The Whisk(e)y Vault - Episode 82 - BLENDAGEDDON!!!!!!

[@howdidigethere6449]

My dad about 5 years ago started getting into Scotch, Bourbon and Whisk(e)y (I'm convinced as some form of a midlife crisis) and as a result I've had to privilege to try a lot of higher end, as well as affordable/good, whisk(e)ys that I would have never had a chance to try otherwise. Every Christmas when we have family and friends over he brings out his prized possessions and lets everyone "Mooch" off his collection in an attempt to transpose his love for whisk(E)y to those he loves. Whisk(e)y, through my father passion, is very important to me as a result. I'm happy to have stumbled across your channel via rogue. Your channel reminds me of the Christmas parties and listening to my dad explain each and every bottle. Watching this episode embodies everything I've always wanted to do with my fathers collection. Thank you guys keep up the great work.

[@WhiskeyVault]

This is awesome. Thank you, sir.

[@luiswells2419]

Great video! I absolutely agree with you on cost, personal taste and rarity. So glad to hear an obviously educated pro say publicly that a $2,000 bottle is not necessarily as good as a $40 bottle. And, for me, you don't need to worry about the length of the video. I enjoyed the entire thing. Thanks.

[@andrewwebb6270]

Thanks for answering guys! As a newbie to whisk(e)y your videos and info are very helpful!

[@lwmoss1]

As a kid we used to mix a "suicide" where you mixed one of every fountain drink to create an absolutely terrible soda, that we all lied to ourselves & said was delicious. I'm wondering if this is the "adult" version of that experiment

[@WhiskeyVault]

There's a very real possibility that you're correct.

[@1218Draco]

Whiskey Vault 3:12 I AM CORNHOLIO! I NEED TO FOR NY BUNGHOLE!

[@danm8004]

DracoRogue1218 if it's a mix of whiskys it's a blended, whether intentionally done for a balanced flavour or not.

[@mcstotti8691]

Bill Moss and then there is the teenager variation of saod drink which is: from how many bottles from the liqeurcabinet can i take booze to get a whole drink without my parents noticing.

[@TheOriginalRaster]

Excellent Excellent episode. Tremendous quality. Thank you!

[@deltatranslation7288]

"My finger's in the bunghole!" You just totally took me back to Beavis and Butthead

[@WhiskeyVault]

that's our life goal

[@willhenryshortterms]

Best. Episode. Ever.

[@mediawarez360]

I'm a scotch guy. So glad Modern Rogue allowed me to stumble across this channel.

[@WhiskeyVault]

Glad you're here!

[@scottkashuba3476]

Waiting for the Japanese whiskey "Godzilla" and the Scotch "Loch Ness Monster" variations

[@toolfan79]

I say Scotch Ness Monster

[@Jaymepenni]

Jeremy Nicholson Yes..

[@jon-marcmaclean3784]

Yes, this must happen.

[@Dod01]

GodNess :D

[@raymondmota2776]

Ah the looks on your faces when you guys tried it. Made me so envious. Enjoy.

[@Hoi4o]

I've been watching your show for the past 2 weeks and I absolutely love it! This episode inspired me to experiment with a blend of my own. I had a bottle of Kilbeggan and a bottle of Glenfiddich 12, both nearly empty. So instead of finishing them separately on separate occasions, I decided to make a blend of 50/50 (the Kilbeggan was slightly more, so what was left of it remained in it's bottle). I was very pleasantly surprised! With this blend you basically get the answer to the question "What if Speyside was in Ireland?". To anyone who likes Irish and/or Speyside whiskies - try it!

[@piratewhoisquiet]

Thanks for the free list of tasting spectrum whiskies you used in your tastings, that's hella cool

[@cindyliu1690]

I love your side of crazy. I want to go to there!

[@HooverM75]

Maybe this would be a good idea for the distillery. When you start blending, take a bit of what is the final batches and toss some in a barrel. Then, after say X amount of runs, bottle it as like Blendageddon Batch 1, 2, 3...etc. I think that would be awesome.

[@bulldog71ss33]

5 minutes into this and I'm grabbing a shot glass to pour a shot of every whiskey I own Into an empty bottle. Thank you.

[@TheOriginalRaster]

Important BLENDAGEDDON experiment: As you are teaching the class and you are pouring for the students, also pour into an empty clean glass (like one more student). At the end of each class tasting, pour this untouched dram into it's own collective container. This will be the 'untouched' control. Handle the untouched and the touched liquids the same. Now... in a special future BLENDAGEDDON episode, taste test and compare your two versions. See if there is a taste difference. I'm thinking if there is a taste difference, then you're tasting the students. Soylvent Green is Made out of People! Cheers!

[@503appie]

A while ago I started to make my own ''living bottle'' In which I pour a measure of every whisky I buy. I only added scotch. Sounds very interesting to add other kinds of whisk(e)y. I just added the bourbons, rye whiskeys and even some rums.

[@WhiskeyVault]

Yum! love these experiments.

[@hatmcjones]

This is a great idea. I'm going to start one too.

[@atomedgesharpening]

I make a Legacy Bottle of my bottle downs from my favorites. I pour them all in a large mason jar with aged and charred oak and blend them. Sometimes I'll take a torch to a whiskey imbued piece of oak and caramelize the whiskey into the oak for a neat effect.

[@mathiasstorm7446]

I got so inspired from this episode, that I made my own blend, which resulted in a really nice, complex whisky. I blended: Grant's Family Reserve Glen Moray 12 yo Balvenie DoubleWood 12 yo Ardbeg 10 Jack Daniels Single Barrel Aberlour 18 Glenlivet Founders Reserve Talisker Skye Nose: subtle smoked marzipan, vanilla and buttery caramel Taste: toffee, nuts, liquor ice and a slight berry element as well. Finish: peat, oak and some earth notes + leather. Cheers 🥃

[@WhiskeyVault]

This sounds awesome!

[@Username-xd3qx]

If you guys ever do a distillery special edition, this would be a crowd pleaser.

[@duckcc73]

Watched this a year ago, and now I'm revisiting it as I prepare to make my own Blendageddon with my growing collection.

[@TryggveFitje]

I'm digging this experimental, slightly goofy approach to whisky you have going on. Fun to watch and sort of educational, because anyone can try this. I have a bottle of something similar going. I call it my house "evolution blend" - every time I have a whisky friend over we have a dram of this blend. We smell, taste and analyze - then ask: "What does this whisky need?" And than we add one more whisky to the house blend, and add the name to the label. We joke bout being able to taste who's been over last because your can tell by how the whisky has changed. Last time we might have had a dram to many and we added a good amount of Octomore. Now i fear we might have killed it :/

[@WhiskeyVault]

Yes! I love that kind of experimentation. And yes, no question, Octomore will wipe out just about everything that comes before it.

[@bvbull200]

Folks can do this over a long period. It is often called an Infinity Bottle. I have one going right now. The last 1-2 oz pour of my whiskies go in a bottle of Willett Family Estate that I finished off, then get recorded on the new label. It'll take longer than two days to get a blend, but I'll have something interesting soon enough! Great video. I'm late to the party, so I'm catching up, but loving it so far.

[@copuis]

cant drink 36 whisk(e)y's in two days, and still be functional well sir, I am an Australian, with german and dutch background, and share the same liver as a honey badger, that sir with due respects sounds like a warm up before an assignment or test

[@Pitaji_Pakistan_ke]

😂😂😂still nothing can beat a punjabi from India. Cheers buddy

[@nashhome4064]

i typically have a few singles opened and when they are around 1/7-ish left i blend them into one bottle. last one was laga 16, tali 10, laph select, bowmore 12, ardbeg 10, caol ila 12. i think i added some torfa peated as well. but wow. i tasted as soon as i blended. was not impressive. tonight, around 3-4 weeks later - just WOW. love it. so good

[@josephrobinett867]

Some of the best descriptions are simply the expressions on your faces. How did the final bottling this go? If there is any left I'm coming to Austin to visit a friend in the works. Would be great to meet. Cheers!

[@BrianKirby_The1andOnly]

I have found that I tend to use Harmony in a lot of my blend again drams. Arberlour A'bunadh, Hibiki Harmony, Macallan Edition 3, Redbreast 15, The Spice Tree, and a splash of The Peat Monster. Let it sit for about 45 minutes, never disappoints.

[@trinityzaku]

In watching this it reminded me of the "perfume laced" Fettercairn you tried a few episodes ago and I thought that with it being so heavy on the floral notes that maybe adding some of the I think it was Balcones Brimstone or something else to kind of have a fire in the middle of a flower field effect. I also just this moment thought of the Wolfhound and maybe it with a little of the perfumed Fettercairn.

[@WhiskeyVault]

Love this idea!

[@mikyM82]

Not claiming anything similar by a long shot but I often tend to shift between single malts and the JW red, my goto blended whiskey. On one such evening, I found a new level of smoke in the red after I returned to it. It was something like you explained, the smoke was the base, and I was pleasantly surprised. Had possibly tasted Auchentoshan Heartwood, some Speyside, can't remember which one, and Ardbeg 10 before.

[@The1stMachinist]

I can never have this whiskey? Thumbs Down! lol. I'm going to try to mix some whiskey myself. You guys have made me very curious about it.

[@Bozemancurtis]

Perhaps you should give every student a bottle and a funnel to pour their own remainder whiskey into so they will have their own bottle at the end of the class to enjoy like you guys are doing

[@chacehawkins4708]

This is what I picture the distillery starting out with. Two guys dumping whiskeys together and seeing what happens.

[@adambrown8109]

I love whiskey and have for a long time. Most of what I drink is relatively budget, but I would love to try some of these brands that you are reviewing. What I would love to see is a review of some of the better whiskeys that I have tried and even a comparison to a super cheap whiskey that I find pretty respectable. I am currently binge watching your channel and loving it, but haven't gotten all the way through, so if you have a video out there for some of these, I am sure I will find it, but if not, here are my suggestions. Colonel EH Taylor Small batch, Ardbeg 10yr, 3 Gingers, and (the cheap stuff) Cabin Still...

[@waves2loser]

Will you guys ever revisit blendageddon? I'm curious to see the effect the barrel had after all this time.

[@fromtopeka]

They said it ruined it killing all the complexity

[@mrwalter1049]

holy crap... I nearly broke down at the intro!

[@tommulder8296]

This may sound stupid, but what would happen if you were to wrap this cask in clingfilm? Would it upset the angels and prevent them from getting their share?

[@BoutTime73]

GOt one of them small barrels as a gift like 4 years ago and it leaked like a stuck pig, even after following every direction, step, and tip.

[@Flacopro40]

If you had to pick 1 scotch, 1 bourbon, and 1 rye whiskey to drink for the rest of time, what would it be?

[@chuckandrews5339]

Wow! A who's who list! Awesome !

[@whiskeyc]

A suggestion. Do a review of the Copper Fox on it's own. I've got a bottle of their peachwood smoked single malt at the house that I really like.

[@joshuafetter3831]

Wait, do you still do this after every class? And if so what do you do with it? Do you still bottle it?

[@imoffett]

Well technical you took the bung plug out of the bung hole..............fuck i'm drunk.

[@Pauleyh2]

I have an epic blend for you guys

[@tamaly20]

Infinity barrel next??

[@davidb_bitsbobs]

I feel like I'm watching the Hollywood version of how Compass Box got started! Shame the car chase didn't make the final cut.

[@limejuice9483]

How was that homemade whisky of yours with the barrel? I've seen a kit like that on Master of Malt and other places and have thought about it. I am just trying to figure out what type of german grain alcohol to put it in.

[@WhiskeyVault]

It turned out ok! Pretty young and a bit too dark. Notes of banana .But I start with a corn moonshine. I bet it would be even better with a good grain whiskey

[@davidcard2536]

Well, I guess I'm never finishing a bottle of whisk(e)y again.

[@shilohstore6086]

If I could drink and I ever make it to the whiskey Vault and they asked me what would you like to try first I will not hym and ha I will simply ask for a glass of this.

[@seanmacdonald5243]

Does anyone age whisky in ex-cognac casks? Why or why not and what finishing effects would this have?

[@MixMeMcGee]

This is what the internet was made for! Prost!

[@jhawkk2004]

I understand that this is very similar to what I'm about to suggest, but have either of you tried making an infinity bottle? If so, I'd be interested to know how long yours has been going, and how many whiskeys you have in yours? Cheers!

[@WhiskeyVault]

We've done it with the barrel, but not the bottle.

[@davidrahn9903]

I was thinking to myself "hmmm how much would it cost for me to buy all these whiskeys and attempt to make this?... Yeah no." maybe one day.

[@BradLeclerc]

I was pretty surprised at how smooth the Blendageddon was. I sort of figured it would have too much going on for my noob brain to interpret beyond "yeah, that's definitely alcohol", but really it was pretty nice! Would definitely recommend anyone who happens to be lucky enough to have the chance to try it, to do it. It's an interesting experience even for a know-nothing like me, so someone while some whiskey experience would probably find it super interesting/complex.

[@federicoreyes8836]

You forgot about the spit when you boys listed the ingredients.

[@myrtlemcnappy1641]

omfg , hahaha , so moochy !!!! thats good ...

[@chrishall7475]

Another comment called it an 'infinity bottle', Ralfy called it a 'Solera' bottle in one episode, I have a bottle that receives other bottle ends/unfinished bits it is surprisingly good when I have a glass. The peat is strong but oddly like you found although peat often dominates if you mix one or two whiskys, mixing many whiskies seems to allow the non-peated whiskies to gang up and fight back.

[@WhiskeyVault]

I agree completely. It's an ongoing and lovely experiment.

[@dupreebrett]

Funny y'all say the rye sticks out. I blended a bottle of 3/5s wheat bourbon 1/5 high rye bourbon and 1/5 rye whiskey. The rye is definitely the dominant flavor.

[@joshshwank]

i would like to know what cooperage the barrel came from? I am trying to find a reliable barrel for science.

[@WhiskeyVault]

I'm not certain. I think this one was originally from Copper Run distillery in MO, and they sourced it.

[@bobbylyver4834]

If I am a fan and happen to be in the area some time and drop by can I drop in and try a whiskey?

[@WhiskeyVault]

You're more than welcome to stop by and get a tour of the property. Price of entry to see the vault is bringing a bottle of whisky we don't currently have. That list is here: whiskymarketing.org/the-whisky-vault/ One of our sommeliers will gladly take you on a tour after that!

[@scooter650]

So, what would the proof be on this Blendageddon? You both say it taste great, which makes me wonder if it has a higher proof or not, I imagine it does.

[@WhiskeyVault]

When I tested it, it was around 46%

[@thedevilsmilk]

Imagine if you had sherry in that cask for awhile before you did this. I'm heading your guys way on Monday I'm in south Austin. If your serious about letting people try it.

[@WhiskeyVault]

Sure thing! Monday anytime between 2-6pm! Stop in at the Welcome Center and have them call me when you get here.

[@thedevilsmilk]

You just made my day.

[@danidimov2779]

I was stressed the entire video because of worrying that the barrel could fell down.. It was literally on the edge.

[@1218Draco]

3:14 I AM CORNHOLIO! I NEED TP FOR MY BUNGHOLE!

[@Crazt]

The Marine Corps calls this "The Grog" though it's not limited to whiskey or even alcohol.

[@maltreviews]

FUN REVIEW GUYS. MACALLAN M IS NOT ONLY FANCY BUT GOOD QUALITY AS WELL, UNLIKE SOME OTHER SPECIAL RELEASES IN FANCY DECANTERS. CHEERS!

[@1stMusic]

WHY ARE WE YELLING?

[@AdamPFarnsworth]

What size barrel is that? 5L?

[@WhiskeyVault]

Exactly. Nailed it.

[@AdamPFarnsworth]

I am watching this again, and just realized that at the beginning, you say "5 liter barrel" And here I was, thinking I have a great eye lol

[@justanotherparatrooper7098]

Why was the big cat disqualified from the race? Because it was a cheetah.

[@TomosGlyndwr]

I’m not having A glass of whiskey, I’m having 36, it’s called blending and it’s classy.

[@glentiddy7352]

If I come to Austin I expect a full tour. I do some free HVAC-R work for the gesture. Keep me posted if this intrest you.

[@shamrock5725]

Was anyone else on edge as the barrel kept getting moved and bumped as they talked on such a small platform??? 😬

[@mgreco712]

The question everyone watching now wants to know: How much Blendageddon remains? And if any, is it is still in the barrel?

[@evanhal420]

Daniel not trimming the beard is like a bald man going bald and want a to keep his youth oh wait 😂😂😂trim up those scraggly hair

[@davidaar1947]

Who’s watching this in 2020 after Coronavirus? 😂

[@jefferyburns7893]

you can't drink 36 whiskeys and be functional for the class CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!!!

[@Disco2FiB]

3:24

[@Drew_Mason]

Hine

[@xavierazad]

And then Dan destroyed the whisky.

[@trustkill7809]

I've got a 40 year old Canadian rye