Your new editor is fantastic. The ad timer asmr, the stalker in background, & voice over riff. He gets comedy. Bravo!

“Don’t crap on the door you came in through”. Love it.

The "don't crap on the door you came in through" thing reminds me of what often happens with music: people discover a new genre through a somewhat popular band or artist, and that leads them to discovering more obscure artists and, soon enough, they're shitting on the artists that led them there in the first place. I always thought it felt a bit disrespectful and ungrateful.

This sounds like the first 6 whiskies everyone tried before they found what they really loved 😂🥰

That cut scene with fancy Dan was everything that I want in these videos 🤣

Anyone who has fallen out of love with Jack Daniels hasn’t tried the single barrel rye, barrel proof, or heritage barrel. Go back and give it another try it’s good stuff

This list made me laugh because it completely followed my whiskey journey, like a “This Is Your Whiskey Life”

Lol, I just fell in love with Monkey Shoulder (because of you guys). I'm a lifetime bourbon drinker, but the malty flavor was love at first taste. Reminds me of being a kid in KY and going to feed our race horses. That sweet, oat/barley smell when you first open the feed barrel! Monkey Shoulder takes me right back to that barn with every sip. Thanks guys for turning me on to a new whiskey type!

Yeah, Wild Turkey 101 was my college companion. It's been 16 years since graduation, I've tried tons of other whiskeys, both top shelf and bottom shelf, and yet I keep going back to the 101. It's every other bourbon I buy, pretty much. It's cheap, it's strong, it's good. Early 20s me knew what he was doing.

I can't imagine not having Buffalo trace everywhere for a reasonable price. I had no idea it wasn't the same everywhere 😬

Love your guys channel! I just turned 21 and I’ve been trying new, different, drinks all the time. Whiskey seems to be one that I always fall back on because of its mystique and wide array of flavor. Thanks for educating me on everything!

I think Makers Mark is on the list for the opposite reason as Buffalo Trace. It’s always on the shelf and you overlook it because there’s always something else being hyped.

Buffalo Trace is WAYYYY too cinnamon-y for my tastes! I had a bottle and compared it to several other bourbons I had and the side-by-side comparison was stark. And yeah, my introduction to Islay/peated scotches was Laphroaig Cask Strength - baptism by FIRE but I love it and other Islays now!

I started my whiskey journey with jamey and makers! (in a normal rocks glass) lovely whiskies but wanted to find more options in the vast world of whiskey. I revisited them after upgrading to glencairn glasses and so many things opened back up in those "entry level" whiskies! Glassware is incredibly undervalued in experiences!

I went to the Jameson Distillery in Ireland 🇮🇪 it made me fall in love. The tour is genuinely eye opening to the craft of whiskey.

totally agree with rex's comments on makers. I eased my way into whiskey through old fashions made with bulleit, woodford, and makers. then I began a journey of exploring what is out there to experience. went through a long balvenie phase. current I'm a big bruichladdich fan that always steered away from ardbeg cause I never thought I'd be able to handle it, and I just bought my first bottle of it yesterday. however, I recently retried woodford, and I was like oh dang I forgot that this tasted this good. :-)

As a Canadian, we all do grow up drinking Crown Royal like it was water...I think most of us grew up mixing it with some sort of soda. I would have never considered drinking it as an adult whisky. LOL

Honestly the first whiskey that got me more into whiskeys and also having them neat or over ice was actually a Hibike harmony i bought myself for my 25th

Buffalo Trace is very cheap here in the UK and readily available. I never liked it from the first try though, but I think the reason for that is that it is very thin and watery as in the UK we only get it at 40%.

Some how Y'all have come up with a way to actually get me to watch an ad. Good job.

I think a lot of these are still fine whiskeys. I think what happens sometimes is that what used to be little known or special because of its lack of availability gets pushed aside or hated as it becomes more mainstream (and it happens simply because it becomes mainstream). A bit like Starbucks or U2’s music...

I’m so glad you mentioned 101, I love Wild Turkey.

Over the past 3yrs I started homebrewing. Making recipes developed my skills in ALSO finding those whiskeys that are just as good IMO. I'm sure that I'm not the only one to spend more than necessary to get quality whiskeys. This channel has helped and also hurt my "bottle budget". I just keep the expensive bottles out on display so my friends see those and bring a bottle when the come over. Haha. Hide the 1.75 bottles of my preferred whiskeys.

Lol bought and tried all of these off other lists you had. After Laphroaig 10, I keep to the Islay list for the most part. You guys are a hoot as always.

FELL OUT OF LOVE?!?! *grabs the bottle right next to him that he specifically prepared for this exact video*

Blanton’s. I turned 21 December of 2000. I immediately grabbed the weird shaped bottle always sitting on the shelf at my store. For almost the next 10 years it was always there. Even if only 1 bottle. $29.99 or as high as $34.95. I loved it, it was great! Now it’s hard to find and allocated and between 59.99 and 69.95 damn near everywhere I can find it. When liquor store friends let me know they’re getting some in I pass. I will make an exception for the barrel pick from the Loch and Key Society. When that comes around I’ll make that exception for the price. That’s just me everyone else seems to go nuts all day everyday.

I've been drinking scotch whisky for a while and I still absolutely love monkey shoulder, I really dig maltiness and it also reminds me of the desserts sticky toffee pudding and banoffee pie. For me it's the best value in whisky where I am (scotland).

Love the channel. You've opened my eyes and taste buds. I tried the Laphroaig you're "enjoying" and was completely turned off by the smell of medicine cabinet/mercurochrome. After that, I'm sticking to highland. I'm curious about how you feel about George Dickel?

RE: Makers Mark, I still like it, and in a mediocre bar, it or Woodford are generally the only two decent whiskeys on offer, BUT... the main reason I don't buy it anymore is Makers 46. Particularly store picks, when available. Makers Mark gets a lot of people in the door, but I bet most whiskey fans move on to 46 or the cask strength version, long term.

As a Canadian I would like to see an episode that does the best of Canadian whiskey.

Fun fact, my wife got me my first Stagg JR. to make bitters with me when I turned 21. Back then I hated it and couldn't see past the high proof. It sat in the back and I tried it again recently and actually could get a lot more out of it now than I could back then and enjoy it a lot more that I had.

Funny enough. As a Canadian, Crown Royal was considered top shelf for me early on in my whiskey journey. It’s considered a premium spirit in most bars in my area. When I gained an appreciation for more expensive stuff than my usual Canadian Club, Royal Reserve and the like and Crown Royal became part of my average price range; I discovered lots of stuff in the Crown price range that I preferred. Forty Creek being a particular favourite. However, I’m currently in full on exploratory mode. There are a ton of brands in the $30 to $40 range from huge brands like Crown or Jack Daniels to lesser known, craft distillers... Before I get anything, I scour the clearance shelf at the liquor store for things that might normally be beyond what I can justify. Sometimes, knowing that stuff here is not being restocked, these become special occasion bottles if they were particularly expensive prior to clearance, other times it’s a chance to have something possibly higher quality than the norm as an everyday drinker... except, that it likely won’t be an everyday drinker since it’s now hard to find locally. The thing that’s great about Forty Creek though, is they have their regular production whiskies that I love and can have whenever I want, and they have some more expensive bottles that are limited release that I will buy when I either have extra money to spend or when it hits clearout to save for special occasions.

Laphroaig, plain and simple. I still remember my excitement when I read an online review that listed 10 scotches that prove that you didn’t have to pay a ton and could get accessible and affordable and quality. I was just getting into whiskey at the time and Glenlivet was my gateway. I only found one of the 10 on the list in my local store… Took home my bottle of Laphroaig 10 all happy and starry eyed. And then of course The reality hit that it actually tasted like sucking on the inside of a sharpie permanent marker, and my bubble was officially burst

Yeah, most of those I'm tired of as well, except the Buffalo Trace. Still my go-to bourbon, and I can get it any time at my local (Seattle-area) Safeway for $27 for a 750ml bottle.

Te Bheag, it is a blended islay scotch that I used to REALLY love. Going back to it more recently it is fine, but not much more than that. Proofed down to 40% ABV, it is still a good value at less than $40 Canadian, but it has gone from being a go to tipple to not being something I would reach for at the liquor store.

So, since I eneded up being sick on my birthday, which I got off work (no worries about driving), I bought myself a small bottle of Jim Beam, one of my favorite fairly cheap bourbons that I can find at the gas station by me, I tried you recommendation to add a pinch of salt to my bourbon, and it really took the bite off of it, which I had seen in one of the videos of yours I watched recently, I look forward to trying it in my personal favorite, which is Bulleit.

Jack.....never even fell in like with it.

I had just taken a nice sip of my fresh coffee when I heard "Do you know about bofa?" I must say steaming hot coffee does not feel good when it comes flying out your nose. But at least it cleared my sinuses out and I got a good laugh out of it.

I only manage to get back to my Kilhoman 2018 Lock Gorm now and started enjoying it. I got it as a gift, tasted it and put it on the shelf. Was a tad too much for a whisky newbie. But now starting to enjoy it and appreciate the complexity within it. And still like to pour that glass of Jameson.

Just came across this review 6 months after the event (but hey, that’s me) and pretty much agree with all of it. Nice to know I’m not alone with my tastes and opinions. Good work guys.

Crown Royal still has a place on my shelf because of two things - It's nice when you want something that isn't really challenging or complex (sort of the nights when you just want to unwind a little bit with a drink but don't want to think too much about it) and it mixes well with other spirits and liqueurs. 2oz Crown, 1/4oz Nocino (I have the stuff from Watershed. It's fantastic if you can find it) and a few dashes of orange bitters. It tastes like fall in a glass

Ok, the cutaways to Dan's story at 10:26 were brilliant.

I have friends who work for Sazerac and I like a lot of the BT products, but I've never been that excited about the regular BT. Weller (yes, all of them), on the other hand, is outstanding. The new MM 101 is my new favorite daily sipper. I love a wheated mash bill.

I started drinking Wild Turkey 101 because of Tom Waits in "Down By Law" and still love it, and grampy Waits, 20 years later. Cheers!

As for Jack, I can't stand the metallic note at the end. It turns me off completely. The Frank Sinatra edition tho........ That is my jams. It's soooooooooooo good. It's one I would have never bought, but it was given to me as a gift, and I couldn't be more thrilled with it. $150 for a 1L bottle was a stretch for me, especially for a bottle of Jack Daniels, but if you like smooth, semi-complex, not-too-woody bourbons, I highly recommend it. Edit mid typing this comment: I could not believe my ears when she said "bofa"...... XD What's even funnier is I live near Atlanta, and if you ever see a picture of the Atlanta skyline, the most prominent building in the picture will be BOFA (Bank of America). Tallest building in ATL was a meme (quickly became a dead meme, but a meme nonetheless). I do love the internet sometimes...

I actually agree with the BT. I used to live in N.C. where it’s impossible to find so I cherished it every time I had it. I recently moved to another state where it’s always on the shelf and I blinded it with a few other bourbons around that price point, and it turns out I like WT101 and knob creek WAY more.

The door I came in by was Laphroaig select, I went 'back' to milder flavours afterwards to explore different categories and got a buffalo trace(among others), tbh I won't repurchase it because i get a soapy taste from it, to the point I spent way to much time cleaning my glassware thinking it was the problem but it never went away.

Wt101 is definitely one I came to love later in my journey. My first choice for falling out of love is Basil Haydens for a lot of reasons, it’s price is way too high and I realized very soon after trying other bottles at half the price that BH tastes wayyyyyy watered down lol and for the money come on 🤦🏼‍♂️. I will say that it is a nice “gateway drug” though because it is very smooth lol and it does have some complexity

Here in midland west Texas I can find buffalo trace anytime I go to the liquor store . Love it when they have the store picks some of best juice for the price $28 here that is. But I agree if buffalo trace wasn’t available here I would go to wild turkey 101! Love wild turkey always available

Interestingly, I actually found I like Jack more now that I've had a wide variety of whiskey than I did before. I kinda like the maple thing.

Funny thing about wild turkey 101 is that was my college whiskey and now I'm more of a Jack guy because of it's simplicity. Check out Clyde May's though it's a bourbon profile but WAY different because of the way they finish it, definitely one of my new favorites

Still drink Jameson, at least bi-weekly. It's a bottle I always have in my house. It's my 'ole reliable and the first Whisk(e)y that I enjoyed drinking neat & on the rocks.

WT101 is the bottle that I buy most often. Sipping or in a cocktail, nothing beats the price/quality ratio of the WT101

Good morning all you Magnificent Bastards 🥃 Have a great weekend.

No matter what whiskeys I have sitting in my office for a neat pour, I still ALWAYS have a bottle of Jack up in the cabinet for mixing cocktails. I also had the opportunity to visit the distillery so the experience stuck with me. I agree on the Buffalo Trace - I tried FOREVER to get a hold of a bottle and when I did the results did not make up for the wait. It just didn't hold the flavor profile that I enjoy in a bourbon. If it was readily available I'd give it another whirl, but I'm not seeking it out.....

It was Jameson for me. As I tasted it more the bright metallic note stood out more and more until I couldn’t stomach it anymore so I turned the last third of the bottle into some of the best bbq sauce I’ve ever had.

It didn't take long to fall out of love with old number 7

I still love Buffalo Trace but I can’t find it for less than $35 now which isn’t worth it for me. I now have a new go to budget bourbon, but this time I don’t want to share with others what it is so that it doesn’t become popular.

i came back to makers mark after exploring, its one of my favorites, though i havent tried more than maybe 20 ever. I liked buffalo trace, but makers mark was the one i tried right after and it was everything i liked about buffalo trace but also had the cherry notes

I was a salesperson representing many different brands in the late 90's early 2000's. We had Makers Mark and Laphroig in our portfolio. Laphroig was my introduction to Scotch Whiskey. It has taken 20 yrs for me to begin the journey all over.

I too know of the fine tradition that is having someone step right into a Bofah joke.

As soon as i read the title of this video my first two thoughts were buffalo trace and jack daniels.

You’re comments on monkeys shoulder exactly matched my experience with it as a newby. I finally figured out that the flavor I was getting that I didn’t understand and didn’t like was malt. Now that I recognize it I’ve started to like it. I’m working my way around some Different scotches now and the more I try the more I find when I go back to one I like it more. The smokey peats are still hard for me to navigate. But progress is progress.

Makers Mark (base/standard) isn't ever on my shelf, but I really enjoy the cask strength, 46 Cask Strength, and the yearly RC6 releases are really nice.

You know what I haven't stopped loving? Ardmore Legacy, that you still haven't reviewed despite what you said in Ireland 😉

BT is actually available pretty regularly at a couple stores near me for $20-25 a fifth.

I can relate to the makers mark, i think as an “introduction” to bourbon and to whiskey it’s nice. Easy to find not very expensive and is an easy drinker but as my taste evolved and I explored I found that the wheat softened it a little too much and eliminated some complexity. I will order makers in a heart beat in a bar or pub where the selection isn’t great and enjoy the hell out of it but I can’t remember the last time I bought a bottle of it.

Love me some buffalo trace. Along with store picks. Can't believe people can't find it either. Seems like I can buy buffalo trace everywhere here in michigan for under 30.

I love how many people snub wild turkey products. Will never be a problem finding that one. Wish i could have found masters keep tho

Buffalo Trace is easy to get in the UK, always on the shelves and I just bought a bottle on Amazon for £19

I’m just watching this. I completely agree! It’s not that I don’t like jack or crown or even makers. It’s that I’ve moved to things I enjoy more. And oddly enough. I too hated wild turkey and thought I could only get bulleit and buffalo trace then i tried wild turkey 101 again and I love it!

I have 5 of those whiskey in my collection and love them all..

As somebody who is a huge Jack Daniel's fan I can see where people would fall out of love with it but at the same time I'm still shocked that it's number one on this list. Especially with all the different variations of it that you can get.

I agree with the BT, and I’ve never tried any Canadian spirits that I would say taste good. I still like Maker’s for mixing. I have seen sales of Jameson’s drop off at the store I work at, I think people figured out there are less expensive alternatives that are indistinguishable.

@ 12:15 it is good to know that you can develop a love for wild turkey 101. I will have to revisit it because I TOTALLY HATE IT and I'm not sure why. I love my Buffalo Trace, Makers 46, Jim beam distillers cut, Evan Williams bonded, and a host of other bourbons, but I just don't see what everybody loves about 101! Maybe it will take practice! Lots of in-depth examination BECAUSE I WANT TO LOVE IT! I REALLY REALLY WANT TO LOVE IT! IT HAS A GREAT PRICE POINT AND I'M ALL ABOUT THE PRICE POINT! 😆

I don't so much fall out of love with a whisky as I evolve and move on. Look at it like dating in college. Jack and Crown are like that girl ya kept coming back to on a cold night because she was fun and familiar. But then you met your Oban!!

"It starts as an inchworm, and then it..." grows into a TWO inch worm.

I wasn't a fan of Jack, but after having Jameson for some time, I started loving Jack. And then I started going more into Jim Bean and then into Rum. But whenever I have whiskey, I usually have a Jack with added flavours, such as honey, apple and such... they are just pleasant to drink for me

I just bought a bottle of Uigeadail and... felt underwhelmed by it. The Corryvreckan is much more my speed these days. Oogie was one of those "pinnacle" bottles to me for so long, and while I still love it and still see how great it is, I never thought my personal tastes would evolve away from it. Makes me wonder if I'll circle back to it at some point and come back to loving it like I once did. Great episode as always, dudes.

I fell out of love with Makers when, on the last day of my trip to Kentucky, after being closed because of covid, they opened back up..... MY HEART

Lol. I loved Laphroaig 10 the first time I tried it.

100% for me regarding Maker's. It was my gateway into whiskey as a whole. Now 10+ years in I've expanded my palette and things I like. Not that Maker's is bad or I'd ever turn down a pour, but it sadly kinda got left behind

At 1:25 I thought Rex was gonna say "wherever you're at, there you are"

Honestly i used to always drink Jameson. But im one of those guys who cringes on any hard alcohol and cant drink it straight, so i decided why spend 26$ on booze i dont even drink for the taste when aged rum is the same percent and proof, only $8, and goes better with diet pepsi than Jameson. there was really no point to this comment.

Funnily enough both the Laphroaig 10 and wild turkey 101 are whiskeys that I immediately loved

when I was a whiskey novice, I tasted Chivas Regal royal Salute 21 yr old. on several occasions and I found it amazing! Then later on I really saved all the money I could, and bought one for myself... I have never gotten another, I was so disappointed and it was never the same.

Sadly I have been very much told I know nothing about whiskey as my favorites are dickles and heaven hill. Over twenty years if drinking in can enjoy a good whiskey but at the same time love the harsher whiskeys.

Before covid my bar had a Monkey Shoulder event, we served drinks out of a cement mixer made to mix drinks. That was a huge truck, after that I've been drinking it regularly.

falling out of love with Jack Black is like falling out of love with your right hand. There's MUCH MUCH better out there, but when you don't have the money, time, or patience to find a replacement your right hand will always be there..

A lot of people stuck with Crown Royal for years (smooth, easy drinking) but didn't fall out of love with it. They just wanted to try something new. Crown Royal is always there for you. A safe pick.

Ditched school with some buds in my freshman year of HS and raided one of their dad’s liquor cabinets. Nipped a swig of almost every bottle in the cabinet until I got to the peppermint schnaps where I felt like a real man chugging ½ the bottle down. After puking it all up, the aftermath was a scarred soul who couldn’t even stand the smell of peppermint let alone drink any spirit straight without puking. Have always liked my beer though... OK … now got to do some arithmetic here…. some 55 year later I am asked to pick up a bottle of Maker’s Mark for a guest we have coming over. After having the bottle around for a couple weeks started wondering what the big deal was about Maker’s Mark so tried a shot. FIRE was all I could taste at first, but there was an interesting smokey sweet after taste. Tried it on the rocks a few more times and got to the point where it was too cold to really taste anything. Tried it neat again and there was NO fire but only a wonderful smoked honey - vanilla - cherry pie taste. What - no fire? What is with all these flavors I never tasted before? Now with my new taste buds, I wondered what rum really tastes like. Remember - sip - don’t swig. Raided my own liquor cabinet. Rum is delicious like I’ve never known before! How about Vodka? Wow it tastes like the way flowers smell! Next thing I know it is time to replace the bottle of Maker’s Mark - after all wouldn’t want to disappoint our guest next time… Oh wait, need one more bottle - where the hell did that last one go? . Started watching some whiskey and bourbon channels (like yours) and got some tips on what to try next without breaking the bank. Bushmills Original - yummy. Woodford Reserve - almost like my first love yet totally different. Think my new palate may have created a monster!

You guys around the world get the basic Crown Royal. There are some actually pretty decent Crown Royal Whisky that rate pretty good but we keep in Canada. All of are best tasting whisky we don't release to the world. Which I am glad about keep the good stuff hidden here! :-)

That ending. Magic.

Never was able to get into Jack Daniels. I think it is their filtering process that leaves a burnt molasses taste that I get that turns me off. I was one of the Crown Royal guys that fell out of love quick once I started exploring and especially trying many new Scotches.

I’ve been looking for Buffalo Trace in my area for months and haven’t found it yet I’ve gotten to try it only because a restaurant I went to once for dinner had it.

I used to love typical Bourbons, especially Henry McKenna BiB and Eagle Rare,.. nowadays the only thing I want to drink is rye and/or high rye bourbons, and smokey Scotches.

Monkey Shoulder was fine until I discovered Naked Grouse.

Very glad that Crown, Jack and Jameson were on this list. They weren't my entries, they were the ones that made me find quality like monkey shoulder and Makers... But the Jameson Cask Mates stout.... Very good...

For me its Jack daniels i bought some for new year and spat it back out. It reminds me of my youth but i am sure they altered the recipe slightly. Johnny walker black. I drank like it then went back to It a year or two later drank it wasn't keen. Then came back to it and loved it. Its now my go to whisky if i just want to relax with. And not work at it

this vid should have been named "6 Whiskeys the Whiskey snobs Hate because Everyone Likes them"