ralfy review 1032 Extras - Ralfy makes a whisky cocktail 😨

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ralfy review 1032 Extras - Ralfy makes a whisky cocktail 😨

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2 ай бұрын

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@andyarmstrong1175 Ай бұрын

Pish, crap, garbage and a splash of Red label sounds delicious! I'll be treating my friends next time they call around with the toast " stick it up yer arse"! Great stuff 😂👍🇬🇧

@Nasosdag Ай бұрын

So much this!

@aaronpickens6831 Ай бұрын

Great rant! Be careful with paper straws. It's been revealed that many contain a PFAS coating to prevent the paper from getting soggy :)

@Velodynamic Ай бұрын

Invest in a kit of stainless steel straws. They are not that expensive. Wash them, use them over and over again and pass them on to the next generation if you like... I did. 😉😄

@aaronpickens6831 Ай бұрын

@@Velodynamic We have some stainless steel and glass straws. Cheers!

@pingu4434 Ай бұрын

I appreciate the health advice about plastics and sugar, but they're also saying now that no level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health. Not to mention many other kinds of food and beverages.

@robfut9954 Ай бұрын

Judge not lest we be judged, lol. That’s true.

@RaunienTheFirst Ай бұрын

Well aye, but everything fun reduces your life expectancy. Alcohol damages your liver, smoking damages your lungs, drugs damage your brain, so many foods increase your risk of heart disease. Frankly I'd rather live a short life filled with little pleasures than live a century as an ascetic.

@Marwoowhh Ай бұрын

aye, love ralfy, but it's quite something to rail against carcinogens after 1000+ reviews of various spirits

@joshuanowland7860 Ай бұрын

well exactly, were trying to make up for it 🤣🤣

@Ginias12 Ай бұрын

I’ve actually always heard to add the spirit last, because if you mess up part way through you won’t have to toss out the most expensive part. Though I suppose with loose leaf tea and red label that’s not necessarily the case 😅

@bivmvideo Ай бұрын

I will argue I'm getting into cocktails, mostly the classics; Martini, Negroni. I tend to favor gin, another quality spirit produced by new distilleries. To that end, I recommend the Rob Roy cocktail. Its base sprits is scotch whisky!

@darkoanton5 Ай бұрын

I like negroni, gin martini, French martini, and margarita.

@ChrisPBacon-mo9ln Ай бұрын

Sir Ralfy, I follow your channel as I mainly drink good quality single malts. But I must say that a Whisky Sour prepared with a good old bourbon always is something very nice to drink 🙂

@honkytonkinson9787 2 күн бұрын

And a fun journey, to figure out which bourbon works the best!

@ja5361 Ай бұрын

Ralfy!! You've gotta get your hands on a finally standout Canadian Whiskey, I'm usually ashamed of my countries whiskey.... but Signal Hill Founder's Overproof is amazing 😊

@tbjtbj4786 Ай бұрын

I know this is going to sound crazy. I was at someone home. There not really whiskey drinkers. More gin and tequila. The did have a bottle of Canadian club 12 yo. I have had the regular cc. Never had the 12. I was pleased with it. To the point I got a bottle myself. I never been that big on Canadian whiskey. That what my dad and his friends drank back in the 70s. The real good ones to. Lol ( hunter, mist, black velvet and r@r) I went to Bourbon. That might be why I like the 12. It says it was aged in Bourbon barrels.

@sundowner62james69 Ай бұрын

I agree about Signal Hill , though sadly it doesn't seem to available in Aus. at present.

@djsaunter Ай бұрын

As much as I like most of my whisky neat, you'll take my Manhattans away from my cold dead hands 😆 Annual bourbon cherry making with local cherries is an annual tradition. They only get used in Manhattans. Love a good rye and Antica vermouth Manhattan, 2 oz rye, 1 oz Antica, 2 dashes bitters, stir strain and plop in a homemade bourbon 🍒 and I'm a happy man.

@hosatk Ай бұрын

Ralfy, not only showing us a new refreshing cocktail, but giving us PSA's to save our lives to boot; well done sir & thank you!

@superodfx Ай бұрын

‘PHILISTINE’, I haven’t heard that for a while 😅

@KijkLinksKijkRechts Ай бұрын

free palestine

@superodfx Ай бұрын

@@KijkLinksKijkRechts Free Tibet

@jamesmartin2325 Ай бұрын

I was very much hoping for a Ralfy Rusty Nail, but now I think I’m too scared to ask for one 😂

@dksculpture 2 ай бұрын

Very humorous video. I’m making one now, except with J Walker Black, because that’s all I have handy. Thanks. Cheers!

@robfut9954 Ай бұрын

I have a margarita recipe that is clean, authentic, and good: A pour of tequila One full lime’s juice A teaspoon of agave nectar One ounce of sparkling water Ice This is proof that cocktails are not a universal evil and once you try this you will probably agree.

@jesseregenauer630 Ай бұрын

Effervescent review, Ralphy. I have been nudged in the direction of trying this myself. I'll probably use a splash of some Lagavulin I still have lingering in my little whiskey library. For that matter, I'll try this with a few different malts I have hanging around come to think of it.....

@idkisaidit Ай бұрын

Wow lets gooooooo!!! I love Ralfy about as much as anybody but ive always been thoroughly stunned that he couldn’t appreciate a well-made cocktail, with fresh citrus and a small amount of simple syrup, maybe an egg white, maybe some bitters, and completely agree with him, *never coca cola*….. now i finally have my answers!!!!

@jordanbayly460 19 күн бұрын

The oozing contempt for this entire exercise is hysterical. Thanks Ralfy.

@TimHoekstra 2 ай бұрын

Smoke (unless intentional like with lapsang) is typically actually a bad quality marker in tea, it shows that the production methods weren't that great and there's likely PAH's on them, which you pull out in the infusion so be aware of that. Having said that that goes for most smoked products out there. Just like with many things it's a matter of dose.

@oleksiinekrasa4974 Ай бұрын

Never would have thought of mixing green tea (or any other tea) with whisky! Will try. Thank you, Ralfy 👍

@userperson5259 Ай бұрын

I loved this! Agree 100% about all the toxic crap out there.. not worthy of mixing with fine spirits. I recently got some Caol Ila, I'm going to try this. And you're right.. over here in the USA, everything is loaded with sugar and it makes me sick.

@michaelgonzalez347 Ай бұрын

What's the score for that cocktail? 😅

@Alcoholocaustia Ай бұрын

I recommend all peatheads to try this recipe with a smoky yerba mate from Paraguay and a generous splash of peated whisky instead. Great summer cocktail.

@alexmil002 Ай бұрын

I concur with the comments about the Long Jing green tea. I got some leaves straight from China and it is delightful. Thanks for the video, Ralfy. Alex in NYC.

@CountFab Ай бұрын

I can't let go of my bartender side even though I like exploring whiskies. As it was previously discussed with whisky blending, I can really appreciate a well done Penicillin, which saves me some money on the high quality peated whiskies while also being more adequate to some friends of mine, whose taste buds haven't quite grown up to drink straight from the cask.

@greatestytcommentator Ай бұрын

My missus did the best part of a 12 year Bunnahabhain in Old Fashioneds. Fully aware of what she was doing.. Honestly? They were Fantastic!

@johncollinson4147 Ай бұрын

reaking of sarcasm, while making the cocktail. Love you Ralfy.

@Deliquescentinsight Ай бұрын

I don't mind a decent whisky sour occasionally

@grbadalamenti Ай бұрын

I didn't realize this video is 15 minutes long until I sat down and said to me: I will rewatch this as a 5 minute malt moment. My God, how time flies with you❤

@triktrak_1451 Ай бұрын

Dragon Well? Johnnie never had it so good-- that's some fine tea. Dragon Well has a round, vegetal, boiled celery -like note that I never liked. But maybe with a bit of whisky it would be just great! Love me some Jasmine Pearls though. I wonder if there's a whisky to pair with that. Ralfy, only you could make a cocktail video loudly bashing soft drinks and worldwide over-use of plastics and sugar. I've been having a fun laugh at these last 2 videos... and I couldn't agree more!

@jandasalovich6469 Ай бұрын

Cheers from Minnesota Ralfy!

@sorphin Ай бұрын

I saw the title and had to check the date to make sure it wasn't really April 1st....

@andrewjudd9001 Ай бұрын

Fever Tree is the only mixer I will ever use.

@johnmarkle9125 Ай бұрын

Ralfy, me and my guy friends here in America would love to see you review Cutty Sark prohibition edition, which we make into cocktails all the time here

@RomanVilgut Ай бұрын

Greentea-Red-Label, very interesting. I don´t like paper-straws, I use glas straws. One good idea is also one long Macaroni ...

@martinstewart Ай бұрын

No cocktail mark? Do a malibu and lemonade next. Then a whisky mac.

@keesgreven5371 Ай бұрын

What’s your opinion on mixing high quality spirits? Manhattan with a smoky whisky, a beautiful vermouth and a splash of orange bitters… just as an example 😉🥃

@scotchgod8478 Ай бұрын

Fever tree tonic is seriously good stuff, so i'd rather pair it with Tanqueray 10 for a decent gin tonic.

@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies Ай бұрын

What do you think about adding natural honey instead of cane sugar?

@grbadalamenti Ай бұрын

Honey aroma kind of covers anything and stays on the palate for quite some time for me. It's ok if you know very well what you cover, otherwise it gets in the way if you're tasting to get all the subtle notes.

@greatestytcommentator Ай бұрын

Recycling glass is dippit. Re USE glass... like in the olden days.. 10p deposit.. washy washy... fresh bottle.

@raeraeraeth Ай бұрын

A drop of whisky in a hot tea sounds like a good autumn evening warmer

@SheldonChambers-sp6sw Ай бұрын

My jaw has dropped further than David Tennent s in Wild Blue Yonder.

@danga1f Ай бұрын

Come to be amazed by Ralfy making a cocktail, never drinks coke again :D

@ericvandeneynde2507 Ай бұрын

Another typical Ralfy review. Oh God I love that man.

@initial_kd Ай бұрын

Starbucks coffee is like coffee for people who don't like the flavour of coffee. It's usually filled with sweetener, cream, sugar, syrups, low grade chocolate, 'spices', non dairy 'milks'... It's like when big distillers put caramel colouring in their whiskey batches and chill filter, except those actually vaguely taste of whiskey. I only occasionally drink micro brewery/smaller brand alcohol free beer now like Beavertown. I've been teetotal for a number of years as an early 30 something. Tbh i wasn't a big social consumer of alcohol i just liked the flavour mostly which is what attracts me to the Ralphy reviews. Japanese black tea is my favourite (quite rare now as it's not as popular in Japan these days) and sofu sencha but i do like chinese silver tip white and keemun. Keemun was what us Brits historically drank before the mass manufacture of Assam and the likes which is used in tea bags and British Breakfast Tea. Orange Pekoe is just a grade of tea btw like TGFOP or the fannings and dust grades that are in generic tea bags. The pick matters too, as you get different flavours with final flush (last picking of the year for example). There are loose leaf oolongs for example that are better for cold brewing and thus cocktails, they 'extract' better under colder temp.

@nyxnax3800 Ай бұрын

I remember 30 years ago when starbucks wasnt the conglomerate it was now and the culture was way different. It was kind of like the way stumptown was. My cousin worked there, and they were all really into it and a bit pretentious. I cant say I remember the quality of the coffee, but it was also a different time when we weren't spoiled for choice of small, independent craft roasters. Starbucks now though truly is for people who dont like coffee. It's allllll way over roasted with mass produced immature bitter beans. You can get that same burnt flavor in every friggen bag...

@user-pt4oj6sd6j Ай бұрын

Im not a big fan of cocktails but there is one I really enjoy and I'll order it at a "hippie wannabe bar" in Vermont when I go up there for work sometimes. Its an Old Fashioned in which they actually burn wood and infuse the smoke into the liquor. Not bad. Cheers ❤

@paxvobis6114 Ай бұрын

The Brandy Old Fashioned is the State Mixed Drink of Wisconsin. Cheers

@gariochsionnach2608 Ай бұрын

Whisky+Lime? 60ml Scotch 30ml fresh lime juice 20ml simple syrup or honey syrup (or, an amount to taste ...) 1. Pour all in a stainless-steel shaker. 2. Add ice & shake until shaker is too cold to touch ... 3. Strain into a serving glass ...

@johnw218 Ай бұрын

Mine would be with chilled tomato juice, a sprinkle freshly ground pepper and salt with a, squeeze lemon juice from the garden . Whiskey bourbon vodka don't matter too much I guess but a minimum of a decent blend like Ballantynes 12 certainly improves it I warm up with a couple of those in warmer months then after I've limbered up have a couple of single malts as the main event. Anything else seems too sweet for my taste these days I find.

@tbjtbj4786 Ай бұрын

Being from fl. Whiskey and lemonade is good during the summer and so is rum and some Whiskey mixed with different fruit juice. Like coconut and pineapple lol But a real old one. Shine with the juice of 1 key lime toped off with cain juice. That i know goes back in my family 5 generations. I not that big of fan of un aged corn Whiskey. But 2 oz of wild turkey the juice of 1 key lime and about 3 oz cain juice. Is not bad. In a syrup cooking. Its hot arnd that in early November.

@SimonneNZ Ай бұрын

Great video Ralfy, a good laugh! I have a locally sourced gingerbread spiced rooibos tea that goes really well with whisky. Cheers!

@Nasosdag Ай бұрын

Ι agree with everything you say about plastics and refined sugar and I try to apply the advice in my life. However... I would take an Old Fashioned (made either with a sugar cube or a tiny bit of home-made sugar syrup) over any soft-drink- or fruit-juice mixed cocktail. Done properly and sparinlgy the amount of sugar in an OF is not that bad. Occasionally you can have a riff with maple or agave syrup. I must try your suggestion with the green tea!

@marcusf.6722 Ай бұрын

Well done, Ralfy, very educational in the responsibilty of alcohol.

@grahamokeefe9406 Ай бұрын

Nobody's talking about microplastics? It's all I hear about! That and seed oils

@watchuwatching1286 Ай бұрын

I seem to recall a Ralfy stating.. "It's your whisky, drink it as you like.." Sad, this.

@newmoderndisco6620 Ай бұрын

We've been using agave straws because they don't break down like paper and are still biodegradable

@Mylatestdram Ай бұрын

This is very much one of the ways how Shouchu is enjoyed in Japan. This preparation called Ryokuchawari (緑茶割り) and its pretty common.

@thescentsofme Ай бұрын

problem is, that even if you buy water in glass bottle, chances are that water flows through plastic in the bottling factory anyway. plus there’s the cap, also with a small amount of plastic layer inside. so yeah, glass bottled waters also contain micro plastics (proven) just a bit less. can’t escape that shit… 😔

@farshadp6114 Ай бұрын

Greetings Mr Ralfy and thank you for this cocktail recipe. This review felt like watching an episode of Saturday Live Show in its early days. 😅😅. I really enjoyed it, and please no more cocktail.😅 By the way, my Kilkerran heavily peated badge num 9 arrived the other day and will try it this weekend. 🎉yay

@azeriztatime5120 Ай бұрын

Thank you for take care us by saying avoid sugar !!! I really like "I not gonna waste even Johnny walker Red label with this garbage" it cool.

@fotografi4fun 2 ай бұрын

This I need to try. Both with green and black tea. Have some good quality teas to try out. 😊

@mrbrown1366 Ай бұрын

👌 Keeping it authentic as always! Love it 😂! 💯 on the Green Tea.. will certainly be trying this cocktail..

@steveanderson3444 Ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@yusufsayed1583 Ай бұрын

Good Morning 😊 Awesome Mate👌🏽 Thanks For Sharing 👏🏼 Have a wonderful day & Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

@ohpotatoesandmolasses Ай бұрын

Rusty Nail

@Ji-Ye Ай бұрын

nice tea cocktail and valid health points, but still funny to hear them from an enjoyer of alcohol, a group one carcinogen.

@sundowner62james69 Ай бұрын

Yep , it's a work of art!

@Ivo-- Ай бұрын

Great rant as usual Ralfy. Agreed on many points. I think many people are aware of plastic pollution, especially microplastics. On drinks; For me personally, I choose to drink "zero" soda drinks like coca cola zero. I like the taste of cola, and love natural colas like fever tree or fentiman's for example but can't have that amount of sugar in my diet or I'll become morbidly obese, and perhaps even develop diabetes. So yes, sucralose it is. Life is full of imperfect choices and calculated risk, isn't it? P.S: Paradoxically, one of the best natural colas was Red Bull cola. It had little to do with the horrible energy drink, but rather was a fully natural cola where you could actually identify the various herbs and spices used in the flavouring on the nose and palate. Haven't seen it on the shelves in years. Probably didn't appeal to the regular Red Bull consumers.

@arashefi Ай бұрын

I love you 🩵 You destroyed the monster beverage corporations. 😀 Cheers 🥃

@TommyDye Ай бұрын

I did not realize I needed a good whisky rant today!

@Twobarpsi Ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this Ralfy!! Cheers mate!😃

@senghowechuah4957 Ай бұрын

Sorry to ask in there. may i know why Ralfy change his glass from Glencairn to ISO glass? is there something i missed?

@user-iw4ej2is8y Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more, Ralfy!

@davidg5308 Ай бұрын

Bless you, and bless us all! We need the levity - cheers!

@adrianwiuk Ай бұрын

I'm away to make that with a full fat coke and some 40yo Macallan 😆

@Rasenkrieger Ай бұрын

Cheers to that! Well put. Appreciated .. 🙂

@darkoanton5 Ай бұрын

Really good teas are not expensive compared to other beverages not called tap water.

@jonathanmarkbotterell1926 Ай бұрын

.....well Ralfy, I'm going to try that with my JB. It's getting hot here in Spain, so that could be a winner mate. Jonny😎☯️🌱

@kierenhopley3475 Ай бұрын

Good lord. Ralfy making cocktails with whisky. this will give me nightmares...what foul demon has taken a hold of your soul to make this? BEGONE SAYTAAAN...

@jeromeg.9283 Ай бұрын

Thank you Ralfy, you just made my day!👏

@arielkotler Ай бұрын

😂❤The crossover we never knew we needed. This is brilliant

@davidelourenco2537 Ай бұрын

Green tea with a tea spoon of Lagg.. great stuff!!

@valentinorsi6310 Ай бұрын

I wish here in EU there were more of the 'returnable' bottles like there is in Argentina and likely in most, if not all, South America. I really enjoyed buying any of the sodas that are bottled in glass because the taste is miles better than plastic as you've said, as well as the obvious thing; not plastic, though hard plastic 'returnable' bottles also exist in Southamerica. I know there's a 1.5l glass bottle Coke but it doesn't work the same as in Argentina, however you can still reuse it for your own convenience. Also the plastic part is all correct and the fact it's so widespread and no one really talks about it is sadly true.

@delhatton Ай бұрын

OMG. You just made iced tea! Mexican Coke is available in glass bottles. Don't know if you can get it the UK.

@potterendergaming5335 Ай бұрын

ranty ralfy the rambunctious cocktail maker love it

@tbjtbj4786 Ай бұрын

I do think its somewhat interesting to go over all this bad stuff. While pouring a poison/ cleaner and going on about how good it tastes. 😂

@nicktheflybradley Ай бұрын

Hi Ralfy, a Rusty Nail is a fine blended whisky cocktail. Paired with Drambuie and with orange zest oils expressed on top. The mix proportion is to taste. Nick from York

@telltale7266 Ай бұрын

Thank you, preacherman!❤️

@danielmcevoy976 Ай бұрын

Fever Tree Distiller's Cola for my occasional Whiskey and Cola. I use NAS single malts too....am I still a Philistine???😅

@robfut9954 Ай бұрын

Cardboard straws are the literal devil, unfortunately. They melt apart and clog up and the texture rubs my teeth and gives me shocks like nails on a chalkboard. I don’t like plastic either, but paper isn’t an option. Plus, when you’re drinking, all a draw is is an eye gouged for when you take a sip. Best leave the straws out.

@edwardgleeson1358 Ай бұрын

One of your best .

@johannaguntner2418 Ай бұрын

I had a good laugh watching this video - a fine way to end the day 😂

@pfalzgraf7527 Ай бұрын

Love it! Thanks for a great laugh!

@matthewmilan6979 Ай бұрын

Is this Ralfy's answer to Roy's hi-ball from a couple weeks ago.

@chuckmuckamuck8001 Ай бұрын

Preach brother!

@Balkonwhisky Ай бұрын

Thanks, i will try it.

@renevanderzee108 25 күн бұрын

A little uplifting video

@andyking894 Ай бұрын

You heard it here first, exposure to plastic Coke bottles rectally is just fine, so long as you're not drinking the contents. That's my takeaway.😁

@weesky5222 Ай бұрын

Best video ever ! Ralfy mixing drinks channel😅

@mrkdwld Ай бұрын

It's whisky Jim, but not as we know it

@Wekotin Ай бұрын

Ralfy poking a lemon onto the bottom of the glass through the ice with chopsticks .. just something I wasn’t expecting to see 😂

@davet7185 Ай бұрын

100% classic Ralfy 🤣......love it! However, absolutely bang on with plastics and sugars (direct and indirectly consumed) - dreadful. The rant was more than justified! As for cocktails..........NAH 😵, never!