Whiskey Review: Conviction Bourbon with Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select Comparison

[@quintonking5089]

Daniel and Rex, me and mine were able to tour Southern Grace Distillery this past week, as we live close by. All their product is currently a little over two years old, but our tour guide, Thomas (who I believe created the mash bill and original recipe used in Conviction’s bourbon line) told us they project moving towards a four year product in the next year or two. Glad to see you guys rep one of the Old North State’s bourbon in Austin!

[@NZAnimeManga]

The Netherlands is much further south than Scotland. If England can make whisky, so can the Netherlands.

[@StarScream0722]

Its okay; they’re Texans.

[@ericschwab409]

No, the Dutch only can make gin. It’s a law someplace. I read it in Readers Digest!

[@NZAnimeManga]

^ Huh, now that's interesting :P I suppose they're more in the "beer" climate band, like England and Germany... whereas france, italy and spain are more in the wine climate band...

[@nathanielpranger7370]

Oh yeah you're right. I thought it was closer. So that's why it takes a whole night on the boat to get to Newcastle.

[@NZAnimeManga]

+Nathaniël Pranger, Exactly! Great Britain is taller than most think (even people in England forget), we're so used to being "that small Island off the coast of France" that we forget :') I mean, we're no Chile, but we try! ;)

[@TrickyCarp]

Didn't know y'all reviewed this. I live 2 minutes from the distillery.

[@timosborne5282]

The Netherlands is further south and warmer than Scotland and both are much warmer than Canada.

[@ARCSTREAMS]

its not much further south than scotland and its not warmer than canada because there are parts of canada south of both and warmer or equally warm and have the same climate as both, depends what part of canada

[@ZZenoXX]

Koval Bourbon uses Millet for their whiskey, it's a grain native to Africa. You did a video on it, might be close to what you'd get out of a potential african whiskey.

[@82295crashdown]

I bless the grains down in Africa!

[@JeradBradley]

Jake Mcnally gonna take some time to do the things we never have.

[@harrynelson9203]

Jake Mcnally absolute genius 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tldhthompson]

I’m visiting Whisky Prison with a couple of my closest friends next week. This review has us pumped to taste this bourbon. Thank you.

[@christopherbreton9501]

You know what's really odd? Numbers that aren't evenly divisible by 2

[@ericschwab409]

Lol!

[@ECELTICS90]

Hahhhh

[@chrisdeterman3247]

Africa has a spirit called Madikwe. There's a version distilled in Cumming Iowa

[@ddubbsmax]

Hey guys, just caught up after several months of watching. After having my whole whisky collection mooched by a previous roommate, watching your videos convinced me to finally build it back up. I am back up to 18 bottles and looking at starting an infinity bottle. Keep up the reviews and I can’t wait until chad week!

[@jasonbRSA]

Hi MB’s. I live in South Africa. There are at least 4 whiskys produced here. Daniel had one, Bain’s in the masters of malt Christmas tasting. We are able to grow all grains. But predominantly corn. However our climate is not conducive to long periods of aging due to large temperature fluctuations. But the still worth a shot. Keep it magnificent. J.

[@vitoarchitetto5026]

8:02 Says it all!! (Daniel’s reaction after taking a sip) 9:19 Summary: “Dude, I think they kicked ass!!” I agree! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@pieterlinden]

I'm on it, I'm studying Food Technology next year. So uhm we'll have more Dutch Whisky in about 15 years?

[@hereseangoes]

On the decanter front, you can get sheets of cork from the internet. Theyre fairly cheap. Then just cut a strip off the sheet and hot glue it to the top where It'll meet the lip. It'll seal up real nice.

[@davebruzdzinski424]

Conviction is made in Mt. Pleasant NC.

[@jimbintz2424]

Each month I buy a whiskey and a bourbon, using your reviews as a shopping list. This month I picked up the Woodford and Jameson Stout Edition. The Jameson was wonderful. I will sample the Woodford this evening.

[@marqoz88]

How about Dutch Whisky from Millstone, especially the 12 Y Sherry Cask?

[@nathanearley]

So if malting barley means starting germination, then kiln drying it with some kind of smoke, peat or otherwise to stop the germination process, does anyone do the same thing with corn? I have no idea if this will have a similar effect, or if it would take some of the intense sweetness away from and otherwise standard bourbon, but it seems like an interesting concept. You guys are welcome to try this in your distillery, provided I get a bottle from each batch.

[@ericschwab409]

Nathan, people been working on that idea for a long time. homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=37815

[@nicolashuffman4312]

I just sampled a '21 Conviction, and I'm getting a lot of headsy notes. I also get almost a peaty note on the finish, and it reminds me in some ways of an Isaly Scotch. It's light in color. The tails are pretty oily. Not that I'm any sort of expert. This is definitely an unusual Bourbon and I don't think people would fail to pick it out of a line up.

[@LukeJarrett]

How do you tell the difference between the alcohol burn in a cheap whisky vs. the 'kick you up the ass' burn from something like Octomore?

[@jasoncasteen]

I just picked mine up today. It is very sweet and tasty. My bottle has a 2 yr age statement on it.

[@307icefishing6]

WHAT ARE DANIELS TOP THREE CIGAR CHOICES

[@dan5087]

There's a place in Williamsport PA called The Cellblock which is an old prison converted into a bar/club. It's pretty cool, but a little creepy. In the lower-level, there's the hang yard with a noose mounted on the wall!

[@alexfarber4746]

Hey could you suggest 2 bourbons that have as different of taste profiles as bourbons can get that even a beginner whiskey drinker could distinguish? I’m really trying to get better at picking out flavors but most bourbons still taste very similar to me.

[@vulftheviking4100]

Hey Rex, when it is being used in the context of execution, its hanged not hung, just saying.

[@rickluchsinger1564]

What Irish whiskey would you say has the most prominent buttered biscuit flavour/smell?

[@daltonshaw8488]

Are there any classes you can take on spirits?

[@hhildering3196]

We have a lot of micro distillers in the Netherlands. 1 big, Millstone. other that i know: Den Hool, Frysk Hinder, kintra whisky (first distillation last year), de ijsvolgel, sculte, eagels burn and a lot more.

[@ericschwab409]

Burning eagles? Rex won’t like that one!

[@AskTheTree]

Try Swiss whisky, apparently they even won some prices?

[@bmsmusician]

Bottle looks like JD Sinatra edition which is an awesome whiskey too!

[@Zelmel]

Glass decanter seal: maybe some Sugru? Silicone silly putty stuff that will dry to permanent silicone gasket if you shape it.

[@JoldridgeTV]

Can you please review bullet bourbon i cant find a episode when you explain it. also my teacher said about a hotel in speyside where its £90 a night but you get £50 worth of scotch free behind the bar of your thinking for visiting try it

[@TheNamesFloop]

I absolutely love your content. Just beginning my whiskey passion and your videos really do inspire me to continue forward. Cheers gents.

[@noahgarber]

At 3:39 ... Daniel saying "WHOA!" over and over again.

[@medic9five]

The notes in this bourbon ( I am not a fan of bourbon I love scotch) reminds me of a tequila oddly enough. Cava de oro has that vanilla Smokey taste. I have purchased a bottle of this, so maybe I like small batch. Conviction is a great sipping after dinner whiskey

[@jbwright8785]

Southern Grace is a cool place! Fifteen minutes from my house, and a fun place to tour. Not as creepy as you would think.

[@landyalmond7742]

Yeah man... right down the road from me. I'm outside of Albemarle

[@jdcully7807]

Same here guys. Oakboro is home. This whiskey is great!

[@coeniezietsman6514]

Bains Cape mountain whiskey, the first single grain South African whiskey

[@bandcookie88]

The mental image I got thinking about whiskey from unconventional places, and coldness, was the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. This got me thinking. Where would you put a Doomsday Global Whiskey Repository and why?

[@ericschwab409]

Svalbard....because we found this seed vault and didn’t think people would mind if we ate the seeds and then had all this extra room to make and store whiskey. Lol

[@diamonbacks47]

Wow, you guys are early this morning.

[@coolgui881]

Good video y’all! What city in Tx?

[@thewhiskycouch7886]

Woodford Reserve for me for sure! Great 🎥 Cheers guys 👌😊🥃!!

[@lanejohnston934]

Is Australian whiskey a thing?

[@RM-dq9ne]

Netherlands are below Schotland.. Or did I misinterpret that wrong.. I know one whisky from Netherlands, millstone. Haven't tasted yet tho. For belgian whisky u have Belgian owl and some others. But I think belgian owl embodies more the spirit of whisky (is that a thing?).. Maybe Gouden Carolus whisky..

[@WhiskeyVault]

We may be geographically challenged

[@ericschwab409]

Sir, it’s spelled “Scotland,” not “Schotland.” 😜🥃

[@RM-dq9ne]

Eric Schwab woops.. Put in the Dutch name. My apologies :P

[@ericschwab409]

R M LOL! 🥃👍🏻😎

[@kimmiles1008]

@@ericschwab409 Depends how many drinks you have had

[@henryprater703]

That sounds really interesting, I’m doing some traveling in North Carolina, I’m gonna have to track a bottle down.

[@henryprater703]

Update, I found it!

[@Gateau]

If you're visiting in North Carolina, Speaking about convictions, there's a somewhat neat tour in the town of Charleston about all the goings on of the underbelly and historical murders of the city which was pretty neat .... or maybe that was south carolina?

[@jamestims4496]

@@henryprater703 how was it

[@martin.m4306]

You guys should do a review of Glendalough 13. It's an Irish whiskey............ didn't you guys say irish whiskey was going to become more interesting in one episode?.......

[@coolgui881]

Whisky from southern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, glaciers

[@leeknowlton7303]

The day I have to move the curtains to look at my whiskeys Is the day I agree I have enough bottles.

[@kluzz]

Really acing the geography, guys.

[@WhiskeyVault]

nailed it!

[@twdietri]

For African whisky check out Three Ships. Andy Watts is their master distiller and is a great knowledge. Search around there are lots of podcasts that he has guested on.

[@1stMusic]

Rex! I wanna send you a Dutch whiskey but.. I deem the probability that a bottle of whiskey shipped from The Netherlands to you guys will not make it to its endpoint. (actually im just a poor student and I just want to keep the whiskey for myself

[@joshwalls7302]

HEY HEY HEY!!!!! I WORK WITH SEBASTIAN CORREA’S BROTHER!!! Won’t mention his name because I don’t have permission. We got to talking about yalls videos and he brought up his brother working at a distillery. Currently trying to find access to a bottle in my area.

[@patmcdermott8547]

Woodford Reserve has about 18 percent rye in the mash bill, so Balcones might have been a better comparison.

[@jan-paulvanderhoeven1639]

A lot going on in the Netherlands right now. Expecting good things for the next decade....

[@williamhenault2761]

Whats going on? Rex has become more calm and collected than Daniel!

[@mkaskar6205]

Hey guys, just wanted to pick your brain for a moment or two. What are your thoughts on Johnnie Walker King George V & Jack Daniels Sinatra Select? These fairly pricey bottles of whisk(e)ys & it’s a little bit rare, however I did manage it get my hands on it & I really enjoyed it but people says it’s overpriced. What are your thoughts on overpriced whisk(e)ys? However I’ve also recently been dabbling in the more rarer 60, 50 & 40 year old whisk(e)ys which costs as much as organs😂, I’m glad to report that I haven’t sold any of my organs. Thankfully I’m able to afford those bottles, however because I’m spending my own money I’m not sure if my perception of “quality” has been altered. When it comes these types of whisk(e)ys, the experience & the journey one part takes in is like no other but is that experience worth an organ/obscene of money? Any thoughts? Much love from South Africa.

[@the-chillian]

Daniel Whittington. Professional Level 3 Whisk[e]y sommelier. Has not yet mastered the art of swallowing.

[@geoffgaebe8354]

Damn you for making me learn things, Daniel! So, if Sebastian Correa is related to Chick Corea, it's from a branch of the family that spells their name differently. ;-)

[@WhiskeyVault]

shhhhh

[@qthemusiq4461]

You never know. I have relatives in my family named Bomstad and Bomsta. Apparently at one point in history there was a family disagreement :-)

[@geoffgaebe8354]

As a music nerd you might appreciate this. The minister of music at the church my family attended when i was growing up was the brother of John Patitucci, who was Chick Corea's bass player for years.

[@sgtsagara02]

Dang it. Just missed the first ten.

[@thatsgoodgb]

About the Netherlands being north of scotland and colder... It's okay, they are from Texas, they dont care about it if it is out of the U.S Ahaha 😁

[@rengar56]

anyone else get a small headache after Daniel walked in front of the camera and it kept moving a little bit. Almost like the start of motion sickness.

[@ericschwab409]

Yes, but alcohol takes the pain away!

[@SamuraiHuey]

On the flip side, what region do you want to see LESS whiskey coming from

[@ericschwab409]

The south side of Chicago?

[@qthemusiq4461]

Antarctica -Although they did go back to pick up Shackleton's Lost Whiskey

[@ericschwab409]

They had to return all the lost whisky to Shackleton’s hut eventually. Under international treaty it is not legal to remove artifacts from the Antarctic.

[@W.O.P.R]

"Chick Corea" from Daniel to "chickory" from Rex. NO!, none of tasting is subjective! I will have to taste this with a quiet listening to "Spain" or "My Spanish Heat" with Stanley Clarke and Steve Gadd...and Chick Corea

[@mooseslaststand1186]

Gonzales jail! Been there

[@Vetlund]

Sounds like a really nice whiskey :P

[@RolandDeschain198]

What is the deal with Daniel's "g"s? He pronounces them so hard it's almost like a "k".

[@Mateo-he9qk]

Come on Rex, where's the apple?

[@Sjackson2369]

that awkward moment when todays vault whiskey is on sale starting the same day.

[@bambam12ize]

You guys should try Frysk Hynder cask strength, it's from another distillery in the north of the Netherlands: www.usheit.com/nl/webshop/whisky/

[@JefferyEPetrone]

3:13 Daniel talk about music more. Seriously. Do it. Often.

[@maurohernandez524]

Dang it! Fifth 😑

[@MoahGentle]

90.001 Subscribers. :)

[@leannepowell2545]

Thanks for the great review. So happy y'all liked it! Here is a link to online store cellar.com/search.aspx?search_text=Conviction+Bourbon

[@jcfernandez9193]

Fiddly bits

[@ericschwab409]

Pecunia Effundam Supra Me......pour money over me?!? Lol!

[@WhiskeyVault]

exactly

[@ericschwab409]

A most excellent motto!

[@ericschwab409]

Plenus sum content is, send media esse in speculo!

[@ericschwab409]

The glass is half full, but I am content!

[@jamiebenge1980]

Come on guys. This is not at all close to woodford double oak. This is a 18 month whiskey. I don't know how much yall got paid but please. It's not bad but it can't compare to a woodford. There are other honest reviews on this whiskey if you look on youtube.

[@jamestims4496]

theres a conviction double oak and it is way better than woodford double oak....ill take regular conviction over woodford double oak too.

[@jamestims4496]

don't get stuck on age

[@jamiebenge1980]

@@jamestims4496 yes I have not found any at the store yet but I am hoping to get to try it soon.

[@idopassmann2132]

Well Rex i dont know if you've tried: www.denhoolwhisky.nl/en/ Since you asked for Whiskey from the Netherlands.

[@JefferyEPetrone]

Ya'll lack the conviction boys, but then again what are ya'll gonna do?

[@Gunner10375]

Three Ships Whisky from South Africa. Same distillery that makes Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky.They have a aged 5 year, a bourbon cask finished and a 10 year single malt. www.threeshipswhisky.co.za

[@TheOriginalRaster]

Just Stop. Just stop right there. That was the first intro where I laughed (wait for it...) out (yes, this is what you are expecting to hear) LOUD! I laughed out loud. Come on. Forget about all the past whisky reviews here... What did you do? Like 3 seconds of video and I'm laughing. What's going on? So anyway. I may like your KZbin channel a lot now. Cheers!

[@SamuraiHuey]

A Real whiskey Dan? What's that supposed to mean? You kniw what I hear?......SNOB

[@Fraapindy]

Whisky in Africa... it’s terrible. I’ve looked for it in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Any local stuff is super bad. Super bad. Would be happy to be proven wrong. I live in Nairobi BTW.

[@stereodreamer23]

You're not going to see much whiskey coming out of Africa, because most of the nations there have strong Muslim influences, and so setting up distilleries is difficult. If you CAN get a license from the government to open a distillery, it's just a matter of time before some radical group is going to burn it down. There is a reason why Tej from Ethiopia (which was predominantly Christian for centuries) is now impossible to get in the US--they now have a Muslim Majority in Ethiopia, and they literally go around setting fire to, and blowing up the Tej meaderies...

[@Toroidalzpe]

you guys should try other drugs! lol

[@Gateau]

Whiskey made in a prison? You guys might be drinking toilet whiskey.

[@henryprater703]

First!

[@moheyns]

Howzit you magnificent bastards. So my country (south africa) produces 2 whiskeys. Bains and three ships. Would you care to do a review on that? if you can find it? Its too expensive for me to buy and ship it to you.

[@qthemusiq4461]

Maybe that's something the Tribe would get behind?

[@moheyns]

That would be awesome! We here in SA grow corn and wheat and have a very diverse climate and when I started looking I was actually very surprised that we only produce 2 brands of whiskey. I thought we had many. But anyways let me know if I can help in any way