How to Drink Scotch | TIME

Master Distiller Richard Paterson of The Dalmore shows TIME's Josh Sanburn the real way to drink scotch.
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How to Drink Scotch | TIME
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[@need4speed177]

I was wondering why the bottle was already half empty, then he started talking to the whiskey and it all made sense.

[@loendsti]

frankenstein427 you are pissimic, it's half full :D

[@joshitheyoshi2533]

frankenstein427 lmao. brilliant.

[@kri1612box50cal]

+frankenstein427 don't get the joke :(

[@caloyski4094]

+frankenstein427 best comment I have read so far. lol

[@deltavee2]

+loendsti Unless you are extremely left wing, then it's Who Stole Half My Scotch???

[@sidowninc]

He's like a Robin Williams character! I love this guy!

[@RyanKentBarnhart]

Richard Paterson is an amazing person, I love his enthusiasm.

[@scouser229]

This guy could talk me into just about anything.

[@michiganedge4770]

Richard is the man!

[@goldenhitman]

how awesome would it be to have a drink with this guy

[@1337fraggzb00N]

I tried it. I said:"Hello!" I said:"How are you?" The Whisky said:"I have a boyfriend!" The Sherry behind me yelled:"I'M A VEGAN!" This was the first and last time in a feminist bar.

[@sethburke]

I did this with a Glenmorangie Original, while watching, it actually works! Amazing, way more respect for Scotch now.

[@adamsbeerblog1212]

I did it too with glenmor and it really does work. I think leaving it on your tongue for a few seconds takes away the initial burn and allows you to taste the whisky

[@deltavee2]

+AdamsBeerBlog Also, don't inhale when you swallow or you may do more than blink.

[@TM-es1jm]

To enjoy a fine whiskey truly is to enjoy art. There's a reason the underlying flavors are called notes! :)

[@punkrock4401]

I love his passion, you can tell he loves what he does

[@dustina6646]

I don't know why but I love that man.

[@ashleydavis6094]

Great video, love it!

[@ghty43]

This made me laugh when he slung it out of the glass. Thanks TIME.

[@mogatsamasego]

In the four minutes and two seconds of this theatrical performance, I would have drank the whole bottle.

[@johnnybodank959]

I could listen to this Richard dude talk all day long. What a Character

[@CodyMudrack]

You people that are criticizing him obviously don't know how into his whiskey he is. Some like music, some like sex. He likes whisky.

[@cardboardboxification]

Cody Mudrack the world is full of criticizing goofs

[@igniowl]

Cody Mudrack and some people are into drugs

[@individuox4895]

IgniOwl like me

[@71donkrider]

Great ....i like his style

[@The_Skrub]

When he's talking about saying "Hello", "How are you", and "Very well, thank you very much" it's about how long you keep the glass to your nose to take in the scents. I know, using deeper thought is tough for most people. Just keep buying your Highland Mist and tell yourself you love fine scotch...

[@crzykev11]

Hey, I like to punish myself with metallic swill.

[@wika1984]

I'm a regular scotch drinker, however I don't drink scotch like this. 1) I drink scotch in a rocks glass neat. I hate using stems because my hands are worker hands. I've broken a few glasses with just my touch. I like to feel a real cup, and the best choice for me is a rocks glass. 2) I don't add ice because it dilutes good scotch. It's best to have it at room temperature to get the most flavor of it. When I was younger I experimented with hennesey and I got the most out of it by heating it. I don't want to heat good scotch because you lose some of it's alcohol content, but you'll get more flavor. 3) I splash about a table spoon amount on in mouth for the test while slightly sniffing the rocks glass. That way you have it in your mouth and noise. Let your tongue meddle with the substance left right, then the back to your more sensitive taste buds. Then you swallow. Although I'm no gentleman, I do like scotch and drink it well. I'm not one to try it like wine now treat it the same. I've been through that faze, and there's nothing worse than pretending your a gentleman at a bar when you show up in jeans and callus fingertips. If you're a serious drinker, I recommend you doing this at home away from others. You won't get to enjoy it to the fullest with others around you because they'll laugh like some of the other people in the comment section. If you just like the taste of scotch and don't want to look snobby, I suggest doing my method because it's what is expected from any drinker.

[@rjframe4410]

have you tried a glencaern?..wonderful little nosing glass, no stem, i have two, wouldn't try whiskey in anything else

[@DenysKovaliov]

Amazing!)

[@patrickbennett439]

i like the throwing part, i can do that when super drunk lol

[@jiggidiggyman]

Finally Time throws in a valuable vid!

[@GarlandGay7]

I don't know about tossing the whiskey out the glass during recreational drinking, but the man good suggestions for drinking scotch.

[@moviedude22]

This guy could be completely full of it but he's fantastic at his craft

[@phoeNYkx]

Reporter's eyes were burning and he was like WTF

[@gva_mx]

Wow!

[@dssin]

This guy is hilarious

[@moviedude22]

Can you do How to choose, drink and pair Red wine next?>??

[@acesneightscoldz153]

Guys a hoot!

[@luc137]

He touched the glass with his nose...and the guy drank! hahahaha....

[@rjframe4410]

its 80 proof, your covered, nothing is going to infect you after 80 proof.

[@ricardodiaz2076]

He's probably a Church Pastor on weekends, he talked like one.

[@JS-mr2ei]

This guy should be a magician.

[@RyuBakuraFTW]

this guy is insane. I want him to look after my children.

[@mustbehiggy]

To be fair, you could just put a tad bit of water and give it a swirl in your glass then toss that out. It's only really to rinse the glass fully to make sure it's perfectly clean. Instead of using the Whisky, of course. But I guess if you're really hardcore you can go ahead and do it with the Whisky lol

[@rrb634]

+Raceis Real i dont mind dead germs in my stomach

[@pilgrimMj]

3:52 I didn't know there were scotch flashbacks. I thought that happened with acid.

[@nickfunari3572]

“Listen to the liquor Randy!”

[@BeanSand]

At 3:13 they did a quick cut as that is the part where he normally refers to the combination of Scotch, coffee, and chocolate as a "multiple orgasm".

[@PretenderWho]

ogh comrads you lukz zo funny from here! In russia we have bears and and we have vodka , so there are only two Russian steps of drinking. Step 1- drink it,Step 2- Pray the lord that it was not a bear. Trust me, i'm the eldest alcoholic in my family, I'm almost seven.

[@tomojulitaiga]

I just say "hasta la vista baby"...

[@126lma]

To bring out the flavours in scotch you should always add water!

[@theweishuhnexperience3998]

lol this guy

[@luckyb3859]

I know Howe!

[@luckyb3859]

This reminds me of the Hot Scots short film by the Three Stooges. The Earl offers the Stooges a snifter.

[@DarthTwilight]

Sorry, I don't talk to my liquor.

[@HDitzzDH]

That's one dull relationship.

[@drrd4127]

He is coating the glass in whiskey then adding more whiskey, smelling the whiskey so the you get the whiskey in the nose then tasting it! It's because we use smell to taste, it's a fact! Lose your sense of smell and food becomes bland.

[@rrb634]

I will never throw whisky just to clean the glass ! I would clean it with still water instead....

[@primetiming5846]

how to drink johnny walker blue label?

[@yodellikeyoumeanit09]

"There is no wrong way to consume alcohol" - Ron Swanson

[@Mikau-gb8uo]

how did I get here?

[@TheFootballPlaya]

"I'm getting feces and buntakala an zambian sort of herbs and carrots, Dook with hot sick ass in a dead carcass, a most plentiful stew of famine and malnutrition, a perfect, perfect dram"

[@naayabassey7253]

I’m getting notes of pencil sharpener

[@mclenalex]

Singin...1Bourbon 1Scotch 1Beeeer.

[@eugenebell83]

Why do you have to talk to the whisky? Why not just huff it three times, or is that ritual about talking to it got a purpose?

[@xDoctorM]

Proper whiskey nose

[@cheapmovies25]

I have a bottle of 63 year old Jim beam worlds fair scotch

[@presidentoxford]

Moustache is a statement I'm a Bullshit artist.

[@briarhavengardens4658]

"Something is happening"

[@marvinromero6718]

that guy's nose was made to sniff whiskey!

[@canek931]

Step 1: Drink Step 2: See step one

[@sardakuar]

What about Coca Cola?

[@rjframe4410]

only after you've had it neat once, having it with coke the 1st time is like slathering a steak in A1 before tasting it. Know what your drinking before you try experiments.

[@joseph_b319]

Throw it away... Just drink it

[@sirgeorgioalastrata4104]

this guy is trying so hard not to laugh lmao

[@buttercupcumbersnatch7842]

He says the exactly the same thıngs at hıs each vıdeos.

[@noahrush7185]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[@wixom01]

I KNOW how! : /

[@cryptocovered4729]

Is that a pick up line?

[@tonyjelken6252]

I've got a way to drink scotch too, it's called a shot glass boom done!

[@rjframe4410]

and your wasting it, you cant taste it that way. if your spending 60 to 80 a bottle, it should be savored, if you want shots, get vodka, or get under 30 dollar American whiskey.

[@AliothSenator]

0:59 DON'T YOU DARE. WTF

[@ProfessionalDad]

Im tasting a really expensive way to get drunk

[@deltavee2]

+ProfessionalDad More of a stone than a drunk. With the decent stuff, anyway.

[@Eman1900O]

+deltavee2 huh

[@danielkelly8882]

No true Scotsmen would waste whisky

[@vietl30i]

My girl said she wants to sit on his face.

[@PartVIII]

i think he just threw in every flavor he could think of..

[@T0rnat0]

second

[@markw6031]

I suspect he is doing this for humorous effect, but wasting that much spirit is ridiculous when a bit of water would have a similar effect.

[@rpelletier2771]

What a massive waste of alcohol

[@LilView]

This is too painfully awkward to watch for some reason

[@lilcody69]

Dat nose

[@bobthompson209]

is this a parody video?

[@burningfuse63]

Throw away whiskey? HAHA what a scam. If you want to get the best flavor from your cigarette take one out light it, throw it away, and then start with a new. This will take any obscuring flavors from your tongue.

[@wazd4661]

hhhhh yep

[@sinnerorsaint4837]

More like how to get in trouble whilst trying to hook up with scotch. Throwing that to other people will surely get you in a big trouble before you even drink it with all those non-sense gay hello thingy

[@vanguillamun3907]

Too much bs!! Just smell, pour a bit of water and drink it

[@chemie89]

I hate the way he says "Slan-jee vah"...It's pronounced "Slan-shih"

[@sdow.]

lol do you even know how to speak gaelic

[@chemie89]

Yes, I do

[@gordonpage1]

SD ___ And he also knows how to use punctuation. Laugh out loud!