McCormick Scotch Review
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Rex has Deja Vu while Daniel reminisces on his hard childhood in the streets. All in a day's work for McCormick Scotch.
Thanks to Peter Golden for the ongoing ultra-budget Scotch train. Cheers ya MB!
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Flexing my muscles 💪🏻 over here. Enjoying the lack enthusiasm in the MB intro...😂
You broke Rex haha
And you're in the process of breaking Daniel
😂
@@KnightOwl1881 ...and this is only day 2 of at least 5 of these abominations
Thank you Peter this made me laugh so hard ! Rex face says it all 🤣🤣🤣
McCormick handles were a staple of Kansas City college parties XD
Yup! I’m from St Joe, it’s a brand so awful that people go their whole lives not knowing that McCormick is right there.
Still are, unfortunately
@@kingofkards91 Cameron and Hamilton here and holy fuck. This was every middle schoolers go to
@@josephchilds9824 well sure, but that’s because it’s cheap and it’s a Last Resort
22 year old who party’s at punk houses and other places in KC, can confirm folks still drink the hell out of McCormicks here for some reason.
When are we getting "Freakin' Emma" merch
I would so buy a shirt with that on it.
I definitely would buy a shirt with that on it as well 👍👍😂😂😂😂
Freakin Emma....freakin Laphroaig
Laphroaig is our cult...Emma is our leader!!
Hail to the smoke!!
Them doing a comparison of all the well scotches might actually be a good resource for bars.
This guy is probably the magnificent bastard who spent the least money lol
you bet
@@petergolden6867 Just send em a bunch of 10 dollar bottles. Heh. They'll make a new classification in no time. Budget Saint.
@@BaneOfXistence4 Wouldn’t reject the idea!
Probably spent more money on shipping, but glad they are reviewing stuff I can afford.
@@petergolden6867 wanna send some my way?
Can you do a video comparing one of Scotland’s oldest distillery’s vs Scotland’s newest and see how they compare
Day 2
Exactly
@@grantm3296 Send them whisky for this review and they will do :)
Just yesterday, I watched an episode where Rex is talking about how he propped up his baby with couch cushions so he could feed and game at the same time. He's grown a lot as a father in such a short time.
That bottle is for the alcoholic homeless guy that buys whiskey with spare change.
I’m not homeless anymore!
Well said Gents on how to teach our children about alcohol! Keep up all the hard work and Thank you for the content!
Wow. Rex was more wholesome than I expected. good on you.
Agree on the taboo thing. Much prefer young adults see alcohol as something you have a drink or two with dinner or socially, not 12 on the weekends at a party cuz ‘in for a penny in for a pound’
In Europe children are introduced to alcohol around 12. Watered down wine is quite common during family meals even in restaurants. They tend to not binge drink or get wasted like Americans or British do.
I think that making alcohol something where flavor is important, rather than getting drunk, is also very important.
Like, I'm 19 now, I started drinking beer around 2 or 3 years ago I think. From the start my goal was to try as many beers, to find favorites, to learn about the history and the making of beer. I also keep a list of the ones I tried, I think it's around 150 right now. I never got drunk, and when I was out with my friends, I started drinking my second pint, and I just found it not fun. The flavor has gotten boring. It looks like I have an inbuilt safety for drunk prevention.
Daniel and Rex, also Greg from How to Drink, have gotten me into whiskey and rum. I drink like once or twice a month, and always like a glass of beer with a meal, or a neat pour of rum or orange liquour while watching a movie. So I think that kids should be taught the effects of alcohol, or for that matter any drug or even coffee, so they understand what they are doing. Putting flavor above the alcohol content is also good in my book, making them interested in the history or the making of is just the cherry on top.
@@RaccKing21 agreed, I was always more interested in one good beer, or two different but good beers than drinking a 6 pack of the same cheap watery beer at one time
The recipe for McCormick's Scotch can be seen in the movie "Mister Roberts".
Your description was excellent, and could be applied to anything, even guns. Well done
I love this battle between Daniel and Emma over that Laphroaig 10 bottle on the benchmark shelf haha
I feel like Rex really wanted to talk about his fighting history
Always love a good story from Ft. Wayne Indiana. That part of town hasn't changed.
When I was kid my mom was a bartender and one of the places she used to go was Busch Gardens and back then they had the tour of the brewery and that was my favorite thing as a kid. Not even drinking it but the whole process of how its made and all the sciency stuff behind it. By time I was "of age" they closed the brewery but still had that science fascination because of the brewery.
I am LOVING these budget whiskey reviews!
I'm loving this. You guys are livin' the life now.
When they just groan during the MB ceremony lol
Emma seems to be the ideal employee for the sponsored shirt. Signed in black sharpie by all the MB's.
This is the well "scotch" in nearly every Elks lodge in the country.
I'm really loving these budget videos. Like many others in 2020 I lost my job that afforded me to regularly buy $80-100 bottles. Lately I've been trying the cheapest bottles I can find to see if one isn't terrible enough to be a daily drinker until better times are upon me. I look forward to seeing other options and hope there is one out there. Ps Scorsby was the best I had tried so far so it was great to see your review of it. Love the rotten log tasting notes!
Thankyou for doing a budget whisky. Some of watch your videos with bottles many will never ever ever ever be able to afford, especially any Canadians who buy. A bottle you can get in texas for $30, would be $100-$120 here.
God help me I'm taking parenting advice from Rex.
And that kids is an example of comedic sarcasm! Lol
Start a weekly segment similar to RWF - Which Whisk(e)y Wednesday? You could incorporate blind flights sometimes but more often just do comparisons:
Peated vs unpeated expressions from the same distillery - Bruichladdich, Balvenie, Tobermory, Knockdhu, Glengoyne, and lots more. Look for the common bits behind the peat.
Bourbon vs Sherry - find expressions from the same distillery about the same age that have different cask influence. Look for what is still in common
Age differences - pick 2 or 3 core range bottles at different ages from one distillery
Rex, you are dead on, man.
Keep it a secret, curiosity gets uncontrollable. Have the discussions, give the knowledge, better choices get made.
Well said about parental responsibility with alcohol. However, I do occasionally allow my son to have a tiny taste while in our home. He hates the taste, and there is no unobtainable mystery about it for him. I believe that if he does, when he becomes old enough, decide to drink alcohol; he will be able to make mature decisions and keep it in context with the rest of his life.
What's with all the "knife fights" and headbutting people unconscious in parking lots??
Living?
@@Beechhill I've been living for 45 years, growing up in one of the roughest parts of the UK. I studied martial arts for 6 years too and have known some real nutcases. Not once have I, or anyone I know, ever been in a knife fight or headbutted anyone unconscious. The USA is just a particularly violent country. A colleague of my dad's was shot dead through a door after he knocked at a family's house at midnight to ask directions to their hotel after celebrating a multi-million dollar deal. The guy got off scot-free with it. Absolutely insane.
@@AD-kv9kj Feel thankful. A friend of mine lives in Derry, Northern Ireland and has shared stories of shootings and violence. Another friend from Lanark Scotland has a Glasgow smile because some arsehole took offense at his football jumper at a bar one night.
P. S. It is unwise to tar 50 countries with the same brush. It would be like saying Raloo and Manchester are both dangerous places during football tournaments. Some states are wonderful places, others I wouldn't travel to on a bet for a million. The violent areas tend to be cities, and some are indeed festering pools of filth. (Looking at you, Youngstown, Ohio.)
Greg Vangsness here. Rex Williams!!! Rule No. 1!!!!!
That was some sneaky mooching, Rex. Btw I was watching an old infinity bottle video and thought it would be cool if you made a video where you guys make community suggested blends and taste them. The best blend I come up with is equal parts ardbeg 10 with Balcones Mirador. Cheers you bastards.
The Mooch doesn't even have to do anything. His powers are so great that he makes the Somm bust out two great whiskies without even saying a word. Magnificent.
I had an upbringing with alcohol like what Rex is giving his kids. I didn’t have a sip out of alcohol until I turned 21 and it was by choice. My grandparents are wine snobs with a cellar most would describe as “ridiculous” and my aunt owned a bar that I spent a LOT of time in as a teenager. I got to learn both the dark side and the artisanship of alcohol so I waited until I felt I was mature enough.
Don't question the gift Rex. Just be grateful for the switch out
I grew up next to McCormick... the finest plastic bottle booze money can buy... and still have plenty left over for taco bell
I'm probably the biggest McCormick Whiskey fan on Earth...LOL. My friends accused it of being whiskey flavored vodka, however I've acquired quite the taste for all things McCormick..Cheers!
Back in my bartender days "the well" was always full of this company's rot-gut crap.
Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Whiskey.. they make it all.
Good enough for margaritas, Cuba libres, appletinis, etc...
Ugh...
Video idea, how about your favourite whiskey based drinks? Since watching your show over the last month I have become more experimental and tried different whiskeys, particularly Speyside single malts. I now have some inexpensive whiskeys lying around and I have been thinking of trying to mix them, but I don’t know where to start, and I don’t even know what bitters are? Is this bitter as in the beer? Help!
Can we have more family tips from Rex. That was actually really insightful. I might actually apply some of those ideas with our new baby when she grows up.
Mmmmm McCormick... those classy fancy plastic bottles... but their Eco360 Vodka is AMAZING...
GOOD MORNING YOU MB'S... McCormicks did make a really nice bourbon that they should be coming out with again in a year or two.. B.J. Holladay Private Keep...
Emma’s plan for vault domination has been foiled by bottom shelf whiskeee (which is how it should be spelled on that bottle)!
wow that exploration into Laphroaig's profile was very interesting, especially the comparison between the 10 year and the 10 year. you should compare Lagavulin 16 tomorrow. that sure would be neat-o.
Definitely not to do with giving you guys an excuse for when you have to try sub 2-digit price scotch whatsoever, but you may want to consider an A-B comparison of the Classic Laddie and Port Charlotte.
I'm sending you some JTS Brown and Calvert. We didn't even stoop this low in college...
An educated drinker....is an educated drinker....Rex is spot on. I guarantee you my 14 & 18 yr old can probably pick out a beer or bottle of wine better than most adults. Not sure about Whiskey/Spirits.
I live in missouri and drink McCormick whiskey all the time and have never seen McCormick scotch. I thought it had to be from Scotland to be called scotch
FYI:
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I have yet to ever see McCormick Scotch, so that's interesting. For anyone reading the comments, I have done an intense sampling of bottom-shelf whiskeys and the ones that you should absolutely stay away from at all costs are VAT 69 GOLD, McIvor, and Scorseby's. Those are undrinkable. Every other offering I've had, though, is at least better than Teacher's, which is a pretty low bar, but still, we're talking about REALLY REALLY cheap whiskey here.
My favourite cheap-as-all-hell scotches are Grand Macnish and Glen Bervie. They're simple, but enjoyable. Another one that deserves a mention is called "100 Pipers," which is hot and will dry out your mouth through the next day, but is quite interesting in flavor. The smoothest, simplest completely inoffensive one is probably House of Stuart, which is a bit more boring than Grand Macnish and Glen Bervie.
My last name is Boozer; do you want to know what the most taboo thing was to say in the house growing up? Anything involving alcohol.
When I first got into Whiskey it was after college, and I ended up studying it with always thinking of "Dancing with the Family Demon", but in the process of learning the science of the product I learned how to be responsible with it.
It's left an awkward rift between me and my family, but at least I've got this magnificent community to share the hobby with.
Daniel, have you considered super-gluing the bottle of Lagavulin to the shelf on the Quintessential whiskey wall just to settle the argument with Emma once and for all?
I worked in the liquor business since I turned of legal age. I've always loved whiskey and I loved helping customers out by giving them my brutally honest opinions about whiskeys they're considering buying for the sake of transparency. The one thing I always had an issue with is when a customer asks me about specific characteristics of a more obscure whiskey and not really being able to help them, even the ones that I have had. Like, if they want to know what Buffalo Trace or Green Spot tastes like, I can nerd out. But I got in situations where they'd point to a bottle and say "Have you had this" and I'd answer "Rowan's Creek? Yeah... it's, uh, good?"
Does the Somm or the Mooch ever run into this problem?
5:51 this is meant for a mixer. Translation; This is so bad it needs to be drowned out by something, for lack of a better word, better.
They should have to do a ranking of the "best" sub $10 whiskeys, but no pours of more expensive palate cleansers would be allowed.
Rex is from Oklahoma? Me too. Explains a lot.
the gentlemen are great! they should definitely show something interesting from their lives ... some interesting story ... maybe while sipping some drinks😂👌
I got a bottle of McCormick vodka on the shelf with lemon zest for making fruity cocktails. Gotta modify it somehow or it just taste like paint thinner lol
Whats the difference in the amount of work and money for a better than budget whisky... you still need to do a mash, you still need to age it in wood, what do budget and better brands do so differently?
Laphroaig definitely tastes like Laphroaig no matter which one you're drinking but there are some subtly differences. I like Lore and Quarter Cask
This episode brought back notes of West Side Story and regret. We all know Rex has some fight stories to tell.
You guys always say that these cheap whiskeys were never intended to be consumed neat. Would it be crazy to keep some cola in the vault for these "special" whiskies?
Hi Daniel, Rex, and Fancy Dan (if you read these comments) Put Lagavulin back on the quintessential shelf. Emma switched it again. Thank you
Man love the bargain reviews but dang, that really is bottom of the barrel stuff. I’m the cheapest scotch connoisseur I know and even I’m not going near Scoresby or McCormick. Dewars White Label, Grants, Scottish leader before it vanished. All great and just a few bucks more then these. But yes, I realize y’all have covered all those already, so good on ya. And really admire your bravery in going through with these. 😂
How about my bravery for donating?!?!
You should compare the most intense Octomore to the least intense Octomore.
- A brilliant commenter
sure i live in missouri but my experience is that you can get McCormick literally anywhere
Oh man, that [insert next ultra-budget whiskey] should really be compared to some Highland Park expression. ;)
The glass bottle cost more than the product inside.
Look at Rex being a damn good dad
New to whiskey! I really want a smooth whiskey with little alcohol burn. Any ideas
Daniel i feel like you should do a video on the rules of whiskey such as you comment in the video about it needing to be 3yrs old to be called whisky
I love the Monty python reference at the end
Wife and I were in the Keywest last year and they were making drinks with McCormick vodka . Holly fuck we felt like dying next day. Never again McCormick NEVER AGAIN.
I iust picked up a McCormick Gold Label 36 month Kentucky Straight Whiskey to enter into a review contest to try to mooch a better bottle ( A Willett Pot Still). I need more Moochy Spirit Eagle power!!
If kids are interested in the science of whiskey, why not get them into fermentation? or maybe mixing “mock tails”?
They had many MANY nicer things to say about Pabst Blue Ribbon's (aged in oak casks 5 seconds) Whiskey
and that's $12 at my local grocery store
In MN McCormick is bar rail alcohol, you rarely see it on store shelves...you'd see brands like Phillips or Arrow more in stores here...
I live closely the distillery, trust me we ALL think it’s a Well drink. It has so little brand loyalty that a lot of people love their whole lives here and have no idea that it’s right there.
That was a valiant effort to avoid Daniel's whiskey reminiscing.....
My mother's father was an MD and in the era I grew up, recommended a tablespoon of bourbon before bed when I came down with a cold
Wait, so an MB gets a s**t callout because you don't like what he donated, but you're burning an episode reviewing it? Come on, guys.
Should have done all of these crap bottles in one episode...
I appreciate the crappy callout - honestly the episode is hilarious, leads to some unique banter
Ball busting is a core part of our corporate identity
@@danielwhittington826 Is "corporate identity" a fancy way of saying "cult"?
Rexes gonna Rex, I guess. :)
How about Grand Macnich review or Teachers Highland Cream review? Thanks
Grand Macnish is coming up later this week, they've already done Teachers
McCormick, so bad it was exported as cleaning products to include wi Daniels wiper fluid. Though, they were doing it to avoid export duties.
For being such an awful distillery they did start a premium brand called 360 that’s actually decent. They make their money with licensed branded vodkas for sports team and that gives them money to do cool things. But only under the name 360, McCormick is still the brand of bottom well drinks and high school parties.
This is the MD 20/20 of whiskey
That’s why they call it their “Backalley Scotch”
To add to the comment commentary, it's legal for minors to brew beer. It's also legal for them to distill essential oils, water, etc. So... It's available and legal. As a chemical engineer, I'm always for additional education about the processes.
McCormick. Reminds me of my college roommate who would buy their vodka, filter it through a brita filter, and serve it at parties...
Oh god
did the Somme become the mooch?
I think you should compare a MacCallan 10 to a MacCallan M. Your welcome Rex.
Never seen either of these
I think Octomores shouldn't even be considered to be part of the Bruichladdich family because they're soooo different. (wink wink nudge nudge)
I instantly associated this bottle with the "knifefight and headbutt society" before you started talking about that. It's made for those kind of people who beat each other... that's why the bottle is made of plastic.
Running after someone with toenail clippers doesn’t count as a knife fight lol
The scene: My bachelor party, at an Irish Pub. We are about 3 hours in. I make sure to eat a decent meal (not too heavy, but enough to have something in my stomach). My best man (who should know better) had a bolgna sandwich for lunch and fried pickles at the Pub. The rule in our group is the best man drinks whatever the groom drinks. I'm doing fine, but my best man is starting to get a little rough. A coworker, whom is a whisky noob, wants to get me a shot and asks what I like. I reply "Scotch", but fail to specify. He comes back with two shot. Me and my best man raise them up, Slàinte, and down them. I immediately finish my Guiness to get the taste out of my mouth and my best man bee lines for the bathroom to begin his nights prayer to the porcelin goddess. I found out that the coworker had also requested "Scotch" at the bar and was given the finest spirits the Well had to offer, McCormicks "Scotch". "You mean like the seasoning company? They make scotch?" Fun memories.
Good Morning Gentlemen.
Freakin' Emma 🤣 🤣
7:59 low-key ad for Rex's new marijuana Channel?
Or maybe for shadowing is the better term
Bottom shelf matters
How do they not check the "Wall" every time they walk in there? The Laphroaig Ninja strikes again!
Is Daniel the moooooch now?
Came to giggle at cheap plastic bottle whisky, stayed for the parenting advice.
What is life?