The Glenlivet 14 Cognac Cask Whisky Review

Rex & Daniel taste and review the Glenlivet 14 Cognac Cask Whisky. Thanks to Bryan Esquivel for the bottle!

[@zhicaofang2354]

I finished a small 350ml bottle of this and immediately got a regular bottle. Glenlivet 14 is now my favorite scotch. Very pleasant and cheerful taste for both the nose and the pallet. I usually add some water or let it sit with ice for a while, and the slightly diluted scotch produces a long-lasting aftertaste of chrysanthemum honey or chrysanthemum tea (if you had ever had it).

[@jonathanratliff1501]

I ended up getting my mom into whiskey after manny persistent attempts. Tried the Glenlivet 12, tried Monkey Shoulder, tried a few Bourbons, but nothing was working. Finally tried Deanston 12 one day for the hell of it and she totally fell in love. Just goes to show how nuanced the art of getting someone into whiskey can be.

[@williambedard4375]

Great point. My wife will try many but few does she really like and you never know. She loved 4 roses single barrel when most bourbon is too strong for her. She liked harmony so i figured speyside would be her sweet spot she does not like the big peat stuff but fire and cane she loved its all personal.

[@bigmark2.046]

I love Scotch, and I've had from lower end blends to $$$ varieties. The G14cc is my absolute favorite. You're right about ''taste'' being subjective, but wrong to call this 14 a ''beginners'' whiskey. Good stuff is good stuff, period.

[@radamus210]

I'm in month 10 of my Scotch journey and I grabbed this one around Christmas - I've since grabbed a second and killed it also - I can count on 1 hand how many I've bought a second time. My list to date is 54 different corks in my glass vase - This one I will buy again!

[@KillCoMentalMusings]

Always fun to see how you two go from whiskey into questions, I know my own musical tastes are a bit out there but I love getting other genera and eras of music into my brain too. With all of us going into some degree of isolation we all are going to need more music in our lives, and as someone who enjoys singing I like to think whiskey and song go hand in hand.

[@thevictorianconservative1093]

OMG I CANT BELIEVE THEY PLUGGED HEILUNG!!! Their shit is amazing guys. And really go through it, each song is very different. I also recommend SKALD, Danheim, Wardruna, Gaetir The Mountainkeeper, certain Osi and The Jupiter albums, FAUN, Nemuer, and Heldom.

[@cgg4273]

You forgot the Hu

[@thevictorianconservative1093]

@@cgg4273 arent they mongolian metal or something.

[@cgg4273]

@@thevictorianconservative1093 yeah but I followed the same rabbit hole to them

[@larrywagner1432]

Glenlivet 12 has been my go to for years. Even when I dip into over whiskey it’s there to bring me home. Cheers! 🥃

[@williambedard4375]

Bro that pinapple not wow for 40 bucks outstanding

[@2007Shockwave]

Glenlivet is definitely one of my favorite scotch's. But also have to admit I still have many whiskys and whiskeys to try.

[@meesternibbles]

Quarantine: Let's just chill inside and sip whisky... Watch Rex's recommendation for Heilung: WE MUST PILLAGE THE COSTCO!!!!

[@mekuyokai6140]

I watched this while drinking the 14 year glenlivet for the first time

[@nathanhassey4724]

I started liking whiskey because of GlenLivet 12 Double Oak. Dont know why but the aftertaste especially was very nice. You guys should review that one day.

[@GrotrianSeiler]

It’s a very interesting option but no stores ever have it in stock. I hope to try it someday.

[@michaelgildersleeve5330]

Oh my God it's somebody else who listens to Heilung... A few years ago I discovered them with the song alfadhirhaiti. Glad to see that we share a similar eclectic taste in music as well.

[@ericmzink]

Be interesting to see this compared to the Brenne French Single Malt side by side. Also a cognac finished whisky, picked up a bottle on a whim because it looked neat. Very, very banana and orange fruit forward, not something I'd drink a lot of but I really like it as an after meal dessert drink.

[@andrewkeith5475]

Rex!! I'm so stoked you listen to Heilung!! I love it - and their live performance is crazy! I use it to wake up my kids if they're sleeping in too late on the weekends!! Give OM a listen too.

[@427viper]

Andrew Keith yeah OM is nice !

[@dumpeeplarfunny]

As someone whose favorite band is Heilung, and whose favorite whiskey channel is this one, hearing a Heilung recommendation is very cool. The first time I heard In Maidjan, it blew my mind.

[@patrickhudson9236]

I just got this Glenlivet at my local liquor store in a miniature last weekend. I haven’t tried it yet. Great timing guys.

[@randydjr1]

Would be awesome to get a video on how to quit getting that run down the side of bottles everytime I pour a whiskey. I'll take any tips or help anyone can give. Thanks Love the vids. Thanks guys!

[@nickparilac372]

Glenlivet 15 is an awesome introduction scotch. French Limousin oak freaking magnifique goodness and friendliness.

[@richardagnew4959]

Guys, thank-you both for continuing to do what you do in these days! Learning so much. Stay safe and healthy! :)

[@timshulepov]

Based on a few bands Rex has mentioned so far (I think he also mentioned Amenra previously?), I think it would be great to do a few episodes of him comparing whiskies to the bands he listens to nowadays, like Daniel did in December. I'd love to see what he picks for stuff like Heilung (I'm guessing some of it would be Islay scotch, but I'd still be curious to find out).

[@bipolargods509]

You just discovered heilung? you missed their recent tour. It was a short 8 date u.s. run. Rex. If you like them, check out wardruna, eluveitie, heidevolk, arkona, solstafir.

[@michaelcarter577]

Heilung is awesome. I didn't expect to see Rex give that recommendation. If you like Heilung, check out The Hu as well. They're Mongolian, so it's not quite the same but shares a heavy folk tradition.

[@williamsiler2438]

I’m enjoying a Glenlivet Founders Reserve right now while enjoying your review of the 14 yr old. Great way to be self quarantined.

[@ryanmccormack4812]

I looked for a review of this bottle from them a couple months ago when I purchased it. A really good scotch. Only Glenlivet I have tried, but worth the purchase.

[@JT-py9lv]

Im doing my best to self quarantine. Been through a 30 pack of beer, and a Wild Turkey 101 if 2 days.

[@WhiskeyThievesTV]

JT 6188 Now that’s a party 🎉 🥃😉

[@nickentros]

Those are rookie numbers. Gotta pump those numbers up

[@drock9009]

During my self quarantining I drank a lot of Irish Whiskey in the beggining of the month and now been drinking Henderson whiskey very good. Also heard from a few people if you aren't showing any symptoms you do not have to quarantine? Ummm yeah everyone should because even though aren't showing symptoms you can still carry it and spread it to others. So stay inside and drink what you want. 💪💪👍👍🍻🍹

[@adamgreenhaus4691]

RICHARD?!

[@UseR2006aus]

I'd love to see a video where you pick bottles based on the coolest bottle rather than the actual taste of the whiskey. would be fun to see which ones you like.

[@queensamika]

Perhaps the perfect time to release some new music Daniel? As a Blues singer, I know I certainly would love to hear it. I’ve always dug the way you compare taste to music. Dreamy... *sigh*

[@bendarel]

Cheers, please keep these going for as long as possible you guys are my little window into something else during the day :)

[@danskerenandersen1911]

Can you guys please try either the Stauning rye whisky, or the Stauning heather whisky. the whiskys are from Denmark, which is know for having really good rye. The Stauning distillery is also making whisky like they did in scotland in the old days. they have invented a machine specifically so they can use floor malting for their malt, they also still use open flames to heat up the pot stills, as well as keep using small, potstill instead of big mass producing potstills. The heather whisky is especially interesting as they use heather to smoke the malt, which gives the whisky a special kind of smoky flavour.

[@patrickfulmer9596]

The Mooch can never totally lose all of his mooch powers, for he married a Brandy (or Brandi).

[@bbtube11]

Dude! I'm totally hooked on Heilung now. Thanks for the introduction! ;)

[@fetalbeaver]

Rex, if you like Heilung. I recommend watch the video for Wolf totem by the Hu, or just about anything by korpkilaani

[@matheusgloria77]

Hey MBs, I'm a junior resident doctor here in the Philippines, and unfortunately I caught the coronavirus.. Currently hooked to IV fluids, antibiotics and oxygen and it looks like I'm not having a whisky for a while. Would appreciate a toast "to my health (lol)" and for the protection of my colleagues in the field Please stay safe guys

[@astarterandachaser433]

Great episode as always!!! Keep the content coming as we can't leave the house!

[@timmeyer8563]

I'm on my last pour of this. I do enjoy this. Kind of depressing it will soon be over until I replenish my stock. At least liquor stores have been deemed essential.

[@bigbud6842]

Lolol

[@Y2H]

Finally a whisky I’ve actually heard of!

[@EGlideKid]

Been away a while, but I like the new lighting guys. Very nice. This whisky is $75 at my favorite local store, but I can get a 10% military discount. Still, it's a bit expensive for me. I've sampled it at that store, and I really like it, though.

[@caddilac1525]

I got it for $45 at the PX this afternoon.

[@DisintegrationZerfall]

Heilung is a danish-norwegian band with a german name. Heilung means healing btw. Great stuff never thought the mooch would listen to something like that. Have you guys heard of wardrunar?

[@michaelrebak]

This is phenomenal whisky! Thanks so much for the review and all of your videos. Btw, in Canada it’s called “Captain’s Reserve” with no age statement. I assume it’s the same as the packaging looks confusingly similar. Slanté you magnificent bastards!

[@johnathoncastro]

This dude is married??? I thought he was a homeless peasant!

[@PensacolaBarberSociety]

Rofl

[@billmorash3322]

I've tried some Bunnahabhain 12 year old with a bit of Laphroaig 10. I like it.

[@tracypeacock2164]

Thanks Rex! I fell down the rabbit hole.

[@camodown]

Thinking Dick Dan could be the name now.

[@barrybrown4965]

I've never heard crown Royal mentioned on the whiskey vault

[@jasoncoates1835]

@4:00 "F---ing" is always suitable for use as a middle name when you need to add that kind of emphasis. Also, Heilung is amazing.

[@AliAkbar-gq6ed]

I transferred from drinking Cognac to whiskey and after a couple years of drinking practically nothing but whiskey, cognac tastes like pure grape juice to me. The grape hits you over the head like a bat

[@alexagnewrocks]

you should do an episode on the 18, it's a very nice complex malt. Far from the sweet friendly classic speysides :)

[@umami0247]

I drink the levit often. And this for the money is a deal.. I prefer a smoker scotch and the levit works fantastic. I'm currently working on a port finish on a whiskey of my choice. Another thing whiskey markers need to keep ABV at 50% or better. I won't buy a whiskey under 100 proof period and I only drink neat if you want a cocktail then do it but stop ruining your whiskey. If course this is my opinion if you want something different go for it it's allowed.

[@puressenceuk35]

Funniest video you have done, needed in these lockdown times

[@chadupchurch9600]

Good to see I’m not the only Magnificent Bastard who has their middle name as their main name

[@alexamaral9464]

Danheim is another great Viking-esque music group.

[@bipolargods509]

They just released a new album. It's great

[@bbqmoonshine1630]

Of you like Heilling try searching for " Omnia" they are awesome

[@nickdondarrion4384]

Not sure that you’ll ever see this - but you talk about “rich and intense” - what is the most rich and intense whiskey you’ve ever tasted? (anything majorly peaty doesn’t count)

[@barroisboy7713]

I have fallen in love With Glen!

[@lourensdejager7888]

If you like them you should also check out the Hu wolf totem. some Mongolian music

[@Lemusicman2]

20 years as a musician? I'd love to hear what you played. In a musician myself amd I'd love to check out what you played any albums you released?

[@davielf8498]

You can find his old music channels using the name Daniel Whittington, not sure if youtube comments allow for outside links.

[@davielf8498]

kzbin.info danielwhittington.com danielwhittington.bandcamp.com

[@patrickbaker4514]

I'm getting a rum experience....and the cognac is very present

[@coleboozer4032]

Dude Rex just found one of my secret favorite bands!!

[@RainO__O]

Link to mentioned 70s playlist?

[@eaches]

Rex, "Wolf Totem" by The Hu is 100% for you, musically.

[@nataliegreen3984]

You're not wrong.

[@joederue9900]

So if you guys like that cool tribal feel check out the Hu band

[@timcarder2170]

A Short Driving Playlist, Of The First 13 Songs To Pop Into My Head 　 #1 Reunion - "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" #2 Sweet - "AC/DC" #3 Billy Joel - "The Stranger" #4 Queen - "Sleeping On The Sidewalk" #5 Gangstagrass - "Barn Burning" #6 Lighthouse - "Sunny Days" #7 Prism - "Armageddon" #8 Sweeney Todd - "Roxy Roller" #9 Savatage - "Jesus Saves" #10 John Denver - "Calypso" #11 Goddo - "Tough Times/Cock On" #12 Rough Trade - "High School Confidential" #13 The Knack - "Good Girls Don't"

[@BiffStrongo]

Heilung is my jam. That shit makes you feel primal things.

[@apj421]

Any chance you guys will talk about those Single Cask Nation bottles? They catch my eye over Daniel's shoulder every episode but I can't find any reviews of SCN picks aside from the Advent calender taster.

[@johnreynolds963]

Rex check out the Hu, Mongolian metal chanting and if there's a Mongolian whiskey, there drinking it !!

[@russelnokes1095]

They have barrels at the cognac distillery that goes back to the 1800's.

[@mookiewak]

The opening theme to Vikings is by Heilung

[@charlesashworth6805]

Daniel I'm actually a subscriber to your channel and enjoy your music, although I didn't have an inkling of whisky you are before finding the vault

[@Daniel-jd4wz]

3:50 - my last name is "Oakey". So I experience a similar weirdness hearing my name during various reviews whenever something is described that way. Perhaps some nominative determinism at play with my whisk(e)y interest?

[@robertsherwin3624]

Love your videos but I have a question. In my state they stopped selling Creek water. It's my favorite inexpensive rye. What would you recommend for a close second go to inexpensive rye

[@jeremygoff9868]

I just recently got my hands on some glenlivet 12, I believe the double wood or double cask? it’s the light blue color label. I’m a diehard bourbon guy but man, was the glenlivet nice. What other scotches are similar to the glenlivet? And would the longer aged glenlivet stuff be nice as well?

[@serpentsepia6638]

I bought the Heilung Live album from amazon and play it in my truck!

[@johnjamieson6368]

For another group, Try The Sidh

[@micahmistretta1448]

I had a bottle of this with my dad. It was good

[@operator8181]

Rex if you're a fan of Heilung give 'The Hu' a listen if you haven't already, might blow your mind.

[@dobber43]

Im gonna look up this song and report back. It was pretty interesting not sure i liked the rough vocal style, everything else was cool tho.

[@HEDaniellD]

They have a Founder's Reserve as well. Can you possibly review that?

[@gclar014]

This is it! This is the duplicate Glenlivet 14 episode!

[@jimdgrousedogs]

Brandy likes the wood, but in this case brandy like the French Wood.

[@5headsarebetterthan1]

I think these guys own a total of 3 shirts between them.

[@mrdajve]

Did anyone find the "70s" playlist on Spotify?

[@bene7013]

Whats the difference between this and the captains reserve?

[@Aaron-mn8gw]

@Whiskey Vault, if you were to recommend 1 bottle that represented each of the regions of Scotland the best what would they be?

[@Thebakedbaker413]

Could we get a link to the playlist? rex's distain has me interested!

[@thomas069m6]

Got a question. When I drink whisky out of a glencairn I feel almost a pressure upon me to get the most out of it. To really get all the nuances while sometimes I just want a drink, I dont feel this urge when drinking out of a rocks glass or old fashioned glass. What do you guys think? ( yes I am very much into whisky)

[@robin5171]

In the store I work at, we sell The Glenlivet Captains Reserve. Is this the same whisky as the 14yo? It's also on cognac casks.

[@randomdudehere4828]

I want a bar at home like the bar they have behind them hahahah

[@fahkingginger9382]

Hey Rex. If you like Hielung, have you listened to Korpiklaani or Faun?

[@sleeplessdave9297]

Well! After watching Heilung for a bit I feel like I got a glimpse into Rex’s twisted psyche

[@Frequencydead]

Heilung consists of members from Denmark, Norway and Germany not just Germany

[@AaronCook83]

You need a new bottle of 12 to compare while you still have that one. Also, I'm sure everyone has seen them already because I only see what has already blown up on the tube, but The Hu.

[@traceswann7054]

whatever happened to the quintessential whiskey wall? did that idea just kinda fall by the wayside?

[@mikedubs9940]

Is this good like bourbon whiskey or just poop? if bourbon is over ten years it’s considered high range

[@scuba92186]

How long does it take to actually taste more than just the flavor of burning alcohol and whiskey?

[@Nerpdude12]

Yeeees HEILUNG! Praise the gods!

[@curtishoffmann6956]

Ok, so... where'd the part with the whiskey review go? More whiskey!!!

[@johnk7093]

I like the 15.. bourbon finish..... but want to try this for sure. heilung........ checked it out................. meh...

[@evansgoff476]

Heilung is soooo good.