Whiskey Review: Woodford Reserve Master's Collection: Batch Proof + Woodford Reserve Comparison

[@Furry_Viking]

I too work at a liquor store. Just last week I had a moment with a customer that's worth sharing. He was browsing our Scotch section which is right by the doorway to our store room. I took a moment to ask if I could help him find something and he replied, "Nah, I'm good.". Back to stocking I went. A couple of minutes later he had moved to Bourbon and was still slowly ambling along looking at bottles. Having let some time go between interactions I asked again if I could help. He just grinned and said no again, so I let it go and kept stocking. A couple minutes later as I was walking by he stopped me saying he actually did have a question. The question isn't important and truth be told I can't remember it. What's important is that it started a conversation. After talking for just a minute he looked a bit surprised and said, "Damn you DO know a bit about whiskey." Uhh Thanks? The only thing I can think is that to him I didn't "look" like someone that would have any knowledge about the topic. We talked for a good while after that and he left with a couple of bottles. I guess my point in this is that when you are out as a customer, don't assume that the nondescript appearance of the kid behind the counter means that they don't know anything, or that if you have a whisky question you need to seek out some old dude that could pass for Gandalf the Grey. Great whisky knowledge can come from anyone that appreciates whisky.

[@baronshenanigans5797]

William Nash I hate that. My local had a tasting and I tried 2 whiskies and said I prefer one over the other as it reminded me of a separate islay. The older bloke said are tou even old enough to know the difference!! 😤 Anyways, I now don't get bothered when I go there as a regular, but every now and then, one staff person says sonething whisky related which makes my eye twitch.

[@zerokidd21]

Truth I've had older gents at the wiskey bar in my town crap on people's selection and be very biased which is fine but taking a moment to see what's in someone else's glass/heart you could always find something you didn't know you liked.

[@kevinhamutov8778]

15 minutes left in my day. 15 minute Whiskey Vault Video. I'm in.

[@nerfmadeeasy]

Got and drank the Master Series Cherry Smoked Barley last month. It was good, could have used more smoke but still a great summer bourbon. Keep up the great content boys and congrats on 100+, been a subscriber for awhile. You have really opened my eyes to whiskey. Thank you.

[@maxphillips8895]

Love the “road” story....beyond the excellent information we glean....there are often little gems that just make the day!

[@EJGentleman]

Love these episodes. In the price range - Woodford Reserve Double Oak (one of my favorites) and Maker's Mark 46 seem to come up as regular nice bourbon's to drink. I know this one is over 1yr old video, but it is awesome.

[@thunder9236]

Thank you guys! My fiancee and I loved the toast. Cheers to you both!

[@johnwallace2319]

what does reserve mean?

[@laaslassen6928]

For me the thing with snobbery is sometimes hard to hold back. For example today I got into an argument with a co-worker (who part time works as a barkeeper) about alcohol in general. And for me it is alot about the experience of drinking and when and how you drink it. And for him it's just a way to get drunk. And I really had a hard time trying to explain to him why and how one could just enjoy and alcoholic beverage without the intention to get drunk.

[@kevinhamutov8778]

laas lassen around the time I hit 30 alcohol was just to get drunk. Now it is a way to toast the day of work.

[@ericschwab409]

Alcohol is for enjoying. It helps me sleep and eases my coughing when I’m sick.

[@Anarchyinc]

I've had the WR Master Collection brandy cask, brilliant. Also the bottle is beautiful and that cork ughdlughdlughdl...

[@ManyDaysGoBy]

Maybe adding a little water (just a drop or two) to the batch proof would have helped?

[@chrisneyrey]

How well should you know a entry level scotch before shelling out the big bucks for a fancy old version if you can afford it? After the first bottle? Or more like after spending a few years getting comfortable?

[@IrateWizrd]

that ending clip was hysterical

[@fishdude101]

Stuck at work and jealous...... Need something for my coffee this morning.

[@izskilzix]

Daniel does an interesting little snake wiggle at around 5:35

[@sebastienroy6652]

Hi love your show. I would like to know what should i buy next. I love laphroaig 10 and ardbeg 10. Also i would like to know where the soap flavor come from in the benriach 10 peated curositas and the aberfeldy 12 scotch blend. I can not get over the soap flavor. Thanks

[@ericschwab409]

Caol Ila, and The Classic Laddie from Bruichladich

[@JimmyLeg]

You cannot and must not talk to the public unless: 1. You are being paid to do so. (you need a new job) 2. You are at gun point. (how the hell did this happen) 3. You're sitting at a bar. (it's just the right thing to do)

[@ericschwab409]

Jimmy, are you sitting at a bar? Lol!

[@JimmyLeg]

At any given moment that's not a bad guess.

[@chrisknapp5910]

I’m new to the whole whiskey lifestyle and finally went out to buy some monkey shoulder today but since I saw this video I also was able to find a bottle of red wood smoked barley that I won’t touch for a long time, just rather get it before I never see it again

[@kevingreif5706]

Longer videos are not a bad thing. When I see 12-15 minutes, I know it's going to be worthwhile

[@dmshampton]

Hahahaha, that freaking story was legendary😂

[@checkoutthatthing]

But, I want to be the Patron Taint....

[@haroldfitzpatrick5900]

Let's all raise a glass to the Patron Taint!

[@tbernardi001]

Missed being the Patron Ahole by millimeters. LOL

[@budthecyborg4575]

One time I walked into a liquor store, knowing nothing about strong drink, just looking for special flavor to add to my cooking, and the only thing the store clerk could recommend was something with strawberry flavor. It was probably a bit confusing because I was asking for "Alcohol flavor" which of course doesn't exist, but I was totally ripe to be turned into a Whiskey Snob that very moment and the opportunity flew right over the clerk's head.

[@isaacgross3917]

Question here, I’m looking for the saltiest whiskey I can find. I don’t have a sweet tooth but I can’t get enough of savory salty flavors. Right now I am leaning towards Talisker?

[@ghty43]

Great advice Daniel. Can be applied in several areas outside of whisky preferences. 🤘🏼

[@GarySaini8]

Dan, and or, Rex. How do you decipher the “marketing” jargon that’s on the bottle? what does it mean to be triple cask distilled or double cask. Or any of the things that are said on the bottle? Is it just to sell more bottles? I am somewhat new to whisky, and have discovered that the bulk of the whiskies I like are speysides (at the moment). I want to try Laphroaig and other styles as well. Do you recommend jumping in the deep end? Please help...

[@ericschwab409]

Once you go Laphroaig, if it’s too soon for you in the opinion of the whisky Gods, you’ve screwed up the celestial balance of things.

[@rengar56]

Oh new music at the end. Soft, new age, techno beat. mesa like. I now clearly now expect dubstep outro music next week with bloopers you been saving.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

My rule of thumb (which may be wrong) - "Bay-zil" is an herb, "Bah-zil" is a person.

[@williamphelps1468]

The one I am curious about is one that is always in the screen. I was wondering if you have plans to review the Deanston whiskeys that are always on screen next to you.

[@Jalino123]

Thaty final story. Hahaha... I haven't laughed that hard in a while. XD

[@BigDaddysBearCave]

Mooch your shirt rocks👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@Saw_Squatch]

So how exactly to I go about sending you guys a bottle of whiskey I got an Irish and an islay blend to send your way

[@ericschwab409]

Sending from where?

[@Saw_Squatch]

Eric Schwab St. Louis

[@highpoints1983]

Rex where did you get your shirt.

[@JohnMcJilton]

They do new designs pretty frequently. www.chuys.com/shop/tshirts

[@meesternibbles]

From chuy's...

[@timshulepov]

BTW, what is Rex's favorite bourbon, since we're on that topic?

[@thomas069m6]

Tought the same thing

[@caelebcandon2254]

Bonus was great

[@increasedelevation3776]

To Ben, the patron tante of whisk(e)y and the random kid Daniel ruined the childhood of. XD CHEERS!

[@Gunner10375]

What is your favorite bourbon?

[@StillIt]

My father in law drinks Woodford. For some reason he lead me to believe that all they made was really cool cheap shit......took me a while to get my head away from that hahaha

[@zanshenbushi]

Hey MBs, how about a coffee/whiskey pairing video?

[@alkaiser112]

Hey guys, do any of you know if there is a channel like this, but for other spirits like Tequila or Brandy/ Cognac. I love Bourbon and Rye, and had a few Añejos but not many.

[@AdamPFarnsworth]

Rex! Shirt! Just in case someone hasn't commented that yet.

[@kevinhamutov8778]

Adam Farnsworth Rex don't give a fuck

[@stiehl8455]

Its called advertising 🤪

[@empiveloce]

Thanks for answering my question! Definitely some great info and things ideas to consider. Stay magnificent you bastards!

[@WhiskeyQuests]

I did have someone argue that Ardbeg was an Irish Whiskey. I said no its a scotch but, the guy insisted on it being Irish. So I politely showed the label and explained why it's a scotch. He looked puzzled and accepted what I told him. But, if he kept insisting on it being an irish whiskey I think I would have just said ok your right it's Irish sorry!

[@ericschwab409]

Never argue with idiots because passers by never can tell the difference! Lol’

[@LukeJarrett]

What do I have to donate to become the Patron's Taint?

[@TheBradWhittington]

Something that taint scotch and taint irish and taint bourbon and . . .

[@jonstothfang3800]

I was working an event once where there was a side attraction of a whiskey tasting that the partygoers could pay a little extra to attend. The tasting was "hosted" by a pompous blowhard (who looked like a giant thumb with a face drawn on it) who talked about the Scotch tastings his bar offered. He pronounced Islay as "IS-lah" while tossing out "IS-lah" and Laphroiag as if they were two different things, and mentioned posting up Campbeltown Scotch as the 2 or 3 spot in a tasting flight of 5 (which is cool if you don't want to taste anything after your Springbank). I just kinda nodded and walked away after a minute or two because it was clear this guy wasn't going to be swayed, and while he wasn't directly the client at this event, I still had to keep the diplomacy going. I kinda want to check out his bar and see if it's any good and see if he's less of a dick on his home turf.

[@canadianwhiskysmith6453]

Was hosting a walk-up tasting in a store a few weeks back and got talking with a guy about distilling. He was already being rather adversarial, but then he asked about how many times distilled it was. I started to explain that we use a non-traditional column still, but he cut me off and went into this diatribe about how he took a science class in university and the instructor had said that you can only distill alcohol once and so anything that claims to be triple distilled, etc. etc. is total BS. I started to reply, but again, he cut me off and asked: "Well, after you do the first run, do you add sugar and yeast back into it before doing the next run? Because THAT is the only way to do a true second distillation. If you aren't doing that then it's BS." I just stood there, knowing he was so, so wrong, but also knowing there was no point in engaging further. Tried to say something polite but dismissive like, "I'm not sure that's how it works." and he walked (strutted) away.

[@JimmyLeg]

Well, at least he didn't shit on the board.

[@canadianwhiskysmith6453]

He just shit on me ;-) LOL!

[@balsbydanglin2498]

Some folk just think they know everything. Fuck em. Stay up.

[@wildtwindad]

Boys love your work. Truth: You can correct ignorance with knowledge, but you CANNOT FIX STUPID..... Btw...thoughts on Collingwood 21yr old unblended rye whisky?

[@Fidasaind]

I need to donate 7 bottles and request to be a patron taint. And if the guys ever thank me I'd respond with "T'aint no problem"

[@balsbydanglin2498]

Excellent answer 😂

[@youngcurto3223]

Should’ve added a drop of water to the cask strength

[@ronaldwalters9488]

I think I am broken. I do not like Basil Hayden's But LOVE Wild Turkey 101!

[@brettcloak-gentile9131]

You're not broken, WT101 IS awesome. It might be that you like the higher proof stuff since Basil Hayden is 90 proof. I think Basil is the same mash bill as Old GrandDad (another Beam product) If you like the WT101 you should try Old Grand Dad Bonded (100 Proof) or Old Granddad 114 (114 proof)

[@ronaldwalters9488]

Brett Cloak-Gentile Funny thing is, I was always afraid to try the higher proof, I thought it would burn more than have flavor. Lesson here, don't be afraid to try new things I guess.

[@brettcloak-gentile9131]

Heck yeah- no fear! I feel like the main thing hindering my experimentation is cost but both of those bottles are affordable in my neck of the woods- OGD114 is 25$ and the Bottled in Bond version is under 20. AND if you find out that OGD 114 is your style and you want to get into a little higher price range the Wild Turkey Rare breed is fantastic. The current batch is 116.8 proof and I'm a big fan.

[@nogoa42]

I was a Beam guy for 25 years. Finally switched to Turkey because it had a better flavor profile. I tried Basil after that just because a good sale poped. It just tasted like more refined Jim Beam. I will stick to the Turkey for an everyday bourbon. Have yet to try GranDad.

[@meesternibbles]

Dead on with the retail suggestion. I work a liquor store as well. Find the people that want help and save your energy for them. Don't bother with idiots thumping their chests.

[@larrywagner1432]

The Happy Fun Bridge of Whiskey?

[@ih8people544]

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

[@ericschwab409]

Like wrestling with pigs.....

[@tbernardi001]

Kind of like when you are dead. When you are dead, you don't know you are dead and the pain is felt by others. Same when you are stupid

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

@@tbernardi001 That's pretty accurate

[@amitstern6886]

like 10th?

[@matheusgloria77]

Studying for my Physician’s Licensure Exam, please do a toast with Ardbeg 10 for my luck!

[@ericschwab409]

🥃👍🏻🥃

[@the-chillian]

Hey, Chad! "Taint" isn't an obscenity. No need to cork it.

[@chadnickle8044]

Is this some sort of ruse to get me to say that I'm extremely familiar with taint? Merkins yes, Glumpkins? Maybe. But never the TAINT.

[@the-chillian]

Surely you must have at least some passing familiarity with your own... Might as well cork the knob in Knob Creek. Any Brit can explain why.

[@SilentEcho16]

I don't like the new outro music...that is all

[@birddog2017]

As Ron White said, "You can't fix stupid."

[@pavelskop305]

Ben Stahl must be some magnicificant bastard!!!

[@johnwallace2319]

so this guy got engaged only to get whiskey?

[@alexpressley5918]

I have an IT business and my customers are so stupid but tell me how to fix the thing while i'm fixing the thing they don't know how to fix. Moral of the story, people are dumb. Drink whisky.

[@jcfernandez9193]

First and a half

[@StrainsYT]

That taint story lmaoooo

[@insightvideo6136]

Lesson? Drink the whiskey AFTER you give the review.

[@sgtsagara02]

4th

[@nogoa42]

Why would you bleep taint, it taint even a word. Anyway, I went to the movies one night with a bunch of friends. It was the re-release of The Exorcist. The directors cut. A family comes in with five 8-10 year-olds and sits right behind our group. Immediately they are acting like 8-10 year-olds waiting for a movie to start, kicking seats and being loud. So I start talking loudly with my buddy. I am just dropping F-bombs like a B-52 over Afghanistan. I'm slinging S that and B this and completely being that guy. My friend taps me on the shoulder and says, "Cool it, there are young kids behind us." I turn to him and say," We are here to see The Exorcist. There ain't Shit I could say that could hurt these kids that is not going to happen in the next 2 hours."

[@jonstothfang3800]

THIRST

[@quatre03]

fif

[@polaroidsofpolarbears365]

joshua barnhart 1, 2, 3, 4, fiiiiif!

[@christinavanness7697]

Late.. Lol

[@ericschwab409]

Not again! I count on you being one of the first five to reply. Lol!

[@christinavanness7697]

Eric Schwab where is the "you trusted me, and I betrayed you" meme when you need one...

[@ericschwab409]

Christina, it’s not to be found today apparently! Lol! Cheers!

[@davidgottfried5819]

I'm hearing the Woodford batch proof stuff is expensive garbage.

[@kyp23]

last :D

[@אליעזראיסטאכרוב]

😏

[@GeneraLeee]

You guys would get a lot more views if you changed your thumbnails. They're all the same and don't let people focus on the bottle