crack a bean in half and smell it to clear out the previous drink's scent. If you go from one drink directly to another, the lack of an inbetween cleanser gives you differing impressions. Got that from a mall scent shop.

[@cptmcquacken]

I watched a few videos last night. I IMagined being able to ask you guys if you knew a place online or otherwise that has Bottle that are so rare you wont find them anywhere else. Mainly because I use to drink Kush cognac, it went under and I cant find it anywhere. I wake up today, watch this video and ya'll talk about reservebar. Kinda blows my mind.

[@pantonman]

Earlier this year I was given a bottle of Johnny Walker Black Label 12 year old. My partner's father had been given it as a gift from a client about 25 years ago, (he thinks it almost 40 years old) . I bought a current Black Label off the shelf to compare. There was a significant difference between the 2 tastes. The much older one was darker in colour, stronger smoky peat taste. Superb drop, very smooth. The younger off the shelf bottle was light amber in colour, mild taste of smoky caramel. Still nice though. The pick was the much older one.

[@davecrawley4634]

How did it change when you added coke and ice?

[@pantonman]

@@davecrawley4634 No ice & coke. Just neat.

[@davecrawley4634]

@@pantonman some people really, really, really don’t get sarcasm. Christ.

[@acelee632]

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

[@greatnortoni]

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

[@Divedown_25]

Loved loved loved this video…as I love Talisker, my kids, my dogs and my cat.

[@justaman5490]

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

[@banzaiib]

the editing is insane... i love it, and i hate whiskey... but now i kinda want some

[@Illindi]

I like this format. Different tasters of different skills. Gives you a good idea of what it is. Mind you, talisker is and oldeb but goodienin me cabinet :)

[@judythepunk461]

I love the editor

[@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.

[@chrismarshall4486]

I’m dying 🤣🤣🤣 The beginning of the video. Y’all are awesome.

[@bdwilcox]

I cried at Rex's drone and subsequent crashing minibike clip. The editing in this video was over the top fun.

[@Nick-mc2hy]

I really enjoyed the editing 😁. You did it for me I presume.

[@hka11726]

Talisker is an awesome whisky

[@DerVorsitzender]

"This thing paid for the house that the other 2 grew up in" Funny thing is, the opposite is true.

[@TheCouzOnline]

Honestly I love describing them in terms of family members

[@imthatoneguyify]

Background music starting around 5:00 really reminds me of Khruangbin!