Affordable vs. High End Irish Whiskies Reviewed

[@diecastsdigest3716]

Him smelling, it’s like he’s reading a book. Super impressive lol I love his passion.

[@zhanborukhov7026]

Talking about quarantine preparedness... this is a beautiful sight.

[@cliffnorman178]

What a great review. Your professionalism comes through on every video. Wish you could do more reviews.

[@welshtoro3256]

Hi Cliff, I'm not sure if you're aware but he has a Patreon channel with more regular content. Well worth it.

[@craig947]

Always enjoy your assessments, LiquorHound. Your vodka reviews sent me on an enjoyable detour from my usual whisky experiences, so thanks for that. But right now 'tis the season to drink Irish. Regards from Down Under.

[@LiquorHound]

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching and cheers!

[@marksaliba4194]

Thanks for that comprehensive comparison. Not sure how it's possible, but at the LCBO in Ontario, we get the RB 21 for $250CAD and the Tyrconnell for $100, way cheaper than you paid. Either way, the tropical fruits on that Redbreast make it one of my favourite drams ever. Cheers

[@srangefoot1075]

Great reviews. You really got me on the Luksusowa with you vodka review, love the backdrop of all that liquor!

[@darrenpellichino2923]

Great review. My dad passed away a year ago and left me a bottle of Bushmills Millennium Malt 25 year. I drink a little every few months after watching reviewers to see how far I've come with my tasting abilities. So far it is still way beyond me but lately I can find a very unique grassy taste and a kinda marzipan sweetness. I really appreciate all the videos which have often helped me decide what to buy next =)

[@LiquorHound]

Sorry for your loss, but what a bottle to remember and honor him by. You’re welcome for the help and thank you for the comment. Cheers!

[@Sheldonatello]

Legendary commentary and visuals - very articulate, knowledgeable, honest - & fairly humorous - I admire your realness . With that being said I wonder what you think of Teeling small batch - as I am earnestly considering what irish wiskey to get for st pattys day weekend...

[@LiquorHound]

Thank you! Teeling makes nice Irish Whiskeys, so I don’t think you’ll be disappointed (as long as you keep the price point in perspective). Take care and cheers!

[@Sheldonatello]

​@@LiquorHound It is great, I truly love the Teeling company and commend them for their quality guarantees - no artificial colouring, no GMO's, looking forward to trying the single malt & single pot variants. As the Small Batch one sits in my closet ATM, starting a collection. Just opted for the Small Batch Four Roses bourbon, and thoroughly impressed by their products as well. .. Do you have any recommendations as a new whiskey connoisseur that I must try?

[@hellogodblessyou6946]

Nice video. Green spot chateau is cool, method of madness is ok too that Paddy I've been ignoring it for a very long time I might try get it soon cheers

[@seawynd99]

"Barrel-Char"? Is that what it is about Bushmills? I knew there was something distinctive about it that I loved right from my first shot:)..Thanks for defining it.Great review.

[@calebweintraub1]

Excellent work. Clear and thorough as always.

[@treehouse722]

Your expertise is very impressive, and I admire your passion for your pastime. Very nice video.

[@LiquorHound]

Thank you and cheers!

[@willbeverly7858]

It was nice to see you last week at the wine/dinner pairing. I had no idea we were in the same area. I need to find a spot in town to try that redbreast. 21.

[@LiquorHound]

It was great to meet you as well! Once everything calms down, we’ll have to get together again and have you try it. Until then, be safe and cheers!

[@竹子-g9w]

Cheers! Always great to see you talking. Keep it coming!

[@stacyhackney6100]

Love your videos, thank you. I know nothing about spirits but love to learn. You make it interesting. 🙄

[@LiquorHound]

I appreciate that and I'm glad you're here! Cheers!

[@djbeacon1942]

Chris, enjoyed your review of this range of Irish. Maybe I'm part Scottish / frugal, but haven't spent much money on Irish and enjoy the bog-standard Black Bush and Jameson Stout Edition at under $25. My wife bought me a bottle of the RB 12 and loved it. And will move up to their CS in the future. But I get more flavors, smells and texture out of bourbon, rye and scotch. Cheers!!

[@fergspan5727]

You have to chop off your arm to even buy a lower end Irish whiskey here in Australia

[@fergspan5727]

And don’t get me started on the price on buckfast here

[@Stephend005]

Love the videos mate, great content as always. Been weighing up the RB21 for ages now.. Can't quite pull the trigger!

[@DougieBuckets22]

Good to see you back! Hope you’re staying safe, 🍻 cheers

[@LiquorHound]

Thank you and I wish the same for you and everyone else around the world as well. Cheers!

[@goldmagistrate5732]

Thoughts on Green/Yellow/Red Spot?

[@LiquorHound]

Well I don’t want to spoil the review I did on those 3 on my www.Patreon.com/Liquorhound channel. Come on by to see it and all my other great reviews in that library. Cheers!

[@framdigo5555]

You,, whiskyjason, foodquig, and Horst are the best whisky reviewers on youtube hands down.

[@LiquorHound]

Awesome company! Thank you and cheers!

[@phacomd]

Love the review. So great to see a breadth of comparison. FYI always good to look for RB21 if traveling international; picked up one for US$175 in New Zealand. Still working my first bottle that I picked up in Ireland 3 years ago. Sláinte

[@LiquorHound]

Ugh, that’s a great price! Congratulations and cheers!

[@PeatLova]

Morning! Do you reside in California? Arizona? Reason I ask is cause when you talk about pricing I would like to compare with prices down here in Florida. Cheers🥃

[@LiquorHound]

I’m in Texas. Cheers!

[@irishgotee]

This guy truly appreciates craftsmanship in liquor.

[@travisthompson9104]

I went with the Jameson Stout Edition last night with my corned beef and cabbage. Pretty solid for the price. However, For under $50, I believe the Bushmill's 10 is my favorite Irish Whisky. Red Breast 12 CS is my next Irish purchase. What are your thoughts on Knapogue Castle? Great review as always, sir.

[@LiquorHound]

I enjoy Knappogue Castle, but like these I tend to enjoy their 92 proof offerings better than their standard 80 proof ones. Cheers!

[@glennahl8784]

Have you tried The Quiet Man 13yo sherry cask single malt? I would be interested in your thoughts on it.

[@LiquorHound]

I haven't, but I'll keep an eye out for it. Cheers!

[@TheWycq]

I love listening you thank for doing such a great job for us.

[@LiquorHound]

Thank you for the support and cheers!

[@continentalgin]

Another helpful video! Thanks for all you do, LiquorHound.

[@LiquorHound]

And thank you for watching and the kind words. Cheers!

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Nice video as usual Chris...I'm happy you selected that beautiful 10 yo Madeira cask finish Tyrconnell, I love it...and also these early heavily peated Connemara's (from the same distillery for those who wonder), alas many expressions of them are discontinued (like I said in my same theme recent video/live) since Beam Suntory took over & I regret it...(especially the Cask strength one in my opinion, the best of all, with some single casks). Cheers ! PS : I heard a lot of good , things of this now stopped Creative Whisky company indie bottlings so I believe you if you selected this as a nice whisky. I can also advise your audience to search for some nice usually undisclosed BlackAdder or Cadenhead, or The Nectar Irish malts bottlings, often very good. Also storepicks for The Whisky Exchange are often first class stuff..

[@LiquorHound]

Great information as usual Greg. Thanks for commenting and cheers!

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

@@LiquorHound You're very welcome, Chris !

[@matttopcat9677]

Great reviews 👌🏻👍🏻

[@donmon5361]

how are you holding up these days? are you quarantined in your whisky bar?

[@LiquorHound]

Yep, just doing my part by staying home and shooting my weekly Patreon videos (www.patreon.com/liquorhound). I’m also working on getting another video up here on KZbin fairly soon as well. Cheers!

[@xiamengbaby]

The Sexton single malt Irish whiskey (NAS) I felt was surprisingly good for a modest price. I got it on sale for $16 and is on sale again by me for $20. Typically sells for around $25. It's supposed to be a sherryed whiskey, and I do taste a bit of the sherry and though it's only 80 proof, is quite flavorful considering. If it was bottled at 46% abv (and perhaps a little more barrel time), I think it would be outstanding. I've read that it likely comes from the Bushmills Distillery, but not really sure on that.

[@Shane4Bass]

Are all your more recent videos only available to your patreon pals?

[@LiquorHound]

Well last year I was doing a video a week there, but starting today I'm going to be using my Patreon channel as a launch pad for my KZbin videos. Essentially both channels will get the same videos with my patrons getting a 2 week head start, as well as some bonus videos content and secret buying tips along the way. Cheers!

[@anthonys9754]

I’ve always wondered, do you know what the difference is between redbreast 12, yellow spot, and powers john’s lane? They’re all 12 year old single pot still Irish whiskey from Midleton yet they all somehow taste pretty unique from each other.

[@LiquorHound]

Yeah I’m not sure exactly, but changes to the grain percentages, yeasts, and maturation lengths can all make huge differences. Cheers!

[@distlledbrewedreviewed]

Happy Easter my friend.

[@Clarkson350]

Thoroughly enjoyed your video! The drop back must be 50,000 dollars. Cudos

[@dannyhima]

Does that seem a little overpriced for the redbreast? I thought it was a lot cheaper.

[@LiquorHound]

At $245 it was a decent deal but now at $330 it’s reaching the tipping point. Of course we don’t know what their inventory looks like, so maybe it’s getting short and that’s part of the reason for the price increases. Cheers!

[@rostislavtraps7148]

LiquorHound Why you think all Irish whiskey seems to be overpriced? In Alberta, Canada RB21 is CAD $190 and Yellow Spot and Green Spot Finished are only CAD $78. Those prices are more normal.

[@dannyhima]

@@LiquorHound Thanks for your great vids!

[@Charlie_Crown]

Great review, very informative 👍

[@benjaminholmes2939]

Would love to see a review on cincoro tequila. Blanco, resposado and anejo

[@jaxson1948]

Very well done!

[@LiquorHound]

Thank you and cheers!

[@AffordableWhiskyReview]

Gotta get some Irish whiskies now!!!

[@distlledbrewedreviewed]

Great topic my friend.

[@dane5896]

The Cooley won the Irish Whiskey of the year, a few years ago. It was big-time apple juice, apple cider. It had a lot of sediment in the bottle. Cheers!

[@LiquorHound]

True. Mine was bottled for Specs and is from a sister cask to that award-winning one bottled for K&L. Cheers!

[@dane5896]

@@LiquorHound I found it at Bayway liquors in Elizabeth, NJ. $150.

[@Hogibaer]

The Tyrconnel 15 Madeira recently underwent a face lift but I suppose the content did not change.

[@VaryingViewpoint]

Great video!

[@donmon5361]

the tyrconnell 15 madeira here in canada is cheaper than that 10. Thats surprising. And the redbreast 21 is 240 cad! my goodness I thought the u.s got better prices. Maybe only on scotch.

[@giorgiomoneta5368]

Amazing channel

[@arnoldmariani8208]

Great review, Thanks

[@danielburns7519]

I Have a bottle of Teeling single cask 16 year old 56 abv white wine cask finish .it is a beauty

[@LiquorHound]

Wow, that does sound great! Congratulations and cheers!

[@danielburns7519]

@@LiquorHound I don't know if it is available in Texas. the bottom of the label claims it is hand picked by fine wine and good spirits ,in other words Pennsylvania liquor stores.love your videos.

[@WhiskyJason1]

Thanks LiquorHound!!!

[@prayingmantis6777]

If you've ever had a bloodhound as a pet you'd probably made him proud, Lol.

[@LiquorHound]

Lol, I actually had a Basset Hound, and that’s who my logo is based on. Thank you and cheers!

[@Shane4Bass]

It would have been nice to have seen the wonderful Writers Tears in the mix.

[@fergspan5727]

Tullamore dew is an under rated Irish whiskey

[@markhanson6914]

great review, god you yanks are getting ripped off for rb21, I just paid 205cad(150usd) It is a fantastic whisky, so complex.

[@SteelHurleys]

Powers is a great whiskey

[@peterwhite507]

Wow, that Red Breast 21 is way over priced. Ranges from $190 to $250 Canadian coast to coast. I picked up my last bottle for $192 all in Cad. The Tyrconnell 16 bourbon cask or 16 Sherry/Moscatel are must buys.

[@inf0phreak]

Part of the reason why the price of Redbreast 21 went through the roof is that Jim Murray made it his #2 whiskey in the world in 2018. As usual that meant it was vaccuumed off of store shelves.

[@rd812]

No ‘Proper’?

[@LiquorHound]

I’ve only sampled Proper twice, but I’ll be honest and say that I’d prefer Paddys and Jameson’s over it. Cheers!

[@colmboohig7567]

Sláinte 🥃

[@cliffnorman178]

Cannot comprehend where you get 4 to 7 years old for Jameson. It is no older than 3 years and one day. Seriously????

[@LiquorHound]

Well according to their website it’s aged “aged for a minimum of 4 years.” I’ve also heard through other sources that the range is usually between 4-7 years old (but you’re probably correct to assume it’s heavy on the 4). Cheers!

[@cliffnorman178]

@@LiquorHound I think my negative bias towards that Jamesons just over rules everything for me. I will not believe that the volume of production being millions of bottles in every batch rules out anything older than the legal requirement of three years. It is one of the worst whiskies ever made, but that is only my opinion. But it is good in Irish coffee.