We hate these. | 5 Things Whisky Drinkers Can't Stand

[@GeoffreyBangers]

Next level. I said "Oh FUCK" when you put ice in the Springbank, then almost threw my phone across the room when you poured the Coke. And the sleeveless black tee was the icing on the poop cake. It was like watching a 3 car pileup involving a dump truck, a hearse, and one of those short school buses. The thumb nail was one of your finest too. Good job... I guess.😂

[@hilary544]

Geoff once said, “No Springbank for assholes.” Lol

[@hilary544]

I just bought a “No springbank for assholes” t-shirt from the GWhisky store!!!

[@GeoffreyBangers]

@@hilary544 My favorite gwhisky quote. I always say that to my friend when he comes over for a dram. Then he gets some Springbank.

[@Gwhisky]

Absolute legends, both of you. 🥃🥃🥃

[@jtf2dan]

How or what others drink/pronounce their whisky I couldnt give a crap about...to each their own! "5 things that whisky drinkers hate" should be; 1) More tariffs/taxes by governments/countries 2) Distillers raising prices just because a bottle has become popular 3) Idiots buying mass quantities of limited or allocated whisky bottles to sell it at ridiculous amounts of profit 4) Regionalization or limited exportation of better bottles and allocated bottles to some countries 5) Limiting production when distillers have the production capacity to make more, when they have products that sell out quickly.

[@Gwhisky]

I mean I was going for light-hearted with this one... 🥃

[@stevelandwonder4760]

Ha. I think we have a winner.

[@CloudyMcCloud00]

3) is what happens when 2) doesn't happen! 🤷‍♂

[@Avalk9724]

Geoff, I have a true story about #2. My ex-girlfriend and her lousy boyfriend once stole my unopened bottle of whisky from my cabinet, which was my treasure. They later told me that it tasted okay, but was not their favourite. It was none other than a bottle of 3rd release of Bruichladdich Black Art 🤯! I was so pissed!

[@tomtomtommyism]

wtf?

[@andypeters2367]

Ouch...

[@Antilochos]

She got you there buddy. Would not be surprised if they still have the bottle unopened but thought it was funny to mess with you.

[@Avalk9724]

@@Antilochos doubt it. It happened over 10 years ago. And she's not among us anymore

[@GOTAisMe]

Blends. There is a certain segment of the whisky community who consider all blends to not only be inferior to every single malt but so bad that they should never be poured. That's okay since it means more Compass Box for me. These are the same people who will go on and on about some no name independent bottler's rendition of a whisky from a distillery who sends 99% of their product to be blended but they wouldn't ever try that blend.

[@HenrikLassu-igenyteremtes]

To be fair on that point, im one of the people that will probably never buy blends (or at least in the next good couple of years). Its not that they are inferior, its just that i want the purer experience. If i wanna taste Caol Ila, i’ll buy it. Makes the tasting easier + i find that great whiskies have so much complexity, i’d feel lost in a blend with great whiskies. Well that, and most blends are not exactly aimed at the enthusiasts:)

[@011humphrey]

@@HenrikLassu-igenyteremtes you should sample The Deacon, that could give you a different view on blends

[@FINsoininen]

​@@HenrikLassu-igenyteremtes I like both strawberries(single malt) and strawberry pie(blended). But they are not the same thing. Thats how I see it.

[@riccardo5281]

Are you talking about blended malts or blended scotch? Because even single malts are blends from a single distillery. It's not like blending malts from different distilleries makes for a different kind of distillate as when you're blending grain whisky with a modicum of malt. Blended malts are as good as single malts

[@germantarapow9112]

@@riccardo5281man is very clear what he means. And blended malts are better than blended whisky but the single malt allows you to taste the malt character isolated. I love Monkey Shoulder and also think JW Green Label is one of the greatest whiskies but in my opinion the fact that making a whisky with no needing of blending it to balance their profile makes them more valuable. But it just my opinion. Just keep enjoying whatever you want.

[@alandiaz1041]

Great list Geoff! I DEFINITELY experience most of what you listed. Sadly, I have been hurt (I won’t say “butt hurt” because that’s vulgar) when I have poured a favorite to a friend only to have them say “eh, that was ok”. Conversely, I have tasted some highly aged stuff that really wasn’t special at all (IMO). In those cases I just say thank you and keep my opinion to myself. Snobs rarely know they are snobs. While having scotch discussions (yes, that’s a thing), I have had a friend say “that’s a one string guitar” regarding a lack of complexity in a scotch. I DO NOT CARE!!!! I LOVE that “one string” and don’t give a crap if it isn’t a freaking London Philharmonic Orchestra of complexity. Lastly, it’s ok to buy a budget, low ABV scotch. I enjoy those as an “easy dram” just as much as I do a high ABV, high aged stated, expensive dram. Anyway, my rant is over. I feel better now.

[@CloudyMcCloud00]

You have tasted freedom, my man. 👍🥃

[@NunoFragoso]

the ice and coke made me pause immediately and hit the like button. After this it can only get better.

[@kiancheang4890]

Few years back I have a cask strength whisky which depleting so fast that I doubt my parents could have drank that much. Finally realised that it’s my mum! She used it to ‘wash’ the rashes on her leg.her leg. Her reasoning being this drink is high on alcohol level and alcohol can kill bacteria. I gave her the whole bottle and till date I couldn’t get out of this incident..will never drink this specific brand again.

[@peatbull3426]

😅😅😅🙈... 👍😁🥂🙋🏻‍♂️

[@jestemqiqi7647]

I can relate to that. My girlfriend once drowned some 20 cl of 18-yo Glenfarclas in the kitchen when she made a sauce for a Christmas dinner. The sauce was lovely, but she hasn’t touched my collection ever since. 😅

[@EuropaWill]

That's insanely hilarious. A $2 bottle of isopropyl or $150 rare whiskey. 🤔 Which should I use on my leg rash... Dude she was drinking that stuff behind your back 😆

[@AngloCelt88]

​@@EuropaWill A $2 bottle of isopropyl alcohol doesn't exist under the Biden/Harris regime.

[@kirbycalgary2844]

Great video I was cringing in the beginning I’m visiting my sister and brought her a bottle of Johnny Walker blue a hazel burn 10 and a Hibiki harmony and she added water to everything but I love her so I didn’t crack her in the head lol.

[@stephenmarsh248]

Man that first bit with the ‘Springbank’ made me genuinely anxious! Really funny video. I love the whisky illuminati. Made me laugh out loud!

[@Gwhisky]

😂😂😂

[@JeffWhisky]

I took that sunglasses intro personally 🤣

[@Gwhisky]

Haha I wouldn't dream on moving in on your sunglasses game. 😉🥃

[@hamo4558]

Triggered at 0:25 lmao ; & at 0:43 & again at 1:08.... okay you win haha. Loved this episode, well done mate :)

[@mrgringo7289]

Why at 0:25 ? The glass?

[@Gwhisky]

Haha thanks man! 🥃

[@BrianCaballes]

I hate it when someone pretends to be a whisky expert (but they don't know what "Non-Chill Filtered" means).😂

[@Martinlgn]

Ackchtually !!! If you add only one or two ice cubes to your glass, the temperature delta is gonna make them melt really fast, whereas if you pack your glass with ice, it’s gonna stay cold for much longer, hence not melt as much ! A bit counter intuitive at first but makes perfect sense when you think about it

[@Gwhisky]

That's fair, but you still can't leave your glass out for too long. Hah but good point! 🥃

[@carlmartinlinder]

At least you are making the Coke taste better 😃

[@Gwhisky]

True! 😂🥃

[@011humphrey]

🤣🤣🤣🤣Very funny video indeed. How about people you offer a nice whisky and they chuck it in one gulp without even tasting it? That happened to me once, a friend of mine (he's still my friend by the way), who drinks Fireball, wanted to try a whisky zo I gave him a Aberlour 12 NCF. He looks at the glass, doesn't smell the whisky, chucks it back and says "it tastes like wet wood" I'm like 😳😳😳. I made a deal with him that I would do a proper tasting with him some day 😂😂😂😂

[@robertmason2311]

I came on here to post that very thing - downing a fine whisky in one is an absolute no-no.

[@011humphrey]

@@robertmason2311 Yeah, followed by the comment "it tastes like wet wood" complements the horror 😂. But then again I had a Fireball once and that's a experience I don't want to repeat again. I didn't taste anything for an hour

[@gummybearkiller1]

When its really hot outside, ice in a single malt tastes sooo nice. Or maybe i should say; really cold? I also want to state a fact... Everything tastes better outdoors. To pour a dram in the woods, idealy by a creek is heaven. The taste almost doubles in enjoyability.

[@robertmason2311]

A cask strength peated whisky outdoors is a joy, it also improves a bad round of golf considerably 👍

[@fuzzyreason]

Great video. Please note that Scots Gaelic is pronounced, Gah-lic. Irish Gaelic is pronounced Gay-lic. loving your humour and great taste in whisky. Love from Loch Lomond, Scotland.

[@stevengallery5561]

Was also going to mention that but you've beat me to it. 👍

[@CloudyMcCloud00]

They're both pronounced "gay-lic"; unless you're speaking Gaelic.

[@user-vx1pf1uz1y]

That opening sequence made my laugh out loud.. nicely done dude :-)

[@Gwhisky]

Hah cheers man. 🥃

[@dramman-onlydramnodrama4845]

Other things snooty scotch drinkers hate…drinking out of anything that isn’t a Glencairn, drinking before thoroughly nosing, and blends (although that seems to be changing….thanks Compass Box!!)

[@Gwhisky]

True! 🥃

[@pfalzgraf7527]

I laughed out loud at the intro! And I was surprised how serious you got later. But generally, you're right: basically all attitudes (and their counterparts) you describe are understandable and all of them can be found and observed easily. And actually, the good thing is, if you're intelligent, you can laugh about them all - EVEN if you can see yourself in them!

[@oliverki5039]

I could not agree more with all your points. Very nice video again 😊👍🏻 btw the intro was too damn hilarious 😂😂 probably you should start a comedy channel 😀

[@McIntyresMalts]

😂 The whisky illuminati lizard eyes ahahaha Great video as always!

[@Gwhisky]

Lol that visual took me an hour. 😂

[@McIntyresMalts]

@@Gwhisky totally worth it!!

[@hansvaneenennaam457]

Geoff, you surpassed yourself with this video. Nicely done.

[@Gwhisky]

Lol thanks buddy! 🥃

[@teunvanderlinden1740]

I am a snob, but I am a constructive one. If I find out that one likes a bottle which I have on my shelf while I don't like that whisky so much anymore, I always consider to give that bottle away. In general, it is a win win transaction as I do not like to have too many bottles I do not really like. So, I consider - for example - to give away my Aberlour 12 to a colleague. It is a perfectly good whisky, but I prefer other drams. I only drink whisky which I really enjoy as alcohol is, after all, a poison. Sometimes giving away a bottle which i dont like feels similar to buy a new one (it could btw well be the anticipation of buying a new bottle!)

[@Gwhisky]

I'd be friends with a snob if they gave me free bottles. Definitely win-win! 😂

[@chrissharp6149]

Very good! Number 6 - doing shots of single malts! Primum cupam deinde mundum!

[@Gwhisky]

Hah 18 yr old shots. 😬

[@ambrosejoseph4843]

Hey, I’m from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Live in Ecuador now. Love your humor.

[@thewhiskyscribe]

Love this one mate, especially how smug you were looking in the intro 😂 If you are open to some nice criticism on pronunciation, the way you said Gaelic is the Irish way of pronouncing it. If it’s Irish you say Gay-lick, but for Scottish it’s Gah-lick, with an ‘ah’ sound. We have a Scottish woman in our tasting club who is fluent in Gaelic and she calls us out on that every time.

[@Gwhisky]

Hah cheers, buddy. Strange, my mum and grandparents are Scottish, and they always pronounced it "Gay-lick."

[@thewhiskyscribe]

@@Gwhisky That is strange, I wonder if different regions of Scotland pronounce it differently.

[@jbar6284]

I don't know if it's true, but others (there/here) have claimed a N. American pattern of favouring Irish Gaelic pronunciations over Scots Gaelic ones. Maybe it's just the proportion of 19-20C Irish immigrants to some parts?🤔

[@Gwhisky]

@@jbar6284 Possible. Mum and grandparents are direct immigrants though. Maybe some kind of regional differences?

[@petevj]

People forget, it's just a tasty beverage. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@revolvermaster4939]

I learned about Canadians from South Park, you seem different 🤣

[@Gwhisky]

The head attachment surgery was extremely painful. 🥃

[@revolvermaster4939]

@@Gwhisky 👍mkay

[@wouterblom7569]

@@Gwhiskyi advise a dram to cure the pain

[@simcoe-]

0:24 - Surprised you didn't took a good swing out of the bottle before leaving it open on the table 😅

[@Koby616]

My morning was tough one, but this video made my day better 😂 number 2 is me 😅

[@Gwhisky]

😂 Glad you enjoyed! 🥃

[@Balkonwhisky]

Hello Geoff, thank you very much for almost making me wetting my pants @ the first 1:30 of the Video. 😂 Great Dry Humor as always. (Pssshht🤐 I the hot Summertime i really love a nice Bourbon matured Single Malt getting mixed with Ginger Ale and a Dash of Lime Juice, served with Ice. Its deliciously refreshing.)😅 Greetings from Germany 😎🤘

[@mgordo2]

Another “objection” I sometimes hear: the “wrong” glassware. I have a bunch of glencairns, but once poured a friend a dram into a Riedel whisky glass. You might have thought I poured it into a paper cup. (I’m in the minority who think the Riedel is a good glass.) Also, related to your very excellent “mystery” pour: people who refuse to drink blended whiskey. I believe the Maclean’s Nose is 70% single malt, 30% grain.

[@Gwhisky]

Good ones! 🥃

[@gazearek]

Blending whiskies yourself. I had half a bottle of Campbeltown Loch that I spiced up with half a bottle of Kilkerran 12yo. In my view, they are both Springbanks. If not, it’s still a Campbeltown blended malt. One of my whisky friends really looked at me as if I had done something illegal 😂

[@jimmyjazz4605]

This should be a series, as there's so much more things we hate 😂

[@Gwhisky]

Lol true. 🥃

[@umami0247]

Funny thing is your right and even tongue in cheek the haters will hate!! Enjoy!!

[@thegoatchild3545]

Well...as long as no Springbank was harmed.😅 Some might call the intro a capital offense. Great stuff, Geoff! 👍

[@Allouran]

Yes immediately triggered - felt like someone had check braked me on the highway! One ☝️ other thing is glassware - served exxy whisky in a tumbler 🥃 makes my skin crawl. Smelling it is half the pleasure, so some plate with edges does f-all for the experience. Enjoyed the list 😀😀

[@Gwhisky]

Haha cheers buddy. 🥃

[@saschaoswald480]

The intro was hilarious, but you should have drank that Springbank out of the cut-off bottom of a 2L plastic Coke-bottle for an extra level of class....Trailer Park Boys-style😂. Always love your videos!

[@Gwhisky]

Hah noted for the next triggering video! 🥃😂

[@WhiskyWolf514]

This video should be saved for posterity's sake for all the future generations of whisky drinkers to be able to see 😁🥃🥃 Probably my favorite video from you so far Geoff! It needs to go the "Hall of Fame" of the whisky videos online! 🏆🥃🥃 Great work my friend! 🤣🤣😁😁

[@charshavardhan]

Well said!

[@Gwhisky]

Hah thanks buddy. This was a fun one to make, glad you liked it! 🥃

[@WhoeverNevermind]

There are so many outcast whiskys that I love. I honestly think there are people that are unable to actually taste the whisky because of their thick barrier of prejudices. I dont mind to say I LOVE Cragganmore 12, Oban 14, The Singleton of Dufftown 12, Clynelish 14 and Royal Lochnagar 12.

[@skramzy6628]

The ice and coke opening was hilarious! Oh my gosh!

[@davidm_shaw]

Just paused the video to say that the intro is *sublime* 😂

[@Gwhisky]

Lol cheers. 🥃

[@MMA-ALL-DAY]

Loved the video! Good job mate. It makes me think about the inner 'whisky wanker' dialogue. For example: Lee, don't like this Lagavulin Offerman bottle. It's not allowed to be as good as Port Charlotte, because of reasons! Good reasons. But wait, other Lee, this is delicious! What else matters! 🙄

[@wayne9124]

Hope you JW red in that SB bottle

[@Gwhisky]

Monkey Shoulder. 😉🥃

[@Nikolay_Nikolov]

Splendid video Geoff! Entertaining but also full of wisdom :) I don't necessarily hate the things in the list. I have "issues" of my own, you know... The one thing I absolutely hate is being told by somebody who drinks whisky to knock themselves out something like the following: "Oh, I don't like that whisky because it gave me awful hangover after we drank a couple of bottles the previous night. It must've been a fake." I hate alcohol abuse and I hate people judging a dram by the "quality" of the headache they had after getting themselves drunk. Cheers!

[@Gwhisky]

Ah yeah. The guy who drinks to get buzzed, not to enjoy. I know him. No good. Cheers! 🥃

[@balintpernecker624]

The thing that pisses me off is pouring too much whisky in a Glencairn. When the glass is half full. That makes me flinch. BTW I love the Whisky Tribe vibe: "The best whisky is the whisky you like, the way you like to drink it." In the meantime, I also like to silently judge people who don't drink their whisky the right way (my way) 😅

[@Gwhisky]

Ah yeah a half-full glencairn... I've had some guests pour themselves VERY generous drams before. Very irritating! 🥃

[@DaronMGL]

Even more fun when they don't actually like the whisky and they end up abandoning the glass somewhere

[@snapperxv]

My "of the moment" pet peeve is when you send a decent bottle half way round the world and you find out they are drinking it at a ridiculous dilution (we are talking full highball glass -yes, they do have glencairns- from a single dram pour). I only found this out last week so still a very open wound - no more Tamdhu 15, or any Tamdhu, for you there's nothing I can do about the Ledaig 10 that is currently in the Christmas balikbayan box.

[@Gwhisky]

Annoying talaga! 🥃

[@davidowen2834]

Hi Geoff excellent video, had a good laugh and know exactly where your coming from. People can do what they want to with their whisky me personally can’t see the point though in putting ice in a malt whisky a cheap blend yes. Started to cringe at the intro. Please say that wasn’t a springbank 10. Again, excellent video, slàinte Geoff. P.S glad I don’t know any whisky snobs 👍🥃

[@Gwhisky]

Hah cheers David. I think most of us actively avoid the snobs! 🥃

[@dextercool]

Springbank + Coke = 😳. Still, IIRC at some festival Ardbeg were serving Ardbeg 10 (5?) with Cherry coke. Might be worth a whirl.

[@BigChimpEnergy]

I could honestly see Wee Beastie working well with Cherry Coke and honestly it might overpower the Coke.

[@mfid0]

Ardbeg 5 with Sprite is a winner for me in terms of refreshing Summer mixer

[@allenbt11]

Fun episode. Super curious about Maclean's Nose though. It's not a blend I'm familiar with and I'd love to see the full review. Love the more value priced blends. Cheers.

[@Gwhisky]

A review will be out within a month, hopefully. Cheers! 🥃

[@peatbull3426]

Enough is Enough Goeff!! You crossed the line. I call the Police right now!! Just joking 😁. Fantastic stuff. Made my day. All you said was in the point. Cheers 👍😁🥂🙋🏻‍♂️

[@steeno1985]

Haha. Great video Geoff. We need more of this whisky comedy/standup* . The ice in the SB10 was funny, then the Coke came out 😂😂 PETS works so well as an acronym. I'm just off to order some whisky stones....😅😅 *from a sensible, seated position

[@Gwhisky]

Hah thanks man. Glad you enjoyed it! 🥃

[@AlinJapan]

I knew you were going to add Coke to the Springbank 10-- Arrrrrgggghhhh! Though, I do add a small ice cube to single malt Scotch in summer.

[@mickflytw]

You had me LOLing with that intro!

[@sujoybroota481]

Great show. Loved it thoroughly, though the first 2 mins wanted me to break my Samsung Tab.

[@Gwhisky]

😂😂😂

[@tomtomtommyism]

if it's bloody hot and humid and you want to enjoy sipping a refreshing summer dram, which can be understandable , glencadam 10/orchard house, glengoyne 12, Dalwhinnie 15 (nah, I'm kidding ;0 ), etc , just pour it and put the glencairn itself in the freezer for 10-15 mins rather than dilute too much

[@Gwhisky]

Absolutely agree! 🥃

[@laurentsteck6086]

Hi Geoff, Je suis surpris d'apprendre que tu viens du Québec ! Magnifique province ❤! That was a fun video. Very refreshing. Cheers

[@Gwhisky]

Hah cheers buddy. Yes originally from Montréal. 🥃

[@Bobstonge2]

À quand un top 5 pour les soirs à -20 après avoir déneigé ? 😂

[@Gwhisky]

Easy list. Les 5 bouteilles les plus forts que vous avez. 🥃

[@heatherharrison264]

The opening was great. I can't imagine that Springbank would go well with Coke, but maybe I'm wrong. (I think it would taste good in a sour or a Manhattan.) I have a bottle of Springbank 15. Should I try it? I would have a hard time convincing myself to do so, but if I am ever in the presence of someone who would visibly blow a gasket at the sight, I might have to sacrifice a little Springbank 15. Traditional North American whisky (i.e. bourbon, rye, or blended Canadian) works better with Coke anyway. Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 goes just fine in Coke. I'm sure Pappy Van Winkle would too, but I don't have any of that. I don't see the big corporate 40%-43% ABV whiskies ever going away, though I suppose it is possible that they could become less popular. If this happens, hopefully better presented options will appear on the market at non-absurd prices. The heavily filtered 40%-43% whiskies have their place. I suspect that they were gateways to single malts for most of us. Back in the 1990s, they were all I could get, so they were the best choices, and the Macallan line was the best of the bunch. Macallan wasn't so horribly expensive back then - even the 18 was affordable. Many of them still taste good, but because I have since discovered better ones, I am aware of what they are missing, so there is always a little disappointment. The last time I had Macallan 12, this was how I reacted to it. The nose is wonderful, but it is thin on the palate. Imagine how good a non-chill filtered, higher strength version of Macallan 12 might be. Someone I know loves single malts, but he likes to drink them over crushed ice. Neat pours are too potent for his taste. I wouldn't drink a nice single malt this way, but we all have different preferences. I'm not going to get upset with someone for doing this, but when talking about whisky, I'll go over some of my history and how I got into drinking neat pours. That way, it comes across as a gentle suggestion rather than snobbery. Also, it can give people a path forward if they think they might want to work up to neat pours. The last time we met, we both had the standard version of Nikka Yoichi at a Japanese restaurant. It's moderately peated and flavorful enough to stand up to ice, so it turned out to be a good choice for my friend.

[@Gwhisky]

Yeah offering some gentle suggestions to someone who might learn to better appreciate a whisky without being pushy or snobby is probably the best way to do it. They don't need to listen to you, but they might benefit from that advice. Best we can hope for. I've heard from so many people how good Macallan used to be back in the day. Sadly most of us in the whisky scene today were too late for that party. Sounds like good times! 🥃

[@neilriley4912]

😂😂😂that wound me right up,I hope that was an empty bottle of Springbank with an inferior blend in.😢...ahhh it was 😂😂

[@deeshmond]

Haha good vid, G. The smirk when you sipped that [shutters] Springbank and coke gave me a good giggle 😆 And actually your mystery pour does tie in nicely because there are many that think blends are all poorer quality than single malts. Definitely not the case if you find the right ones! Cheers 🥃

[@Gwhisky]

Hah thanks man. And yes... the Maclean's Nose is a solid one. I'll try to review it soon. 🥃

[@gazearek]

Recently bought a bottle myself for 28 euro!

[@pverenkotte]

Awesome Video! Been trying not to laugh out too loudly! 🙂Very entertaining!

[@cemtuncel1602]

😂😂😂😂😂 Perfect video, so funny and all of these are 100% true. Thx Geoff

[@Gwhisky]

Heh thanks for watching! 🥃

[@doronneuhaus30]

I do get a little pissed when I have someone over who professes to be a whisky drinker and then chooses a really premium 15 or 18 yo as their drink of choice from the very wide selection I am fortunate enough to have. What gets to me is when they just swig it down almost like a tequila shot. I am sitting savouring my dram and have drunk 10% of what I poured and I look over and their glass is already empty. Drives me nuts. But I also know I am a little OCD, really snobby about my whisky, but most of all a dick.

[@Gwhisky]

That's why I always keep some budget drams on hand for people who aren't really that into whisky. 🥃

[@cyberfieldmarshall1009]

G your intro deadpan humour with the Springbank being doused in ice was crossing the line then adding coke you blasted thru the line! Fantastic stuff!

[@Gwhisky]

😂😂😂

[@joan_b.]

Geoff, you're such a smart ass 😂

[@alehhandro1]

Ah man, I miss living in Vermont and driving across the border to Quebec! And browsing the SAQ selection of course, hopefully it’s not sinful!

[@thewhiskyenthusiast]

Tank top Geoffs are my favourite characters now 🤣🤣🤣 I have some friends who have more money than taste or sense and it really irks me when we're at a whisky shop or they're getting a gift they buy the most -or near most- expensive bottles they see just because of the price and act like, before they even taste it, that it is the best whisky out there. I know it's petty and I shouldn't judge but damn dude we could've gotten the whole Arran Smuggler Series for that price!!!

[@Gwhisky]

Hah I know the type, too.Those are the type of guys that are keeping the entire Macallan empire afloat. Cheers buddy! 🥃

[@gordonhall9943]

omg, ice, and coke??? lol nice one.

[@MARYN0077]

Geoff great... sort of review...another example which I have a lot is when people coming to my home bar and ask for the most expensive and complex whisky I have..... it's like infant asking for sushi then of course they either pretending they like it or just criticize it 🤔 lol

[@Gwhisky]

"Give me your finest cheapest champagne, sir." 😉

[@markmckenzie3522]

One of my most laugh out loud videos of yours to date...great job

[@Gwhisky]

Hah thanks Mark. Cheers! 🥃

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Fun video, most surprising being to learn you're originally from Québec, étonnant, non ? ! I'll go French then...moi ce qui m'énerve ce sont ceux qui prononcent les noms de vins français n'importe comment, surtout ceux qui se prétendent experts en vins et whiskies et sont ultra-condescendants (...), mais il y a aussi je le suppose une partie des usages qui doit être locale et adaptative, par exemple dire "Cab Frank" (prononcer le "c") au lieu de Cabernet Franc, un usage américain apparemment courant et pas forcément dédaigneux, mais qui à nous français apparaît comme vulgaire...Autrement très amusante l'intro et l'exemple du croissant...Je suis sûr qu'il y a d'autres exemples que les 5 énoncés, mais là vite fait, je ne vois pas...Bien joué en tout cas, et moi aussi j'essaie de ne pas trop être rigide pour les usages question modes de consommation...j'ai choqué récemment quelqu'un en parlant de glace dans le whisky, tout en donnant un contexte (jamais dans mon Port Ellen !!! ). Salutations de France !

[@Lammys_Dram]

Seriously funny. Man, I was holding back my annoyance at the SB sketch, whilst laughing my ass off 😂.

[@Gwhisky]

Lol yeah I seem to have set a lot of people off with that one. 😂 For the record, it was Monkey Shoulder. 😉

[@Lammys_Dram]

You're killing me 🤣. Man, keep up these great videos. They brighten up our working day.

[@Gwhisky]

@@Lammys_Dram Hah will do, buddy. Cheers! 🥃

[@antipodesman2]

Tell me that's not really Springbank! Oh . . . Thank heavens 😅

[@Gwhisky]

Lol nah never. Monkey Shoulder. 😉🥃

[@jonathansantana6239]

Ice is for cocktails. Whiskey should be neat,one cube if its a high proof,maybe. Making cocktails out of allocated Whiskey is a no no for me as well. My final peeve is chugging Whiskey. It is meant to be sipped imo.

[@Gwhisky]

Hah agree. 🥃

[@dextercool]

One single ice cube with CS bourbon is perfectly fine. Cheers 🥃

[@Gwhisky]

True enough! 🥃

[@superkeiler]

The "I only buy Springbank at MSRP" guy. Well, congratulations that you got your Springbank 18 for 100 €. I cannot.

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

My wife started calling me a "whiskey snob" years ago, when I first started buying different kinds of glasses and comparing them to one another. I am admittedly very picky about how I consume whiskey, but I don't care how anyone else drinks it, so that's not a "snob" in my opinion. I honestly don't mind being called one either though.

[@Gwhisky]

Enjoying a whisky the way you like is great as long as you don't talk down to others, which I'm sure you don't. You're good! 🥃

[@FirstPhilWhisky]

4:03 I think I need to fix my profile picture to have lizard eyes now. I've been hiding it for too long #whiskyilluminatihavefeelingstoo #whiskyilluminatihavenicehaircuts #whiskyilluminatifunnyhashtaghahawhatafunnyguy #soupisafoodnotadrink In all seriousness. Great video, you are the @Rocketpoweredmohawk of the whisky world.

[@Gwhisky]

This lizard profile pic definitely needs to happen. Won't even charge you for the rebrand. 😉🥃

[@Usonian7]

The intro was amazing.

[@damienlim7282]

that sleeveless tee 😂😂 very apt

[@DonnerPassWhisky]

Great video! Looks like you had fun making it. Hoping McCain nose appears here. Cheers

[@Gwhisky]

Thanks so much, buddy! Yes, Maclean's Nose will be reviewed within the next month or two. Cheers! 🥃

[@timshulepov]

Pissed myself laughing. Soooo gooooooood!!!!

[@Gwhisky]

😂😂😂

[@simonperrins5175]

Arrrg....Ice! Arrrrg Coke! Arrrrg... somebody stop that man! 🤣Great intro.

[@Gwhisky]

😂😂😂

[@diegogallo544]

Very cool video!

[@peduardo51]

Great! You've nailed it! 😊

[@garrynarmstrong6790]

Nothing better than a smokey cokey. Great video !

[@Gwhisky]

Hah top shelf stuff. Cheers Garryn! 🥃

[@TheReal_DeanD]

I had a buddy where I poured a nice 10 year Scotch and he threw it down like a shot. I was like ok then. We have totally different beliefs about whiskey.

[@Gwhisky]

The shooters. Terrible people. 😂

[@richardagnew4959]

SO MANY LOL MOMENTS!!! Fantastic! 🤣

[@lesterlau]

Love, LOVE this video. Putting a mountain of ice in the glass had me getting physically uncomfortable. The "pshhhhh" of the Coke bottle opening really put me over the top. Can't wait for the return of Evil Geoff in future videos! 😎

[@leojudkins2040]

Repeat after me: "ree-o-ha" soft 'o' , back-of-the-throat 'h'... ;-p😉 That intro! T R I G G E R E D! Well played sir.

[@elduderino3120]

On a side-note, I lived in Quebec for 3 years. Whereabouts are you from?

[@BadgerJeff]

This was epic. From the guns out in the intro, to a French lesson, to LISTS! MOOOAAAR LISTS! Very entertaining acting and production. How was that opening drink BTW? Was it a bourbon? WT101?

[@EuropaWill]

Bourbon and Dr pepper works really well as a cocktail. Can even be $13/ liter American blended whiskey too. They're better hiding behind something sweet.

[@Gwhisky]

Hah cheers buddy. Yeah I think acting might be my calling. Considering a move to Hollywood. The drink? Not bad. Monkey Shoulder and Coke? Could be worse. 😉🥃

[@EuropaWill]

@@Gwhisky well played Geoff! No SB was harmed during the production of this video. 😂

[@pawelfurman6773]

Intro is awesome ! :) ... rest of the movie also ;)

[@MaltDaddy]

Nicely done and funny😂

[@speruman]

I hate it when people drink the whiskey I serve them without smelling it first. Okay, I'll be honest, I even hate it when they don't smell it long enough. Recently I was wondering if not wanting to talk to people who don't appreciate whiskey makes me a snob. I think it does. I have become a snob.

[@Gwhisky]

Lol at least you're a self-aware snob, which makes it... better? 😂🥃

[@peathead4450]

YOU DID NOT MAKE ME ANGRY!!! NOT EVEN CLOSE 😤😤😤

[@Gwhisky]

😂😂😂

[@kulturforeningenaudiens8315]

Great video! I think there are a few cocktails that really highlights and benefits from a great maltwhisky: The penicillin and Rob Roy for example. Mixed right, Springbank 10 is not wasted in any of them

[@pieterkok7486]

Lagavulin 16 old fashioned 😋

[@bennyfriis601]

Great video, Geoff! So many valid points. I may curl my toes, when I see / hear about people putting ice in a whisky that I definitely don't think deserves ice, but that's my problem to deal with. And even if my toes never straighten again, I cannot sue anybody for it. My problem. Cheers buddy, love your work and ideas.

[@Gwhisky]

Thanks soooo much Benny. Very kind of you. Heh glad you enjoyed the video, my friend! 🥃

[@PW-72648]

Hahahah that was great vid Geoff, I think others have already said everything which could be said about these topics :). Personally, I appreciate corrections about pronouncing, grammar etc. This way I'll learn something new!

[@Gwhisky]

I don't mind it either, when they're respectful. Cheers, pw. Glad you enjoyed the video! 🥃

[@osirisgolad]

Whenever I hear "illuminati" around alcohol, I'm always reminded of Mitchell & Webb's Inebriati.

[@Gwhisky]

Lol the Inebriati. 😂😂😂