ralfy review 1032 Extras - Ralfy makes a whisky cocktail 😨

/ ralfy . This is my Patreon channel, for videos released 24 hours early and with an extra weekly 'Update' video. Every month there is also a 'BothyLive' 90 minute live-stream from the bothy with a Q&A.
My Books 'Search For A Whisky Bothy', 'Stories From A Whisky Bar' and 'Life, Death & Whisky' are all on sale at Amazon and proper book shops.
www.oswa.co.uk - An online democratic award programme identifying the best spirits worth buying for each year.
For more whisky info & stuff, SUBSCRIBE to 'ralfydotcom'
Subscribe to my other KZbin Channel 'Fitter Philosophy'
This video represents a personal opinion and perspective only.
To comply with Google Adsense policy this video is an independent non-profit review and is not knowingly selling or linking to a site that sells the product being reviewed.
'Ralfydotcom' is brought to you by The Irish Sea Trading Co: Ltd:
A British TV licence is NOT required to view my videos or almost every other video on KZbin.
ALL items reviewed have been bought from a retailer at market prices within the U.K. unless specified by the presenter. No 'samples', 'free stuff', or gifts are accepted, so please do not try to send them, thank you.
NOTE - This Channel is not empowered and delivered by A.I. technology yet.
I WILL NEVER CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY THROUGH THIS CHANNEL except to reply to comments. Anyone who contacts you pretending to be me is a FAKE , and probably looking to SCAM and DEFRAUD you. Beware of imposters.

[@andyarmstrong1175]

Pish, crap, garbage and a splash of Red label sounds delicious! I'll be treating my friends next time they call around with the toast " stick it up yer arse"! Great stuff 😂👍🇬🇧

[@Nasosdag]

So much this!

[@pingu4434]

I appreciate the health advice about plastics and sugar, but they're also saying now that no level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health. Not to mention many other kinds of food and beverages.

[@robfut9954]

Judge not lest we be judged, lol. That’s true.

[@RaunienTheFirst]

Well aye, but everything fun reduces your life expectancy. Alcohol damages your liver, smoking damages your lungs, drugs damage your brain, so many foods increase your risk of heart disease. Frankly I'd rather live a short life filled with little pleasures than live a century as an ascetic.

[@Marwoowhh]

aye, love ralfy, but it's quite something to rail against carcinogens after 1000+ reviews of various spirits

[@joshuanowland7860]

well exactly, were trying to make up for it 🤣🤣

[@idkisaidit]

Wow lets gooooooo!!! I love Ralfy about as much as anybody but ive always been thoroughly stunned that he couldn’t appreciate a well-made cocktail, with fresh citrus and a small amount of simple syrup, maybe an egg white, maybe some bitters, and completely agree with him, *never coca cola*….. now i finally have my answers!!!!

[@jordanbayly460]

The oozing contempt for this entire exercise is hysterical. Thanks Ralfy.

[@CountFab]

I can't let go of my bartender side even though I like exploring whiskies. As it was previously discussed with whisky blending, I can really appreciate a well done Penicillin, which saves me some money on the high quality peated whiskies while also being more adequate to some friends of mine, whose taste buds haven't quite grown up to drink straight from the cask.

[@sorphin]

I saw the title and had to check the date to make sure it wasn't really April 1st....

[@johnw218]

Mine would be with chilled tomato juice, a sprinkle freshly ground pepper and salt with a, squeeze lemon juice from the garden . Whiskey bourbon vodka don't matter too much I guess but a minimum of a decent blend like Ballantynes 12 certainly improves it I warm up with a couple of those in warmer months then after I've limbered up have a couple of single malts as the main event. Anything else seems too sweet for my taste these days I find.

[@azeriztatime5120]

Thank you for take care us by saying avoid sugar !!! I really like "I not gonna waste even Johnny walker Red label with this garbage" it cool.

[@Ji-Ye]

nice tea cocktail and valid health points, but still funny to hear them from an enjoyer of alcohol, a group one carcinogen.

[@ericvandeneynde2507]

Another typical Ralfy review. Oh God I love that man.

[@SimonneNZ]

Great video Ralfy, a good laugh! I have a locally sourced gingerbread spiced rooibos tea that goes really well with whisky. Cheers!

[@robfut9954]

Cardboard straws are the literal devil, unfortunately. They melt apart and clog up and the texture rubs my teeth and gives me shocks like nails on a chalkboard. I don’t like plastic either, but paper isn’t an option. Plus, when you’re drinking, all a draw is is an eye gouged for when you take a sip. Best leave the straws out.

[@davidelourenco2537]

Green tea with a tea spoon of Lagg.. great stuff!!

[@telltale7266]

Thank you, preacherman!❤️

[@spencermax]

Love this vid. 7 mins in and I had to pause just to say I love you ralfy. A big fuck off to coke and all it’s plastic bullshit ❤

[@barryhamilton7845]

Scottish blend.

[@adams5202]

The best ending yet!!

[@jimster24]

Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Aircraftsystemst]

Love when Ralfy is playing pretend!😂

[@dagbruck]

The advantage of a rant is that it neither has to be coherent nor be based on facts.

[@bivmvideo]

I will argue I'm getting into cocktails, mostly the classics; Martini, Negroni. I tend to favor gin, another quality spirit produced by new distilleries. To that end, I recommend the Rob Roy cocktail. Its base sprits is scotch whisky!

[@darkoanton5]

I like negroni, gin martini, French martini, and margarita.

[@aaronpickens6831]

Great rant! Be careful with paper straws. It's been revealed that many contain a PFAS coating to prevent the paper from getting soggy :)

[@Velodynamic]

Invest in a kit of stainless steel straws. They are not that expensive. Wash them, use them over and over again and pass them on to the next generation if you like... I did. 😉😄

[@aaronpickens6831]

@@Velodynamic We have some stainless steel and glass straws. Cheers!

[@ChrisPBacon-mo9ln]

Sir Ralfy, I follow your channel as I mainly drink good quality single malts. But I must say that a Whisky Sour prepared with a good old bourbon always is something very nice to drink 🙂

[@honkytonkinson9787]

And a fun journey, to figure out which bourbon works the best!

[@ja5361]

Ralfy!! You've gotta get your hands on a finally standout Canadian Whiskey, I'm usually ashamed of my countries whiskey.... but Signal Hill Founder's Overproof is amazing 😊

[@tbjtbj4786]

I know this is going to sound crazy. I was at someone home. There not really whiskey drinkers. More gin and tequila. The did have a bottle of Canadian club 12 yo. I have had the regular cc. Never had the 12. I was pleased with it. To the point I got a bottle myself. I never been that big on Canadian whiskey. That what my dad and his friends drank back in the 70s. The real good ones to. Lol ( hunter, mist, black velvet and r@r) I went to Bourbon. That might be why I like the 12. It says it was aged in Bourbon barrels.

[@sundowner62james69]

I agree about Signal Hill , though sadly it doesn't seem to available in Aus. at present.

[@superodfx]

‘PHILISTINE’, I haven’t heard that for a while 😅

[@KijkLinksKijkRechts]

free palestine

[@superodfx]

@@KijkLinksKijkRechts Free Tibet

[@michaelgonzalez347]

What's the score for that cocktail? 😅

[@Ginias12]

I’ve actually always heard to add the spirit last, because if you mess up part way through you won’t have to toss out the most expensive part. Though I suppose with loose leaf tea and red label that’s not necessarily the case 😅

[@robfut9954]

I have a margarita recipe that is clean, authentic, and good: A pour of tequila One full lime’s juice A teaspoon of agave nectar One ounce of sparkling water Ice This is proof that cocktails are not a universal evil and once you try this you will probably agree.

[@triktrak_1451]

Dragon Well? Johnnie never had it so good-- that's some fine tea. Dragon Well has a round, vegetal, boiled celery -like note that I never liked. But maybe with a bit of whisky it would be just great! Love me some Jasmine Pearls though. I wonder if there's a whisky to pair with that. Ralfy, only you could make a cocktail video loudly bashing soft drinks and worldwide over-use of plastics and sugar. I've been having a fun laugh at these last 2 videos... and I couldn't agree more!

[@jamesmartin2325]

I was very much hoping for a Ralfy Rusty Nail, but now I think I’m too scared to ask for one 😂

[@TimHoekstra]

Smoke (unless intentional like with lapsang) is typically actually a bad quality marker in tea, it shows that the production methods weren't that great and there's likely PAH's on them, which you pull out in the infusion so be aware of that. Having said that that goes for most smoked products out there. Just like with many things it's a matter of dose.

[@grahamokeefe9406]

Nobody's talking about microplastics? It's all I hear about! That and seed oils

[@djsaunter]

As much as I like most of my whisky neat, you'll take my Manhattans away from my cold dead hands 😆 Annual bourbon cherry making with local cherries is an annual tradition. They only get used in Manhattans. Love a good rye and Antica vermouth Manhattan, 2 oz rye, 1 oz Antica, 2 dashes bitters, stir strain and plop in a homemade bourbon 🍒 and I'm a happy man.

[@kierenhopley3475]

Good lord. Ralfy making cocktails with whisky. this will give me nightmares...what foul demon has taken a hold of your soul to make this? BEGONE SAYTAAAN...

[@ohpotatoesandmolasses]

Rusty Nail

[@martinstewart]

No cocktail mark? Do a malibu and lemonade next. Then a whisky mac.

[@danga1f]

Come to be amazed by Ralfy making a cocktail, never drinks coke again :D

[@Deliquescentinsight]

I don't mind a decent whisky sour occasionally

[@adrianwiuk]

I'm away to make that with a full fat coke and some 40yo Macallan 😆

[@dksculpture]

Very humorous video. I’m making one now, except with J Walker Black, because that’s all I have handy. Thanks. Cheers!

[@jesseregenauer630]

Effervescent review, Ralphy. I have been nudged in the direction of trying this myself. I'll probably use a splash of some Lagavulin I still have lingering in my little whiskey library. For that matter, I'll try this with a few different malts I have hanging around come to think of it.....

[@scotchgod8478]

Fever tree tonic is seriously good stuff, so i'd rather pair it with Tanqueray 10 for a decent gin tonic.

[@davet7185]

100% classic Ralfy 🤣......love it! However, absolutely bang on with plastics and sugars (direct and indirectly consumed) - dreadful. The rant was more than justified! As for cocktails..........NAH 😵, never!

[@greatestytcommentator]

Recycling glass is dippit. Re USE glass... like in the olden days.. 10p deposit.. washy washy... fresh bottle.

[@reeds664]

Nothing wrong with a decent Whisky Sour. It is about quality not about dogmatic opinions. I personally do not consider a whisky coke a cocktail.

[@SheldonChambers-sp6sw]

My jaw has dropped further than David Tennent s in Wild Blue Yonder.

[@farshadp6114]

Greetings Mr Ralfy and thank you for this cocktail recipe. This review felt like watching an episode of Saturday Live Show in its early days. 😅😅. I really enjoyed it, and please no more cocktail.😅 By the way, my Kilkerran heavily peated badge num 9 arrived the other day and will try it this weekend. 🎉yay

[@userperson5259]

I loved this! Agree 100% about all the toxic crap out there.. not worthy of mixing with fine spirits. I recently got some Caol Ila, I'm going to try this. And you're right.. over here in the USA, everything is loaded with sugar and it makes me sick.

[@tbjtbj4786]

Being from fl. Whiskey and lemonade is good during the summer and so is rum and some Whiskey mixed with different fruit juice. Like coconut and pineapple lol But a real old one. Shine with the juice of 1 key lime toped off with cain juice. That i know goes back in my family 5 generations. I not that big of fan of un aged corn Whiskey. But 2 oz of wild turkey the juice of 1 key lime and about 3 oz cain juice. Is not bad. In a syrup cooking. Its hot arnd that in early November.

[@brianarthur1218]

Ralfy, you should really stick with what you know, and a Scotch & Coke isn't a real cocktail, it is an abomination. There are thousands of really excellent cocktails out there, maybe a little research? To you you I give the English two-fingered salute, with both hands,.

[@keesgreven5371]

What’s your opinion on mixing high quality spirits? Manhattan with a smoky whisky, a beautiful vermouth and a splash of orange bitters… just as an example 😉🥃

[@greatestytcommentator]

My missus did the best part of a 12 year Bunnahabhain in Old Fashioneds. Fully aware of what she was doing.. Honestly? They were Fantastic!

[@hosatk]

Ralfy, not only showing us a new refreshing cocktail, but giving us PSA's to save our lives to boot; well done sir & thank you!

[@steveanderson3444]

Brilliant!

[@thescentsofme]

problem is, that even if you buy water in glass bottle, chances are that water flows through plastic in the bottling factory anyway. plus there’s the cap, also with a small amount of plastic layer inside. so yeah, glass bottled waters also contain micro plastics (proven) just a bit less. can’t escape that shit… 😔

[@nomo9344]

I prefer not to have the smell and/or taste of soiled bandages and museum grade medical supplies (ie. Jonny Walker Red) in anything that I drink. Not that I have tasted soiled bandages, but as we all know, the sense of taste of smell are intricately connected. JW Red is an abomination to all things whiskey.

[@Alcoholocaustia]

I recommend all peatheads to try this recipe with a smoky yerba mate from Paraguay and a generous splash of peated whisky instead. Great summer cocktail.

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

What do you think about adding natural honey instead of cane sugar?

[@grbadalamenti]

Honey aroma kind of covers anything and stays on the palate for quite some time for me. It's ok if you know very well what you cover, otherwise it gets in the way if you're tasting to get all the subtle notes.

[@oleksiinekrasa4974]

Never would have thought of mixing green tea (or any other tea) with whisky! Will try. Thank you, Ralfy 👍

[@RomanVilgut]

Greentea-Red-Label, very interesting. I don´t like paper-straws, I use glas straws. One good idea is also one long Macaroni ...

[@johnmarkle9125]

Ralfy, me and my guy friends here in America would love to see you review Cutty Sark prohibition edition, which we make into cocktails all the time here

[@jandasalovich6469]

Cheers from Minnesota Ralfy!

[@johncollinson4147]

reaking of sarcasm, while making the cocktail. Love you Ralfy.

[@RaunienTheFirst]

Eat your microplastics, Ralfy! They're delicious!

[@Mose2305]

I agree if your going to the effort to make a cocktail why use crap ingredients that will eventually effect your health in the near future. Got to rethink my love of Coke Cola and other sodas in plastic bottles. 0:27

[@andrewjudd9001]

Fever Tree is the only mixer I will ever use.

[@jonathancox2537]

Come on ralfy don’t hold back , tell us what you really think of Coca-Cola 😂😂😂😂

[@danga1f]

I don't think theres anything wrong with someone enjoying the taste of something though Ralfy is there? I agree that what goes in to Coke is garbage but couldn't it be each to their own about what they enjoy the taste of?

[@alexmil002]

I concur with the comments about the Long Jing green tea. I got some leaves straight from China and it is delightful. Thanks for the video, Ralfy. Alex in NYC.

[@tbjtbj4786]

I do think its somewhat interesting to go over all this bad stuff. While pouring a poison/ cleaner and going on about how good it tastes. 😂

[@arashefi]

I love you 🩵 You destroyed the monster beverage corporations. 😀 Cheers 🥃

[@weesky5222]

Best video ever ! Ralfy mixing drinks channel😅

[@Usonian7]

You are who ron Swanson was based off, and my favorite curmudgeon

[@WhiskyLoversSociety]

Good grief, has the world gone mad?

[@shaddepadde]

:D

[@darkoanton5]

Really good teas are not expensive compared to other beverages not called tap water.

[@potterendergaming5335]

ranty ralfy the rambunctious cocktail maker love it

[@clayperdue1798]

Gonna call anyone I see mixing whisky with coke a philistine

[@WendellMacKinnon]

Couldn't agree more, Ralfy!

[@greatestytcommentator]

Even bloody Tea is made in China now !! 😅

[@kleinster99]

Ralfy might just be human after all!

[@sikajaperkele]

You can kill ants with aspartame.

[@newmoderndisco6620]

We've been using agave straws because they don't break down like paper and are still biodegradable

[@jakubhaska3707]

Funny emotional cocktail. 😂

[@lukeFive]

Love it!😂😂😂

[@tweezerjam]

Maybe a bit too preachy here. Sheesh

[@JayJay-v5m]

Im not a big fan of cocktails but there is one I really enjoy and I'll order it at a "hippie wannabe bar" in Vermont when I go up there for work sometimes. Its an Old Fashioned in which they actually burn wood and infuse the smoke into the liquor. Not bad. Cheers ❤

[@paxvobis6114]

The Brandy Old Fashioned is the State Mixed Drink of Wisconsin. Cheers

[@tabranch3165]

🙋🏼‍♂️ 🦃 coke = 🥃 🤠

[@renevanderzee108]

A little uplifting video

[@alsullivan4322]

what about an Atholl brose

[@sundowner62james69]

Yep , it's a work of art!

[@edwardgleeson1358]

One of your best .

[@itrymariti]

GO ON MY SON

[@chuckmuckamuck8001]

Preach brother!

[@micr6002]

Best rant ever!

[@Nasosdag]

Ι agree with everything you say about plastics and refined sugar and I try to apply the advice in my life. However... I would take an Old Fashioned (made either with a sugar cube or a tiny bit of home-made sugar syrup) over any soft-drink- or fruit-juice mixed cocktail. Done properly and sparinlgy the amount of sugar in an OF is not that bad. Occasionally you can have a riff with maple or agave syrup. I must try your suggestion with the green tea!

[@yusufsayed1583]

Good Morning 😊 Awesome Mate👌🏽 Thanks For Sharing 👏🏼 Have a wonderful day & Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

[@aaronkingsford8457]

LOL! 🤣

[@Ivo--]

Great rant as usual Ralfy. Agreed on many points. I think many people are aware of plastic pollution, especially microplastics. On drinks; For me personally, I choose to drink "zero" soda drinks like coca cola zero. I like the taste of cola, and love natural colas like fever tree or fentiman's for example but can't have that amount of sugar in my diet or I'll become morbidly obese, and perhaps even develop diabetes. So yes, sucralose it is. Life is full of imperfect choices and calculated risk, isn't it? P.S: Paradoxically, one of the best natural colas was Red Bull cola. It had little to do with the horrible energy drink, but rather was a fully natural cola where you could actually identify the various herbs and spices used in the flavouring on the nose and palate. Haven't seen it on the shelves in years. Probably didn't appeal to the regular Red Bull consumers.

[@mrkdwld]

It's whisky Jim, but not as we know it

[@gariochsionnach2608]

Whisky+Lime? 60ml Scotch 30ml fresh lime juice 20ml simple syrup or honey syrup (or, an amount to taste ...) 1. Pour all in a stainless-steel shaker. 2. Add ice & shake until shaker is too cold to touch ... 3. Strain into a serving glass ...