Testing Whiskey Gadgets | Genius or Janky???

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[@ron_miles]

That’s a traveling espresso maker that’s been repurposed.

[@greysuit17]

Pretty astounding

[@alexsilreg]

I saw the same thing seems ..... copyright issue ish

[@knight848484]

I was coming here to comment this. I own the espresso maker that it is based on.

[@MissCole29]

Makes functional espresso for camping. I just suggested using smoker wood chips (cause that’s what we have) but my partner is not having it!!

[@JMaxwellE]

Haha nice to know I wasn’t the only person that was bugged by this!

[@jimneary2802]

"That smells like poison. I love it." Brianna kills me

[@operatorchakkoty4257]

As poison does.

[@jakes6023]

"That's for weed" Brianna is a damn treasure

[@JWolf-nh9uw]

I laughed out at that shit 😂😂

[@crazyboyphilly1269]

they just pass right over that

[@Mark-ki7ic]

She's the crazy little sister of the team

[@Ubernaught012]

Well, they are in Austin.

[@JWolf-nh9uw]

@@Ubernaught012 good observation! What’s your point? It was funny what she said that’s all.

[@AndreJNick]

with the smoker I find that I actually like it better when I smoke the glass before pouring the drink. It's a lot more subtle and accents the drink without over powering it.

[@cookymonstr7918]

Editor is a genius. Brianna is a gem.

[@paulcleaveland6579]

I just tried out the frozen grapes. I will be doing this instead of ice for my low proof whiskies going forward. They chilled it fast without the usual thinning feeling of the melted ice. I tried it out with Laphroaig Cairdeas Warehouse 1. I cannot believe how amazing it was.

[@WhiskeyTribe]

Right! Keeps your drink cool, doesn't water it down, won't break your teeth AND leaves a tasty treat behind?!? Brilliant.

[@paulcleaveland6579]

@@WhiskeyTribe can confirm the tasty treat! The grapes did take in a little bit of the Laphroaig flavor. The next experiment I am referring to as "Solera Grapes". I am going to refreeze and reuse the grapes to see what happens to the flavor of the grape.

[@niq872]

with the little metal or stone cubes i worried about breaking glasses frozen grapes sounds like a great idea

[@monroerobbins7551]

@@niq872 plus, you can even use them as a decorative piece in a drink for others.

[@mcwaffles121593]

The cocktail smoking kits actually really do work. If you have a bonefish grill by you order their old fashion and it really does make a HUGE difference

[@swirleynoise2424]

i do have a Bonefish grill close by. are they a chain?

[@mcwaffles121593]

@@swirleynoise2424 yup!

[@NothingXemnas]

The thing about stones and ice is that stones (or stainless steel) retain sensible heat, which is MUCH lower than latent heat (the energy needed to change phase, eg evaporation or melting). For that reason, ice will ALWAYS be superior at lowering the temperature of liquids, albeit at the cost of diluting them... unless you contain the water! Grapes were a neat trick! On the other hand, stones add mass to a drink, so they take more time to change temperature altogether, so both ice and stones can be added together to keep the entire thing cold for longer (even after the ice is gone) without much dilution (that is, without adding MORE ice to it just to keep it cold)... at the cost of increased dead volume (you fit less booze in a cup).

[@PeterReid1993]

So what I’m hearing is just add more booze

[@DrDeFord]

I’ve seen stainless steel whiskey “stones” containing essentially cold pack liquid inside (so you get phase-change energy and it’s still easy to clean/doesn’t pick up weird flavors).

[@paladonis]

@@DrDeFord I have some stainless steel ones like that. Didn't know they were that way till I shook em once and heard fluid in them. Searched em for a crack, but found none. No smell of mold or anything. They were a gift, of course. Looked em up and they do just as you stated. I like to toss two into a whiskey that might be a little warm from Arizona heat in the apartment. Brings it down just a few degrees so it isn't warm anymore.

[@remander3873]

@@DrDeFord I use these. Sometimes, I want the whiskey chilled without being diluted by melting ice. I just store them in the freezer. All it takes is one "stone" in a 2-3 finger pour and a few minutes.

[@nzlemming]

The stone ones also can scratch up your glasses as they age.

[@donniecarl9580]

The second she started narrating I started crying I laughed too hard. Dont let her do this again. I may need hospital if this happens

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

😂

[@Blindman51]

dude the whiskey magnets are cool as hell. Even if they aren't food safe there's bound to be some coating out there that would work and is food safe. MAKE THIS A THING

[@JazznRealHipHop]

Funny, I think out of all the gadgets the best idea was the frozen grapes 😆 But that wood smoker lid is pretty slick 💨💨💨

[@tbonbrad]

It is literally the only way to smoke whiskey.

[@SquareViking]

Brianna's chaos goblin energy feeds me life.

[@jtf2dan]

Briana looks at the screen......"I think thats for weed!"....too funny....Briana been hitting the pipe and bong I see!

[@JT-fl6kr]

I really like the smoker idea. Will have to look into that. Also, the Bastards Ball was frickng amazing! Thanks fellas and everyone at the Crowded Barrel!!!

[@greysuit17]

So somebody tried to turn the Wacaco Picopresso espresso maker (which actually works) into a ridiculous whiskey gimmick… hard pass.

[@brendanhorman884]

Came to the comments to say this, but knew in my heart it had already been said

[@greysuit17]

@@brendanhorman884 the coffee geeks know what’s up.

[@jsmallsawe]

Haha, also came here to say this. Lol

[@SBAndrew28]

not even the picopresso! the cheaper smaller cousin the minipresso

[@Crazt]

My thoughts exactly. It looks exactly the same. I wonder if it's the same product but rebranded by a Chinese company.

[@markcarrera717]

Love my drink smoker. Recently started doing Old fashions with Oak wood chips and a little bit of fresh rosemary. A great gift for sure.

[@Matthew-cl9pu]

You’all do a great job of providing serious whiskey information and comedy in all your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@infoscholar5221]

My sister-in-law got me some supposed Whisk(e)y stones last Xmas. They were large, metallic, and shaped sort of like 20-sided dice. They were a lot bigger than normal stone cubes. I thanked her and put them in a drawer somewhere, afraid to use them. Brianna /Banana is the star of this channel now.

[@ccggenius]

I'm glad that there's tons of channels like this now. A few years back I bought a friend a set of whiskey stones because they SOUNDED like a good thing, but I feel like an absolute knob about it now.

[@GutsBatman]

I was just thinking about the smoke thing a little more in depth when I was replaying this video back in my mind. In order to make something taste smoky, you'd have to add smoke that had been distilled into liquid for it to be little more than perfume. I've heard of people using smoked grains for beer from cooking shows in addition to the whisk(e)ys on this channel. That got me to think of what would happen if liquid smoke was used in a whiskey as aromatic bitters in cocktails. I can't imagine you'd need more than a drop or 2 in any glass. How would it change the experience? Experiment, I say!

[@RS-686]

I think you may have to dilute the liquid smoke. That stuff is super strong

[@MrJhchrist]

You can bubble smoke directly through liquids, no need for distilling. Imagine a bong. The products exist. Matter of opinion if it's better to make a liquid smoke or to smoke the air and glass, we do of course taste with our nose too.

[@GutsBatman]

@@RS-686 That's why I was thinking of it's use like aromatic bitters. Mere drops at a time.

[@Hook-N-Ladder]

I'm not sure, but I think the notion is that the oils in the whiskey pick up particulate from the smoke. I've only ever tried this in a "smoked old fashioned" in a couple local bars, but the effect is very nice.

[@ManOfEthnicity]

So the pump is basically an Aero press people use for coffee. The small cubes may not do much but I did get some large whiskey stone spheres that though terrifying if they start rolling towards your face do chill your drink nicely.

[@ToomanyFrancis]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets a new cocktail smoker and whiskey stones at every gift exchange.

[@englishatheart]

No one is ever "the only one."

[@tbonbrad]

The chimney is less "wow this is so easy and convenient" and more "how in hell else would you do it?" But yes it is easy and convenient.

[@Spiritus_Invictus]

A Briana Whisky ASMR.... I....didn't know I needed that in a vid of the Tribe in my life.... huh. The more you know

[@wickdghost3639]

I have stainless bullets that are for whiskey chilling. They work a little bit but only once then they warm up but if you use half of them, then for the second glass you swap them out, because they're stainless steel, they chill down super cold super fast and are ready for the next glass unless you're shooting them down quick obviously but in ten minutes, they are back to frosty cold again. And I also have a belt buckle flask dispenser 🤣 but the dispenser is a pain in the ass to clean the little canisters... Cause mine has little clear canisters that have three finger crosses that to press up with a glass or shot glass and it automatically fills instead of having to pull a lever. It's cool but if you don't clean one when it empties right way it's a nightmare

[@jjq224]

I absolutely LOVE my cocktail smoker! I was pleasantly surprised at how well they work.

[@NA-vj8yr]

These episodes with Brianna are so much fun.

[@ashefaels]

If you kept the whiskey stones in a deep freezer (sub 0) they'd likely work better and not dilute. I'm not sure that'd really improve the overall, since the melt from standard ice also allows more aromatics to release, much like adding a bit of water.

[@KNURKonesur]

The only whisky gadget you need is a decent Glencairn :)

[@nroman1977]

It's interesting you brought up the neodymium magnets. I have 2" 304 stainless steel ball bearings and the cleaver dropper coffee brewer. The cleaver dripper doesn't pour thru until you put it on the glass. So you put the ball bearing into the dripper, pour your beverage, wait a minute and putting on your rocks glass for a chilled pour. Zero water down and you can use 1 bearing for multiple drinks. And it's all dishwasher safe to clean up for next time

[@TheWhiskyExplorer]

Great video. Should have tested that pump with charred discs and a bourbon. You can char them yourself with a pastry torch.

[@MrMojoTv]

The whiskey pump. It’ll make your whiskey bigger ;)

[@RcktScntst]

Recently went to Costco and they had a huge selection of different Kirkland whisky. Purchased the Islay scotch and was impressed. Should do an episode trying all the different Kirkland whiskey.

[@JAT985]

Yeah i enjoy the islay scotch theyve got. They carry huge bottles of Bulleit, which is my go to ‘cheap’ bourbon as well.

[@__Black_Sheep__]

Americas liquor laws astound me. Can't drink until you're 21 but can buy liquor from grocery stores and gas stations.

[@mikec3976]

Best whiskey stone idea I’ve seen, was many years ago, before I was into whiskey. They were clear, hollow plastic filled with water. So you got all the advantages of regular ice cubes, but zero watering down.

[@mugnuz]

U should be sure if they are safe with alcoholic drinks. 99 percent arent...

[@stevemessenger9375]

my sister got me the smoker for christmas last year, there's some tricks to it. sometimes even though there's a lot of smoke, sometimes the whiskey doesn't pick up much flavor. I find that if I'm making a cocktail that uses a simple syrup, i'll put that in first with the ice and smoke that- THEN put the other whiskey/liquor in there. gives old fashioneds a twist. works best with a butane torch, don't even think about a regular lighter or match- you really gotta have the flame blasting through there to get the smoke going and non butane lighters will leave an awful aftertaste.

[@TheProteus85]

I've got one of the shot dispensers. It's really cool for parties. I've never put anything in it that wasn't a shot

[@Brodysseus]

I will say with that ice mold and glass: be careful putting the ice in. Might have just been the one glass, but I dropped one in and it cracked the inner wall bottom. Thankfully they were great with customer service and replaced it!

[@craigpatchett3508]

I was going to say the say the same thing. Plus the one time I broke a double-walled glass the thing literally exploded! You’re lucky yours just cracked.

[@thokk10289]

I have soooooo many whiskey stones. I have not purchased any of them. I'm wondering if I can build a small castle out of them 😂

[@Mike1614b]

I chipped a tooth in a small castle once

[@Yuritau]

A baby bottle brush works quite well for cleaning glencairn glasses too.

[@johnharder5618]

Nice video Years ago I used some 302 Stainless Steel to make " cubes " I made all the corners rounded Freeze the Cubes and they will cool what you want to drink But most of the time , I just keep the bottles in the freezer Not perfect , but 20 degree Bourbon is the way I drink it most of the time

[@voidseaker]

Frozen grapes is such a good Idea that never occurred to me

[@leemcgann6470]

That concept with the magnetic stones! Cooool!

[@altaylor9186]

Damn fine shot!

[@user-qz3nj6gp3o]

there actually is way for "instant age". here's tip for you guys, from Russia, with love: put it in ultrasonic jewellery cleaner with some wood chips. you can make whiskey out of pretty much any alcohol that way. but it would be good idea to close it tight - ultrasonic cleaner also enchase evaporation speed.

[@kleverich2000]

that first one is literally the espresso press just with chips instead of filters

[@Corndog4382]

One of the features of a good wine glass is how thin the glass is, I think that extends to whiskey as well. A very thin wall glass is so much more enjoyable

[@leonardtaylor879]

My Dad used to char oak trim in the oven and then add the charred oak to the white lightning, and put it in an agitator for 24 to 48 hours and then filter it .. people would come from miles around to get my dads whiskey.

[@heavybass40]

I use aluminum whiskey stones from time to time. They definitely bring the whiskey down to a real chill temp.

[@claytongreen7827]

I saw one of y’all’s trucks last night at the Site I do Security at. I was majorly geeking out.

[@frankm4611]

Bottle scrubber works every time!! Will clean that glass no matter how long you left that last drop in it. The doc brown ones last forever.

[@raeshaeb66]

I honestly love Brianna so much 😂🙏🏻, she’s so fun and just adds another layer to the videos that I love. I love that she’s in more of the videos and am excited to see what else y’all do. That was a great shot 🤣👏🏻.

[@WhiskeyTribe]

Thank you RaeShae! :)

[@kainhall]

6:05 she said what we all thinking LOL . that woman has partied!!! before "thats not how you chop coke!" lol

[@BZEDAKING]

I love watching stuff like this. Bc it reminds me how little of a whiskey drinker I actually am even though it's all I drink🤣. I only like blended Irish whiskey and I always chase with a coke back or mix with a Lil coke... 🤫

[@PurpleIsBored]

I just discovered your channel and I am subscribed! Loved your personalities :)

[@greedsmack]

I’m a bartender at a pretty nice hotel and we do smoked old fashions and manhattans. We use a big smoking board though and I think that the individual smoking tool you showed in this video would actually be much better because of how much better the presentation is.

[@Thejigholeman]

easiest way to tell with the whiskey pump would be to pump out some whiskey without the filter, then do a glass with the filter. then compare the 2 to a standard pour whiskey. this way you can tell if it's just airation, or if the wood chip did something.

[@rw9495]

I don't even use whiskey stones for whiskey, I freeze them into ice cubes I bring with my yeti cup every day when I remember to lmao

[@bryanosborne3853]

My wife got me the Glencairn cleaner from this site a year ago. I use it all the time. Perfect!

[@holdintheaces7468]

Here's the thing with whiskey stones: the specific heat of water is a lot higher than most other materials/substances/elements. You need something like 5x the mass of those stones as if you used water to have the same amount of energy/heat transfer.

[@kevinruble6858]

I have the double sided glass with the round ice which works great, I thought I bought it from your shop

[@JC-fj7oo]

I do have some whiskey "balls" that are giant steel balls filled with some kind of liquid. The size makes it so they actually cool pretty well and don't hit your teeth when you drink, but it does feel like it will break the glass if you aren't careful. It rarely gets used, and usually for wine actually where even a little water from ice will ruin the flavor. For whiskey, just use ice, it's 40+% and it can take a couple cubes.

[@am53n8]

I also have a few of those whiskey stones in my freezer and while they're not perfect, they sure as hell beat those plastic ice cubes I have 🤣

[@timshulepov]

15:20 -- with all sex jokes that were made in this episode, I'm glad that nobody made a joke about the "beads" in this part of the video. ;) Well done, you guys. You drew the line in the right place. Right above the "beads".

[@noahbarkelew6093]

I'm asking for a "that isn't terrible" cocktail next time I go to a bar.

[@youtubeSuckssNow]

The magnets are indeed food safe. And the curdled baileys is giving me Irish car bomb vibes. He's right, it can't be un-curdled

[@AMKR4Lyfe]

NOW THATS A RIGHT PROPER POUR! Rex with the FULL Glencarin

[@andrazi4050]

Glad I'm not the only one who uses sharpies as a stirring device in a pinch

[@charlesjaques8517]

Brianna has tremedous potential in whiskey tasting. truly impressed. maybe me question my own taste buds. I also loved the Churchill episode

[@Boysonfromthe319]

The grape idea is a fantastic idea

[@cannistershot2277]

Shameless plug... I make a version of the cocktail smoking kits using old whiskey staves as the base, and stave shavings for the burning material, sold as a kit if anyone is interested. ;) They do work! The longer you leave the top on, the smokier the effect.

[@toddellner5283]

There's more to rapid aging than high pressure and wood chips. The technology dates to the late 19th century (hurray for old distillery manuals). The older version included oxygenation, temperature cycling, yes some vibration, and a couple other things I can't remember offhand. It worked, but it was way more expensive than just letting booze sit in barrels.

[@ToomanyFrancis]

You mixed coffee, cream, and cinnamon flavor profiles and you were all surprised that it wasn't terrible. I would be more surprised if it were bad.

[@samyciawood]

Not a whisky drinker but this is the 5th video of yours I watched, great team, great vids

[@srm158]

A bar nearby me does a whiskey cocktail, and they smoke it and it 100% changes the smell and taste. The thing is though, they add egg whites into it before mixing bc that makes the smoke "stick".

[@kvetcha]

It works well even for cocktails without egg white!

[@srm158]

@@kvetcha I agree. It's a cool way to change a whiskey if your feeling adventurous.

[@markknister6272]

Loved it!!

[@PhantomBladification]

17:34 The man just whipped out a Plumbus on his video like it was nothing.

[@lolzguyl]

The only christmas gift to get a whiskey lover provided it is to be relevant in to wiskey , whether it be for stocking or tree, is a whiskey. It's my personal philosophy and it has yet to fail me.

[@scottmoody3926]

Love my Glen cleaner.

[@mcgawian91]

Thank you for having Malort in your tower hahaha

[@evanf1443]

I personally like whiskey stones for keeping whiskey cold, not getting it to cold. And for cleaning glencairns I just let it soak for a little.

[@Hook-N-Ladder]

That smoker thing is great for an old fashioned.

[@thatssonerdy4467]

17:52 I use a bottle brush from the baby section at Walmart to clean my glencairns

[@leemcgann6470]

I like an Old Fashioned done with a smoker. You do seem to get different layers of taste as you drink the cocktail.

[@patrickhudson9236]

Great shot Brianna!!👍😎

[@kevinsolomon8181]

Oh my god!!! I just started watching this channel. I was thinking you guys should try Malort and low and behold it's in the video!! You guys are great!!

[@Elmer_RedEagle]

I can never get enough of Princess Bri, she is just such and adorable human being!

[@insederec]

Frozen grapes are THE best summer snack no argument

[@ladofthelake]

That pump is an attempt to remake a failed travel espresso device.

[@kazeryu17]

Those magnetic whiskey stones looked like somthing else when they were all connected.

[@jasonsexton8869]

Too big for pearls. One might say they were... Beads? 😆🤣

[@Nicolasdu5]

Dont know what your thinking explain ease!!

[@kazeryu17]

@@Nicolasdu5 mind in the gutter

[@tolstoy21]

You should snap the wooden disc in half and see if the whiskey penetrated the wood at all.

[@tonyesker9036]

ive been watching for a while and just notice the wall in the backgroud super cool

[@derp292]

I bet the reason the whiskey stones don't cool very well is because there is no phase change. It takes a relatively large amount of thermal energy to turn ice into water as opposed to just warming up a piece of stone.

[@jonsuttmiller9913]

Love the cocktail smokers. On another hand I have a local blender I'm curious on what you would think about there blends. Their blend named Dexter has won several awards and I have actually grown pretty fond of. If you are capable to get access to some of the blends from Brain Brew, I would be interested in your reaction. They even have a smoked whiskey, Tall Stacks. Thanks

[@t21millz]

The metal double-walled Glencairn gives a nice thin lip with the same effect as the glasses

[@journeyofbear6423]

I recently had a smoked Old Fashion. It was great. I'm definitely getting a smoker to mess with.

[@LtJackboot]

6:05- You said JUST what my daughter Brianna would say! I'm subbed!

[@Jexorz86]

that whiskey pump looks Exactly like a portable expresso maker with a different sticker on it

[@rabsputin]

Wasn't the scribbled-on flask from the episode where you were testing the best method of cleaning flasks before use?

[@actualangel5133]

Loved the smoker.❤🌬🌬

[@joshuac2991]

That Whiskey pump looks like a repurposed portable espresso machine