"I'm more in the consuming side of whiskey than the buying side" -Rex "The Mooch" That's got the makings of a T-shirt all over it.

You guys should talk more about dried grapes. It’s all about raisin awareness.

As a Wisconsinite, it makes me happy they're still talking about the Driftless Glen an episode later.

Rex is such a friend, a friend anyone would be lucky to have.

I have a bottle of this that I bought almost 2 years ago. It started out pleasant and one-dimensional. After a few months it developed a sawdusty oak note and became two-dimensional. I’m at half bottle mark now and no additional dimensions appearing. A cask on its 12th refill and loaded with caramel colorant is my guess. But you can certainly use it to impress someone who knows nothing about whisk(e)y.

I wish we had whiskeys at Costco in Canada

Rex - The phrase you want for Daniel not letting you finish your introduction is "Got to let it fester."

I also added water to this but I get more chocolate and dark fruit from this. I paid 87$ for this but my favorite is still the 23. Glad you still enjoyed the donations.

Thanks for the episode guys 🥃

Just for the sheer humor and shock value... when I was doing a live stream from the vault, the first thing I grabbed was the Kirkland 23yr. 😂

Fun conversation. I enjoyed this a bit more than you I think. The figs and raisin's held up for me. Maybe simple, but certainly enjoyable. Cheers!

Be careful with that reflux. A buddy of mine suffered a torn esophagus from too much alcohol.

GOOD MORNING YOU MB'S.... 🥃 Happy Monday

Day 6 of asking for a trash can cam

Me thinks Rex wants Daniel to share the load of cask strength whisky. Forsooth, the power of the Magnificent Mooch is undeniable.

Im going through my collection nat the moment, labelling which ones I enjoy with a little water. Something Ive never done in all the years until I started watching Ralfy.

Love that you guys enjoyed the Driftless Glenn Rye so much, but now our local stores are all sold out of it!

About blending proof, if I recall correctly didn't you tell a story when in Scotland of drinking with a blender from a big name company that would just splash what would seen like alot of water in whiskey which at the time seemed surprising?

Costco is also one of the world’s largest retailers of alcoholic beverages. It’s also the single largest retailer of Scotch whisky in North America. Its Kirkland Signature brand of Blended Scotch Whisky and Single Malt Scotch Whisky ranks in the top 10 Scotch whisky brands, by volume, in the US. Recently, Costco released the latest Scotch whisky additions to its Scotch whisky core range. In its 2022 fiscal year, Costco sold approximately six and a half billion dollars of alcoholic beverages. About half of those sales were wine, and the balance was roughly divided evenly between spirits and beer. Costco is the largest retailer of wines in the United States and is probably the largest retailer of alcoholic spirits. The chain has 842 stores as of July 2021, 579 of which are in the US, 107 in Canada, and 40 in Mexico. Its retail footprint ranges from Iceland to New Zealand and China to Mexico. Roughly one-third of the US stores sell spirits, and approximately two-thirds sell wine and beer. Costco carries 45-60 spirit SKUs, 14-18 beer SKUs, and 150 wine SKUs.

I dont drink spirits much but i was very surprised to see that their wines are surprising not terrible.. For example they have a Barolo for under 20$ that is decent.. Interestingly,it was good but also lacked complexity.

Thanks for the answer! I'll definitely will give that a shot! Also, I checked out the tribe video!

I really enjoy this whisky. It is my favorite one of all the age statement single malts from Kirkland. I bought a 19 year single malt that was most recently available around here and it wasn't nearly as good to me.

Since I’m taking a lengthy break from the sauce I get to watch you too enjoy it for me. Take a sip for me you MBs

If you can find a bottle of 25yr. Kirkland Highland single malt, try that. It's really hard to find.

❤❤❤ you guys rock... I need to review that 😮

I've been adding water to Peaty whiskeys and letting it sit for a day. Getting a scotch mist just a whole different flavor

There’s very few options for a 24 year old scotch whiskey under 100 dollars. Of course age isn’t everything by no means. Kirkland has some pretty decent bottling’s for the price point. Kudos. 🥃

It'd be good to know when the bottle(s) was purchased. Costco can hold these bottles back. I just found an 18 and 19yo at two different Costco's. It's hard to figure out when they release them.

I gotta wonder what would happen if the distillers filtered out the sherry left in the cask, distilled it and mixed it in with the new make, and then put that mix in the sherry cask

As a foreigner, what do the guys mean then they say "tart" in regards to whisky? Is it tart as in sweet, biscuit kind of taste or the bitter/sour taste of certain berries?

Morning MBs

I’ve found that I never like adding water to bourbon, but I always enjoy Irish & Scotch more with water. Seems to me the lower the proof the less the water affects the flavor and actually enhances it 🤔

I honestly appreciate Daniel admitting that drinking high proof whiskies is not easy. yes they taste better but i feel like they burn my palate out and leave me craving lower proof pours.

Happy Monday MB's, Have a Great Week :)

I have a bottle of cask strength Redbreast 12, and it is wonderful at full strength, but after adding some water, it starts to taste more complex and fruity. I wish they made a 50% abv version.

1) agreed that 100-110 is my sweet spot. 2) doing A/B comparisons with different proofs is unfair because of the flavor intensity/ density. So it helps me to equalize them on proof. Level playing field

46% abv is a very nice spot for me

I'm new to your videos. What is the story with the necklace?

Awesome video

I actually love sherry-forward whiskeys.

When does the guitar case with cat toys come out?

Think you can do a video of yik yak Nak nails made with the lowest grade whiskeys and worst ingredients 🤔 obviously not very well described but you get the jist

It has been a long, long, long time since we had poor man's blends. Rex, make Daniel do it.....for the peeble

What was the price it is going for?

Rex is practicing Mooch-enomics!

So is this discussion all about "Big proof energy" and that really it isn't about "Big proof" but how you use that proof?

I too don’t care for the high proof stuff. To me the alcohol overpowers the character. And I live in the Southwest and always drink my whiskeys or whiskys on the rocks

I think Rex is misjudging his appreciation of water in whisky. Being a serious Whisky Vault watcher, I would say both Rex and Daniel might like adding water 20% or less of the times.

That empty stomach booze face is hilarious.

Day 13 of asking for a, Magnificent Bastard trash can Shot Cam!

Oh poooooor Daniel with his cellars of high proof whiskies.... 😆

Me asking where’s my Lagavulin 16….?

Big fan of water - but- buuut - there has to be measuring involved- if you “wing- it “ you won’t know what happened - science!!

Keep looking for the waste basket camera… hmm…

It's not a sherry bomb, it's an E150 bomb!

C'mon.. Strawberry fruit roll up.. say it.. SAY IT!!!

Adding water to whiskey should be being creative* if you have to do it to enjoy your whiskey, You're Drinking The Wrong Whiskey!!!!😅

Its piss water 👍🏻👍🏻

8,080,018th request for a trash can cam!